{"id":30718,"date":"2016-04-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/news\/american-chemical-society-certifies-tarletons-chemistry-program\/"},"modified":"2022-05-10T09:19:26","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T15:19:26","slug":"american-chemical-society-certifies-tarletons-chemistry-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/american-chemical-society-certifies-tarletons-chemistry-program\/","title":{"rendered":"American Chemical Society certifies Tarleton’s chemistry program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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American Chemical Society Certified Program<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, April 12, 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n

STEPHENVILLE, Texas\u2014The American Chemical Society has certified Tarleton State University\u2019s chemistry program, making the College of Science and Technology program one of fewer than three dozen in Texas to receive ACS certification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Approval by the ACS\u2014the premier U.S. professional society for the scientific community\u2014serves as national recognition of the quality and value built into Tarleton\u2019s chemistry program, said Dr. James Pierce, dean of Tarleton\u2019s College of Science and Technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis certification proves something I have always known, that Tarleton\u2019s chemistry program is of the highest quality.\u201d Pierce said. \u201cI attribute this success to our fine faculty and hardworking students.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founded in 1876, the ACS is a non-profit professional association with 160,000 members at all degree levels and in all fields of chemistry. ACS-approved programs undergo an official, multi-step review process and must meet a stringent set of guidelines before certification is granted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Dr. Arthur Low, Tarleton chemistry department head, faculty have been working toward ACS certification since the 1980s. \u201cI am very proud of our chemistry program at Tarleton and all the hard work done to obtain this certification,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With an ACS-certified program, Tarleton can expect to attract top high-school talent seeking an established and rigorous chemistry department staffed by accomplished faculty. ACS-certified institutions provide advantages to students applying to graduate-level chemistry programs and expand opportunities for employment and professional development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ACS designation also qualifies Tarleton to apply for grants offered by industries and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To learn more about Tarleton\u2019s Department of Chemistry, Geoscience and Physics, visit www.tarleton.edu\/chemistry<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tarleton, a member of The Texas A&M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven educational experience marked by academic innovation and exemplary service, and dedicated to transforming students into tomorrow\u2019s professional leaders. With campuses in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian and online, Tarleton engages with its communities to provide real-world learning experiences and to address societal needs while maintaining its core values of integrity, leadership, tradition, civility, excellence and service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Contact: Dr. Arthur Low \u2013 Department Head
254-968-9143
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