In 1956, the Division of Fuel Chemstry, in cooperation with Bituminous Coal Research, Inc., established an award to recognize outstanding papers presented at Division Symposia. In 1972, the award was named in honor of Richard A. Glenn, who served as Assistant Director of Research at Bituminous Coal Research, Inc. and as Chairman of the Fuel Chemistry Division in 1960. All papers presented at Fuel Chemistry Division symposia are eligible for this award. Session chairs review the papers in their sessions and select about one paper for every every ten submitted that they feel are are the most innovative and interesting. A selection committee then reads all of the papers and attends the presentations of those papers at the meeting. Based on the oral presentation, technical subject matter, and the quality of the preprint, the committee selects a paper to receive the R.A. Glenn Award.