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Eligibility excludes prior Midwest or ACS National Award recipients and Midwest Award Jury members, with additional restrictions for ACS St. Louis Section leadership. 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In 1944, the St. Louis Section of the ACS established, and since then sponsors and funds the ACS Midwest Award to recognize “those who have made meritorious contributions to the advancement of pure or applied chemistry or chemical education” in the Midwest Region. The award is conferred annually on a scientist who has made such meritorious contributions in the profession of chemistry. The contributions must have been made during a period of residence in the geographic area defined by the territories of the Local Sections of the ACS that participate in the Midwest Regional Meeting (MWRM) of the ACS. These 17 Local Sections have been listed in programs for Midwest Regional Meetings and they are: Ames, Iowa, Kansas City, Kansas State University, Mark Twain, Mo-Kan-Ok (The Tri-State), Nebraska, Omaha, Ozark, St. Louis, Sioux Valley, South Central Missouri, Southern Illinois, University of Arkansas, University of Missouri, Wakarusa Valley, and Wichita.  \nNominees need not be members of the ACS and can work in industry, academia, government, or in private practice. Those ineligible for the Midwest Award include prior recipients of either the Midwest Award or any National Award administered by the ACS; see [https://www.acs.org/funding/awards/national/awards-by-title.html](https://www.acs.org/funding/awards/national/awards-by-title.html) for a listing of ACS National Awards. Ineligible also are members of the Midwest Award Jury. For the St. Louis Section of the ACS, also ineligible are the Past Chair, the Chair, the Chair-Elect, the Secretary and members of the Awards Committee. More details concerning the main features of the Midwest Award can be found at [https://www.stlacs.org/docs/bylaws_042417-cert.pdf](https://www.stlacs.org/docs/bylaws_042417-cert.pdf) in BYLAW XII.  \nThe 2026 ACS Midwest Award will be presented atthe 2026 Midwest Regional Meeting of the ACS to be held in Manhattan, Kansas, from October 25-27, 2026, hosted by Kansas State University. Ceremonies associated with the award feature a Midwest Award Symposium, a Midwest Award Lecture and the Midwest Awards Banquet scheduled on October 26. The Award consists of a medallion and a cash honorarium; it is presented by the St. Louis Section Chair at the Midwest Awards Banquet. A condition of acceptance of this Award is that the recipient gives the Midwest Award Lecture at the time of presentation of the Award.  \nNominations should consist of a nominating letter for the nominee and two or more seconding letters; a CV for the nominee; a brief biography for the nominee; and documented and objective information regarding the outstanding achievements of the nominee. Other recent practices include the following. If the nominee is an academic, a list of people who received advanced degrees under her or his direction should be provided. Activities by the nominee that support the ACS in the Midwest Region constitute additional criteria of merit. Please submit nominations electronically via a single  pdf file to the e-mail address given below. They must be received on or before the deadline of Tuesday, March 31, 2026 (by 11:59 pm CST) the deadline specified in Bylaw XII of the St. Louis Section of the ACS. Nominations are retained and reconsidered (if unsuccessful) over a period of 3 consecutive years.  \nThank you for your assistance. If you have questions, please contact Leah O’Brien at[lobrien@siue.edu](lobrien@siue.edu) or call (314) 757-3179 (cell) . Nominations should be directed to:  \nDr. Leah O’Brien, St. Louis Section ACS  \nE-Mail address: [lobrien@siue.edu](lobrien@siue.edu)  \n2026 ACS Midwest Award Coordinator","cbCaio968rjnlL2d","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaio968rjnlL2d","pdf",130116,"English","# Nomination request\n## Award purpose and eligibility\n## Regional scope and eligible contributions\n## Nomination packet requirements\n## Submission deadline and presentation details","[{\"question\":\"Who is eligible to receive the 2026 ACS Midwest Award?\",\"answer\":\"The award recognizes individuals who have made meritorious contributions to pure or applied chemistry or chemical education in the Midwest Region during an eligible residence period. 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