Mary L. Good

Mary L. Good
United States Secretary of Commerce
Acting
In office
April 3, 1996 – April 12, 1996
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byRon Brown
Succeeded byMickey Kantor
Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology
In office
1993 – June 3, 1997
PresidentBill Clinton
Personal details
Born
Mary Lowe

(1931-06-20)June 20, 1931
Grapevine, Texas, U.S.
DiedNovember 20, 2019(2019-11-20) (aged 88)
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Spouse
Bill Good
(m. 1952)
Children2
EducationUniversity of Central Arkansas (BS)
University of Arkansas (MS, PhD)
AwardsGarvan-Olin Medal (1973)
Industrial Research Institute Medal (1991)
Heinz Award for Technology, the Economy and Employment (2000)
Vannevar Bush Award (2004)

Mary Lowe Good (June 20, 1931 – November 20, 2019) was an American inorganic chemist who worked academically, in industrial research and in government. Good contributed to the understanding of catalysts such as ruthenium which activate or speed up chemical reactions.[1][2]

Good served as the Under Secretary for Technology in the United States Department of Commerce from 1993 to 1997 under President Bill Clinton. She briefly served as Acting United States Secretary of Commerce from April 3, 1996, to April 12, 1996.[3][4]

Good received a number of significant awards including the Garvan–Olin Medal, the Othmer Gold Medal, the Priestley Medal, the Vannevar Bush Award, and the Heinz Award in Technology, the Economy, and Employment.[5]

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  3. ^ "Notebook". The Scientist. No. June. June 23, 1997. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  4. ^ Fields, Craig (March 29–30, 1995). "MARY L. GOOD Under Secretary for Technology, United States Department of Commerce". White House Forum on the Role of Science and Technology. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Dr. Mary Good Founding Dean". George W. Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology. University of Kansas at Little Rock.