Regional/National Awards
Conant Award Winner from Texas
Year Recipient (ACT₂ members at time of receiving award)
1982 Robert Roe, Jr.
1983 Janet A. Harris
1988 Edmund J. Escudero
2012 Roxie Allen
ACS Southwest Region Award for Excellence in High School Teaching
Year Recipient (ACT₂ members at time of receiving award)
1981 Bob Roe
1991 George Hague
1996 Ken Lyle
2001 Jerry Mullins
2003 Jane Smith
2005 Paul Price
2008 Roxie Allen
2013 Robyn Ford
2016 Carol Brown
2017 Karen A Compton
2020 Jo King
Werner Schulz Award Winners *member of ACT₂ at time of receiving award
Dallas - Ft. Worth Local ACS Section
Year Award Winner School
1991 George Hague * St. Mark's
1992 Dick Powell Arlington
1993 Jeannie Meriwether * Greenhill
1994 Kathleen Holley * North Crowley
1995 Jerry Mullins * Plano Senior High School
1996 Ed Farrar Joshua
1997 Mary Eisenmann * J. J. Pearce High School
1998 Jane Smith * R. L. Turner High School
1999 Dinesh Shah Dunbar
2000 Robyn Shipley-Gerko * Plano Senior High School
2002 Karl Jones Newman Smith High School
2003 Sr. Cecilia Sehr Bishop Lynch
2004 Paul Price Trinity Valley
2006 Bob Patrizi Hockaday
2008 Jennifer Bernabo * Plano East Senior High School
2009 Claudia Wallace * Creekview High School
2010 Jennifer Cruze Southlake Carroll
2011 Michael E Trulson The Highlands School
2012 Todd Abronowitz Parish Episcopal School
2013 Robyn Ford * Denton High School
2014 Karen A Compton * Plano East Senior High School
2015 Janice Pyles * Burleson High School
2016 Gale Hunt * Hebron High School
2017 Jo King * Heritage High School
2018 Maggie Mixon * Martin High School
2019 Neil Milburn Plano West Senior High School
2020 Nicole Lyssy *
2021 Heather Thompson*
Aczel Award Winners
Greater Houston Excellence in Chemistry Teaching
Year Award Winner School (ACT₂ members at time of receiving award)
1993 Peggy Baran Stratford
1994 Pat Chriswell Kempner
1995 Ken Lyle St. John's
1996 Linda Oldham Stratford
1997 Meg Young Oak Ridge
1999 Brenda Khalili Clear Brook
2000 Josephine DeForke St. Agnes Academy
2001 Roxie Allen St. John's
2002 Herman Keith The Kincaid School
2003 Dwan Garrison Friendswood
2017 Theresa DeLong College Park High School
2019 Jamie Flint Spring Woods High School
2022 Cindy Welch Kingwood High School
Other National and Regional Award Winners
George Hague
1976 Shell Merit Teacher, Cornell Univ.
1982 Catalyst Award - Outstanding Teacher of High School Chemistry,
Chemical Manufacturer's Assn.
1983 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching
1984 ACS Middle Atlantic Regional Award For Excellence in High
School Chemistry Teaching
1985 Dreyfus Master Teacher of Chemistry
1995 National Tandy Technology Scholar; Advanced Placement
Special Recognition Award, The College Board
1998 Responsible Care National Catalyst Award for High School
Chemistry Teaching, Chemical Manufacturer's Assn.
2001 Irwin Telesnik International Chemistry Teacher of the Year Award
Kathleen Holley
1993 Best NCW Activity for High Schools, ACS
1995 Texas Medical Assn. Award for Excellence in Science Teaching
1996 Tandy Technology Scholar
1999 Einstein Congressional Fellowship Finalist
Diana Mason
2011 American Chemical Society (ACS) Fellow
2015 The E. Ann Nalley Award for Volunteer Service to the ACS Southwest Region
2019 Reg Friesen Lecturer, ChemEd 2019 Conference
Mamie Moy
2001 Ten Women On the Move, Texas Executive Women
Ervin Pfeifle
2000 Master Teacher of Chemistry Award, Univ. Texas at Austin
2001 American Chemical Council's Responsible Care Catalyst Award
2001 Radio Shack National Teacher Award
2001 Outstanding Science Teacher in New Mexico, New Mexico Academy of Science
2003 NSTA Distinguished Service to Science Education Award
Bob Roe
1982 Conant Award Winner
1983 Presidential Award Nominee
1986 Presidential Award Nominee
1990 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Outstanding Teacher Award
1989-1990 Tandy Technology Scholars Award
Barbara Schumann
1989 Dreyfus Master Teacher of Chemistry
1989 Chemistry Teacher of the Year, Central Texas Section of the
American Chemical Society
Vickie Williamson
2015 ACS Award for Achievement in Research for the Teaching and
Learning of Chemistry sponsored by Pearson Education
2015 American Chemical Society (ACS) Fellow