AGRO History

The divisional award applies to predoctoral student or graduates of less than one year. Source: AGRO History Document  1976-2001;

Broader name covers chemical and new approaches to pest control plus biotechnology. View Source

AGRO publishes both ACS Symposium Series and reference books; AGRO receives royalties as a resource to fund future symposium. From 1983 to 1985, 15 books were published.  Many more follow in later years. View Source

USDA Sterling Hendricks Memorial Lectureship 1981 – Norman E. Borlaug, Nobel Laureate. This Memorial Lectureship remains established as a cosponsored award between AGRO and AGFD (Ag and Food Chemistry) Divisions. View Source

The year 1981, saw increased diversity with the first female Division Chair (with Marguerite Leng of Dow) – there have been 10 more in the four decades that followed. Source: Picogram Newsletters

The 1980 Division Conference was in lieu of the ACS National Meeting. It was entitled “The Pesticide Chemist and Modern Toxicology" in Downingtown, PA. View Source

Source: AGRO History Document  1976-2001;

Source: AGRO History Document  1976-2001;

Elected Officers included Chair, Chair-elect, Secretary and Treasurer. Source: AGRO History Document  1976-2001;