Congratulations Rob!

Regular readers of this blog will recall occasional references to the Rock Doctor, Rob Thomas, a fellow DJ on KDWG and faculty member at the University of Montana Western. He actually inspired the Battle of the Bands we've been staging on my radio show, and recounting every Monday here on Dr. John's Journal. Needless to say, Rob's accomplishments are many and more diverse than that description implies, and that fact was recognized yesterday when he was named Outstanding Baccalaureate Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education in Washington DC. In all my years as a student and a teacher, I can't think of anyone I've ever encountered more deserving of such recognition. So congratulations to Rob and his family on this wonderful honor!