The Francis P. Garvan–John M. Olin Medal, previously called the Francis P. Garvan Medal, is an annual award that recognizes distinguished scientific accomplishment, leadership and service to chemistry by women chemists. The Award is offered by the American Chemical Society (ACS), and consists of a cash prize (US$5,000) and a medal. The medal was designed by Margaret Christian Grigor.
Background Any individual may nominate a single eligible chemist in one year. Nominees must be a female citizen of the United States.
The award was established by Francis Garvan and Mabel Brady Garvan in 1936 in honor of their daughter. It was initially an essay contest, that ran for seven years, as a memorial to their daughter (the American Chemical Society's Prize Essay Contest). It was solely funded by the Francis P. Garvan Medal Endowment from its establishment in 1936 until 1979. W. R. Grace & Co. assumed co-sponsorship of the award from 1979 to 1983. In 1984, Olin Corporation assumed co-sponsorship. Mabel Brady Garvan remained involved with the Award through 1967.
The Garvan–Olin Award is the ACS' third-oldest award, and the first award established to honor women chemists.
Award recipients
1937 Emma P. Carr 1940 Mary Engle Pennington 1942 Florence B. Seibert 1946 Icie Macy Hoobler 1947 Mary Lura Sherrill 1948 Gerty Cori 1949 Agnes Fay Morgan 1950 Pauline Beery Mack 1951 Katharine B. Blodgett 1952 Gladys A. Emerson 1953 Leonora N. Bilger 1954 Betty Sullivan 1955 Grace Medes 1956 Allene R. Jeanes 1957 Lucy W. Pickett 1958 Arda A. Green 1959 Dorothy Virginia Nightingale 1960 Mary L. Caldwell 1961 Sarah Ratner 1962 Helen M. Dyer 1963 Mildred Cohn 1964 Birgit Vennesland 1965 Gertrude Perlmann 1966 Mary L. Peterman 1967 Marjorie J. Vold 1968 Gertrude B. Elion 1969 Sofia Simmonds 1970 Ruth R. Benerito 1971 Mary Fieser 1972 Jean'ne M. Shreeve 1973 Mary L. Good 1974 Joyce J. Kaufman 1975 Marjorie C. Caserio 1976 Isabella L. Karle 1977 Marjorie G. Horning 1978 Madeleine M. Joullié 1979 Jenny P. Glusker 1980 Helen M. Free 1981 Elizabeth K. Weisburger 1982 Sara Jane Rhoads 1983 Ines Mandl 1984 Martha L. Ludwig 1985 Catherine Clarke Fenselau 1986 Jeanette G. Grasselli 1987 Janet G. Osteryoung 1988 Marye Anne Fox 1989 Kathleen C. Taylor 1990 Darleane C. Hoffman 1991 Cynthia M. Friend 1992 Jacqueline K. Barton 1993 Edith M. Flanigen 1994 Barbara J. Garrison 1995 Angelica Stacy 1996 Geraldine L. Richmond 1997 Karen W. Morse 1998 Joanna S. Fowler 1999 Cynthia A. Maryanoff 2000 F. Ann Walker 2001 Susan S. Taylor 2002 Marion C. Thurnauer 2003 Martha Greenblatt 2004 Sandra C. Greer 2005 Frances H. Arnold 2006 Lila M. Gierasch 2007 Laura L. Kiessling 2008 Elizabeth C. Theil 2009 Kathlyn A. Parker 2010 Judith Giordan 2011 Sherry J. Yennello 2012 Sue B. Clark 2013 Susan M. Kauzlarich 2014 Marsha I. Lester 2015 Angela K. Wilson 2016 Annie B. Kersting 2017 Barbara J. Finlayson-Pitts 2018 Valerie J. Kuck 2019 Lisa McElwee-White 2020 Caroline Chick Jarrold 2021 Carol J. Burns 2022 Anne McCoy 2023 Jeanne E. Pemberton 2024 Donna M. Huryn 2025 Jean Chmielewski 2026 Ah-Hyung Park
See also List of chemistry awards List of science and technology awards for women
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