1938

Cottrell was awarded the Gold Medal of the American Institute of Chemists.

From the American Institute of Chemists’ website:

“First presented by the AIC in 1926, the Gold Medal is the AIC’s highest award. It recognizes service to the science of chemistry and to the profession of chemistry or chemical engineering in the United States. Previous winners include Nobel laureates Glenn T. Seaborg and Herbert C. Brown, as well as other renowned researchers and scientists representing the many facets of the world of chemistry. Recent medalists include Arnold O. Beckman, Harry B. Gray, Ralph F. Hirschmann, Robert L. McNeil, Jr., George Whitesides, Roald Hoffman, and Oliver Smithies.”