St. Louis Section
of the
American Chemical Society

2004 Officers and Committees

Committees

Chair

Bijan Khazai
Sentor Technologies
P. O. Box 607
Chesterfield MO 63006-0607
314-497-8629
FAX: 636-230-9627
email: bkhazai@sentortech.com

Immediate past-chair

Leah O'Brien
Department of Chemistry
Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
Edwardsville, Illinois 62026
Voice: 618-650-3562
FAX: (618) 650-3556
email: lobrien@siue.edu

Chair-elect

Ted Gast
Carl F. Gast Company
930 N. McKnight Road
St Louis MO 63132-4899
Phone: 314-993-2870
Fax: 314-993-0496
email: sales@cfgastco.com

Secretary

Keith Stine
Department of Chemistry
University of Missouri - St. Louis
8001 Natural Bridge Road
St. Louis, MO 63121
Voice: (314) 516-5346
FAX: (314) 516-5342
email: kstine@umsl.edu

Treasurer

Bruce Ritts
803 Lilac Ave
St. Louis MO 63119
work phone: 314-290-4744
home phone:314-961-7589
fax: 314-725-5687
email: bruce_ritts@steris.com (work, note underline between “bruce” and “ritts”) or bruce_vicki_ritts@sbcglobal,net (home, note underlines after “bruce” and after “vicki”)

Steering Committee

Ted Gast
Carl F. Gast Company
930 N. McKnight Road
St Louis MO 63132-4899
Phone: 314-993-2870
Fax: 314-993-0496
email: sales@cfgastco.com

Bijan Khazai, (ex officio)
Sentor Technologies
P. O. Box 607
Chesterfield MO 63006-0607
314-497-8629
FAX: 636-230-9627
email: bkhazai@sentortech.com

Leah O'Brien (ex officio)
Department of Chemistry - SIUE
Edwardsville, Illinois 62026
Phone: 618-650-3562
FAX: (618) 650-3556
email: lobrien@siue.edu

Keith Stine (Ex officio)
Department of Chemistry
University of Missouri - St. Louis
8001 Natural Bridge Road
St. Louis, MO 63121
Phone: (314) 516-5346
FAX: (314) 516-5342
email: kstine@umsl.edu

Bill Doub*
US FDA
1114 Market Street
St. Louis, MO 63101-2045
Phone: 314-539-3816
FAX: (314) 539-2113
email: doubw@cder.fda.gov
*serving as a private member of the ACS; views expressed are not necessarily those of the FDA nor of the United States Government

Sue Dudek
Pfizer Inc.
700 Chesterfield Parkway West
Mail Code T2G
Chesterfield, MO 63017
Phone: 314-274-2464
FAX: 314-274-4426
email: susan.dudek@pfizer.com

Greg Wall (special advisor)
Sigma Chemical Company
3050 Spruce St.
St. Louis, MO 63103
Phone: (800) 325-5832 Ext. 3139
FAX: (314) 286-7828
email: gwall@sial.com or gwall37@msn.com

Directors

Hal Harris (2003-2004)
Department of Chemistry
University of Missouri–St Louis
8001 Natural Bridge Road
St. Louis, MO 63121
Phone:(314) 516-5344
FAX: (314) 516-5342
email: hharris@umsl.edu

Eric Ressner (2003-2004)
Sigma Chemical Company
P. O. Box 14508
St. Louis, MO 63178
Phone: 314-286-6600 x 2199
FAX: (314) 286-7807
email: ressner@worldnet.att.net

Sue Dudek (2003-2004)
Pfizer Inc.
700 Chesterfield Parkway West
Mail Code T2G
Chesterfield, MO 63017
Phone: 314-274-2464
FAX: 314-274-4426
email: susan.dudek@pfizer.com

Greg Wall (2004-2005)
Technical Service
Sigma Chemical Company
3050 Spruce St.
St. Louis, MO 63103
Phone: (800) 325-5832 Ext. 3139
FAX: (314) 286-7828
email: gwall@sial.com or gwall37@msn.com

