Geology Professor One of Four 2009 National US Professors of the Year

NAGT member Rob Thomas, professor of geology at the University of Montana Western (Dillon, MT), was named Outstanding Baccalaureate Colleges Professor for 2009. The award is one of four sponsored by the US Professors of the Year Awards Program sponsored by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, and TIAA-CREF. The awards recognize professors for their influence on teaching and their commitment to undergraduate students. In addition to the four national winners, state-level Professors of the Year are being recognized in 36 states, the District of Columbia and Guam.

For more information about the awards and the winners, see the program's website: http://www.usprofessorsoftheyear.org/