Tondi Petersen, a kindergarten teacher at Washington School, was selected as the Inspiring Bobcat Mentor Teacher (Elementary Level) for Fall 2022. This is an award that she was nominated for by her practicum students in Fall 2022 and selected by a committee at MSU. John Melick (Director of Field Placement and Licensure at Montana State University) and Gini Mohr (Assistant Director of Field Placement and Licensure at Montana State University) surprised Tondi with the award at a staff meeting on Wednesday, March 15th at Washington School.