AATCC 1992 International Conference & Exhibition

Bethlehem K. Andrews to Receive The OIney Medal

B ethlehem K. Andrews of the U.S.Department of Agriculture's South-

ern Regional Research Center at NewOrleans has been named to receive TheOIney Medal for achievement in textilechemistry.

A lead scientist in the textile finishingchemistry group at SRRC. Andrews isbest known for her expertise in the meth-odology of formaldehyde release and inthe basic chemistry and development oflow formaldehyde release finishing sys-tems. She also is an authority on durablepress finishing of cotton, and is recognizedinternationallyfor her contributions to thebasic science of cellulose modification.

A native of New Orleans. Andrewsreceived a BS with honors in chemistryfrom the Newcomb College of TulaneUniversity where she was elected to PhiBeta Kappa and Sigma Xi. As an under-graduate her research drew the support ofa grant from the American Heart Founda-tion. After receiving her degree in 1956she joined SRRC as a student trainee. Shehas been there ever since except for theyears 1963-68 when she remained at hometo care for her preschool children.

Her current research is in the broad areaof finish decomposition to establish themechanism of formaldehyde release incottons finished for durable press, to iden-tify the factors that can reduce the sourcesof formaldehyde release during finishing,and to produce new technology for mini-mization of formaldehyde release.

She has developed finishes for knittedcottons for improved dimensional stabil-ity, for introduction of pressed-in creasesand for resistance to damage from abra-sion, including techniques to eliminateagent migration during drying of tubularknits. She contributed to the developmentof nonformaldehyde DP cottons throughesterification crosslinking of cellulose andto the characterization of esterificationfinishes.

Other Activities

Andrews is the author or co-author ofsome 120 papers, 8 chapters in books and15 patents. She has coedited an AmericanChemical Society monograph on formal-dehyde release and has presented morethan 50 invited papers before scientificorganizations.

She has served as program chairman ofthe Gulf Coast Textile Chemistry Confer-ence, organized and chaired symposia atscientific meetings, and has presentedlectures at universities and at industrial

and governmental laboratories in the U.S.and Western Europe.

She has been active in the work of theInternational Organization for Standard-ization (ISO), serving as a U.S. delegateand working group chairman to its 1984,1987 and 1989 meetings on textiles. Thisyear she was the leader of the U.S.delegation at meetings held in Paris inApril.

A charter member (1961) of the GulfCoast Section, she has served it as secre-tary, vice-chairman and chairman. Now inher third term as vice-president ofAATCC's Southern Region, she servedfive years (1987-91) as chairman of theIntersectional Technical Paper Competi-tion. She also has served on the ExecutiveCommittee on Research and on the Publi-cations Committee. She is a past chairmanof research committees on appearanceretention and odor determination, andchaired The Henry E. Millson Award forInvention Committee in 1989. She iscurrently a member of the EditorialBoard, a subcommittee of the PublicationsCommittee.

Honors/Awards

Among honors and awards she has re-ceived are Woman of the Year in 1979from the New Orleans Federal ExecutiveBoard and a Distinguished Service Awardfrom the same group in 1983. She wasselected in 1978 for inclusion in the Visit-ing Women Scientists Program, a role

BETHLEHEM ANDREWS has devoted hercareer to the advancement of textile chemistry.

model program of the prestigious Re-search Triangle Institute. She is listed inAmerican Men and Women in Science,and in 1990 was the third woman in theworld to receive the lota Sigma Pi Awardfor Professional Excellence.

Earlier this year she shared with acolleague the Cotton Foundation's MilesResearch Recognition Award for develop-ment of glycol blended methylolamidecrosslinking agents for low formaldehydedurable press fabrics, estimated to be inuseon 80% ofthat market.

In June she shared an AgriculturalResearch Service technology transferaward with a colleague for the develop-ment of nonformaldehyde polycarboxylicacid finishing systems for durable presscottons.

In addition to AATCC. Andrews par-ticipates in the professional activities ofthe American Chemical Society, SigmaXi and The Fiber Society.

She and her late husband, William E.Andrews Jr., have two children, SharonAndrews Sinha. an assistant district attor-ney in Orleans Parish, and Keith Andrews,a certified public accountant. Both chil-dren live in New Orleans.

