László Halmi

As a fresh graduate, he moved to Zalaegerszeg and taught at the Trade and Hospitality Vocational Training School for 4 years. After earning his university degree at the Kossuth Lajos University of Science (KLTE) in Debrecen in 1978, he was invited to work as a teacher at the Zlarinyi Miklós High School in Zalaegerszeg, where he taught chemistry from 1977 until his retirement. He was the school's deputy director of education between 1993 and 2002; he also headed the correspondence department from February 1996 to June 2011.
In 2004, he graduated as a quality expert from the University of Szeged (SZTE).

Professional challenges made him ambitious, so he was happy to get involved in testing the optional requirements system from 1982. He regularly worked with talented students and prepared them for competitions and admissions, and often taught optional groups.
Since 1980, his students have reached the finals of the Irinyi János Secondary School Chemistry Competition every year, where they have won several first places (1989, 1995, 1996). They have been among the top 10 in the National Secondary School Chemistry Competition (OKTV) several times (his student who won 1st place in 1998 won a gold medal at the International Chemistry Olympiad that same year). With the launch of the eight-grade high school education, his students also compete in the Hevesy György Chemistry Competition and the Curie Environmental Science Competition.
He has been a member of the competition committee of the county and national finals of the Irinyi János Secondary School Chemistry Competition since 1981. He regularly participated in improving the exam data of the Irinyi János Secondary School Chemistry Competition and in the development of IT education.

He has reported on the experiences of the faculty system introduced in the 1980s several times in professional training courses and in the journal Zalai Oktátás. He regularly participates in pedagogical training courses; he devotes a lot of time to quality improvement training. He is one of the developers of the school's Pedagogical Program. He was the organizer of a TUDOK conference, county-level preparation for the high school diploma, and talent management.
In 1990, he and his colleagues established a foundation to support chemistry and biology subjects, of which he has been the chairman of the board of trustees ever since.
In 2001, he was one of the main organizers of the 8th Central European Olympiad in Informatics (CEOI) held in Zalaegerszeg.

Awards: Ministerial Commendation (1982, 1985); For Excellent Work (1989); János Irinyi Plaque (2000); Tarján Memorial Medal (NJSZT, 2002); János Móra Award (2003); Gedeon Richter Award for Chemistry Education (2003); Albert Szent-Györgyi Gold Medal (2004); Most Successful Teacher of the Year Award (2009); the Silver Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2011); MesterM Award (MOL Hungary, 2013); Bonis Bona – The Nation’s Talents Award (2014); Teacher Rátz Lifetime Achievement Award (2016).