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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK: September 23, 2004

AATCC PRESENTS THE OLNEY MEDAL

AATCC presented the Olney Medal during the 2004 International Conference & Exhibition (IC&E) in Greenville, S.C. This year, AATCC’s IC&E was co-located with the American Textile Machinery Exhibition-International (ATME-I). The award was presented at the Association’s Awards Banquet on Wednesday, September 15, 2004, at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Greenville, S.C.

Harold S. Freeman is this year’s recipient of THE OLNEY MEDAL for achievement in textile chemistry. A native of Raleigh, N.C., Freeman obtained a BS in chemistry from North Carolina A&T University in 1973, an MS in organic chemistry from North Carolina State University (NCSU) in 1978, and a PhD in organic chemistry from NCSU in 1981. In 1982 he joined NCSU as an associate professor of textile chemistry. He became the NCSU Ciba-Geigy professor of dye chemistry in 1990, and the associate head and director of graduate programs for the department of textile engineering, chemistry, and science at NCSU in 1996.

For 20 years, Freeman has headed the only U.S.-based academic research laboratory dedicated to the design and synthesis of organic dyes for textile applications. Freeman is an author of nearly 200 scientific publications and six patents. He joined AATCC in 1982, and is also a member of the American Chemical Society, the National Technical Association, the Society of Dyers and Colourists, Sigma Xi, Genotoxicity and Environmental Mutagenicity Society, the National Organization of Black Chemists and Engineers, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He was named co-editor of Dyes and Pigments in 1998, and won the AATCC J. William Weaver Award in 1992.

Professor Harold Freeman

Established in 1944 in honor of Louis Atwell Olney, the founder and first president of AATCC, The Olney Medal recognizes outstanding achievement in textile or polymer chemistry or other fields of chemistry of major importance to textile science.

ABOUT AATCC: Headquartered in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, U.S.A., AATCC is the leader in education, technology transfer, and test method development for the textile design and wet processing industry. It is dedicated to education, technical applications and research, and communication. For more information about AATCC, visit www.aatcc.org.

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