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Show UBAVC teacher of month Mrs. Arva M. Redden has been selected as Teacher of the Month at the Uintah Basin Area Vocational Center. She accepted the position last September Sep-tember of Instructor in the Adult Business Lab at the Uintah Basin Area Vocational Center. Mrs. Redden has taught high school classes at the Center for the past two years. She obtained her B.S. Degree from Utah State University Univer-sity through the extension services of the Uintah Basin in 1973 and is currently working on her Masters Degree in Business Education. Mrs. Redden's husband Boyd is a teacher in the Uintah School District and is a native of Upalco. They have four children and four granddaughters. Mrs. Redden is a native of Myton, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tanner, and currently lives with her family in Vernal commuting to Roosevelt each day. The Adult Business Lab offers some 92 classes ranging from Accounting and Computer Science to Human Relations and Personal Improvement. Most students begin their training program with such basic classes as math. English, typewriting and business machines. Mrs. Redden is the daytime instructor in-structor and classes are held in the evenings under the direction of Sherry Bolton and Dennis Garner who handles most of the accounting, and computer science training. Students may register for classes on an open-entry open-exit system which allows a student to register on any day of the year. They pay tuition for 11 weeks and should be able to complete 4-5 4-5 classes if attending full time. Each student follows a course outline and does his own work on an individual basis with help from the instructor when needed. At present 27 adult students are enrolled in the daytime business program. |