Gagik Melikyan, a chemistry professor at  California State University, Northridge, has been awarded  the Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Award for 2015.

The annual Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Awards publicly recognize specific educators by spotlighting their impact on the lives of students. The awards celebrate the teaching profession, the important role of teachers in society, and seeks to inspire others to pursue this profession.

“To be a teacher is the most exciting, most demanding and most rewarding profession,” said Melikyan. “I enjoy challenging my students, making them believe in themselves, creating life-changing opportunities and putting them on the path to a prosperous future. Every new day is as exciting as the first day on the job as an educator.”

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