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

JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS 109 Society of Cosmetic Chemist Literature Award Presented to Dr. Donald L. Opdyke The 1974 Society of Cosmetic Chemists Literature Award was presented to Donald L. Opdyke Ph.D., President of the Research Institute for Fragrance Materials Inc., at the Society's Annual Scientific Meeting on December 2, 1975, held at the Americana Hotel in Ne•v York City. Formal presentation of the award was made to Dr. Opdyke by Mr. Stephen Hoch, 1975 Society of Cosmetic Chemists President, during luncheon cere- monies on December 2nd. The award consists of a scroll and an honorarium of $1,500. Dr. Opdyke earned his Ph.D. from Washington University School of Medi- cine in St. Louis, specializing in anatomy and histology, and served as an instructor in anatomy, histology, and neuroanatomy until 1952. In 1952, Dr. Opdyke joined the Procter & Gamble Company, where he supervised studies in toxicity. He came to Revlon in 1963, where he was Director of Pharmacological Research and supervisor of a variety of depart- ments prior to being named Director of Basic Research in 1967. His own research work has been widely published in the Journal o[ Investi- gative Dermatology, Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, the British Medical Journal, and the Anatomical Record. .• ' •.•:" ". .... •. - :. (}•.•.•:.•:•'7 -.. '"%':' "?:' ..... .:.: :%.':' • • ..•' :.. :.:: • -•g•:¾"--':'-•:-%•' '-.. • . ::-•:• •½ •-:':-' :'-• •-'----'"•-' Y-::..?:-•:-' .. ..: :.. •:: ' ..• •'- .• :• •r? :' '::-.:'•Y:•:'d ::-- ••' '"•' %.. '7'""::...,..• .•:]•---,:½•:' %' --.•, ........... •' . - -. - '!." ' % •:::. :"'.:::- E:• "-:•' • •: ..... .:' ':• •: .,- • • • " "• .... ' •7 •:-•"a ½ '" "' '½"'""' ' ". '• ' . a. •' .• • "• .5 ' :• Le[t to right: Joseph Gubernick, Chairman, Literature Review/Award Donald L. Opdyke, Ph.D., Literature Award Recipient and Stephen O. Hoch, 1975 SCC President