St. Cloud State Economics Professor Wins Educator of the Year Award from Minnesota State System

(KNSI) — An economics professor at St. Cloud State University is being recognized as a 2024 Educator of the Year by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees.

Dr. Mónica García-Pérez was honored for her exceptional commitment to student learning and encouraging ongoing teaching excellence. In a press release, SCSU President Dr. Robbyn Wacker praised García-Pérez, saying she has “contributed immensely to the university’s mission to achieve distinction in student success. She has been a leader in her discipline both within the state and nationally. She combines a strong research agenda and attention to scholarship of teaching and learning which provides her students with an extraordinary learning experience.”

According to the release, the award proclaims, on behalf of the entire Minnesota State system, the Board of Trustees’ pride in the dedication and accomplishment of its faculty who provide instruction that prepares Minnesota State college and university students for their professional, scholarly, and civic lives.

“Outstanding educators and administrative and service faculty make it possible for us to provide an extraordinary education for all Minnesotans,” said Roger Moe, chair of the Board of Trustees. “The programs our faculty deliver – academic programs, advising, financial aid, registration, residential life, and student affairs, just to name a few – are vital to our ability to serve students and communities in every corner of the state. The board established the Awards for Excellence to honor this exceptional work, to shine a spotlight on it, and to share it far beyond a single campus.”

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