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NTC RECIPIENTS OF THE 1997 PRESIDENTIAL GREEN CHEMISTRY CHALLENGE AWARDS
Release Date: 06/23/97
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FOR RELEASE: MONDAY, JUNE 23, 1997
EPA Deputy Administrator Fred Hansen today announced the recipients of the 1997 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards. Four organizations and one individual were recognized for developing chemical processes that help reduce pollution and that can be broadly applied in several different industries. Hansen announced the awards at the first Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C.
The Presidential Green Chemistry Program was initiated in 1995 as part of the Clinton Administration’s efforts to recognize and promote innovative technologies that prevent pollution and contribute to a healthy industrial ecology. EPA, working together with partners from industry, academia, the states, and other federal agencies, solicited nominations for the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards last August. More than 80 nominations were reviewed by an independent panel of technical experts selected by the American Chemical Society.
Recipients of the 1997 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards are: BHC Company, Dallas, Texas; Imation Corporation, Oakdale, Minnesota; Albright and Wilson Americas, Glen Allen, Virginia; Legacy Systems, Fremont, California; and Joseph M. DeSimone, a professor of chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University.
A formal ceremony to honor this year’s recipients will be held on Tuesday, June 24, at 5:30 p.m. at the National Academy of Sciences. Katie McGinty, Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality; Lynn Goldman, Assistant Administrator for Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances; and Paul Anderson, President of the American Chemical Society, will be the featured speakers. Representatives from the chemical industry, trade associations, academia, and scientific organizations will participate in the ceremony. For more information on the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge, call EPA's Paul Anastas or Tracy Williamson at 202-260-2659.
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