Sequel - Spring 2008 - (Page 38)

3 OLGA KOPP 4 School of Science and Health, biology instructor DAVE HELDENBRAND School of Technology & Computing, computing and networking sciences instructor master’s in ornamental horticulture and Ph.D. in plant molecular biology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville YE ARS TE ACHIN G : 10 MOST ExCI TIN G P L ACE EVER TR AVELED : The Amazon. As an undergraduate, the university took us there for a field trip. We collected bats, plants, frogs, insects, etc., and classified them. We maneuvered canoes through the river and around gigantic trees. There are also pink dolphins – very strange and elusive creatures. FAVORITE M U S ICIAN : Ludwig Van Beethoven FAVORITE F O O D : Ice cream, particularly coconut WH AT DO YO U LO VE ABO U T TEACHIN G ? Getting to convey information for students to learn and watching them learn themselves is rewarding. I like for students to ask questions that none of us know. It shows they’re going beyond the lecture. H OBBIE S: I love gardening, walking and hiking in the mountains. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU CURRENTLY READING? "1,001 Nights" H OM E TOWN : Libano, Colombia ACADE MIC BACKG R O U N D : Bachelor’s degree in biology, H OM E T OWN: Minneapolis, Minn. A C A DE M I C B A C K G R OU ND: Undergrad in music and computer science from James Madison University, master’s degree in computer science from John Hopkins Y E A R S T E A C H I NG : 15 M OS T E x C I T I NG P L A C E E V E R T R AV E L E D : Taking fly-fishing trips to Alaska. a networking program I wanted to help start it up and be a part of the program and educate students. H OB B I E S : Listening to music, fly-fishing. I love flyfishing. I take around 40-50 fly-fishing trips a year. T E A C H I NG S T Y L E : I do everything to keep them awake, since the material is mostly dry. W H AT B OOK A R E YOU C U R R E NT LY R E A D I NG? W H E N DI D YOU DE C I DE YOU WA NT E D T O P U R S U E T E A C H I NG ? When I heard UVSC was starting “Heart of Darkness” by Joseph Conrad 5 TROY R. NIELSON School of Business, business management instructor 6 GLEN CLARK School of Education, secondary education instructor information management from BYU and Ph.D. in business administration from University of Utah YE ARS TE ACHIN G : 10 MOST ExCI TIN G P L ACE EVER TR AVELED : Tahiti H OBBIE S: Spending time with family, any sport – particularly racquetball, tennis, sudoku puzzles, family research and traveling. H OM E TOWN : West Valley City, Utah ACADE MIC BACKG R O U N D : Bachelor’s degree in WH AT ’S SO M ETHIN G STU D EN TS D O N ’ T K NOW A B OU T YOU? I had an afro all throughout junior high school. On final days I take that picture to class to show my students and remind them that once they’re done with the test, their trauma will be over. However, my trauma will never end with that picture. FAVORITE M U S ICIAN : 70’s/80’s classic rock such as the Eagles, Styx, Genesis. FAVORITE F O O D : Seafood, especially crab WH AT BOOK AR E YO U CU R R EN TLY R EAD I NG ? zoology with a chemistry minor, master’s degree in specialist leadership and teaching certificate – all from BYU Y E A R S T E A C H I NG : 32 M OS T E x C I T I NG P L A C E E V E R T R AV E L E D : Hawaii – I went scuba diving with large manta rays, and that was a lot of fun. However, the most interesting place I‘ve traveled to would be Korea. It’s a very unique place with a dramatically different culture, history and beliefs. FAV OR I T E M U S I C : The “Goldie Oldies” from the 60’s/70’s Simon Garfunkel, Beatles FAV OR I T E F OOD: Steak and seafood H OM E T OWN: Orem, Utah A C A DE M I C B A C K G R OU ND: Bachelor’s degree in Tom Brokaw’s, “Greatest Generation” and “Firing Back” by Jeffrey Sonnenfeld WHAT’S SOMETHING STUDENTS DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU? I swam across Utah Lake for fun when I was 18. WHAT ELSE COULD YOU SEE YOURSELF DOING BESIDES TEACHING? I like to see myself as a marine biologist. W H AT B OOK A R E YOU C U R R E NT LY R E A D I NG? “1776” by David McCullough 38 SPRING 2008 utah valley state college alumni magazine

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