Bob Devino (2004-2005)
10 Nugget Court
St Peters MO 63376
Phone: 636-441-1407
email: devino99@aol.com

Samir El-Antably (2004-2005)
Camela Medical
P. O. Box 50168
St. Louis, MO 63105
Voice: (314) 664-5522 or 5532
FAX: (314) 664-0312
email: samire1938@earthlink.net

Councilors

Lawrence Barton (2002-2004)
Department of Chemistry
University of Missouri–St Louis
8001 Natural Bridge Road
St. Louis, MO 63121
Phone:(314) 516-5334
FAX: (314) 516-5342
email: lbarton@umsl.edu

Thomas Layloff (2002-2004)
P.O. Box 286
Granite City, IL 62040-0286
Phone: (618) 797-0587
FAX: (618) 797-0640
email: tlayloff@aol.com, or tlayloff@msh.org

Donna Friedman (2003-2005)
Department of Chemistry
St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley
3400 Pershall Road
St. Louis, MO 63135
Phone: (314) 595-4388
FAX: (314) 595-2047
email: dfriedman@stlcc.cc.mo.us

Sadiq Shah (2004-2006)
110 Crandon Dr.
St. Louis, MO 63105
Phone: 309-836-2700
Fax: 309-836-2699
email: sshah63105@aol.com or S-Shah@wiu.edu

Lifetime Councilors-at-Large to the Society

Clayton F. Callis (National ACS President 1989)
2 Holiday Lane
St. Louis, MO 63131
Phone: (314) 872-8842
FAX: (314) 569-3712
email: cfcallis@swbell.net

S. Allen Heininger (National ACS President 1991)
20 S. Central Avenue
Suite 100
Clayton, MO 63105
Phone: (314) 993-8079
FAX: (314) 726-4666
email: alh22@xtrn.org

Alternate Councilors

Greg Wall (2002-2004)
Technical Service
Sigma Chemical Company
3050 Spruce St.
St. Louis, MO 63103
Phone: (800) 325-5832 Ext. 3139
FAX: (314) 286-7828
email: gwall@sial.com or gwall37@msn.com

Jed White (2002-2004)
110 N. Newstead Ave., #202
St. Louis, MO 63108
Phone: 314/531-1446
email: jewhite@siue.edu

Lisa Balbes (2004-2006)
Balbes Consultants
648 Simmons Avenue
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Phone: (314) 966-5298
email: lisa@balbes.com

Michael Shaw (2004-2006)
Department of Chemistry
SIUE
Edwardsville IL 62026-1652
Phone: 618-650-3579
FAX: 618-650-3556
email: michsha@siue.edu

Parliamentarian

Donna Friedman
Department of Chemistry
St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley
3400 Pershall Road
St. Louis, MO 63135
Phone:(314) 595-4388
FAX: (314) 595-2047
email: dfriedman@stlcc.cc.mo.us

Registered Agent of the Corporation

Donald G. Leavitt
SPL & R
One Metropolitan Square
6th Floor
St. Louis, MO 63102
Phone: (314) 231-5400
FAX: (314) 231-4342

Investment Committee Trustees

Bill Doub* (2002-2004)
US FDA
1114 Market Street
St. Louis, MO 63101-2045
Phone: 314-539-3816
FAX: (314) 539-2113
email: doubw@cder.fda.gov
*serving as a private member of the ACS; views expressed are not necessarily those of the FDA nor of the United States Government

Bruce Ritts (ex officio)
803 Lilac Ave
St. Louis MO 63119
Phone: 314-290-4744 (W), 314-961-7589 (H)
FAX: 314-725-5687
email: bruce_ritts@steris.com (work, note underline between “bruce” and “ritts”) or bruce_vicki_ritts@sbcglobal,net (home, note underlines after “bruce” and after “vicki”)

