J. Soc. Cosmetic Chemists, 16, 59-62(1965) Annual Report of the President Robert A. Kramer December 22, 1964 In making my Annual Report to you as your Nineteenth President-- the twentieth year for the Society of Cosmetic Chemists--let me look back for a few minutes and see where we came from. In 1935, well before the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938, Maison deNavarre first attempted to get a few cosmetic chemists to join him in the formation of a Society that would bring some recognition in the scientific field to chemists working in the cosmetic industry. After ten years of frustration, eleven chemists were finally willing to join him, and they then pioneered in the formation of our Society in 1945. Father Time and retirement have taken their toll, but we are honored in having at least five of the original twelve at today's meeting. The Charter Members are: Philip Adams, James Baker (present), Robert Casely, M. G. deNavarre (present), Emery A. Emerson, Emanual G. Gundlach, Emil G. Klarmann (deceased), Stephen A. Karas (present), Raymond Reed, Marcel Suter (present), Walter Taylor (present), and Cloyce L. Thomas. We owe much to these charter members because their foresight and efforts paved the way for the success of our Society in the U.S.A. as well as for the twelve other Cosmetic Chemist Societies in various countries of the world. Today there are close to 2000 members in the thirteen autonomous societies associated with the International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists. Of the 950 members in the U.S.A., well over 100 of them actively participated in the affairs of your Society as officers, directors or committeemen in 1964. All of this splendid crew deserve credit for keeping our ship in perfect trim, but time does not permit me at this moment to thank each one personally. However, I should like to take time to single out a few for special attention and to thank them sincerely for their efforts. 59

60 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS The Advisory Committee, under that master navigator, Lester Conrad, aided by six other past Presidents, for their recommendations to the Board of Directors, which kept us on a true course all year. The Awards and Recognition Committee of five under John Long- fellow for their guidance the Literature Review Committee of ten under Willard Somerville for their monumental task of screening and the Literature Award Committee of eight under Robert Goldemberg in the selection of Dr. E. Howard Mercer of Australian National Uni- versity in Canberra, Australia, as the recipient of our Literature Award, which carried with it a $1000 honorarium and a trip to New York to receive it. Dr. Mercer's paper was on the "Biology of Keratin and of the Keratinization Process." The Chapter Award Committee under Alfred Shansky for their selection of Dr. Peter Bartells of the Leitz Company to receive the first Chapter Award for his paper entitled "Quantitative Microscopy in the Cosmetic Industry." The New York Chapter recently made the presentation, which carried with it an honorarium of $250. The Publication Committee under Martin Rieger and the eleven members who assisted him in handling one of the heaviest workloads in our Society, the JOURNAL of the SCC, for years our best source of income. And thanks also to Martin Rieger's Publication Committee for their selection of the first recipients of the IFF Award given today at our luncheon to Drs. Coffey, Finkelstein and Laden of the Toni Company for their article entitled "The Effect of U.V. Irradiation on Enzyme Systems in the Epidermis." The IFF Award carries with it a S1000 honorarium and is sponsored by International Flavors and Fragrances, Inc. The Medal Award Committee of five under the direction of Paul Lauffer deserves our most heartfelt appreciation and approbation for the selection of Harold Goulden, Scientific Director of the Toilet Goods Association, as the 1964 recipient. The By-Laws Committee under James Baker for the important changes in our by-laws, which were approved by the Internal Revenue Service. And our sincere thanks to the Chapter Chairmen: E. J. Karolyi, California Chapter William Ackley, Chicago Chapter Winthrop Lange, New England Chapter and Henry Maso, New York Chapter, for maintaining so much interest in Society affairs at the local level. The Education Committee of three under William Mueller, for their excellent programs.