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REXBURG,
ID — Five members of the Brigham
Young University-Idaho faculty received Distinguished Faculty Awards at the
annual all-employee banquet held August 20.
The
awards were presented to Sharon Hansen of the Department of Teacher Education,
Douglas Ladle of the Department of Religious Education, Jack Weyland of the Department of Physics, Rudy Puzey of the Department of Architecture and
Construction and Noel Zaugg of the Department of
Chemistry.
Hansen
has been at BYU-Idaho for 17 years. She has twice served as chair of the
Teacher Education Department and currently teaches the elementary senior
methods class.
She
has loved learning from the students over the years.
“The
students are such wonderful teachers,” she said. “I learn from
them continually.”
Ladle
came to BYU-Idaho 20 years ago. He currently teaches several religion
courses and is the faculty director of service learning. He previously
served as the Faculty Association president and has taught at the BYU
Jerusalem Center
twice.
“I
really enjoy putting together lessons that are doctrinally sound and
effectively taught,” he said. “I also see every semester as an
opportunity for 400 new friendships with students.”
Weyland came to BYU-Idaho to teach physics in 1993. He
received the innovation in teaching award in 2001 and served as the
Utah/Idaho chapter president of the American Association of Physics
Teachers that same year.
He
said he loves and respects both his colleagues and students.
“The
students are such a joy to be around and are willing to work hard,”
he said.
Puzey has been at BYU-Idaho for 15 years. He served
five years as dean of the College
of Physical Sciences and
Engineering, five years as the Construction Management Department chair and
is currently a faculty member teaching construction management course.
“BYU-Idaho
is a great place to be,” he said. “I’ve loved working
with such great students.”
Zaugg currently teaches in the Chemistry Department. He
came to BYU-Idaho 17 years ago and served as the chemistry chair from 1991
to 1994.
He
has loved helping students prepare for the future.
“Seeing students come
back years later being ready for the future has been my favorite thing
about teaching at BYU-Idaho,” he said.
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