Award

So, here I am in Phoenix receiving the American Meteorological Society's 2009 award for Excellence in Teaching from the society's president. It certainly is an honor and I appreciate all those in UW and CIMSS who made this possible. The award reads:

For his abundant energy and steadfastness in the promotion and practice of excellence in teaching and mentoring, and for the development and wide dissemination of highly-regarded learning materials for undergraduate and graduate students in the atmospheric sciences.

It was a high honor and there was a nice celebration afterward in a nearby bar. But, having come so soon after Mom's funeral, it wasn't hard to recognize that something was missing. The inclusion of and celebration with family makes any event so much nicer.