Endowing Excellence in Chemical Education.

The article focuses on the solicitation of funds for the Regional High School Science Teacher Award Program in 2007 by the American Chemical Society's Division of Chemical Education in the U.S. The organization has realized that its decision to discontinue its assistance for regional awards for high school educators several years ago was misguided. It has reinstated the program upon realizing the significant role high school teachers play in stimulating students' interest in studying chemistry.