Donna Friedman (2002-2004)
Department of Chemistry
St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley
3400 Pershall Road
St. Louis, MO 63135
Phone:(314) 595-4388
FAX: (314) 595-2047
email: dfriedman@stlcc.cc.mo.us

Sadiq Shah (2002-2004)
110 Crandon Dr.
St. Louis, MO 63105
Phone: 309-298-2205
Fax: 309-298-2130
email: sshah63105@aol.com or S-Shah@wiu.edu

Position Available (2004-2006)

Awards Committee

Alexa Serfis
Saint Louis University
Department of Chemistry
3501 Laclede Ave
St. Louis, MO 63103
Phone: 314-977-2842
FAX: (314) 977-2521
email: barnoski@slu.edu

Midwest Award

Jim O'Brien
Department of Chemistry
University of Missouri–St. Louis
8001 Natural Bridge Road
St. Louis, MO 63121
Phone: 314-516-5717
FAX: (314) 516-5342
email: obrien@jinx.umsl.edu

St. Louis Award

Joseph Ackerman
Department of Chemistry
Campus Box 1134
Washington University
1 Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130-4899
phone: 314-935-6593
FAX: 314-935-4481
email: ackerman@wustl.edu

Marcus Award

Bruce Kowert
Department of Chemistry
St. Louis University
221 N. Grand
St. Louis, MO 63103
Phone: (314) 977-2837
FAX: (314) 977-2521
email: kowertba@slu.edu

College Student Awards

Mike Hauser
Physical Sciences Department
SLCC–Meramec
11333 Big Bend Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63122-5799
Phone: (314) 984-7420
FAX: (314) 984-7117
email: mhauser@stlcc.edu

High School Teaching Award

Virginia Kirwin
974 Century Oaks Drive
Manchester MO 63021
Phone: 636-225-5513
email: vkirwin@earthlink.net

Science Fair Awards Coordinator

David Haselbauer
310 Clark Ave.
Webster Groves, MO 63119
Phone: (314) 918-1062
email: djhase@swbell.net

St. Louis Technician Award

Sue Dudek
Pfizer Inc.
700 Chesterfield Parkway West
Mail Code T2G
Chesterfield, MO 63017
Phone: 314-274-2464
FAX: 314-274-4426
email: susan.dudek@pfizer.com

Education Committee

Chair

Jeffrey Cornelius
Department of Chemistry
1 Maybeck Place
Principia College
Elsah, IL 62028
Phone: 618-374-5296
FAX: 618-374-5122
email: jbc@prin.edu

High School Chemistry Contest and Chemistry Olympiad

Myron Reese
McKendree College
Department of Chemistry
701 College Road
Lebanon, IL 62254
Phone: 618-537-6814
FAX: (618) 537-6259
email: mreese@mckendree.edu

Career Awareness Fair

Greg Wall, Chair
Technical Service
Sigma Chemical Company
3050 Spruce St.
St. Louis, MO 63103
Phone: (800) 325-5832 Ext. 3139
FAX: (314) 286-7828
email: gwall@sial.com or gwall37@msn.com

Student Affiliates

Michael Shaw
Department of Chemistry
SIUE
Edwardsville IL 62026-1652
Phone: 618-650-3579
FAX: 618-650-3556
email: michsha@siue.edu

Chemistry is Fun

Marie Sherman
Ursuline Academy
341 Sappington Road
St Louis MO 63122
Phone: 314-966-4556 ext. 202
FAX: 314-965-4443
email: mriesherma@aol.com

Undergraduate Research Symposium

Jeffrey Cornelius
Department of Chemistry
1 Maybeck Place
Principia College
Elsah, IL 62028
Phone: 618-374-5296
FAX: 618-374-5122
email: jbc@prin.edu

Kids and Chemistry - Hands-on Chemical demonstrations at schools, the science center, and so on

