Science Teaching Endowment
Eligibility: Sophomore/Junior/Senior
Area of Interest: Science
Criteria:
Recipients shall be sophomore or above in status and pursuing a degree as a science teacher. Financial need should be relevant.
Diana Betson Broestl graduated from 91茄子 in 1967 with majors in Chemistry and Biology. She became an officer in the United States Air Force and met her husband, Ed. She served three years in the Air Force and Ed served 20. They always came back to 91茄子 to see her family, the Betsons who lived near Whitney. She earned her Master's in Biology at the University of Nevada Las Vegas in 1984 and began teaching Science in elementary school. They moved to Colorado in 1989 and she began teaching Biology and Chemistry in high school. During the years she has been teaching, she has grown to appreciate what a good education she received at 91茄子 and what terrific professors she had. She tells her students about 91茄子 frequently and wanted to help other people as they prepare to teach Science.