Tuesday, November 15, 2011, 7p.m.

Gotham Hall, New York City

IYC Gala Sponsorship 
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For more information on IYC Gala Sponsorship or to reserve a table, download the early reservation form or contact Nick Masciotti at 212.997.0100 x230. 

Benefitting Water and Energy Initiatives

The U.N. General Assembly declared 2011 the “International Year of Chemistry” to promote a worldwide celebration of the achievements of chemistry and its contributions to the well-being of people everywhere and the achievements of Marie Curie and the contributions of women to chemistry and chemical engineering. To learn more, visit chemistry2011.org.

AIChE's IYC Gala is one of the culminating events of an unprecedented year-long celebration of chemistry and chemical engineers. The gala will serve as the primary fundraising vehicle for its new energy and water initiatives, two focal points at the heart of the International Year of Chemistry. 

Participation in the gala will build bridges among technology-based businesses and their partners in finance, law, and consulting. We look forward to celebrating chemical engineering's contributions to the world and helping meet the worlds future challenges.

AIChE is honoring corporate executives whose leadership has been key to the success that chemical engineers have had in meeting society’s needs in energy, healthcare, food, materials, and the environment.

Honorees

Marvin O. Schlanger, Chairman, LyondellBasell (see bio)

Sheri S. McCoy, Vice Chairman, Johnson & Johnson (see bio)

Stephanie A. Burns, Chairman, Dow Corning (see bio)

Chair

John Televantos, Arsenal Capital Partners (see bio)

Co-Chairs

Monty Alger, Air Products (see bio)

Michael F. Barry, Quaker Chemical (see bio)

Emil Jacobs, ExxonMobil (see bio)

S. Shariq Yosufzai, Chevron (see bio)

Host Committee Members

 In Support of Energy


In mid-2010, AIChE formed the Center for Energy Initiatives. The Center helps engineers and scientists, working from multiple perspectives, to network, cross-fertilize and integrate ideas to advance energy efforts across the board.

The Center has already undertaken research and education projects, including the coordination of a significant carbon management effort for leading engineering societies. We have also made awards for K-12 energy education, developed a “Speakers Academy” of energy experts, and are developing energy education modules for the undergraduate chemical engineers.

In addition, work is underway on an inter-society, inter-disciplinary project to develop energy metrics for consistent comparison of diverse energy options. Read more at aiche.org/energy.
  

 In Support of Water


In November 2010, AIChE launched its Water Initiative to advance chemical engineers’ contributions to helping a broad range of industries make the most of the water we have today, without risking tomorrow’s supplies.

The initiative will meet the challenges of water quality, security and sustainability through workshops, conferences, webinars and educational outreach, spearheading collaboration and advancing shared technology goals. Read more at water.aiche.org 

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Honorees

Marvin O. Schlanger, Chairman, LyondellBasell

Marvin O. Schlanger is chairman of the supervisory board of LyondellBasell Industries N.V., a $50 billion global chemical producer and chairman of the board of CEVA Group, plc, a €7 Billion international logistics supplier. He is a principal in the firm of Cherry Hill Chemical Investments, LLC, which provides management services and capital to the chemical and allied industries. 

Mr. Schlanger was formerly president, chief executive officer and chairman of Resolution Performance Products, LLC; chairman of Covalence Specialty Materials Corp., and chairman of Resolution Specialty Materials, LLC.

Mr. Schlanger began his career with Mobil and joined ARCO Chemical Company in 1975. He became chief financial officer and a member of the board of directors in 1989, chief operating officer in 1994, and was appointed president and CEO in 1998. ARCO Chemical was subsequently sold for more than $7 Billion.

From 2000 to 2005, in conjunction with Apollo Management, Mr. Schlanger led the component acquisitions and management of the Resolution companies which grew to a global enterprise of over $2 Billion in annual revenue. These companies were merged with Borden Chemical and Bakelite AG to form Hexion in May, 2005 and are now part of Momentive Specialty Chemicals, Inc.

Mr. Schlanger also serves on the boards of UGI Corporation, UGI Utilities, Amerigas Partners LP, and Momentive Specialty Chemicals Holdings, LLC.
 
