Bill Carroll

ACS Immediate Past President, 2006

My goal has been to be: The most visible face and credible voice for chemists and chemistry.

Results of "A Year for Opportunity"

A major paper derived from 20 Presidential events, 50 interviews, and continuing dialog with members, committees, divisions and local sections. "The Chemistry Enterprise in 2015"

The Extreme National Chemistry Tour. 10 days, 15 cities, 13,000 miles and millions of positive impressions for Chemistry. Read the blog (639 KB PDF) written from the road.

Eight ACS Comments, Statements and Letters in Chemical and Engineering News

"Get the Microphone" October 4, 2004

"A Year For Opportunity" Presidentail Statement January 3, 2005

“A Chemist’s Carol” January 17, 2005

"Secondary Education" July 4, 2005

"Introducing a Legal Assistance Network" August 29, 2005

"Message to Members: Hurricane Katrina" September 26, 2005

"Extreme Outreach: NCW Tour" October 3, 2005

"A Year for Opportunity: Recap" December 19, 2005

In addition, in my continuing commitment to be visible and accessible to the members, my goal is to visit as many local sections as possible, and meet with lay audiences—high school classes, civic clubs and the like—when I do. By the end of 2005, I have visited nearly seventy unique local sections, with more scheduled this year. In addition, I have met with a similar number of Student Affiliates and High School classes, and talked to thousands of students, members and citizens, mostly in small groups. This is the best part of the job, and I am always willing to visit a local section if the schedule permits. Just ask.

Recently, the National Academy of Sciences published a report on innovation and the future called “Rising Above the Gathering Storm.” This report contains important news for chemists and a validation of our conclusions that innovation is the economic engine of our nation’s future and that there is certainly opportunity in the sciences. You can review the executive summary at http://darwin.nap.edu/execsumm_pdf/11463 and the full report at http://www.nap.edu/books/0309100399/html/1.html. The president reinforced its conclusions in his 2006 State of the Union address http://www.whitehouse.gov/stateoftheunion/2006/index.html and legislation is on its way.
President Ann Nalley has adopted a complementary theme: “Ensuring the Future.” I look forward to working with her on ways of making the next ten years the best they can be.

Feel free to send me an e-mail at bill_carroll@oxy.com. I answer them all personally, and I work to do so within 24 hours.