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William F. “Bill” Trammell ’54, 2011 winner of the American Chemical Society’s Helen M. Free Award for Public Service, began volunteering with the National Science Center’s Fort Discovery museum in Augusta, Ga., in 1997. Over a 12-year period, working as a volunteer and staff advisor, he organized and presented chemistry demonstrations as part of the outreach of the National Science Center and used its museum arm, Ford Discovery in Augusta, Ga., as a venue for local National Chemistry Week celebrations. Bill’s involvement in public outreach for chemistry followed a 34-year career in industry.