JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS Society of Cosmetic Chemists Award Sponsored by Shaw Mudge & Co. The 1970 Society of Cosmetic Chemists Award sponsored by Shaw Mudge gc Co. has been presented to Dr. Leon Golberg, Albany Medical College Mr. Bo H. Min, Hoffmann-LaRoche, Inc. and Dr. Chandra Parekh, E. R. Squibb gc Sons, Inc., for their paper "Experimental Studies of Sodium Pyridinethione. I. Percutaneous Absorption in Laboratory Animals," published in Food & Cosmetic Toxicology, 8, 147-160 (1970). Formal presentation was made by the Society's President, Mr. Morris Root, at the December 13th luncheon during the Society's annual meet- ing in New York City. The award, consisting of a scroll and a $1000 honorarium, is presented annually to the author or authors of the paper judged to be the most outstanding contribution to safety or safety testing in the use of toiletry and cosmetic products. Le[t to right: Society President Morris Root, Dr. Chandra Parekh, Dr. Leon Golberg, Mr. Bo H. Min, and Dr. Paul Finkelstein, standing in f•r Mr. F. S. K. MacMillan (Chairman o,f the Shaw Mudge Award Committee) 195

196 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS Society of Cosmetic Chemists Award Sponsored by Perry Brothers Fragrances The 1970 Society of Cosmetic Chemists Award sponsored by Perry Brothers Co. has been presented to Dr. Carl W. Bruch of the Drug Mi- crobiology Branch of the Food and Drug Administration in Washington, D.C. The award, consisting of a scroll and a $1000 honorarium, is given annually to an individual or individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to microbiology as related to the manufacture and preserva- tion ot• cosmetics. Formal presentation was made by the Society's Presi- dent Morris Root at the December 13th luncheon session during the So- ciety's annual meeting in New York City. l.e]t to right: Ann Wolven, Chairman of the Perry Brothers Award Committee, Society President Morris Root, and Dr. Carl W. Bruch