Thomas M. Connelly, Jr. – STEM Leadership Award Honoree for Innovation. At the time of the award he was DuPont Executive VP, Chief Innovation Officer. Joined DuPont in 1977 and played key roles in Delrin®, Kevlar®, Sorona® and Teflon®.  B.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering.

Dr. Connelly later became Executive Director of ACS.