As hobbies, Andrews enjoys sailing,tennis and gardening. She is a mentor inTulane's Assist Program, a member of thevolunteer committee of the LouisianaPhilharmonic Orchestra and a member ofPEO, a group dedicated to fosteringhigher education for women.

The OIney Medal

Established in 1944 in honor of Dr. LouisAtwell OIney, the founder and first presi-dent of AATCC, The OIney Medal recog-nizes outstandingachievement in textileorpolymer chemistry or other fields of chem-istry of major importance to textile sci-ence. The award consists of a gold medal, ascroll and an honorarium.

Presentation of the medal each year is ahighlight of AATCC conferences. Thisyear's presentation will be made at theconference Awards Luncheon on Mon-day, October 5. Immediately following theluncheon, Andrews will deliver the tradi-tional OIney Medal Address. Her topicwill be Safe, Comfortable, Durable PressCottons: A Natural Progression for aNatural Fiber.

Previous Recipients

Andrews is the forty-ninth recipient ofThe OIney Medal. TThe first medal was

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The OIney Medal

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presented to Dr. OIney in 1944. Since thenit has been awarded to:

1945: Milton Harris of Milton HarrisAssociates

1946: William A. Cady of U.S. Finish-in i: Co.

1947: Edward A. Schwartz of Massa-chusetts Institute of Technology

1948: Harold M. Chase of Dan RiverMills

1949: Charles A. Seibert of The DuPont Co.

1950: George L. Royer of AmericanCyanamid Co.

1951 : Raymond W. Jacoby of Ciba Co.1952: Werner von Bergen of Forstmann

Woolen Co,1953: Roland E. Derby Sr. of The Derby

Co.1954: William D. Appel of the National

Bureau of Standards1955: Miles A. Dahlen of The Du Pont

Co.1956: Walter J, Hamburger of Fabric

Research Laboratories1957: P. J. Wood of Royce Chemical

Co.1958: Henry E. Millson of American

Cyanamid Co.1959:Emery I. Valkoof Lowell Techno-

logical InstituteI960: Arnold M. Sookne of Harris

Research Laboratories1961 : Fred Fortess of Celanese Corpo-

ration of America1962: Charles F. Goldthwait of North

Carolina Slate University1963: Guiliana C. Tesoro of J. P.

Stevens & Co.1964: Richard O. Steele of Rohm and

Haas Co.1965: Herman F. Mark ofthe Polytech-

nic Institute of Brooklyn1966: Wilson E. Reeves of the U.S.

Department of Agriculture1967: Edwin 1. Stearns of American

Cyanamid Co.1968: Harold P. Lundgren ofthe U.S.

Department of Agriculture1969: D. Donald Gagliardi of Gagliardi

Research Corp.! 970: Paul L. Meunier of The Du Pont

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1971: Ernest R. Kaswell of FabricResearch Laboratories

1972: Victors. Salvin ofthe Universityof North Carolina at Greensboro

1973: Herman B. Goldstein of SunChemical Corp.

1974: Henry A. Rutherford of NorthCarolina State University

1975: R. Lee Wayland Jr. of Dan RiverInc.

1976: George L. Drake Jr. ofthe U.S.Department of Agriculture

1977: James M. Straley of Tennessee

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Eastman Co.1978: Dmitry M. Gagarine of Milliken

Research Corp.1979: Joseph W. Gibson Jr. of The Du

Pont Co.1980: Roland E. Derby Jr. of The Derby

Co.1981: Mathias J. Schüler of The Du

Pont Co.1982: Stephen B. Sello of J. P.

Stevens & Co.1983: Theodore F. Cooke of Textile

Research Institute1984: Ralph McGregor of North Caro-

lina State University1985: Stanley P. Rowland ofthe U.S.

Department of Agriculture1986: Melvin D. Hurwitz ofthe Univer-

sity of North Carolina at Greensboro1987: Ludwig Rebenfeld of Textile

Research Institute1988: Martin K. Lindemann, Consult-

ant1989: J. Lee Rush of Allied-Signal Inc,1990: Hans-Dietrich Weigmann of

Textile Research Institute1991 : Robert J. Harper Jr. of the U.S.

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