Val Kuck
National Efforts in the American Chemical Society
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
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
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Val receives the 2006 Chemluminary Award for her Careers in Transition program in the North Jersey Section
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Val with the chair of the WCC, Amber Hinkle, and Dan Libby at the Fall 2006 National Meeting in San Francisco.
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