rop ▁Par s ons ▁Award ▁is ▁usually ▁a ▁bien n ial ▁award ▁that ▁recogn izes ▁out standing ▁public ▁service ▁by ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Chem ical ▁Society ▁( AC S ). ▁ ▁Re cip ients ▁are ▁chosen ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Chem ical ▁Society ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors , ▁from ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁no ▁more ▁than ▁five ▁recip ients ▁presented ▁by ▁the ▁A CS ▁Committee ▁on ▁Gr ants ▁and ▁Awards . ▁ ▁They ▁have ▁the ▁dis cret ion ▁to ▁offer ▁the ▁award ▁in ▁success ive ▁years ▁if ▁they ▁so ▁wish . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁and ▁is ▁named ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁its ▁first ▁recip ient , ▁Charles ▁L ath rop ▁Par s ons . ▁The ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁receive ▁the ▁award ▁was ▁Mary ▁L . ▁Good ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁Award ▁recip ients ▁▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Att ila ▁E . ▁Pav l ath ▁▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁John ▁I . ▁Bra uman ▁▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Paul ▁H . ▁L . ▁Walter ▁▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Ger ald ine ▁L . ▁Richmond ▁▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Michael ▁E . ▁St rem ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Gl enn ▁A . ▁C ros by ▁and ▁Jane ▁L . ▁C ros by ▁▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁S . ▁Allen ▁He ining er ▁▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Mary e ▁Anne ▁Fox ▁▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁Z af ra ▁M . ▁L erman ▁▁ 2 0 0