LOVELOCK - Neil Gallagher, a science teacher at Coal Canyon High School, was honored at the Nevada Cattlemen's Association's Awards Banquet on November 16 in Winnemucca as their Teacher of the Year. Gallagher, who was out-of-state during the awards banquet, was represented by his mother, Peggy Rose and his daughter, Maggie Gallagher, who accepted a $1,000 stipend for school supplies donated by the Nevada Agriculture Foundation.
Gallagher was selected by the Association because of his work in his vocational horticulture program where he teaches noxious weeds that threaten Nevada's agriculture, indigenous Nevada plants, and farm crops throughout the state. Students study crop rotation, irrigation, safe pesticide use, and soil properties, all important components on Nevada's ranching heritage.
Gallagher, who has a master's in metallurgy and teaching, came to the field later than most. With a masters in metallurgy, Neil worked in mining for several years; he then became a science teacher, completing his masters in teaching in 2009. He currently teaches science, GED, some college courses, and horticulture in a high school program to adult learners at the Lovelock Correctional Center.
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