![Taryn Waddell accepting award from Dr. Tromp](https://www.boisestate.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/545/2020/01/D_1912_052_824.jpg)
Boise State University’s College of Education and the Lee Pesky Learning Center continued their annual tradition of honoring inspirational K-12 teachers at Boise State’s winter commencement ceremony on Dec. 21.
The 2019 Pesky Award for Inspirational Teaching recipients are Liz Batey from Riverglen Junior High School in Boise; Cosmo Lorusso from Roxbury High School in Succasunna, New Jersey; Shannon Murdoch from Mary McPherson Elementary in Meridian; and Taryn Waddell from Timberline High School in Boise.
The awardees were recognized on stage during the winter commencement ceremony. Each teacher also received $2,000 and their schools each received $500.
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