Stanley C. Israel Award for Advancing Diversity in the Chemical Sciences

The Stanley C. Israel Regional Award recognizes individuals and/or institutions who have advanced diversity in the chemical sciences and significantly stimulated or fostered activities that promote inclusiveness within the region. The award consists of a medal and a $1,000 grant to support and further the activities for which the award was made. The award also will include funding to cover the recipient’s travel expenses to the ACS regional meeting at which the award will be presented. Nominees may come from academia, industry, government, or independent entities, and may also be organizations, including ACS Local Sections and Divisions. The nominee must have created and fostered ongoing programs or activities that result in increased numbers of persons from diverse and underrepresented minority groups, persons with disabilities, or women who participate in the chemical enterprise.

Past Stanley Israel Awardees from GLR
Year Awardee Local Section
2011 Chicago State University Chemistry and Physics Department Chicago
2013 no awardee  
2015 Thomas Higgins Chicago
2017 Jason Kelleher, Lewis University Joliet
2019 Rebecca Roesner, Illinois Wesleyan U. Illinois Heartland
2021 Sarah Mullins, 3M (SEED) Minnesota
2023 Stacy Fosu, Abbvie Chicago