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STC Chemistry Club earns national recognition

The American Chemical Society (ACS) has recognized the South Texas College Chemistry Club with a Commendable Award for its community service efforts in the Rio Grande Valley. ACS ranked the STC Chemistry Club among the top three percent of the United States colleges and universities’ student affiliate clubs.

The STC Chemistry Club will receive the award during the ACS national meeting in Atlanta, Georgia in March 2006.

“This was our first year as a student organization and so our first year entering the ACS national competition,” said Gracie Carriaga, president of the STC Chemistry Club. “We knew we had gone beyond our own expectations in 2004 with community service, but we didn’t know the final response of the American Chemical Society. Plus our competition was a tough one, considering we were facing over 750 national chapters.”

The American Chemical Society is considered as the largest scientific organization in the United States. ACS recognizes the efforts of student affiliate clubs in colleges and universities that extensively participate in their community broadening the interest in chemistry and education.

“We were very excited when we found out about the award,” said Dr. Ludivina Avila, chemistry instructor at STC and advisor for the STC Chemistry Club. “This award is recognition for the students’ efforts within the Chemistry Club. We are working hard with activities and projects to create a new perspective of chemistry and science.”

Currently the STC Chemistry Club is also hosting and participating in the Traveling Chemists project. The STC Traveling Chemists started in 2004 with the vision to teach elementary and middle school students the fun side of chemistry and science.

“We go around different elementary schools in the Rio Grande Valley to present the fun part of science that many kids do not know about,” said Carriaga. “The reaction from the schools has been very positive, so much that now we are scheduling back-to-back presentations. It is hard work but we get the best feeling when at the end of the presentations the elementary students walk out with comments such as, ‘And we thought science was not fun.’ Exactly at that point we know that all our efforts are worth every minute.”

For more information about the STC Chemistry Club or the STC Traveling Chemists call (956) 872-3511 or (956) 872-2502.
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