Minnesota North College is proud to celebrate Michelle Arnhold Davies, Biology faculty, and Scott Hoffman, Electrical Controls and Maintenance faculty, for being selected as Outstanding Educators at the 2025 Board of Trustees Awards for Excellence.

Dr. Arnhold Davies engages students in diverse and interactive learning experiences, from collaborative assignments and research presentations to hands-on fieldwork, such as exploring photosynthesis at a maple syrup production facility.

Hoffman emphasizes applied learning, guiding students as they maintain an automated pumping station and design and build their own projects—bringing concepts in electrical atomic theory, mathematics, physics, instrumentation, and programming to lifeThe Board of Trustees Awards for Excellence recognize faculty across Minnesota State colleges and universities for their superior commitment to student learning and dedication to academic excellence. The 2025 awards ceremony will take place on April 16, 2025.