Professor of the year

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) have named Professor of Earth Science and Engineering Craig Thompson of Western Wyoming Community College as the 2015 Wyoming Professor of the Year. Thompson, who retired from active teaching at Western in June but who remains active in research at the campus this year, was selected from among more than 300 top college educators in the United States.

"I've just been blessed by having great colleagues to work with through the years," Thompson said this week. "I've basically...