It was with sadness that I prepared this abstract.  Agnes Rimando was a superior scientist, a congenial colleague, and a valuable (and hardworking) volunteer for ACS and the global chemistry enterprise.  Her untimely demise in July 2018 was a great loss to ACS and to her friends.  I know other speakers in this special symposium in her honor will cover her scientific work. For my part, I will discuss her involvement in international activities.  Indeed, she made huge contributions in this area. First, her background was international as she was born and educated in the Philippines and subsequently worked in the U.S. and Japan. Secondly, she had an international outlook and made friends all over the world. She collaborated with numerous colleagues and visited many countries in the world.  She had a reputation for being “fearless about going anywhere or tackling any problem.”  Thirdly, she was a member of ACS International Activities Committee (IAC) for eight years, and for a portion of that time, she was the Chair of the IAC Subcommittee on the Asia Pacific region.  She made many contributions to the committee, including interactions with our Asian colleagues, organization of symposia and events, and planning for educational and outreach activities.  She also travelled to Asia on behalf of IAC and was effective as an Ambassador for Chemistry.  I was fortunate to have served with her on IAC. We also co-edited an ACS book, together with Diane Schmidt and Bradley Miller, on “Chemistry without Borders: Careers, Research, and Entrepreneurship.”   The book, published in 2016, included 19 chapters on chemistry workforce, educational exchange, research, career development, and entrepreneurship, all in the international context.  It turned out to be a memorial for her. Although she has departed, her memory will always be with us.  <br/>

Agnes Rimando, scientist and international ambassador

2019 Fall National Meeting

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