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Dr. Cherese Winstead Casson, Dean of the College of Agriculture, Sciences and Technology, has been appoint to the President's Committee on the National Medal of Science. The committee will assist the White House in the selection of a recipient of that prestigious Presidential science award.
In this photo: Dr. Cherese Winstead Casson, Dean of the College of Agriculture, Sciences and Technology, has been appoint to the President’s Committee on the National Medal of Science. The committee will assist the White House in the selection of a recipient of that prestigious Presidential science award.
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Dean Winstead Casson appointed to White House committee

Thursday, March 31, 2022

Dr. Cherese Winstead Casson, Dean of the College of Agriculture, Science and Technology and a Professor of Chemistry, has been appointed to serve as a member of the President’s Committee on the National Medal of Science.

This Committee evaluates the nominees for the National Medal of Science, a Presidential Award to recognize individuals for their outstanding contributions to knowledge in the physical, biological, mathematical, engineering, as well as social and behavioral sciences.

Prior to becoming a College Dean, Dr. Winstead Casson was the Chair of the Department of Chemistry. Under her leadership, the University is currently moving toward the construction of a new building for its Cooperative Extension Program.

She is a member of the Delaware NASA Space Grant, Delaware Comprehensive Sickle Cell Research Center, Material Research Society, American Chemical Society, and the Delaware Science Coalition. Dr. Winstead Casson is the Founder and the President of the Young Chemists Society, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the early education of underrepresented students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Dean Winstead Casson has been a Del State faculty member since 2008.

Since its establishment, the National Medal of Science has been awarded to 506 distinguished scientists and engineers whose careers spanned decades of research and development.