Roswell High School teacher Christi Chilton was recently selected for the University of Chicagos Outstanding Educator Award. Chilton is in her seventeenth year of teaching, thirteen of which have been at Roswell High School. She teaches honors and AP chemistry and sponsors four student organizations. 

Members of the incoming freshman class at the University of Chicago are asked to nominate a teacher who has inspired, helped, and influenced them.

We receive letters back from hundreds of students, inspired by teachers who have changed the course of their lives, who taught them to reimagine texts, to delve deeper into problem-solving, and to think beyond the borders of the classroom in the pursuit of their own education, said James G. Nondorf, dean of admissions and financial aid at the University of Chicago.

Chilton was nominated by Cassie Manrique, a graduate of Roswell High Schools class of 2018. Manrique had Chilton during her sophomore and junior years for honors and AP chemistry. Manrique plans to study biochemistry on a pre-medical track at the University of Chicago.

I nominated Ms. Chilton because of her commitment to her students, said Manrique. She inspired me with her constant passion for the material she taught. Ms. Chilton shares her love of chemistry with her students and inspired me to explore beyond the coursework. She constantly challenges her students with in-class problems meant to reinforce what we just learned, as well as actual AP problems to better prepare students.

For more information about the University of Chicagos Outstanding Educator Award, visit CollegeAdmissions.UChicago.edu/counselors-educators/outstanding-educator-awards.