The Department of Chemistry here at the U has enjoyed a longstanding collaboration with local Utah high school teachers. In 1973, Professor Ragsdale established  the teaching of summer AP classes for students. Then, beginning in the early 1990s, Professor Ragsdale initiated special training sessions for high school teachers. Since his retirement in 2012, former Professor Atwood took over for a short while. However, she has since retired from the Department and now Distinguished Professor Michael Morse has been leading this workshop, getting involved in 2013 and taking over in 2018. This collaboration has evolved into what it is now known as today -  High School Chemistry Teachers Workshop.