Christy Rajadurai, a chemistry teacher at Carnegie Vanguard High School, has won the 2015 Thomas Aczel Award for Excellence in High School Teaching from the American Chemical Society – Greater Houston Section (ACS-GHS).
Rajadurai will be presented with a $500 check and a plaque at the ACS-GHS Spring Awards Banquet on June 3. As the winner for the Greater Houston Section, Rajadurai is now a candidate for the ACS Southwest Regional Award.
Rajadurai has taught Advanced Placement and pre-Advanced Placement chemistry for five years at Carnegie.
This is the best teacher I have ever had. He really cares about his students and you can tell how passionate he is about his job. If anyone deserves this award it is definitely him. Congratulations Mr. Raj you deserve it!