Bijan Khazai
Sentor Technologies
P. O. Box 607
Chesterfield MO 63006-0607
314-497-8629
FAX: 636-230-9627
bkhazai@sentortech.com

Career Day

Jim O'Brien
Department of Chemistry
University of Missouri - St. Louis
8001 Natural Bridge Road
St. Louis, MO 63121
Phone: 314-516-5717
FAX: (314) 516-5342
email: obrien@jinx.umsl.edu

Keith Stine
Department of Chemistry
University of Missouri - St. Louis
8001 Natural Bridge Road
St. Louis, MO 63121
Phone: (314) 516-5346
FAX: (314) 516-5342
email: kstine@umsl.edu

Project SEED

Sadiq Shah
110 Crandon Dr.
St. Louis, MO 63105
Phone: 309-298-2205
Fax: 309-298-2130
email: sshah63105@aol.com or S-Shah@wiu.edu

Professional Activities Committee

Chair

Sue Saum
Department of Chemistry
St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley
3400 Pershall Road
St. Louis, MO 63135
Phone: 314-595-2308
email: ssaum@stlcc.edu

Membership

Azmy Azmy
Protein Technologies International
C Building-4C
1034 Danforth Dr.
St. Louis, MO63102
Phone: (314)982-4749
FAX: (314)982-3787
email: mrhaleem@aol.com or aazmy@protein.com

Media Response Team
Monitor media for inaccurate or incomplete science reporting

Hal Harris
Department of Chemistry
University of Missouri-St Louis
8001 Natural Bridge Road
St. Louis, MO 63121
Phone:(314) 516-5344
FAX: (314) 516-5342
email: hharris@umsl.edu

Career Resources

Lisa M. Balbes, Ph.D.
Balbes Consultants
648 Simmons Ave.
Kirkwood MO 63122-2740
lisa@balbes.com
314-966-5298

Minority Affairs

Masangu Shabangi
Department of Chemistry
SIUE
Edwardsville IL 62026-1652
Phone: 618-650-2420
FAX: 618-650-3556
email: mshaban@siue.edu

Women Chemists Committee

Leah O'Brien
Department of Chemistry - SIUE
Edwardsville, Illinois 62026
Phone: 618-650-3562
FAX: (618) 650-3556
email: lobrien@siue.edu

Government Affairs

Dave Garin
Department of Chemistry
University of Missouri-St Louis
8001 Natural Bridge Road
St. Louis, MO 63121
Phone:(314)516-5349
FAX: (314) 516-5342
email: garin@umsl.edu

Younger Chemists Committee

Wanda Seyton
5528 Waterman Blvd.
Apt 301
St. Louis, MO 63112
wdseyton@artsci.wustl.edu
work: 314-747-4482
home: 314-361-1166

Technician Affiliate Group

Sue Dudek
Pfizer Inc.
700 Chesterfield Parkway West
Mail Code T2G
Chesterfield, MO 63017
Phone: 314-274-2464
FAX: 314-274-4426
email: susan.dudek@pfizer.com

Donna Friedman
Department of Chemistry
St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley
3400 Pershall Road
St. Louis, MO 63135
Phone:(314) 595-4388
FAX: (314) 595-2047
email: dfriedman@stlcc.cc.mo.us

Historian

Lawrence Barton
Department of Chemistry
University of Missouri - St Louis
8001 Natural Bridge Road
St. Louis, MO 63121
Phone:(314) 516-5334
FAX: (314) 516-5342
email: lbarton@umsl.edu

Program Committee

Chair

Shelley D. Minteer
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
Saint Louis University
3501 Laclede Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63103
Phone: (314)977-3624
Fax: (314)977-2521
minteers@SLU.EDU

Chromatography

Robert Morrison
Senior Assoc. Scientist
Quality Control, Chemistry
Wyeth Biopharma/St.Louis
Phone: (314) 426-2500 ext.3301
email: rmorrison@genetics.com

