Kathryn "Kitty Lou" nee Carter Hach-Darrow

Born: 1922

Died: 2020

Country of Birth: USA

Nationality: USA

Ethnicity: White

Christian Female College (now Columbia College) transferred to Iowa State University Food Science major 1944 (no degree located, probably dropped out to raise her family after marrying 1943 when a sophmore)

""Doing something good for people and being a part of something like water analysis for the betterment of mankind is not a bad goal in life." ( info.hach.com); “Water analysis isn’t just for drinking water,” says Kitty. “Every single industry needs water. So every single industry is a customer for us. We would learn a new industry, and we would add industry after industry.” (cen.acs.com); “In entrepreneurism, there’s a risk,” Kitty notes. “Yes, the risk is money, but there is a bigger risk when you’re an entrepreneur: You sometimes neglect the children you brought into this world. I worked very hard at trying to raise the kids and do my responsibility at the chemical company.” (cen.acs.org); “If people are educated it makes running a business that much easier.” (coloradobusinesshalloffame,org); "

— Kathryn "Kitty Lou" nee Carter Hach-Darrow

Field of Study: Water purification; Chemistry; Businesswoman; Philanthropist

Institution/Corporation: Hach Co;

Degrees & Memberships: Honorary Degree: Colorado State University (2004); Northwood College (1998); Member: American Water Works Association (AWWA); Ninety-Nines; served on the President's Advisory Council; American Chemical Society; founding member of Committee of 200 Executive Women (1982); Board of Loveland’s First National Bank;

Awards: 1957 George Warren Fuller Award, American Water Works (with husband, Clifford); 1992 Outstanding Business Leaders Award, Northwood University; 2000 Colorado Business Hall of Fame, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and Junior Achievement; 2003 Pittcon Heritage Award; 1993 Colorado Woman of the Year, Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce; 1998 Distinguished Service Award, College of Liberal Arts, Iowa State University; 2005-2006 Honoree of the Year, ARCS Colorado Chapter

Achievements: with husband Clifford Hach invented a new water analysis system & founded Hach Chemical company; leader in water purification; first successful product was a simplified titration method for measuring hardness in drinking water, which she & her husband packaged in easy-to-use testing kits; developed a direct mail marketing campaign; 1982 she & Clifford established the Hach Scientific Foundation to support chemistry in the classroom through grants to students and schools; 2009, the Hach Scientific Foundation transferred its assets to the American Chemical Society, which continues to administer the scholarship and grant programs; 2000 gave a $10 million gift to Northwood University & 2002 the Hach Student Life Center opened; established an endowment for the Kathryn C. Hach Award for Entrepreneurial Success through the American Chemical Society; some consider her to have invented/started direct mailing sales because she assembled lists of cities with large populations and sent out mailings that included information on Hach products with instructions on how to buy them;