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Glenn and Jane Crosby Northwest Region Award

for Excellence in High School Teaching 

Award nominations are now open!

The High School Teaching Award owes its standing within ACS, particularly as a Regional award, to the fundraising and championing efforts of Glenn and Jane Crosby. The Crosbys directed several teacher professional development programs in the Northwest, throughout the U.S., and in Chile.

The ACS Division of Chemical Education has stepped forward to establish an endowment that will support awards for high school science teachers in every Region of the ACS. By establishing an effort to solicit funds for the Division of Chemical Education Teaching Excellence Endowment, the Division is making a firm financial commitment to high school science teaching, ACS Regions, and the profession of chemistry.

This award is to recognize the efforts of extraordinary high school teachers. The awardee will be chosen based on the quality of their teaching as evidenced by incorporation of unusually effective teaching methods, ability to challenge and inspire students, willingness to keep up to date in chemistry, and extracurricular work in chemistry or a chemical science.

Award

The award will be presented at the 2026 ACS Northwest Regional Meeting (NORM 2026), which will be held at the Boise Centre East in Boise, ID on June 28-July 1, 2026. 

The ACS Northwest Region Award consists of a $1,000 award to the Teacher, $50 for AACT membership dues, $450 to the recipient’s High School for use with STEM activities, plaques for both the teacher and the high school, reimbursement of up to $800 for transportation costs to travel to NORM 2026, and one complimentary hotel night. Conference registration will be provided for the awardee, as well as tickets to the awards banquet for the awardee and one guest.

Eligibility

Any individual except a member of the awards selection committee or a current student of a nominee may nominate or support a nominee during any given award year.

Nomination Materials

  • The online nomination form including the nominator’s recommendation statement of up to 750 words.
  • Up to two additional letters of support of up to 400 words.
  • The nominee’s teaching philosophy (500-word limit), a description of their current teaching assignment including extracurricular activities (500-word limit), and a current curriculum vitae or resume that includes a list of the nominee’s honors, professional activities, and additional evidence of service to the profession (two-page limit). The activities included in the CV/resume must have occurred within the past five years.

Submit a Nomination

Email completed nominations to Karen Hammond (khammond@boisestate.edu) by March 31, 2026.

Additional Resources

Download the Nomination Packet (docx)

Previous Winners

2024 — Jennifer Pollard, Moscow High School (Moscow, ID)

2023 — Stephanie Marshall, Woodland High School (Woodland, WA)

2021 — David Stitt, Peninsula High School (Gig Harbor, WA)

2019 — Joanna Brown, Pullman High School (Pullman, WA)

2017 — Patty Weston, Mercer Island High School (Mercer Island, WA)

2016 — James Yoos, Bellingham High School (Bellingham, WA)

2015 — Emmely Briley, Molalla High School (Molalla, OR)

2014 — Jeff Charbonneau, Zillah High School (Zillah, WA)

2013 — Brett Taylor, Sentinel High School (Missoula, MT)

2012 — Marianne Molendy Feller, Kennewick High School (Kennewick, WA)

2011 — Norman Nielsen, Northwest Christian High School (Lacey, WA)

2010 — Tracey Dowis Messick, Cheyenne High School (Central, WY)

2009 — Paul Phillips, Capital High School (Helena, MT)

2008 — Anthony Favero, Hamilton High School (Hamilton, MT)

2007 — Sarah Harris, Mackay High School (Mackay, ID)