Computational Chemistry Discussion Group

Philippa Jayatilleke
Tripos, Inc.
1699 South Hanley Road
St. Louis, MO 63144
Phone: 314-647-1099
FAX: 314-647-9241
email: pjayat@tripos.com

General Topics

Greg Wall
Technical Service
Sigma Chemical Company
3050 Spruce St.
St. Louis, MO 63103
Phone: (800) 325-5832 Ext. 3139
FAX: (314) 286-7828
email: gwall@sial.com or gwall37@msn.com

Education Topical Group

Rose McBryan Davidson
St. Joseph Academy
2307 S. Lindbergh Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63131
Phone: 314-434-1107 home
Phone: 314-965-7205 work (St. Joseph's Academy)
email: rdavidson@stjosephacad.org or rosedavidson@sbcglobal.net

Mass Spectrometry

Mike Grayson
Center for Biomedical & Bioorganic Mas Spectroscopy
Washington University
Chemistry Department
Campus Box 1134
1 Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130
Phone: 314-935-7486
FAX: 314-935-7484
email: grayson@wuchem.wustl.edu

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Discussion Group

Mark Conradi
Physics Department
Washington University
Box 1105
1 Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130
Phone: (314) 935-6418
FAX: (314) 935-6219
email: msc@wuphys.wustl.edu

Joel Garbow
Biomedical MR Laboratory
Washington University School of Medicine
Campus Box 8227
4525 Scott Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110
Phone: 314-362-9949
FAX: 314-362-0526
email: garbow@wuchem.wustl.edu

Organic Synthesis Discussion Group

Olivier J.-C. Nicaise
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
202 Monsanto Hall
Department of Chemistry
Saint Louis University
3501 Laclede Avenue
Saint Louis, MO 63103-2010
Phone: (314) 977-2853
FAX: (314) 977-2521

St. Louis Award Symposium

TBA

Publicity & Public Relations Committee

Chair and News Media Coordinator

Steve Kinsley
1549 Southlin
Kirkwood MO 63122
314-965-5782
email: sak.ltd@att.net

Speakers Bureau
members willing to give talks to the general public on a variety of science related topics

Pat Burrell-Standley
Chemir/Polytech
1716 Eldon Ridge Court
Chesterfield MO 63017
Phone: (636) 537-8745
email: standley@mvp.net

Webmaster and email list manager

Eric Ressner
9902 Kenyon Ct
St Louis, MO 63119
Phone: (314) 962-6415
email: ressner@att.net

Public Outreach

Greg Wall
Technical Service
Sigma Chemical Company
3050 Spruce St.
St. Louis, MO 63103
Phone: (800) 325-5832 Ext. 3139
FAX: (314) 286-7828
email: gwall@sial.com or gwall37@msn.com

Chemical Bond

Editor

Andrea Reaka
4 Oriole Court
Edwardsville IL 62025
Phone: 618-656-3739
email: areaka@charter.net

Advertising

Sue Saum
Department of Chemistry
Lindenwood University
209 S. Kingshighway
St. Charles, MO 63301
Phone: (636) 949-4735
email: saum@lindenwood.edu

Business Manager & Assistant Treasurer

Donna Friedman
Department of Chemistry
St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley
3400 Pershall Road
St. Louis, MO 63135
Phone:(314) 595-4388
FAX: (314) 595-2047
email: dfriedman@stlcc.cc.mo.us

Staff Writer

John Bornmann
3 Briarwood Avenue
St. Charles, MO 63301
Phone: (636) 946-5161
FAX: (636) 946-3426
email: jbornmann@msn.com

Chemical Progress Week

Coordinator

Katherine M. Block
312 Diplomat Lane
Chesterfield, MO 63017
phone: (314) 469 - 7265
email: katherine.m.block@pfizer.com

