The by-laws established divisional officers of chair, chair elect, vice chair, secretary, treasurer and rotation of vice chair to chair elect serving as program chair to chair. This model remains in use today. Source: AGRO History Document 1976-2001;
A special topic AGRO symposium entitled "Molecular Genetics and Evolution of Pesticide Resistance” was held in Big Sky, MT. Source: AGRO History Document 1976-2001;
Surplus funds from IUPAC served as the basis of the AGRO Educational Endowment Fund. View Source
This 8th IUPAC Congress, held in Washington, DC, was organized in close collaboration with AGRO and ACS. The Congress was a great success, and a surplus of funds resulted from a large attendance and a well-run meeting. View Source
A special topic AGRO symposium entitled "Natural and Derived Pest Management Agents" was held in Snowbird, UT. Source: AGRO History Document 1976-2001;
Elected Executive Committee is expanded from 12 to 15 members; this practice is retained today. In 1984 the Division Executive Committee was increased from 8 to 12 members. View Source
Prior to this separate program, executive and general business meetings were separate. This efficient practice is retained today. View Source
AGRO begins long sucessful Division collaboraion for publication of ACS Symposium Series books on key topics covering core and emerging topics in agrochemistry. By 2021, AGRO division will have credits for over 100 topical books covering sustainability, risk assessment, modes…