Iowa Association For Health, Physical Education, Recreation And Dance (IAHPERD)
State of Iowa
Legislature Alert
Secondary School Physical Education Teacher of the Year- 2003
Bev Ahern
From left to right: Bev Ahern (Secondary School Teacher of the Year), Lorie Smith (2003 president, IAHPERD), (Principal)
Bev is the best physical education instruct I have ever worked with or heard about and she is a major reason for many of the change initiatives at the high school in the Spencer School District.
It is truly hard to explain the impact that this amazing woman has had on the Spencer district. She is extremely focused on helping students, physically, socially, and emotionally fit. She has energy, vision, and passion for physical education in particular and teaching in general. She loves what she does, and has little time for negativity or passivity. Perhaps the greatest compliment that describes Bev is that she doesn't even know the true impact she has had on the Spencer school district and community--she is always finding was to thank and give credit to others.
She is respected by the students and her colleagues and is know for her good-natured attitude, and enthusiasm for life. She teaching for all the right reasons.---the Students!! Bev is a first-class, professional dedicated and hard-working educator. She has the utmost respect of her administration, peers, and students for her knowledge, drive, and sensitivity to the needs and of students.
She devotes her life to her family and to this profession.
I'd like to introduce Bev Ahern: 2003 Secondary Physical Teacher of the Year.