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Professors of the Year Are Celebrated for Innovative Teaching

Kent Ord

Robert C. Thomas, a professor of geology at the University of Montana-Western, talks to a student in his environmental field studies course.

By Simmi Aujla

One professor of geology drove his students into the wilderness of Montana so they could put lessons from textbooks to work evaluating government policy. A psychologist encouraged students to generate their own ideas for research, even if that meant he had to investigate pick-up lines to vet one of the projects. Those professors and two others are being recognized for excellent teaching by...

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