Congratulations to 2021 Distinguished Service Award Winner – Dr. Evonne Baldauff

Evonne Baldauff has been active in the ACS Pittsburgh Local Section since 2013, serving on the executive committee as secretary, treasurer (current), and chair (2016).  Coordinating the undergraduate program for the Central Regional Meeting (CERM) held in Pittsburgh in 2014 was an honor; she has since gone on to fulfill this role at the national level during the ACS Spring 2021 virtual meeting.   In 2019 Baldauff assumed the role of National Chemistry Week (NCW) coordinator, earning recognition for the Section with the “Outstanding Ongoing NCW Event” ChemLuminary award that same year. Baldauff has advised the Waynesburg University ACS student chapter since 2007, during which time the group was recognized twelve times as an “Outstanding Student Chapter.”  She looks forward to continuing her service to the Pittsburgh Local Section as it works to fulfill its mission to “advance the broader chemical enterprise and its practitioners” in the Pittsburgh region. Baldauff received her B.S. in chemistry from Grove City College followed by a Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry from Purdue University.  She currently serves as Assistant Provost for Online Learning and Curriculum Development as well as Chair of the Department of Chemistry & Forensic Science at Waynesburg University where she is a Professor of Chemistry.  Outside of working and volunteering, she is an avid cook and baker.