Throughout the years, the Women Chemists Committee (WCC) has actively pursued opportunities for recognition of women to highlight chemists' successes, ultimately providing career advancement opportunities. As part of the WCC's 85<sup>th</sup> Anniversary celebration in 2012, we initiated the WCC Rising Star Award to provide recognition of exceptional mid-career women chemists across all sectors on a national level to assist in the retention of women in science. This talk will focus on this initiative and detail the work still needed to accomplish in this area.

Rising stars in the WCC Hall of Fame: Perspectives on recognizing mid-career chemists

253rd National Meeting (2017)

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