{"id":1470,"date":"2021-03-01T17:10:56","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T22:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acsindiana.org\/acs\/?p=1470"},"modified":"2023-02-13T19:11:52","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T00:11:52","slug":"christine-skaggs-global-outreach-volunteer-of-the-year-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acsindiana.org\/acs\/2021\/03\/01\/christine-skaggs-global-outreach-volunteer-of-the-year-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Christine Skaggs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Global Outreach Volunteer of the Year 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:20% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acsindiana.org\/acs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Christine-Skaggs-Global-Outreach-Volunteer-of-the-Year-2021.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1468 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acsindiana.org\/acs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Christine-Skaggs-Global-Outreach-Volunteer-of-the-Year-2021.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.acsindiana.org\/acs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Christine-Skaggs-Global-Outreach-Volunteer-of-the-Year-2021-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.acsindiana.org\/acs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Christine-Skaggs-Global-Outreach-Volunteer-of-the-Year-2021-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.acsindiana.org\/acs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Christine-Skaggs-Global-Outreach-Volunteer-of-the-Year-2021-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to serving as Secretary of the Indiana Local Section of the ACS, Christine has successfully chaired the novel \u201cCOVID-19 Chemistry Kits for Kids\u201d event, an Innovative Project Grant-funded initiative that distributed educational kits regarding COVID-19 to 200 underrepresented minority students. She also founded the Senior Chemists Mentorship Program, which facilitates mentoring relationships between senior chemists and younger scientists in the local section. Christine was also an important part of Celebrate Science Indiana, and her initiative in making things happen for the section has been remarkable. Her energy is contagious for all of the students that she is positively influencing. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2021 Outreach VOTY awards announcement was made this morning via the ACS website, C&amp;EN, ACS social media, and email. Here are the links:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ACS VOTY Website (with link to C&amp;EN article) \u2013&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__http:\/www.acs.org\/voty__;!!Eq8rgdkfa9r_yJvCTg!kybBSqtnzC2qXphObAjXNrOy_U9x28zxFHE7PupMIwfLNCennB4DEzxclYYS6tjhWxzWPQ$\" target=\"_blank\">www.acs.org\/voty<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ACS Facebook \u2013&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/www.facebook.com\/AmericanChemicalSociety\/photos\/a.10151331551925708\/10158781641720708\/__;!!Eq8rgdkfa9r_yJvCTg!kybBSqtnzC2qXphObAjXNrOy_U9x28zxFHE7PupMIwfLNCennB4DEzxclYYS6tgU8TuWwA$\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AmericanChemicalSociety\/photos\/a.10151331551925708\/10158781641720708\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ACS LinkedIn \u2013&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/american-chemical-society_outreach-volunteers-of-the-year-american-activity-6772183697987813376-M4TL__;!!Eq8rgdkfa9r_yJvCTg!kybBSqtnzC2qXphObAjXNrOy_U9x28zxFHE7PupMIwfLNCennB4DEzxclYYS6tha8QrPWw$\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/american-chemical-society_outreach-volunteers-of-the-year-american-activity-6772183697987813376-M4TL<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ACS Twitter \u2013&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/twitter.com\/AmerChemSociety\/status\/1366418114620125196?s=20__;!!Eq8rgdkfa9r_yJvCTg!kybBSqtnzC2qXphObAjXNrOy_U9x28zxFHE7PupMIwfLNCennB4DEzxclYYS6thOjxAWSA$\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmerChemSociety\/status\/1366418114620125196?s=20<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ACS Instagram \u2013&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CL4c0zfqhkV\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link__;!!Eq8rgdkfa9r_yJvCTg!kybBSqtnzC2qXphObAjXNrOy_U9x28zxFHE7PupMIwfLNCennB4DEzxclYYS6tj4j92ndQ$\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CL4c0zfqhkV\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global Outreach Volunteer of the Year 2021 In addition to serving as Secretary of the Indiana Local Section of the ACS, Christine has successfully chaired the novel \u201cCOVID-19 Chemistry Kits for Kids\u201d event, an Innovative Project Grant-funded initiative that distributed educational kits regarding COVID-19 to 200 underrepresented minority students. 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