DATE / TIME: January 23, 2025
………6:00 p.m. Check-in / Networking
………6:30 p.m. Dinner
………7:00 p.m. Presentation: “My Journey to Leadership in Industry and ACS”
IN PERSON: ACS Headquarters – Marvel Hall
………………………1155 16th Street, N.W. – Washington, DC 20036
VIA ZOOM: Registration required
https://american-chemical-society.zoom.com/meeting/register/tZcofu2pqjgtGd3RjITZ_oqSXbUpTpD3Ykwd
Meal will be catered by W. Millar & Co. and will feature crispy beef in savory sesame glaze and lemongrass chicken served over fragrant scallion rice, freshly baked bread board, homemade cookie & bar desserts. Beverages will be provided.
Vegetarian Option – only if specifically requested: Thai Veggie Skewers over Asian Rice Noodles (GF) (Ve)
COST: $20 per person (half price for students and teachers)
BIO
Dr. Dorothy J. Phillips is the American Chemical Society (ACS) President 2025. She served three terms on the ACS Board of Directors, Director-at-Large, 2014- 2022. She holds a B.A. degree from Vanderbilt University in chemistry and a Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati in biochemistry. Dr. Phillips began her industrial career at Dow Chemical Company in 1974 and continued it at Waters Corporation from 1984-2013. She retired as Director of Strategic Marketing with extensive business travel experience.
Among her honors are the Roland H. Hirsch Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Analytical Chemistry from the Division of Analytical Chemistry, 2023;The Percy L. Julian Award, from National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) 2022; the Vanderbilt University Dr. Dorothy J. Wingfield Phillips Endowed Chair, 2015 with investiture of Professor Renᾶ Robinson in the chair, 2023; Vanderbilt University Trailblazer, Class of 2019; American Chemical Society Fellow, Class of 2010; and Distinguished Alumni, University of Cincinnati, McMickens College of Arts and Sciences, 1995 and Center for Women Studies, 1993.
Dr. Phillips is a co-editor and a co-author of a chapter in Responsible Conduct in Chemistry Research and Practice: Global Perspectives (2018), an ACS symposium series book. Dr. Phillips is featured in African American Women Chemists in the Modern Era by Jeannette E. Brown (2018). She is the co-author of an editorial for the special virtual issue of Langmuir honoring the work of Dr. Bettye Washington Greene, (https://go.acs.org/7lh). In addition, she is the author of a chapter in the virtual ACS Symposium Series book 1367, Building Your Best Chemistry Career (2020),
ABSTRACT
Dr. Dorothy Phillips will speak about the paths that she took on her professional and personal journeys, always moving forward although not always sure of the outcome. She will discuss her path as an industrial chemist that took her from R&D to Applied Technology and then to a position in Marketing. She climbed the ladder from research scientist to Director, Strategic Marketing during a 29-year career at Waters Corporation. Her career was filled with unexpected achievements and recognitions that she will highlight. She will also talk about the American Chemical Society and her service in ACS over the last 35 years. Dr. Phillips will cover her leadership roles in the Northeastern local section, the Division of Analytical Chemistry and as a Councilor. After serving three terms on the ACS Board of Directors she was elected to the presidential succession 2024-26.She will close with a discussion of her plans during her presidential year.