The award will be presented at ACS SERMACS in San Juan, Puerto Rico October 19-22, 2022.
The Award recognizes individuals and/or institutions who have advanced diversity in the chemical sciences and significantly stimulated or fostered activities that promote inclusiveness within the region. Dr. Leggett-Robinson has been an active member of the American Chemical Society for 20+ years and has served on numerous National ACS Committees. Within the Georgia Local Section of ACS, she has served as Chair/Co-Chair of the Minority Affairs Committee, Co-Chair of the MAC Scholarship Committee, Member at Large, and Secretary. Most recently, Dr. Leggett-Robinson garnered funds from the Subcommittee on Grants and Awards of the ACS Local Section Activities Committee for the project: “Increasing a Diverse ACS Membership through Local Section Efforts: Chemistry Pipeline Retention (CPR)”. The project was implemented with Drs. Laurel Royer (Lead) and Nichole Powell (Co-Lead).