Annual Report of the President PAUL W. JEWEL 1965 This is my annual report to the Society regarding the activities of the President and the Officers and Directors during the year 1965. Being the 20th President represented something of a milestone in the history of the Society. This was the first time that a president was chosen from the Far West this was the first time that each of the Elected Officers came from the four separate chapters of the Society. The difficulties inherent in attempting to administer this organiza- tion from Los Angeles when the bulk of the members and the head office of the Society are located in the New York area should be ap- parent. Also, this year the 11th Annual Seminar was held in Los Angeles, thus adding to the problem. However, the smoothly organized group which constitutes this Society, combined with the complete cooperation of all of the Officers, Directors, Committee Chairmen, and Committee Members, made it possible for me to discharge the duties of President with comparative ease. I have always been impressed with the idea that the most effective way in which the prestige of this organization could be enhanced was continually to upgrade, as far as possible, the scientific papers presented at our meetings. Accordingly, I appointed Win Lange to act as Program Chairman for the main meetings and Bob Conner for the Seminar. These two were instructed to put into effect the policy of having only papers of unquestioned scientific value, definitely publishable, for all meetings of the Society. The results I leave to your critical appraisal. It is my opinion that the program presented at the December I Meeting of the Society 67

(38 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS has been the best we have had. I am sure my successor, Bill Mueller will continue this policy. This report would not be complete without a special kudo for the Seminar Committee. This was, by all odds, the most dedicated, efficient, and hard-working group of men and women I have ever seen Ken Walker as General Chairman, Clive Ross as Entertainment Chair- man, Harold Jackson as Honorary Chairman, and last but not least Marie Carroll, Executive Secretary of the California Chapter, who handled all of the arrangements with the hotel. Without Marie the Seminar would certainly have cost more and might have resulted in a sizable deficit instead of very nearly breaking even. Everybody, without exception, who attended the 11th Annual Seminar has reported that it was the best ever, and they all expressed the hope that the Annual Seminar might be held in Los Angeles again soon. The California Chapter certainly proved to be excellent hosts. This year the Publications Committee again chose the recipient of the IFF Award. This is 81000 contributed by International Flavors and Fragrances, Inc., for the best paper published in the United States edition of T•B JOURNAL Or THB SOCmT¾ Or COSM•Tm C•M•STS. The award was given to J. Facq, D. L. Kirk, and G. A. Rebell for a paper entitled: "A Simple Replica Technique for the Observation of Human Skin." Everybody agrees that Marty Rieger and his group made a wise choice. This is in addition to the enormous amount of work they do in the publication of our JOURNAL. The Literature Award, also consisting of $1000, was presented to William Griffin and Paul Becher, not for any one paper but for their numerous contributions to cosmetic emulsion technology over a period of many years. The Literature Review Committee, which chooses the recipient of this award, has a very difficult task to perform. It is the duty of its members to review all of the world's literature in order to select one paper which they deem worthy of receiving the award. The thanks of the Society go to Willard Somerville, Bob Goldemberg, and their associates. Paul Lauffer and his Metal Award Committee chose Sophie Plech- her to be the recipient of the Medal Award for this year. She was selected for her excellent work in the field of antiperspirants as well as her outstanding contribution to the Society and especially to women in the Society. This choice merits the approval of all of the members. The committee could hardly have done better. The formal presenta- tion of the award was made at the banquet, December 1, 1965.