Dr. Elizabeth Whelan, president and founder of the American Council on Science and Health, was recently selected to receive the 1996 Ethics Award from the American Institute of Chemists (AIC).
The award is presented annually to an individual who "performs duties dictated by ethical considerations in the face of difficulties, for the benefit of the public and/or workers in chemistry and chemical engineering; displays leadership in an organization's ethical relationships with the public and/or employees in the field; and/or performs effective advocacy of organizational and/or governmental policies relating to chemistry that encourage ethical treatment of individuals."
