 Central Lakes College recently named their outstanding educator for the 2017-2018 school year. Paul Hoffman, a Marine and small engine instructor at CLC, was selected as this year's outstanding educator. Each of Hoffman's classes start with classroom instruction and then one-on-one help with hands-on learning. After graduating from the same program at CLC as a student, Hoffman has now been an instructor for the past 17 years. For the first week, there was a person that was nominating me. For the first week, I said no because it's just not my thing. But it is a real honor. There's, I mean, every teacher here is so good that to be nominated by your peers and be selected is a real honor. Hoffman will move on to be considered for the Minnesota State Board of Trustees Educator of the Year. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.