The ACS-GHS Awards Committee is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 Local Section Awards. The awards will be presented at our annual awards banquet on Saturday, October 25, 2025.

L to R: Mike Reynolds, Hightower Award; Omar Abdelrahman, Younger Chemist Award; Yokabet Gedeon, Two Year College Award; Claire Conboy, Excellence in High School Teaching Award; Kerry Spilker, Mamie W. Moy Distinguished Service Award

We are also proud to share that three Greater Houston chemists have been announced as ACS Southwest Regional Award winners, and will be recognized at the joint SERMACS/SWERM meeting in Orlando, Florida.

L to R: Naomi Halas, Southwest Region ACS Award; Roxie Allen, E. Ann Nalley Regional Award for Volunteer Service to ACS; Heather Burgess, Southwest Regional Award for Excellence in High School Teaching