Ottenberg Award

About

The Abraham Ottenberg Service Award award was established in 1973 by the Silicon Valley Section to recognize members who have rendered outstanding service to the Section. It is named after Abraham Ottenberg, a former member who devoted much of himself to service to the Section. The award currently consists of an engraved plaque and a check for $250. The award recipient is selected from candidates nominated by members of the Section. Nominees must be members or affiliates of the Silicon Valley Section.

Nominate a Silicon Valley Section member

Nominating letters should include a brief biography of the candidate and a description or evaluation of the service(s) to be recognized by the award. Seconding nominations are not required but will be accepted.
The deadline for submission of nominations is the last day in May of each year.

Nominations should be emailed to Natalie McClure and Peter Rusch or mailed to:

Chair, Ottenberg Award Committee
Silicon Valley Section
American Chemical Society
P.O. Box 395
Palo Alto, CA 94302-0395

Recipients

YearRecipient
2024Madalyn Radlauer
2023Matthew Greaney
2022Jigisha Shah
2021Grace Baysinger
2020Jane Frommer
2019Not awarded
2018Joseph A. Castellano
2017Ihab Darwish
2016Susan Oldham-Fritts
2015Todd Eberspacher
2014Not awarded
2013Natalie McClure
2012Harry Ungar
2011Abby Kennedy
2010Stephanie Gehling
2009Peter Rusch
2008Bruce Raby
2007David Parker
2006George Lechner
2005Hong Gao
2004Maureen Scharberg
2003Ean Warren
2002Jamil Talhouk
2001Sally Peters
2000Herb Silber
1999Linda Brunauer
1998Bonnie Charpentier
1997Not awarded
1996Not awarded
1995Carol W. Mosher
1994Stephen N. Senzer
1993Karl Marhenke
1992Hubert E. Dubb
1991Donald E. Green
1990Not awarded
1989Not awarded
1988Not awarded
1987Malcolm Dole
1986June G. Jones and Robert L. Montoya
1985Not awarded
1984Howard M. Peters
1983Ludwig A. Mayer and John F. Riley
1982Alan C. Ling
1981Not awarded
1980Richard W. Gaver
1979Lois J. Durham
1878Harry S. Mosher
1977Frank R. Mayo
1976Floyd M. Hobbs
1975Oliver S. Senn
1974Shirley B. Radding