Ed Vandenberg Awarded 2003 Priestley Medal in New OrleansThe Priestley medal was awarded to Edwin J. Vandenberg on March 20, 2003 in New Orleans, LA. The Priestley medal is ACS's highest scientific award. A variety of news stories have been written about the scientific accomplishments of this long time POLY member. They are available at the ACS web site. (Membership id number required for access.)
(PHOTO BY TIM TRUMBLE/ASU) Ed Vandenberg served POLY as Secretary in 1975-1977 before becoming Chair-Elect in 1978 and Chair in 1979. Ed spearheaded the organization of the POLY Industrial Sponsors Group. He played an extremely important role in leading this group for over 20 years. Ed's legacy is treasured by POLY, as the Industrial Sponsors Group has supported polymer education in many ways, including scholarships, grants, awards, short courses, and publication of the Polymer Education Newsletter. In those pioneering days for POLY, Ed's vision as Chair led to placing the Planning Committee in the forefront of Division activities. This committee, chaired by Eli Pearce, then Chair-Elect, was comprised of past-chairs and other distinguished leaders in polymer science. During Ed's tenure as Chair, the first POLY topical workshop was held in November 1979. The topic was "Water-Soluble Polymers and Biomedical Polymers", an area where Ed made seminal contributions. The topical workshops have become one of the centerpiece- activities of the Division and are characterized by a synergistic mixing of industrial and academic scientists discussing cutting edge research.
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