The Alumni Chemistry Advisory Council provides a link between Union's chemistry graduates, practitioners in the field, students and faculty of the Chemistry Department, and College Relations. The group meets twice a year and discusses upcoming objectives for the Chemistry Department, including curricula and physical renovation, funding, and other issues related to the improvement of the department.
The twenty-nine current members and their employers are:
- Robert P. Yunick '57, Schenectady, Schenectady International, Inc., Chair
- David A. Benko '73, Akron, Ohio, Goodyear Tire and Rubber
- Steven A. Carr '76, Berwyn, Penn., SmithKline Beecham
- Alan R. Case '69, New Milford, Conn., Moore and Munger, Inc.
- Peter B. Fleming '63, Woodbury, Minn., 3M
- William G. Hawkins '76, Webster, N.Y., Xerox Corp
- Richard W. Heiden '70, Lancaster, Penn., R.W. Heiden Associates
- Peter T. Kissinger '66, West Lafayette, Ind., Bioanalytical Systems, Inc.
- Robert A. Laudise '52, Berkeley Heights, N.J., Bell Telephone Labs
- David J. McClemens '64, Chadds Ford, Penn., Mac-Mod Analytical
- Frank H. McKim '67, Worthington, Ohio, Scitec Service, Inc.
- Jack Minsley '68, Crystal Lake, Ill., American National Can Co.
- Peter A. Neddermeyer '63, Ontario, N.Y., Eastman Kodak Co.
- Michael F. Newell '74, West Charlton, N.Y., Leybold Inficon Inc.
- John H. Peeling '61, New Canaan, Conn., Olin Corp.
- Ralph H. Petrucci '50, San Bernadino, Calif.
- Nancy Westby Rothman '78, Skillman, N.J., Quanterra
- Carl G. Seefried, Jr. '66, Southbury, Conn., Olin Corp.
- Babs R. Soller '75, Northboro, Mass., University of Massachusetts Medical Center
- Michelle A. Spaziani '95, Sunderland, Mass., Chemistry Department, University of Massachusetts
- Raymond P. Thorman '76, Mahwah, N.J., International Paper Co.
- Jerry L. Thurston '61, Mohnton, Penn., DSM Engineering Plastics Prod.
- Joseph L. Zuckerman '54, Livingston, N.J.
- Nathan Zutty '54, New Canaan, Conn.
- David Hayes, chairman of the Union Chemistry Department
- Mike Lynch, Office of College Relations
- Charles Scaife, Chemistry Department
- Pam Simmons, government grants coordinator
- Jane Zacek, Office of College Relations.
The council is scheduled to meet May 9 and is searching for new members. If you're interested, please contact Dave Hayes at hayesd@union.edu or 518-388-6337 or Mike Lynch at lynchm2@alice.union.edu or 518-388-6157.