The plant has been expanded to include the production of methanol, urea, methylamines, higher alkylamines, and PVC resin. The Escambia Plant employs 430 people which include 35 engineers in administrative production supervision, and technical capacities and 11 chemists in quality control, laboratory technical support and supervisory capacities. Most of these research efforts are in the biology field. Pensacola Junior College has had a phenomenal growth during the period 1960-1975 with current enrollment now at 8,000. There are approximately 700-800 students enrolled in chemistry courses and six staff members in chemistry.
All undergraduate chemistry is taught except physical chemistry.
The University of West Florida, completed in 1967, now has a total enrollment of 5,000 with seven members on the chemistry staff. A graduate program is planned for 1976. As we approach the Centennial year of 1976, our relatively young section can point with pride to the many contributions of services to members in our region. Some of these contributions include the monthly technical meetings, which are selected to keep the membership currently aware of new developments in chemistry. Other programs are the Ladies Night meetings honoring the spouses of ACS members, a social gathering for the renewal of old and current acquaintances and to attract the new members entering our section, and an annual seminar program.