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Posted 10/03/02
Dr. Mary Good, former Under Secretary for Technology
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The 10th anniversary of Burke Laboratory, home of Dartmouth's Chemistry Department, will be celebrated on Oct. 17 with a public talk by Dr. Mary Good, former Under Secretary for Technology in the U.S. Department of Commerce and President of the American Chemical Society.
Scheduled for 4 p.m. in 6 Steele, Dartmouth President James Wright will give opening comments, followed by an address by Dr. Good on the relationship between chemistry and society, said Dean Wilcox, Professor and Chair of Chemistry. A reception will follow in Burke, with chemistry department members on hand to show off some of the building's most important features, such as the magnetic resonance laboratory and the new x-ray facility.
When completed in 1992, the $26.5 million Burke Laboratory was especially notable for its combination of an open design to allow for close student/faculty interaction and integrated safety features such as ventilation hoods and glass partitions. These features are very important for the chemistry research conducted in Burke by undergraduate and graduate students as well as faculty, Wilcox said.
Good, who will be on campus from Oct. 7-18, also will meet with various chemistry and Thayer School classes during her visit. Her residency is being sponsored by the Montgomery Endowment, which was established in 1977 by the late Chicago attorney Kenneth F. Montgomery '25 and his wife, Harle, to "provide for the advancement of the academic realm of the College . . . making possible new dimensions for, as well as extraordinary enrichments to, the educational experience" at Dartmouth.
"Dr. Good's experience in academia, in industry and in government gives her a unique perspective on chemistry's role in society," said Wilcox. This event will also highlight accomplishments by members of the chemistry department since moving into Burke.
Biography of Mary L. Good
A chemist, Mary L. Good is the Donaghey University Professor at the University of Arkansas Little Rock, as well as Dean for the College of Information Science and Systems Engineering. She has also taught at Louisiana State University and the University of New Orleans.
After 25 years of teaching, Good entered the industrial field, serving in a number of research and management positions at Allied Signal Inc. and other companies. Currently she is a managing member for Venture Capital Investors L.L.C., a group of Arkansas business leaders who promote economic growth through support of technology-based enterprises.
In 1980, President Carter called upon Good to serve on the National Science Board, the first of several national science policy appointments she has held. Besides being a member of the panel from 1980 to1991, she was Chairman of the Board from 1988-1991. From 1991 to 1993, she served as Under Secretary for Technology in the U.S. Department of Commerce. In 1987 she served as President of the American Chemical Society. She also was the 2000 President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Good's many honors and awards include the National Science Foundation's Distinguished Public Service Award, the American Association for the Advancement of Science Award, the American Institute of ChemistsÕ Gold Medal and being selected as the 1991 "Scientist of the Year" by Industrial Research and Development magazine. In 1997, she received the Priestly medal from the American Chemical Society, the highest award given by the association.
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