Fellow ACS members and affiliates,

The Tennessee-Virginia Highlands Section (TVHS) is soliciting nominations for our 2026 local section awards to recognize outstanding contributions of individuals to the field of chemistry within our region. The awardees will be recognized at our annual awards banquet in April. The awards include the following categories:

Distinguished Member

Outstanding Chemical Technician

Outstanding Senior College Chemistry Student

Outstanding Chemistry High School Teacher

Call for Posters

The 2026 awards banquet will be held at Eastman April 13 and will include a regional university chemistry (graduate and undergraduate) students poster session, dinner, and presentation of the awards. Previously, the Distinguished Member winner presented a lecture at this event, but due to the addition of the poster session, this lecture will be held in the Fall of 2026.  The Executive Committee will work with the winner to determine a day, time, and location that fits their schedule.

The award nomination forms for the awards and instructional guides and call for posters are attached in this email. Please submit nominations by email (steves3cs@yahoo.com with attention to the Awards Chair no later than March 15, 2026.

More details can be found in the files below.