{"id":48465,"date":"2021-02-10T16:14:07","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T23:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/concurrentenrollment\/?p=48465"},"modified":"2026-02-12T16:02:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T23:02:06","slug":"shanon-holt-named-2020-pesky-award-recipient-for-inspirational-teaching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/concurrentenrollment\/2021\/02\/10\/shanon-holt-named-2020-pesky-award-recipient-for-inspirational-teaching\/","title":{"rendered":"Shanon Holt Named 2020 Pesky Award Recipient for Inspirational Teaching"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/concurrentenrollment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/434\/2021\/03\/Shanon_Holt.jpg\" alt=\"Shanon Holt\" class=\"wp-image-48467\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boise State Concurrent Enrollment instructor Shanon Holt was chosen as a 2020 Pesky Award recipient for Inspirational Teaching through Boise State University\u2019s College of Education and the Lee Pesky Learning Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shanon, a family and consumer science teacher at Borah High School, was one of four recipients this year. 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