Professor of Chemistry Dr. Donald F. Smith with Mereck Index Awards in chemistry recipients, John I. Bailey, Richard E. May, and R. Elizabeth Cannon

Professor of Chemistry Dr. Donald F. Smith with, John I. Bailey, Richard E. May, and R. Elizabeth Cannon, are all recipients of Mereck Index Awards in chemistry on May 9, 1972. Caption on back: Dr. Donald F. Smith (left), professor of chemistry at The University of Alabama, presents Merck Index Awards to (left to right) John I. Bailey of Mobile, Richard E. May of Sheffield, and R. Elizabeth Cannon of Mobile. Every year Merck and Company, Inc. presents an encyclopedia of chemicals and drugs to outstanding graduating seniors in chemistry. Each index which includes descriptions of properties and behavior of more than 10,000 drugs and chemicals, is embossed with the name of the recipient