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1938 W. Albert Noyes, Jr.<br />

1955<br />

Ma r s h a l l D. Ga t e s, Jr., 1953<br />

W. Al b e r t No y e s , Jr., c i r c a 1950<br />

I m p o r t a n t Ac c o m p l i s h m e n t s a n d Ha p p e n i n g s (c o n t .)<br />

• Boekelheide, Tarbell, and G<strong>at</strong>es were subsequently elected to the N<strong>at</strong>ional Academy <strong>of</strong> Science for work done<br />

in <strong>Rochester</strong><br />

• Named Charles F. Houghton Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Chemistry</strong> in 1939, a chair he held until 1960<br />

• First American President <strong>of</strong> the Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Union <strong>of</strong> Pure and Applied <strong>Chemistry</strong> since World War II<br />

• Vice President and member <strong>of</strong> the executive committee <strong>of</strong> the U.S. N<strong>at</strong>ional Commission for the United N<strong>at</strong>ions<br />

Educ<strong>at</strong>ion, Scientific, and Cultural Organiz<strong>at</strong>ion (UNESCO)<br />

• Elected President <strong>of</strong> the American Chemical Society in 1947<br />

• Won the highest American award in chemistry--the Priestley Medal in 1954, his f<strong>at</strong>her also won in 1935<br />

• Editor <strong>of</strong> Chemical Reviews from 1939 to 1949<br />

• Received the King’s Medal from the British Empire in 1948<br />

• Honorary member <strong>of</strong> the Society Chimique de France, Officer <strong>of</strong> the French Legion <strong>of</strong> Honor, honorary member<br />

<strong>of</strong> the Royal Society <strong>of</strong> Physics and <strong>Chemistry</strong> <strong>of</strong> Spain and the Chemical Society <strong>of</strong> Belgium<br />

• Served as Dean <strong>of</strong> the Gradu<strong>at</strong>e School, 1952-1956; served as Dean <strong>of</strong> the College, 1956-1961<br />

• During this period, the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Rochester</strong> became a research university. In 1955, the Colleges for Men and<br />

Women were merged into wh<strong>at</strong> is now the College.<br />

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