Pine - Fall 2013 - (Page 20)
COVER
Q&A
CONNECTIONS
SPOTLIGHT
2000s
PHOTO BY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
Steven Albaugh, ’00
MM, choral instructor
for Rosemount High
School in Rosemount,
Minn., was one of 10
finalists for the 2013
teacher of the year
award. Steven said
he felt he had already
received his prize,
after learning there
were 64 nominations
in his name.
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CHRIS WILLIAMSON, ’00 BS
Chris Williamson, ’00 BS, knows how to excite and educate
simultaneously. Just ask his group of sixth-graders from
Bella Bella Community School on Campbell Island, who were
tasked with taking their woodworking skills to the next level.
The island is situated off the coast of British Columbia, Canada,
and home to the native Heiltsuk nation, where paddleboarding is
tradition as much as outdoor recreation. Using locally sourced
red cedar wood, the students built stand-up paddleboards that
were then put to use fishing. Featured in National Geographic,
Chris explained his vision, “I wanted to have the students complete a project that would include a cultural connection with the
ocean and utilize the incredible local wood supply.” The experience has been the highlight of his teaching career, and Chris
hopes that the project will help to promote a connection to the
cultural heritage of the region.
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Steven Albaugh, ’00
The Florence Unified
School District of
Florence, Ariz., has
selected Sonia
Bribiescas, ’00 MED
& ’11 EDD, as project
administrator of the
Students Transitions
Education Program
and the Florence
Virtual Academy.
The City of Burlington,
N.C., appointed J.J.
Smythe, ’00 MED, as
chief of police. J.J.’s
previous leadership
abilities as chief of
police of Show Low,
Ariz., helped prepare
him for this position.
Michael Bauschka,
’02 MED & ’07 MED,
has been named
the new principal of
DeGrazia Elementary
School in Tucson, Ariz.
Lydia Kennedy,
’00 MED, owns
ReActivate New and
Used Activewear,
which sells new and
lightly used sports
apparel. Offering
cash for trade-ins,
Lydia helps customers save money on
athletic clothing and
shoes, and donates
clothing items to charities. Since 2011, the
business has given
more than 4,100
articles of clothing at
an estimated value of
$18,000 to local children and adults.
Bethaney
Abercrombie ’02
MED, illustrated a
new children’s book,
nau.edu/alumni
Tyler the Cowpoke.
Bethaney is mother to
four children and lives
in Gilbert, Ariz., where,
much to her daughter’s delight, cowpokes
still mount their horses
and ride off into the
sunset. Bethaney also
illustrated Garrett the
Firefighter.
Ernestina
Estrada, ’03 BS
& ’12 BS, celebrated
commencement from
the Flagstaff campus
at the same time her
sons Fabian (left) and
Fernando Jr. earned
their respective
degrees from Yuma
Catholic High School
and ASU. The proud
mother studied
speech language
pathology and hopes
to eventually earn her
master’s.
Ernestina Estrada, ’03 & ’12
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http://www.amazon.com/Tyler-Cowpoke-Joseph-Louis-Garces/dp/1457517248/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1367953715&sr=8-1&keywords=tyler+the+cowpoke
http://www.amazon.com/Garrett-Firefighter-Joseph-Louis-Garces/dp/1598587161/ref=pd_sim_sbs_b_1
http://www.amazon.com/Garrett-Firefighter-Joseph-Louis-Garces/dp/1598587161/ref=pd_sim_sbs_b_1
http://www.yumasun.com/articles/yuma-88306-education-fernando.html
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/news/stand-projects/?ar_a=1
http://www.nau.edu/alumni
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