The Outstanding Science Teacher Award given by the New Mexico Academy of Science honors New Mexico science and math educators. The Academy recognizes educators who provide opportunities for students to succeed in science. The award has been given since 1968 and  nominations are open to all preK-12 teachers and all Informal Science educators throughout New Mexico. Our two amazing 2024 awardees are Romalyn Ubaldo and Inez Jacobs.

Two outstanding educators are honored each year at the annual NMAS meeting with a commemoration, a monetary award, and classroom materials. Each winner and a guest are provided a hotel room, event registration and meal for the annual award ceremony.  This award is augmented by a monetary award from the American Chemical Society (ACS). If you know an outstanding teacher, nominate him or her.

The New Mexico Research Symposium (NMRS) will be hosted in 2024 by the New Mexico Academy of Science (NMAS), held in conjunction with the New Mexico Science Teachers’ Association (NMSTA) Fall Conference, and collaboratively organized with New Mexico’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NM EPSCoR). NMRS is an annual conference with oral presentations, a poster competition, and outstanding teacher awards. The conference is geared to undergraduate and graduate students from New Mexico’s colleges and universities and to science teachers and faculty.