THE THIRD MEDAL AWARD December 5, 1950 Hotel Biltmore, New York, N.Y. THE AWARD OF A medal to an outstanding contributor to the art and science of cosmetics was an- nounced in the trade press and by special notice to members in June, 1948. The first medalist was Colonel Marston Taylor Bogerr, Professor Emeritus of organic chemistry, Co- lumbia University. The award was made December 8, 1948. A full account of the program appears in J. Soc. COSMETIC CHEMISTS, 1, 266 (1949). The second medalist was Dr. Ralph Liggett Evans, President, Evans Chemetics, Inc., Evans Re- search and Development Corp., and Sales Affiliates, Inc. The award was made December 8, 1949. A full account of the program appears in J. Soc. COSMETIC CHEMISTS, 2, 41 (1950). ::• :• .:•- .---•..• •:: •'.,.:• • ' . •:i'• •"• -:::.i '.: ... .... .•..:• ß . ß }.: :::'" -,•y:'. '-..., .• , Dr. E.G. McDonough, (left) presenting the Medal to Dr. Eric C. Kunz (right) 257

258 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS THE THIRD MEDAL AWARD Maison G. deNavarre, Toast- master for the occasion, introduced Dr. Curt Wimmer, Chairman of the Medal Award Committee, who briefly reviewed the earlier recipi- ents of the honor and the condi- tions governing the award. Mr. deNavarre, introduced Val- entine H. Fischer who addressed the gathering on "Eric C. Kunz, a Eulogy." Toastmaster deNavarre then pre- sented Edward Sagarin who spoke on "Eric C. Kunz, Medalist." President Everett G. Mc- Donough, in citing the Medalist said "It is always an honor to be the presiding officer at a gathering of scientists and friends, but there is a special distinction in being as- sociated with an event such as a Medal Award dinner for here we all gather to pay special tribute to an outstanding scientist within our industry. Dr. Kunz, it is my per- sonal pleasure and privilege as the presiding officer of T•E Soc•Ew¾ oF Cos•Ew•c CH•.•4•srs to award in behalf of the Soc•Ew¾ this Mezlal to you, in recognition of your many and meritorious contributions to the cosmetic Art and Science" ERIC C. KUNZ, A EULOGY By VALENTINE H. FISCHER, VICE-PRESIDENT Dodge & Olcott, Inc., New York 1•', •r. y. As ^ MEMBER Of the essen- tial oil and aromatic chemical frater- nity , it is a privilege and pleasure for me to be here tonight to join in your tribute to our good friend, Dr. Kunz. I feel that your So- ciety should be congratulated upon the excellent choice that it made in presenting to him its annual award this year. In the many facets of the perfume raw material business, some houses, like my own, origi- nally specialized in natural essential oils and others have been specializ- ing in the synthetic aromatic chemi- cals but in the many cross cur- rents of the business wor!d and the advances in chemistry that are being made almost daily with new sources of supply and new processes, we soon find that each one of us begins to invade the particular field of the other and we become com- petitors. None of us should fear competition when it is fair and wholesome. It has been the very life blood of our economic system. As a fellow competitor, I can honestly say that Dr. Kunz has always stood for the very best in competition, strong but fair and always within the bounds of good business ethics. During the time that he was