Service on a canvassing committee in no way renders the member ineligible to nominate or be a candidate for the award. Award Committees A committee of experts in the field of each award selects the recipient. The committee consists of five appointed members, each of whom serves for three award-years except for the Roger Adams Award, the Charles Lathrop Parsons Award, and the Priestley Medal. The award committee for the Roger Adams Award consists of seven members. For the Charles Lathrop Parsons Award and the Priestly Medal, the ACS Committee on Grants and Awards presents a screened list of no more than five candidates to the Board of Directors, who selects the recipient.
Terms are on a rotating basis.
If it is decided that an award will not be made, thereby relieving the committee of its responsibilities, all appointments are extended automatically for another year. These appointments are made by the President-Elect or, in his or her absence, the President. Selection for service on an award committee should be considered confidential. Members are ineligible for a second consecutive appointment to the same award committee. Members of each award committee may not nominate, second, or be a candidate for that award, but may nominate, second, or be a candidate for any other ACS award for which they qualify.