Val Kuck
National Efforts in the American Chemical Society
Val Kuck's information at the ACS election site.

Elected Committees of Council

  • Council Policy Committee, voting Member, 2006-08; non-voting
    Member, 1988-93, 1996-2000, and 2004-05
  • Committee on Nominations and Elections, Member, 2000-5; elected
    as Chair, 2004-5
  • Committee on Committees, Member, 1994-8; elected as Chair,
    1996-8


Standing Committees of Council

  • Committee on Economic and Professional Affairs, Member and
    appointed as Chair, 1999-2000
  • Committee on Local Section Activities, Member and appointed as
    Chair, 1991-93
  • Committee on Meetings and Expositions, Member, 1985-90; and
    appointed as Chair, 1988-90
  • Committee on Professional Relations, associate Member, 1977-79


Other Committees

  • Committee on Economic Status, Member 1980-87; and appointed
    as Chair, 1987
  • Women Chemists Committee, Member, 1973-78; Secretary, 1974-
    77; and Consultant, 2002-6


Significant Activities

  • Organized and Chaired Special Presidential Symposia on:
 High Tc Superconductors        
 Cold Fusion
  • Co-originator of:
 Sci-Mix
The Town Hall Meeting
  • Facilitated the implementation of electronic balloting
  • Increased the diversity on national committees and on slates for
    national offices
  • Initiated leadership training for committee chairs
  • Career Consultant, 1998-2006 and Career Workshop presenter,
    2003-6
  • Planning and Program Coordination Committee, 1993-99
Val talking with the 2006 winner of overcoming
challenges award, Grace Kennedy
Val receives the 2006 Chemluminary Award for her
Careers in Transition program in the North Jersey Section
Val with the chair of the WCC, Amber Hinkle, and
Dan Libby at the Fall 2006 National Meeting in San
Francisco.