A native of Newark, New Jersey, Mr. Schlanger received his Chemical Engineering degree from Rutgers University and holds a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts.

Mr. Schlanger has served as a director of several trade, cultural and charitable organizations.  He also has published a number of articles and has testified before the United States Congress.

Sheri S. McCoy, Vice Chairman, Johnson & Johnson

Sheri S. McCoy is vice chairman, executive committee, Johnson & Johnson, responsible for the Pharmaceutical and Consumer business segments. She was named to this role in December 2010. She previously led the Company’s Surgical and Pharmaceutical businesses.

Sheri began her Johnson & Johnson career in 1982 as a scientist in research and development, and has held diverse positions of increasing global responsibility. She was named to the Johnson & Johnson Executive Committee in 2008. Sheri has led organizations through significant transitions, including product launches, acquisitions and loss of product patent exclusivity. She is a passionate advocate for diversity of thought, leadership development, employee engagement and customer focus.

A member of the board of the National Quality Forum and of the Institutes of Medicine’s Roundtable on Value & Science-Driven Healthcare, Sheri holds four U.S. patents and degrees from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, Princeton University, and Rutgers University.

 
Stephanie A. Burns, Chairman, Dow Corning Corporation

A passion for innovation, a talent for recognizing global opportunities, and a vision for combining the scientific and social benefits of chemistry, have led Stephanie A. Burns, Ph.D. to the boardroom at Dow Corning Corporation. In 28 years with the company, Dr. Burns’ career has spanned scientific research, issues management, science and technology leadership, and business management. She has been a member of Dow Corning’s Board of Directors since 2001. She was elected president in 2003, chief executive officer in 2004, and chairman in 2006.
 
She holds a Ph.D. in organic chemistry, with an organosilicon specialty, from Iowa State University. She has completed post-doctoral studies at the Universite Montpellier, Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc, France.
 
Stephanie serves in a number of civic leadership roles and on several Boards.  She is chairman of the American Chemistry Council board; a board member for the Society for Women’s Health Research; and is honorary president of the Society of Chemical Industry. She serves on the Board of Directors for GlaxoSmithKline plc., and is a member of the President’s Export Council.

Ken P. Kaufman, Vice President, Dow Corning Corporation

Ken Kaufman will be accepting Stephanie Burns award on her behalf.

Ken Kaufman joined Dow Corning in 1981 as a process design engineer. His involvement in plant design and commissioning included the Barry, Wales expansion and various production leadership roles in Midland. He held a business controller position prior to becoming product line manager and leading the revitalization of Dow Corning’s silane capabilities and market position.

Ken returned to production leadership as Midland Site manager where he implemented several key sustainability and growth initiatives and helped establish a Renaissance Zone for the site. He was appointed business vice president of Core manufacturing in 2008 and elected to his current position of vice president for Manufacturing, Engineering, and Global Operations in 2010.
 
Ken holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from Wayne State University and a Master of Business Administration from Central Michigan University. He is treasurer and board member of the Michigan Chemistry Council and a member of the Dow Corning retirement plan board in addition to being active in the local community.

John Televantos, Arsenal Capital Partners

Dr. Televantos is a partner at Arsenal Capital Partners; a leading middle market private equity firm focused on the specialty industrial, healthcare and specialty financial service sectors of the economy. Prior to joining Arsenal in 2006, Dr. Televantos was president of Aqualon Company, owned by Hercules Incorporated, president and founder of Helios Chemical Company, and chief executive officer for Foamex International.  

John started his career with Union Carbide, in silicones research and moved through a variety of management positions in urethanes to vice president of strategy and development for ARCO Chemical. 

For the last 6 years Dr. Televantos has been with Arsenal Capital where he serves as co-head of the specialty industrial practice of the firm with a focus on specialty chemicals and materials. During his tenure with Arsenal John has been part of several acquisitions and successful exits in the chemicals and materials sectors of the economy.

Dr. Televantos has a B.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of London, UK.  In addition to serving on the boards of several Arsenal owned companies he serves on the board and is lead director of Balchem Corp (BCPC).

