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 |