The American Chemical Society (ACS) was founded in 1876 and is one of the world’s largest scientific organizations, with more than 155,000 members in 150 countries. Since 1900, 26 Chemistry at Illinois alumni or faculty members have served as the society’s president.

Name	Faculty or Alumni	Year ACS President
H.N. Cheng	PhD, '74, Gutowsky	2021
Peter Dorhout	BS, '85	2018
Marinda Wu	PhD, '76, Drago	2013
Bassam Z. Shakhashiri	Faculty 1969–1970	2012
Daryle H. Busch	MS, '52; PhD, '54, Bailar	2000
Ernest L. Eliel	PhD, '49, Snyder	1992
Clayton F. Callis	MS, '45; PhD, '48, Bailar	1989
Fred Basolo	MS, '42; PhD, '43, Bailar	1983
Robert W. Parry	PhD, '46, Bailar	1982
Gardner W. Stacy	PhD, '46, Price	1979
William J. Bailey	PhD, '46, Marvel	1975
Bernard S. Friedman	AB/BA, '30; PhD, '36, Adams	1974
Wallace R. Brode	MS, '22; PhD, '25, Adams	1969
Charles G. Overberger	PhD, '44, Marvel	1967
William J. Sparks	PhD, '36, Marvel	1966
Charles C. Price	Faculty 1937–1946	1965
Karl Folkers	BS, '28, Studied with Marvel	1962
Albert L. Elder	BS, '23; MS, 25'; PhD, '28, Buswell	1960
John C. Bailar, Jr.	Faculty 1928–1991	1959
Ernest H. Volwiler	MS, '16; PhD, '18, Roger Adams	1950
Carl S. Marvel	Faculty 1920–1961	1945
Edward Bartow	Faculty 1905–1920	1936
Roger Adams	Faculty 1916–1957	1935
Samuel W. Parr	Faculty 1891–1927	1928
William A. Noyes	Faculty 1907–1926	1920
William McMurtrie	Faculty 1882–1888	1900