Elmer J. Rauckman passed away on April 9, 2013, in East St. Louis, Illinois. He was a professor at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina from 1978−1983. Dr. Rauckman worked with the National Toxicology Program from 1983−1988, with Hoechst Celanese Toxicology from 1988−1998, and was a private consultant in toxicology from 1998−2012. He received his BS in Chemistry from the University of Ilinois, Champaign, Illinois, and his PhD in Chemistry from Duke. He joined the Society of Toxicology in 1982 and was a member of the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest Regional Chapters and the Comparative and Veterinary Specialty Section.