OCACS News
The 2023 OCACS Volunteer of the Year plaque was awarded to Dr. Beverly Matsuda. A high school teacher in Irvine, Bev has served the ACS Orange County Section for many years.
National Chemistry Week was held at the Santa Ana Zoo on October 15th, 2023.
For the first time, OCACS held a Strategic Planning Retreat to draw up a plan for the future. A group of 16 people of varied backgrounds participated in the discussions in late August 2023.
In August 2023, OCACS was presented a ChemLuminary Award for the most Outstanding High School Student Program Award.
A Dinner Meeting with a technical presentation on modern lab education methods took place in November 2023.
2023 Election
Congratulations to the following members of the Orange County Section on winning the 2023 election to the following positions:
ACS National Councilor from Orange County, 2024-2026 – Robert Cohen
Alternate Councilor, 2024-2026 – Dr. Ganesh Rajagopalan
Local Section Chair, 2024-2025 – Dr. Rabin Lai
Local Section Treasurer, 2024-2025 – Robert Cohen
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