Show EXCELLENCE TEACHING Donald son of Klin D. and Alfretta B. of has awarded recognition as op Professor of the L ASHDOWN was chosen University candidates Ks the United Hi and for in teaching- from around the B are assembled in this week in W annual convention to Knew research discuss the many areas Food Production involving insects Vor of this year's Serial emphasizes cat role of teaching in many Rhes to insect control Donald a Bountiful professor ol entomology at Texas Tech is the first to receive the Outstanding Teacher Award of the Entomological Society of representing students and faculty in the field of entomology In the United and Ashdown has been a member of Texas Tech's College of Agricultural Sciences since ASHDOWN has written several books and laboratory has served on regional and national committee and councils in his and has repeatedly been cited and honored for his outstanding and innovative teaching Ashdown received his BS degree at Utah State University in 1942 following graduation from Davis High School at His PhD degree was earned at Cornell University in 1948 where he was also honored with membership in Phi Kappa Phi-a select group of scholars in the top 10 percent of the graduating HE PERFORMED research and teaching duties at Oklahoma State University before moving to Texas Tech University in The Donald Ashdown family was chosen Family of the year at in THE have maintained many Utah ties over the and four of their daughters have received University degrees from Utah State and a son Franklin D. Ashdown completed an internship at the University of Utah Medical and a residency at Hospital in Salt Lake Their youngest daughter Tess Wardle is a resident of and a junior nurs ing student at the University of Utah School of A second son is in Dental School at Baylor Dental TWO married Kaye and Karen are residents of Cache Valley and Debora Sue Ashdown is a cost accountant for a Salt Lake electronics The are also active in church where Ashdown is president of the Sunday School of Lubbock First He and the former Teresa Marie Hill of have served as Sunday School Superintendents of the former Gulf States then covering and |