SCC Honors Lochhead and Pavlichko for Lifetime Service

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The Society of Cosmetic Chemists (SCC) announced the recipients of the 2019 Robert A. Kramer Lifetime Service Award: Robert Y. Lochhead, Ph.D., of the University of Southern Mississippi; and the late Joseph P. Pavlichko.

“Dr. Lochhead has served the society with distinction during his more than 35 years of continuous membership, serving in various capacities from president of the society to local chapter board service and CEP instructor to journal author,” said Erica O’Grady, CAE, executive director and CEO of the society.“Dr. Lochhead has served the society with distinction during his more than 35 years of continuous membership, serving in various capacities from president of the society to local chapter board service and CEP instructor to journal author,” said Erica O’Grady, CAE, executive director and CEO of the society.

“Bob is a well-respected academic and industry veteran in the field of polymer science for cosmetics and personal care.”

O’Grady continued, “This year, we are pleased to present the award (posthumously) to a second recipient, Joe Pavlichko, in recognition of his service contributions during more than 41 years of active membership. Joe served as SCC president in 2000 and volunteered countless hours of his time over four decades in support of our founder’s vision."

She added, 'Joe passed peacefully on March 28, 2019.”She added, "Joe passed peacefully on March 28, 2019.”

Kelly Dobos, SCC president and cosmetics technical manager for the Americas at Sun Chemical, added “These two gentlemen have served the Society with distinction during their memberships and the caliber of their character and volunteer spirit are second-to-none. We are pleased to be able to honor and publicly recognize their contributions.”

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