SERVICE TO THE ACS DIVISION OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION
Morton Z. Hoffman
March 2023
- Member of ACS since 1956; member of CHED since 1961.
- Presentations (very many) in chemistry education at ACS (and other) regional, national, and international conferences.
- Organizer of chemistry education symposia (many) at ACS (and other) regional, national, and international conferences.
- Organized CHED State-of-the-Art symposia at ACS national meetings on Inorganic Photochemistry (Las Vegas, 1981) and Radiation Chemistry (Seattle, 1983), and edited the respective devoted issues of the Journal of Chemical Education.
- ACS: Society Committee on Education, Task Force on Undergraduate Programming, 1991-2002.
- ACS: President’s Task Force on International Education, 1992.
- Division of Chemical Education: Program Committee, 1980-86, 1992-2004 (Chair, 1999-2001).
- Division of Chemical Education: International Activities Committee, 1993-2013.
- ACS Northeastern Section: Committee on Education, 1993-present (Chair, 1993-97; Co-chair, 2016-present).
- ACS: College Chemistry Consultants Service, 1995-2007 (Member of the Advisory Board, 2001-04).
- Division of Chemical Education: Regional Meetings Committee, 1999-2008 (Chair, 1999-2008).
- ACS: Advisory Board and Editorial Review Panel, General Chemistry Textbook Project, 1999-2004.
- ACS: Society Committee on Education, 2001-2011.
- Division of Chemical Education: Chair-Elect (2004), Chair (2005), Immediate Past Chair (2006).
- Division of Chemical Education: Representative to IUPAC, 2005-2014.
- IUPAC: Committee on Chemistry Education, 2005-2014.
- Division of Chemical Education: Liaison to the ACS International Activities Committee, 2009-2013.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
- Phi Beta Kappa, Hunter College, City University of New York, 1955.
- Sigma Xi, University of Michigan, 1959.
- Fellow, The Danforth Foundation, 1970.
- Alumni Association Hall of Fame, Hunter College, City University of New York, 1977.
- Visiting Scholar, Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan-Flint, 1979.
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1992.
- Metcalf Cup and Prize for Excellence in Teaching, Boston University, 1994.
- Founding Director, Center for Teaching Excellence, Boston University, 1994-97.
- Henry Hill Award for Outstanding Service, Northeastern Section, American Chemical Society, 1999.
- Chair, Northeastern Section, American Chemical Society, 2002.
- Catalyst Award for Teaching Excellence, American Chemistry Council, 2002.
- John A. Timm Award for Encouraging Young People to Study Chemistry, New England Association of Chemistry Teachers, 2003.
- Sweeny Memorial Lecturer, Lehman College, City University of New York, 2003.
- Leavy Family Lecturer, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, VT, 2005.
- Chair, Division of Chemical Education, American Chemical Society, 2005.
- James Flack Norris Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Teaching of Chemistry, Northeastern Section, American Chemical Society, 2005.
- Outstanding Professional Achievement Award, Alumni Association, Hunter College, City University of New York, 2006.
- Volunteer Service Award, American Chemical Society, 2007.
- Visiting Scientist Award, Western Connecticut Section, American Chemical Society, 2007.
- Fellow, American Chemical Society, 2009.
- Distinguished Contribution to Chemistry Education Award, Committee on Chemistry Education, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, 2014.
- Fellow, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, 2014.
- Arno Heyn Memorial Book Prize for Distinguished Service to Publications of the Northeastern Section, American Chemical Society, 2014.
- Zaida C. Morales-Martinez Prize for Outstanding Mentoring of ACS Scholars, American Chemical Society, 2018.