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108 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS Society of Cosmetic Chemists Medal Award to Dr. Murray Berdick The Society of Cosmetic Chemists presented its highest honor for 1975 to Dr. Murray Berdick, Director of Regulatory Affairs with Chesebrough-Pond's Inc., Trumbull Indus- trial Park, Trumbull, Conn. The Medal Award was presented to Dr. Berdick in recognition of the many contributions he has made over the years to the Cosmetic and Toiletries industry and to the Society of Cosmetic Chemists organization in particular. The formal presentation was made at the December 1, 1975 luncheon during the So- ciety of Cosmetic Chemists' Annual Scientific Meeting by Mr. Stephen Hoch, 1975 So- ciety of Cosmetic Chemists' President. Dr. E.G. McDonough, a long-time colleague of Dr. Berdick, acted as Eulogist. A dinner-dance in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Berdick was held at the Americana Hotel in the evening of December 1, 1975. Dr. Berdick was chairman of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists' Annual Meeting in 1972, and is a past chairman of the SCC Literature Award Committee. Since 1971, he has been chairman of the Inter-Industry Color Technical Committee. Active in the Cos- metic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association (CTFA), he is past chairman of the CTFA Scientific Advisory Committee, past chairman of the CTFA-FDA Scientific Liaison Group, and is currently chairman of the CTFA Color Additive Committee. He is a Fellow of the American Instib•te of Chemists, Fellow of the Society of Cos- metic Chemists, a Fellow of AAAS, and a member of Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Sigma Tau, Society for Investigative Dermatology, American Chemical Society, and Society of Chemical Industry. He is author of over 30 papers on a variety of scientific, technical and regulatory subjects and holds a number of U.S. and foreign patents. Left to right: Martin M. Rieger, Medal Award Chairman Mmxay Berdick, P.h.D., Medal Awardee Everett G. McDonough, Ph.D., Medal Award Eulogist and Stephen G. Hoch• 1975 SCC President