Dr. Televantos is a strong believer that technology is the best means of creating value in businesses and the economy at large.

Co-Chairs

Monty Alger, Air Products

Monty Alger joined Air Products in February 2007 as vice president and chief technology officer.  In this position, he has oversight responsibility for the company’s R&D activities, as well as HRP (Human Resources Planning) accountability for the entire research community.

Prior to joining Air Products, Monty spent 23 years with General Electric, where he most recently was general manager of technology for GE Advanced Materials (silicones and quartz) business, which became Momentive Performance Materials when Apollo Management, L.P. purchased it in late 2006. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees in chemical engineering from MIT, and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
 
Monty serves on the Chemical Engineering Advisory Councils at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Lehigh University, Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of California-Santa Barbara. He also serves on the board of directors of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. Monty is a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt.

Michael F. Barry, Quaker Chemical

Michael F. Barry joined Quaker in 1998. In 2009, Mr. Barry was elected as chairman, in addition to his position as chief executive officer and president, which he has held since October 2008. He became a member of the board in October 2008. In January 2006,  he was named senior vice president and managing director – North America, with responsibility for all aspects of the steel and metalworking/coatings businesses throughout North America, including two subsidiaries, AC Products, Inc. and Epmar Corporation.

Mr. Barry was named senior vice president and global industry leader – metalworking and coatings in July 2005 with responsibility for the company’s global metalworking and coatings businesses through December 2005.

Mr. Barry joined Quaker from Lyondell (formerly Arco Chemical) where he was business director for its Americas urethanes business and also held various finance and line management positions. In addition to graduating from Drexel University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering, he earned a Master's Degree with Distinction from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Emil Jacobs, ExxonMobil

Dr. F. E. (Emil) Jacobs is the Vice President of Research and Development for ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company. In 1978, Emil joined Exxon Research and Engineering Company (ER&E) as a research engineer at their development laboratory in Baytown, Texas.  He held various technical positions in synthetic fuels and petroleum processing R&D. He also had assignments as site operations manager and leader of the site safety, health and environmental activities. In 1986, Emil transferred to Exxon Chemical Company in Houston, Texas. He held a number of management positions in Basic Chemicals Technology, Basic Chemicals Planning, and Polyethylene Marketing. 

In 1995, Emil moved to England to become the global manager for Exxon's fuel additives business. A year later he returned to Houston as the global Vice President for the Elastomers business. In 1999, Emil was appointed global Vice President, Basic Chemicals and Intermediates Technology. As part of this assignment, he was quite involved in the Exxon/Mobil merger transition team for the Chemical Company. In 2002, Emil was appointed to his current position.

Emil is a member of the Chemical Engineering Advisory Council at Princeton, the Advisory Board of the College of Chemistry at University of California (Berkeley), the Board of Trustees at Liberty Science Center, the Industrial Research Institute, and the Research and Development Council of New Jersey. He is also a member of the American Chemical Society and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.

Emil has a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Rice University and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University.

S. Shariq Yosufzai, Chevron

Shariq Yosufzai  has worked within the oil and gas industry for more than 37 years.
He joined Chevron as a process engineer in 1975 and has worked throughout the company’s marketing businesses in positions of increasing responsibility that have taken him around the world. His assignments included extensive work in Africa, Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. Following the formation of ChevronTexaco in 2001, he was named president, Global Lubricants and was based in Singapore.

Most recently, Shariq served as president of Global Marketing. In that role, he was responsible for world-wide fuels marketing, commercial and industrial marketing and the company’s convenience stores. He also oversaw the company’s retail presence in more than 70 countries through three brands: Chevron, Texaco and Caltex.

Currently a corporate vice president, Shariq oversees Chevron’s research and interaction in support of the National Petroleum Council, an advisory committee chartered by the U.S. Secretary of Energy. He leads Chevron’s participation in the NPC’s study of future transportation fuels prospects through midcentury.

Shariq has always been deeply involved in civic life. He currently serves as an executive committee member of the San Francisco Opera’s board of directors He earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Texas A&M University.

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40 W. 40 St
New York, NY 10018
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