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SCHOU RETIRES Sue Schou knew she wanted to teach when she was just eight years old, but she never thought she would teach statistics. “My professors would all be
FACULTY AWARDS Sue Schou, Ph.D. | Management 30+ Years of Service
amazed at where I ended up, as I had no hesitation
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expressing my dislike for probability as an undergrad,”
Teri Peterson, Ed.D. | Management
said Schou, noting that her favorite courses to teach
Outstanding Teacher
were actually trigonometry and applied calculus. “Teaching statistics grows on you and I have enjoyed a far richer experience, as it changes constantly.”
Alex Bolinger, Ph.D. | Management
Schou began her career at ISU in 1986, eventually
Outstanding Researcher
teaching for 30 years. “The most influential experience on my teaching stats was participating in grading the AP stats free response statistics exams. This helped
Tyler Burch, Ph.D. | Management Outstanding Researcher
both my design and assessments and my evaluation of student responses,” said Schou. After teaching her last course in the spring of 2019,
Neil Tocher, Ph.D. | Management
Schou has labeled her retirement a “rebirth of
Outstanding Service
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opportunities.” In this time, she plans to continue
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travelling, reading, learning new things, visiting her family and giving back to her community.
