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

ERIC C. KUNZ, A EULOGY 259 building up the American house of Givaudan, he had time for other activities. Along about 1930, a small group of essential oil houses got together and formed the present "Essential Oil Association of the U.S.A." Dr. Kunz was among that group. The primary reason was to correct some of the abuses which had developed in our industry in connection with contracts and terms. The association grew slowly, but in a few years it had been suc- cessful and looked for new fields to conquer. In the course of discus- sions, the idea of a technical sci. entific committee was formulated to establish the chemical standards for our industry on 'essential oils and aromatic chemicals. Perhaps the seed may even have been planted by our friend, Dr. Kurtz but in any case, it was formed and was to consist of a chemist from each member house. The president of the association made a very wise and fortunate selection in asking Dr. Kunz to head up this commit- tee. He was in a sense the logical man because of his fine chemical background, his diplomatic ap- proach to problems, and what I think may be more important is the fact that he was willing to look on this work as a scientist, seeking only the truth, and not so much for any commercial advantage. The con- cept of the committee and the basic aims as originally formulated have never been changed. Dr. Kunz has headed that group ever since the inception of the scientific com- mittee, and I think that this very fact speaks louder than any words of mine as to the respect with which he is held by the industry. We know that it has been a sacrifice of his time and energy, but as a result, he has done as much for the indus- try as a whole as any one individual in recent years. The original hope was that the findings of the scien- tific committee might become, not only U.S.A., but world standards. We have not reached that goal as yet, but the revision committee of the U.S. Pharmacopoeia regularly consults with our group. The pub- lications of the association are being called for by many foreign houses and groups. My own personal acquaintance with Dr. Kunz dates back only about fifteen years through the executive and general committee meetings of the Essential Oil As- sociation. It was in that period that I got to appreciate his fine character, and ability to think so clearly on the many subjects that come up in everyday business. It was always a pleasure to have him add his words of wisdom to our dis- cussions. It is an exception when we find combined in one individual the attributes of a fine chemist, a good businessman, an excellent ad- ministrator, and a gentleman. Dr. Kunz, I salute you!