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NEW YORK, Nov. 30,  2015 â€� The American Chemical Öйú365betÖÐÎĹÙÍø (ACS) will honor six distinguished individuals who have helped harness the transforming power of chemistry to advance humanity at the Chemical Marketing and Economics group of ACS New York Section Leadership Awards on Dec. 8 in the Yale Club of New York City ballroom, 50 Vanderbilt Ave.

“The Earth’s sustainability challenges are formidable. Humanity relies on scientific breakthroughs and industry’s innovations more than ever before,� said ACS President Diane Schmidt, Ph.D. “These awards recognize brilliant leaders in industry, finance and science involvement who are actively shaping the transformational role of chemistry as the central science that enhances our quality of life.�

The 2015 honorees are:

• P. Roy Vagelos, M.D., chairman of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and former chairman and CEO of Merck & Co., Inc.
• Erik Fyrwald, president and CEO of Univar
• Michael Fisch, CEO of American Securities
• Scott Wolf, president of American Securities, and
• Tracy Day, and Brian Greene, Ph.D., founders of the World Science Festival

Actor, director and writer Alan Alda will speak at the event. Alda helped establish the at Stony Brook University, where he leads workshops that use improvisational theater games to help scientists communicate more directly and personally.

 “As the world’s largest scientific society, ACS is proud of the Chemical Marketing and Economics group’s 61 years of service reaching out to all stakeholders in the advancement of humanity through chemistry,� said Thomas M. Connelly, Jr., ACS Executive Director and CEO. "It is heartening to see the unifying effect of the Leadership Awards as it brings together leaders who are dedicated to making the world a better place every day.�

Past honorees include Andrew Liveris (Dow Chemical), Thomas Kichler (OEP/JP Morgan Chase); Jon M. Huntsman (Huntsman); Marcelo Odebrecht (Braskem); Peter and David DeLeeuw (Lion Chemical Partners), Peter McCausland (Airgas), Juan Pablo del Valle (Mexichem) and Dr. John Televantos (Arsenal Capital Partners).

Proceeds from this event help support science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs. For registration information please visit .

The American Chemical Öйú365betÖÐÎĹÙÍø is a nonprofit organization chartered by the U.S. Congress. With more than 158,000 members, ACS is the world’s largest scientific society and a global leader in providing access to chemistry-related research through its multiple databases, peer-reviewed journals and scientific conferences. Its main offices are in Washington, D.C., and Columbus, Ohio.

Established in 1954, the Chemical Marketing and Economics (CME) group of the American Chemical Öйú365betÖÐÎĹÙÍø’s New York Section, Inc. (ACS NY), organizes monthly luncheons in New York City where business, investment and technology leaders share their insights on energy, materials and life science.

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