Mary L. Good

Mary L. Good
Mary L. Good
United States Secretary of Commerce
	Acting
	In office; April 3, 1996 – April 12, 1996
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Ron Brown
Succeeded by	Mickey Kantor
Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology
	In office; 1993 – June 3, 1997
President	Bill Clinton
Personal details
Born	Mary Lowe; June 20, 1931; Grapevine, Texas, U.S.
Died	November 20, 2019 (aged 88); Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Spouse	Bill Good (m. 1952)
Children	2
Education	University of Central Arkansas (BS); University of Arkansas (MS, PhD)
Awards	Garvan-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]

^ Yount, Lisa (2008). A to Z of women in science and math. New York: Facts On File. pp. 108–109. ISBN 978-0816066957. Retrieved 7 April 2015.^{[unreliable source?]}
^ Cite error: The named reference UALRNews2012 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Notebook". The Scientist. No. June. June 23, 1997. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
^ 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.
^ "Dr. Mary Good Founding Dean". George W. Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology. University of Kansas at Little Rock.

[Yount-1] Yount, Lisa (2008). A to Z of women in science and math. New York: Facts On File. pp. 108–109. ISBN 978-0816066957. Retrieved 7 April 2015.^{[unreliable source?]}

[UALRNews2012-2] Cite error: The named reference UALRNews2012 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Notebook-3] "Notebook". The Scientist. No. June. June 23, 1997. Retrieved 17 December 2019.

[Fields-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.

[LittleRock-5] "Dr. Mary Good Founding Dean". George W. Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology. University of Kansas at Little Rock.

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Mary L. Good


United States Secretary of Commerce
Acting
In office April 3, 1996 – April 12, 1996
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Ron Brown
Succeeded by	Mickey Kantor
Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology
In office 1993 – June 3, 1997
President	Bill Clinton

Personal details
Born	Mary Lowe (1931-06-20)June 20, 1931 Grapevine, Texas, U.S.
Died	November 20, 2019(2019-11-20) (aged 88) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Spouse	Bill Good (m. 1952)
Children	2
Education	University of Central Arkansas (BS) University of Arkansas (MS, PhD)
Awards	Garvan-Olin Medal (1973) Industrial Research Institute Medal (1991) Heinz Award for Technology, the Economy and Employment (2000) Vannevar Bush Award (2004)