For District IV director: Milagros Delgado

South Florida Section. Florida International University, Biscayne Bay Campus, North Miami, Florida.Academic record: University of Puerto Rico, BS, 1980; University of Miami, PhD, 1987.Professional positions: Florida International University, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Chemistry Department, 2018-present; Teaching Professor, 2018-present.ACS local section and division offices: South Florida Section: Councilor, 1996-present; Secretary, 2008-present; Illustrated Poem Contests, Chair, 2013-present; ACS Scholars Selection Committee, 2001-present; New Faculty Workshop, Vice-Chair, 2020-22; Member, 2016-present; Project SEED Scholarship Committee, Member, 1995-2003; Chair, 1996-2000.ACS national service: Committee on Membership Affairs, Member, 2024-present; Committee on Education, Member, 2017-23, Associate, 2016, 1998-99; Committee on Nominations and Elections, Member, 2010-15, Vice-Chair, 2015, Secretary, 2013-14; Committee on Committees, Member, 2004-09; Task Force on National Committee Restructuring, 2008; Committee on Project SEED, Member, 1995-2003, Chair, 2001-03, Associate, 1994; Committee on Minority Affairs, Member, 1998-2004, Associate, 1997.Member: Member of ACS since 1984. Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans. Association of Women in Science. American Association of Chemistry Teachers. ACS Division(s): Chemical Education, Professional Relations.Related activities and honors: ACS Fellow, 2018; ACS ZC Morales-Martinez Prize for Outstanding Mentoring to the ACS Scholars, 2015; Outstanding Service Award South Florida Section, 2015; Florida International University, College of Arts, Science, and Education, Award for Community Engagement, Award for Teaching, 2023.Delgado’s statementI am honored, with great pride and enthusiasm, to be considered for the position of District IV director of the American Chemical Society.My long history of active involvement in ACS has proven instrumental in developing both my successful academic and professional careers. I attended my first