Anna Louise Hoffman Award for Outstanding Achievement in Graduate Research

Anna Louise Hoffman was National Secretary of Iota Sigma Pi for two terms from 1948-1954, was a member of Radium Chapter, and served for many years up to her death in 1974 as ΙΣΠ Regional Director for Region V (Eastern). She was honored just three years later in 1977 when National Council authorized the Anna Louise Hoffman Award for Outstanding Achievement in Graduate Research.

Criteria

The Anna Louise Hoffman Award recognizes outstanding achievement in chemical research by a woman graduate student. At the time of nomination, the candidate must be a full-time (as defined by the candidate's institution) woman graduate student who is a candidate for a graduate degree in an accredited institution. The research presented by the candidate must be original research that can be described by one of the main chemical divisions (e.g., analytical, biochemical, inorganic, organic, physical, and/or ancillary divisions of chemistry). The candidate may be, but need not be, a member of Iota Sigma Pi.

​Conditions

Nominations for the award must be made by faculty members of the candidate's current institution. Only one nomination may be submitted by a single department.

Dossier

The nomination dossier must contain all of the following information within a single file to be electronically submitted (pdf format is recommended) to the Director of Student Awards at ispncstudentawards@gmail.com:

Completed cover sheet. Note that the candidate's permanent (home) address and school address must be provided.

An academic history, including official transcripts (scanned) from all colleges and universities attended by the candidate.

A brief description of the candidate's research and a list of publications and/or talks or papers presented outside of degree requirements. The description of the research should be no more than 2 pages and must be prepared by the candidate.

Letters of Recommendation

The candidate should arrange for confidential letters of recommendation. Nominator should be responsible for collecting and submitting letters of recommendations. They should be sent electronically by the application deadline. Two recommendations: one from someone, such as a research adviser, who knows the candidate's work; and one from someone else who is familiar with the candidate's research capabilities.

Official Transcripts

The candidate should also arrange for official transcripts to be mailed, independently of the nomination dossier, and must be received no later than February 15.

Due Date

The complete dossier must be sent electronically as a single file (pdf format is recommended) by the nominator, and the letters of recommendation and official transcripts should be sent to the Director of Student Awards at ispncstudentawards@gmail.com. Deadline for receipt of nominations is February 15 of each year, and the award will be announced by April 15 of each year.

Award

The award will be $1000, a certificate, and a waiver of Iota Sigma Pi membership dues for one year.

Presentation

The award will be presented at a local meeting of Iota Sigma Pi or the American Chemical Society or at a suitable time arranged with the department chair of the awardee.