Utah State Alum Receives Carnegie Teaching Award for North Dakota

Utah State University graduate Lorraine J. Willoughby was named North Dakota’s Professor of the Year in 2002 by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

 

Willoughby received a doctorate in education in 1997 with an emphasis in business information systems. She currently teaches business information technology at Minot State University in Minot, North Dakota.

 

The Carnegie Award honors professors who have an extraordinary dedication to undergraduate teaching. Willoughby said she enjoys teaching undergraduates because they have a fresh perspective on life and are willing to try new approaches to learning. She uses face-to face and online learning components in all of her classes, providing her students the flexibility to learn in either environment and work around their busy schedules.

 

"Business information technology is a constantly changing field requiring me to learn something new all the time," said Willoughby. "With technology becoming obsolete every 18 months, it requires a continued learning adventure for me. I have not reached a point where the material is 'old hat' or boring."

 

Utah State University Commended in Report

 

The Commission on Colleges and Universities has published their Regular Interim Report on Utah State University.

 

The report commends the university for the development and implementation of a planning and budgeting process inclusive of all stakeholders; for their creative attention to the expansion, improvement, and maintenance of the facilities to provide an attractive, efficient, and supportive learning environment; for the implementation of an effective program review process; for its proactive effort in enrollment management; and for the innovative approach linking funded research, technology transfer, and support for faculty and students.