DuPont Senior Vice President and Chief Science & Technology Officer, Thomas M.Connely Jr., has been presented with the 2005 "Award for Executive Excellence" by the Chemical Heritage Foundation.

The award is given annually to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution in the field of commercial development and marketing in the chemical and allied industries.

Chairman of the CDMA Awards Committee Dr. Larry Drum said, "With extensive experience at every level of technology innovation, in Europe, the Pacific Rim, and the United States, Dr. Connelly has consistently demonstrated strategic thinking, innovation and superior technology management vital to DuPont as well as to the chemical industry."

Dr Connelly has been recognised for leading the company towards products based on renewable resources. Under his guidance, DuPont has built on its core strengths in polymer science, chemistry, math, physics and engineering, while broadening its technology scope and shifting from the traditional petrochemical-based businesses.

He graduated from Princeton University with degrees in chemical engineering and economics. As a Winston Churchill Scholar, he received his doctorate in chemical engineering from the University of Cambridge in 1977, and subsequently joined DuPont as a research engineer in the Elastomer Chemicals Department.

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