State Microscopical Society of Illinois
2820 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago IL 60616
Phone (312) 842-7100
Mr. Leon F. Urbain for his work as director of the course
"Learning to Use the Microscope" (the Young People's Course). He has
given over 1500 lectures and has donated all honoraria to the
educational fund of the Society.
Dr. Walter C. McCrone for work in the field of microscopy
and for enthusiastically endorsing the expansion of microscopy in
many fields.
Dr. George Nomarski of the Institut D'optique Theorique Et
Appliquee, Paris, France, for his innovative method of Differential
Interference Contrast Microscopy, a method which produces
three-dimensional images with high contrast.
Dr. Crewe, a University of Chicago professor, who allowed
man to "see" an atom for the first time with his single atom
microscope, a very high voltage scanning electron microscope.
Irwin Müller for the development of the field-ion microscope.
Roger P. Loveland for his comprehensive treatise on
photomicrography and his work on the size and morphology of silver grains.
Mary Willard for her contributions to and teachings of
forensic microscopy at Pennsylvania State University.
Prof. Marcel Françon of the Institut d'Optique de Paris, Paris, France for theoretical and practical contributions to the field of optical microscopy, and for publications on microscope optics with emphasis on interference phenomena.
Dr. Kurt Michel of Carl Zeiss, Oberkochen (Württ.)West
Germany for contributions to the theory and design of the optical
microscope, and for publications in the fields of theoretical
microscopy and photomicrography; viz. Die Grundzüge der Theorie
des Mikroskops (1964) and Die Mikrophotographie (1967).
Dr. Manfred Nahmacher of E. Leitz, Inc., New York, NY
for bringing information on theoretical and applied optical
microscopy before the general public and microscopical societies
and thereby promoting an understanding of the microscope's
role in science and society.
Dr. Ruth Patrick of the Limnology Department of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, for applications of the microscope to the systematic treatment of the diatoms of the United States, especially as expressed in publications on diatom structure and classification, diatom communities in polluted waters, and particularly for The Diatoms of the United States, Volume 1, (with CharlesReimer). Dr.L.C. Martin, formerly Professor in the Technical Optics Department of Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, England, for books, Practical Microscopy (with B.K. Johnson) and papers on theoretical and applied optics, and especially for The Theory of the Microscope (1966) in which the optical theory of the microscope is updated to the recent work by theoretical physicists.
Mr. George Maier of Maier's Aquarium, Chicago, IL, for unselfish service to the State Microscopical Society of Illinois, particularly for his willingness on every occasion to give his time and share his microscopical experiences with the young people at the Saturday morning classes.
Dr. John McArthur of Cambridge, England, for the design and development of the McArthur Pocket Microscope.
Dr. N.H. Hartshorne of East Sussex, England for the
design and development of the Hartshorne Crystal Rotation Apparatus
and the authorship of Crystals and the Polarizing Microscope and
Practical Optical Crystallography (co-authored with A. Stuart).
Dr. Peter Gray, Avinoff Professor of Biology, University
of Pittsburgh, for the authorship of important papers and books in
microscopy; in particular The Microtomist's Formulary and Guide and
the Encyclopedia of Microscopy and Microtechnique.
Dr. Charles Proffer Saylor of the Polymer Division of the National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C. for the development of significant improvements in the microscopical measurement of physical properties such as particle size and refractive indices. He is also recognized for his development of the "Freezing Staircase" purification procedure.
Dr. Ralph Gander of Wild Heerbrugg, Ltd. Heerbrugg, Switzerland for his service to microscopy through articles and books in the field of light microscopy and through educational activities at Wild Heerbrugg.
Clyde W. Mason, Late Professor of Chemical Microscopy and
Metallography at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, for coauthoring a
fundamental text in chemical microscopy. The Handbook of Chemical
Microscopy was jointly authored with Émile M. Chamot.
Marie Kuhnert-Brandstätter of Austria for her work in
fusion methods.
Oscar W. Richards, College of Optometry, Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon. As former chief biologist at the Research Laboratory of the American Optical Company, he was instrumental in developing AO's phase contrast and interference microscopy systems. In addition to being one of the authors of Phase Microscopy (John Wiley, 1951), he has written numerous articles pertaining to varied areas of microscopy, such as vision and microscopy, and the history of American microscopy. He was also the former editor of the Journal of the American Microscopical Society,
Mr. R.I. Firth of Sussex, England, a diatomist of international renown whose skills at mounting diatoms were known throughout the world. He also made to order mechanical fingers for diatom mounting.
W.M.D. Bryant of West Chester, PA, who was involved with microscopy at DuPont for years. Bill Bryant has applied microscopy to archeological investigation and his home lab was replete with self designed and built equipment of simple, yet elegant design. His major interest was conoscopy.
Dr. Dieter Krauter of the W. Keller & Company,
Kosmos-Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany, for promoting the art
and science of microscopy among amateurs. His book, Mikroskopie
in Alltag (1954) was translated into English as Experimenting
with the Microscope (1963) and is aimed at amateurs. He is the
publisher and editor of Mikrokosmos, a well-known journal slanted
towards the amateur microscopist. He is also associated with the
German Microbiological Society-Stuttgart and the microbiological
societies of Hamburg, Mannheim, and Munich, the Micrographic Society
of Vienna and the Microscopical Society of Zurich.
Dr. Max Frei of Zurich, Switzerland was honored for
outstanding contributions to the field of Forensic microscopy. He
served as head of the Zurich technical police laboratory for over
20 years and his article, "Die Sicherung von Mikrospuren mit Klebband"
published in 1951, introduced the use of adhesive tape to the collection
of microclues from surfaces for subsequent examinations. As an authority
in trace evidence examination, he was able in one case to trace a
suspect to his doorstep from the crime scene from a clump of mud
left at the site. He is the author of many articles dealing with
the solution of crimes using microscopy.
F. Donald Bloss, Department of Geological Science, VPI and
SU Blacksburg, Virginia. He has written numerous papers and books
on chemical and optical crystallography and was honored for his
contributions in theoretical and applied optical crystallography.
Mr. Charles C. Fulton of Venice, Florida for his lifelong
efforts to promote the use and development of microcrystal tests.
His numerous papers published in the field led up the publication of
Modern Microcrystal Tests for Drugs. Currently retired, Mr. Fulton
is working on an outline of the history of "microcrystalloscopy."
Dr. Maksymilian Pluta of the Centraline Laboratorium Optyki,
Warszawa, Poland. He was honored for his publications and also for his
theoretical and applied work in the areas of stereoscopic
phase-contrast microscopy; amplitude-contrast microscopy using soot
amplitude rings; highly sensitive phase-contrast microscopy; and
shearing polarization interference microscopy.
Dr. Ernst P. Martin of Füllinsdorf, Switzerland, was
recognized for his application of microscopical techniques to the
forensics sciences. As director of the criminalistics laboratory
of the city of Basel, he applied his knowledge in both his case work
and research which resulted in numerous publications. After retiring
in 1975, he continued to conduct research and served as a consultant
to agencies in several countries.
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