Awards Night

Bijan Khazai
Sentor Technologies
P. O. Box 607
Chesterfield MO 63006-0607
Phone: 314-497-8629
FAX: 636-230-9627
email: bkhazai@sentortech.com

Samir El-Antably
Camela Medical
P. O. Box 50168
St. Louis, MO 63105
Phone: (314) 664-5522 or 5532
FAX: (314) 664-0312
email: samire1938@earthlink.net

St Louis Award Banquet

Samir El-Antably
Camela Medical
P. O. Box 50168
St. Louis, MO 63105
Phone: (314) 664-5522 or 5532
FAX: (314) 664-0312
email: samire1938@earthlink.net

High School Chemistry Contest

Myron Reese
McKendree College
Department of Chemistry
701 College Road
Lebanon, IL 62254
Phone: 618-537-6814
FAX: (618) 537-6259
email: mreese@atlas.mckendree.edu

College Awards

Mike Hauser
SLCC- Meramec
Physical ScienceBuilding
11333 Big Bend Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63121
Phone: (314) 984-7420
FAX: (314) 984-7117
email: mhauser@stlcc.edu

St Louis Award Banquet

Samir El-Antably
Camela Medical
P. O. Box 50168
St. Louis, MO 63105
Phone: (314) 664-5522 or 5532
FAX: (314) 664-0312
email: samire1938@earthlink.net

National Chemistry Week

Coordinators

Michael Shaw
Department of Chemistry
SIUE
Edwardsville IL 62026-1652
Phone: 618-650-3579
FAX: 618-650-3556
email: michsha@siue.edu

Eric Malina
Department of Chemistry - SIUE
Edwardsville, Illinois 62026
Phone: 618-650-2589
FAX: (618) 650-3556
email: emalina@siue.edu

Battle of the Burets

Bruce Ritts
803 Lilac Ave
St. Louis MO 63119
Phone: 314-535-1383 (W); 314-961-7589 (H)
FAX: 314-725-5687
email: bruce_ritts@steris.com (work, note underline between "bruce" and "ritts") or bvritts@stlnet.com (home)

Sue Dudek
Pfizer Inc.
700 Chesterfield Parkway West
Mail Code T2G
Chesterfield, MO 63017
Phone: 314-274-2464
FAX: 314-274-4426
email: susan.dudek@pfizer.com

Computer Demos

Lisa Balbes
Balbes Consultants
648 Simmons Avenue
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Phone: (314) 966-5298
email: lisa@balbes.com

Demonstrations

Marie Sherman
Ursuline Academy
341 S. Sappington Road
St. Louis, MO 63122
Phone: (314) 966-4556 ext. 202
FAX: (314) 965-4443
email: mriesherma@aol.com

Hands-on-Activities

Eric Voss
Department of Chemistry
SIUE
Edwardsville, Illinois 62026-1652
Phone: (618) 650-2099 (office)
Phone: 618-650-3567 (lab)
FAX: (618) 650-3556
email: evoss@siue.edu

Banquet Coordinator

Samir El-Antably
Camela Medical
P. O. Box 50168
St. Louis, MO 63105
Phone: (314) 664-5522 or 5532
FAX: (314) 664-0312
email: samire1938@earthlink.net

Recognition Night

Leah O'Brien
Department of Chemistry - SIUE
Edwardsville, Illinois 62026
Phone: 618-650-3562
FAX: (618) 650-3556
email: lobrien@siue.edu

Ad hoc Committees

Section Property Inventory

Jerry Hook
6008 Bissonnet Ct.
St Louis MO 63129-2103
Phone: (314) 845-3349
email: Pi355by113@aol.com

General Information

UMSL Alumni Center, 314-516-5722

ADACIOM President, Norm Van Rees, Chemia, 314-567-0013

TIE Contact
George Lewenczuk
2001 TIE Contact
BASF Corporation, Hannibal Plant
PO Box 817
Hannibal, MO 63401
email: lewencg@basf.com

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