History of the Virginia Local Section
Links to the subpages under History
- 100th Anniversary
- Photo gallery
- The Virginia Charter
- Virginia Section History from 1907 to 1990
- History from 1991 to the Present
In 1990, the Virginia Section of The American Chemical Society celebrated its seventy-fifth anniversary. The Section received its charter on April 9, 1915. The Virginia Charter was signed by President Charles H. Herty and Secretary Charles L. Parsons. At present, the Virginia Section represents over 1400 chemists from industry, academia and government. The service region is diverse from the northwestern corner of the state to the eastern North Carolina border with most of the meetings occuring in or around the Richmond metropolitian area. We strive, however, to reach all chemists within our region and welcome suggestions for how to better serve our members. The Virginia Section History from 1907 to 1990 is available as an Adobe file. The History of the section from 1990 has been published randomly in the Section News of the The Bulletin over the last few years.
The original territory covered by the Virginia Section included all counties in Virginia except Alexandria (which is not a county but is in Fairfax County). In 1931, twelve counties in Southwest Virginia became the Virginia Blue Ridge Section (shown in grey above) and in 1944, thirteen counties in Southeast Virginia became the Hampton Roads Section (shown in tan above). The last adjustment of the Section’s boundaries was in 2008 when Loudoun County was removed and Amelia, Fauquier, and Prince William Counties were added.
Documents created for the 100th Anniversary Gala
History
- Compiling the History of the Virginia Section
- The First 75 years of the Virginia Section
- A Brief History of the Virginia Section
- History of the Virginia Section
- Important Dates in History
- The Virginia Section’s Charter – The History of the Charter
- The Gavel and it’s history – the Gavel document
- The Boundaries of the Virginia Section
- 1927 National Meeting
- 100 years of Service (2015 National Meeting poster)
- Gladding Talk of the 75th Anniversary, 1967
- Reflections of Hiram Hanmer, 1965 and Presentation
Posters
- Sponsors of the 100th Anniversary Gala
- Colleges and Universities in the Virginia Section
- R Gerald Bass History and Award
- Frank Kizer History
- Chairs of the Virginia Section
- Service Awards
- Teacher Awards
- Special Awards
- National Awards
- ACS Fellows of the Virginia Section
- Section Activities
- Community Activities
- Section Meetings
- Section Presentations