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Lloyd Ryland Outstanding High School Teacher Award

The award is named after Mr. Lloyd Ryland, a member of the California section of the American Chemical Society for 65 years and a strong believer in chemistry education.  He was born in San Francisco in 1912 and lived his entire life in the Bay Area.  Mr. Ryland received his bachelors degree from U.C. Berkeley and was employed by Chevron Development Company for 65 years as a chemist.  During World War II he joined the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and after the war became a member and officer of three Yacht Clubs.  Mr. Ryland made a generous contribution to the Section and we are pleased to honor him by naming this award after him.

The award includes a $500 cash award to the chemistry program of the recipient’s school, a $500 cash award to the teacher, and a subscription to the ACS’ ChemMatters magazine.  We hope to expand granting subscriptions to ChemMatters and additional grants to other high school teachers.

The section will be seeking nominations for the annual Lloyd Ryland Outstanding Chemistry Teacher Award by March 31 each year.  Please contact the CALACS office (www.calacs.org) for more information.

View the  Nomination Letter.

California Section Outstanding High School Teachers

2010  Jenelle  Ball, Chico High School, Chico
Lee Boyes, Petaluma High Schol, Petaluma
2009  Paula Simms, Amador Valley High School, Pleasanton
2008  Tracy Ostrom, Skyline High School, Oakland