 Central Lakes College Natural Resources instructor Kent Montgomery honored with the 2016 Educator Award from the Minnesota Association for Career and Technical Education Administrators. The Educator Award recognizes career and technical instructors in Minnesota who dedicate time to improve career and technical education. Montgomery is active in several activities on campus and offers summer camps for teachers to learn more about teaching natural resources in high school. He is currently utilizing technology to incorporate open educational resources into his courses to make them more affordable and accessible to students. It's a real outdoor and involved program. We have here a lot of hands-on work which makes it really fun for us because we get to kind of do the research we love and then educate students and instruct students. Montgomery is also very active in the Brainerd community and for many years served as a school board member for Brainerd public schools. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.