Glen Larsen-WEA Executive Board Member

Glen Larsen, South Ogden Jr. High social studies and math teacher for 10 years, serves as our Ogden/Weber UniServ Political Action Committee Chair and as a member of the WEA Executive Board. He has a B.S. and a M.ED from Weber State University. His amazing wife teaches at Roy Jr. High and he has three great children. Glen lives in South Willard and is a great leader.

Meet Jo Egelund-WEA Executive Board

Jo Egelund, one of our newest WEA Board members, has taught Agriculture Science at Fremont High for 14 years out of a total of 18 years in the profession. She is a proud graduate of USU for both her B.S. and Masters of Science. We are so lucky to have Jo as a member of our WEA Executive Board. She brings so many talents and energy to our association.

Paul Fawson-WEA Executive Board-UniServ Vice-President

Paul Fawson, auto mechanics instructor at Roy High for 26 years, is doing double duty this year as our Ogden/Weber UniServ Vice-President and a WEA Executive Board member. He is ASE certified in 8 areas of automotive repair and also has a degree in counseling. He has received the "I Love Teaching" award from Weber District and an Award of Merit in the Boy Scouts. He and his lovely wife, Lynette, live in West Haven. Thanks Paul for all you do.

Deseret News and SL Tribune Editorialize Support for Public Education

It was good to see editorials in both the SL Trib and the Des News this week supportive of increased public education. Both editorials commented on the UEA reports of low funding expressed during sessions of the UEA Convention. Public support will be crucial in another tough budget year...maybe even tougher than last year..

Spotlight on Sherrie Dame-OEA Executive Board

Sherrie Dame, Polk Elementary, has taught for 38 years. She has three children, Nathan (an actor in NYC), Shannon, a graduate student, and Tammy a beautician. Beckam is her grandson and a cute kid. ( I still have his cute handprints on my patio door). Sherrie graduated from Weber State College (hmmm) and received her Masters from BYU. She is a great teacher and fantastic member of our negotiations team and is serving on the boundary committee. We value her experience and wisdom. Thanks, Sherrie, for your service to Ogden teachers and students.

Thousands Attend UEA Convention

Teachers from all over the state attended the two-day UEA Convention last week. The New Teacher Workshop was especially well-attended. Terie Maxfield (UEA Board), a teacher at Farr West, said that her sessions were full and they had to send people away. Keynoters, Lily Eskelsen and Harry Wong highlighted the conference. Two Weber teachers, Norm Unck and Pam Searson, received Excellence in Teaching awards at the banquet Thursday night. Ogden's teacher of the year, Jill Hislop Gibson, and Weber's teacher of the year, Matt Patterson, also attended.

Check last week's blog for contest directions. Rick

New Contest: Visit the Website www.ogdenweber.org

Both OEA and WEA are sending out the Link Newsletter electronically this month. Your building reps will be receiving it today and they should forward it to you by email. We are also posting the pages on the UniServ website: http://www.ogdenweber.org/ Our web master, Mike Fazzio at Riverdale Elementary, has done a great job designing our new page. To enter our CONTEST please go to the website and send me an email listing the executive board members from your association (WEA for Weber and OEA for Ogden). My email is rick@ogdenweber.org and we will compile all of the entries and draw for $25 dollar gift cards at our November AR meeting. Bookmark this blog on your favorites and check it each day for updates on education isssues.

Thanks Rick