In Memoriam
Dr. Stanley C. Israel
1942-2003
Elected POLY Positions
- Councilor, 90-01
- Chair, 89
- Chair Elect, 88
- Vice Chair, 87
- Treasurer, 79-84
Stan, the Dean of the College of Science at Texas State University - San Marcos, spent a career dedicated to education, research and the advancement of science. He received a bachelor's of science degree from Parsons College/University of Iowa in 1965 and then went on to obtain his doctorate from the Lowell Technological Institute in 1970. He started his professional career at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell in 1968 as a lecturer, eventually joining the faculty as an assistant professor in 1972. He spent the next 25 years with the Department of Chemistry at the university, eventually becoming department head (1992-97). Stanley then accepted the position of Dean of the College of Science at Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University) in San Marcos, while retaining his status as Professor Emeritus at Lowell.
Stan was a constant leader within the Polymer Chemistry community and an active participant within the American Chemical Society. Stan's tireless service to the Division of Polymer Chemistry spans nearly 30 years. He began in 1974 as Membership Committee Co-Chair and as a member of the Education Committee. He has since held many of the most important positions within POLY. Stan was POLY Treasurer 1979-1984, Program Chair 1984-1986, Vice Chair 1987, Chair Elect 1988, Chair 1989, and Councilor 1990-2001. He was a founding member of the POLYED Education Committee and since 2000 has served as Editor of Polymer Preprints. As Preprints Editor he played a key role in the transition from paper to CD. Since 2001, Stan had increased his activities with the governance of the American Chemical Society, having been elected to the ACS Board of Directors where he held the position of Chair of several committees (Grants & Awards, Taskforce on Minorities in Academia, and Taskforce on Continuing Chemical Education).
Stan is survived by his wife, Sonja, and their son, Aaron. As many of you may know, Sonja was extremely supportive of Stan's efforts with the Division and had helped Stan back in the 1980s in creating a sound accounting system for POLY.
A memoriam on the event of his passing along with comments from POLY members is on the POLY web pages.
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