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Dr. William Lester Jr. selected for the International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP) Lifetime Achievement Award

01/26/2019 17:00 - NEW YORK, NY - (PR Distribution™)

Dr. William Alexander Lester, Jr, Chemist & Educator for University of California, Berkeley was just recently selected for the International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP) prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for 2019 for his outstanding leadership and commitment to the field. 

While inclusion with the International Association of Top Professionals is an honor in itself, only a few members are selected for the Lifetime Achievement Award.These special honorees are distinguished based on their longevity in their fields, their contributions they have made to society and the impact they had on their industries.Dr. Lester will be honored at IAOTP’s annual award gala at the end of this year. www.iaotp.com/award-gala 

Dr. Lester is being honored for this distinction for dedicating close to 6 decades of his life as a Chemist and Educator.He has demonstrated success not only as a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at UC, Berkeley, but in all of his prior positions.His impressive repertoire of prior roles have included Physical Chemist with the National Bureau of Standards in Washington DC; Staff Scientist and Manager, IBM San Jose Research Laboratory; Director of the National Resource for Computation in Chemistry and concurrently an Associate Director at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL); Associate Dean for the College of Chemistry at UC Berkeley while Professor of Chemistry at UC Berkeley, Dr. Lester was also a Faculty Senior Scientist at LBNL. 

Dr. Lester received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemistry from the University of Chicago, and is Ph.D. in Chemistry from The Catholic University of America in 1964.The President of IAOTP, Stephanie Cirami stated that “Choosing Dr. Lester for this award was an easy decision for our panel to make.He has dedicated close to 60 years to the industry, he is brilliant, his list of accomplishments and accolades are beyond impressive, he is active in numerous organizations and affiliations, he was exactly what we were looking for.We know we will be seeing more outstanding things from this man and hope to spend time with him at the gala.”

Throughout his illustrious career, Dr. Lester has been active in his community and recognized worldwide for his outstanding leadership and commitment in the fields of chemistry and higher education. He has received many awards, accolades and has been featured in numerous publications multiple years in a row such as Marquis Who’s Who, Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, Who’s Who in the West, and Who’s Who in the World.For 2019, Dr. Lester is being considered to be featured in TIP (Top Industry Professionals) Magazine and was selected for the Lifetime Achievement Award by the International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP).For 2018 he was selected as Top Chemist Educator of the Year by the International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP).In 1996 he was the recipient of an Outstanding Service Award by the National Science Foundation.In 1986 he was the recipient of the Outstanding Teacher Award by the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers. In 1983, the Catholic University of America honored him with the Alumni Award in Science and in 1979 he received the Percy L. Julian Award by the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers.

Aside from his successful career as a Professor, Dr. Lester is also a sought after lecturer, speaker, published author and contributor to over 200 papers and professional journals. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Physical Society, the American Chemical Society, the California Academy of Sciences and the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science. 

Looking back, Dr. Lester attributes his success to his experience, education, mentors he has had along the way and staying passionate in all his endeavors.Dr. Lester says he has been blessed, he loves doing what he is doing.When he is not working Dr. Lester enjoys traveling, reading and the arts. For the future Dr. Lester hopes to continue to make a positive difference in people’s lives anyway that he can. 

For more information on Dr. Lester please visit: https://chemistry.berkeley.edu/faculty/chem/lester

Watch his video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14SLkaa0fTI

About IAOTP

The International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP) is an international boutique networking organization who handpicks the world’s finest, most prestigious top professionals from different industries.  These top professionals are given an opportunity to collaborate, share their ideas, be keynote speakers and to help influence others in their fields. This organization is not a membership that anyone can join.  You have to be asked by the President or be nominated by a distinguished honorary member after a brief interview. 

IAOTP's experts have given thousands of top prestigious professionals around the world, the recognition and credibility that they deserve and have helped in building their branding empires.  IAOTP prides itself to be a one of a kind boutique networking organization that hand picks only the best of the best and creates a networking platform that connects and brings these top professionals to one place.

For More information of IAOTP please visit www.iaotp.com

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