Recognizing his leadership and long-standing involvement in the New York Section of the American Chemical Society (ACS) – the world’s largest scientific society– David M. Sarno, Associate Professor of Chemistry at Queensborough Community College, a college of The City University of New York (CUNY), received the New York Section 2009 Outstanding Service Award in January at the 2010 NY-ACS General Meeting and Section-Wide Conference at St. John’s University, in Jamaica, New York.
Dr. Sarno, who has been a member of the ACS for more than a decade, joined as a graduate student through the Binghamton section of the organization. In 2007, he became Chair-Elect of the Long Island subsection, and in 2008 he became Chair, holding monthly board meetings; helping to plan and implement the Chemistry Challenge, the LI-ACS High School Awards, and a monthly seminar at Hofstra University, featuring a local chemist. Currently, Dr. Sarno serves as Publicity Chair of the Long Island subsection, and as Director-at-Large of the New York Section of the ACS.
“While I am honored to receive this award, it should be shared by several people who were instrumental in creating exceptional programs and presentations throughout the years,” said Dr. Sarno, who also served as Co-Chair of the prestigious Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting (MARM) of the American Chemical Society with Dr. Paris Svoronos, Professor and Chairperson of Chemistry at Queensborough.
Under the direction of Drs. Sarno and Svoronos, Queensborough hosted The 40th MARM of the American Chemical Society in the spring of 2008, attended by nearly one thousand scientists, students and educators over a four-day period. It was the first time the meeting was held in New York City; the first time it was held at The City University of New York (CUNY); and the first time it was held at a community college.
Queensborough Community College, a College of The City University of New York, is celebrating its 50th Anniversary during the 2009-10 academic year, along with the launch of the Freshman Academies and the opening of the new Kupferberg Holocaust Resource Center. Queensborough, located on a picturesque 37-acre site in Bayside, Queens, offers a rich liberal arts and science curriculum, as well as career and pre-professional courses. Over half of the faculty holds doctorates compared with 21% of faculty in other community colleges nationwide. Comprising one of the most diverse populations of any college in the U.S., over 15,000 students pursue an Associate degree or Certificate program and another 10,000 students of all ages attend continuing education programs. Among the campus’s prized resources are the Kupferberg Holocaust Resource Center, the QCC Art Gallery, and the Queensborough Performing Arts Center (QPAC), created to stimulate ideas and intellectual curiosity while exposing students and the public to culture and the arts. Please visit our website at qcc.cuny.edu.
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