Dr. Fletcher, Fr. Dunstan Smith co-moderator

Dear Dr. Lansang,

When thinking of how I would like to congratulate you for winning the Raymond J. Sachs Teaching Award, I have had the benefit of first reviewing all the other blogs that students wrote.  Not surprisingly, food was one top focus of most of those entries from our high school aged students.  Since I often get a behind the scenes look at the work you do, I feel I should fill out the picture of all of the other roles that you undertake, including the academic and organizational committee member, the yearbook advisor, the photographer, the church organist, the convocation musician, the field trip chaperone, the open house interviewer, the convocation reflector, the choir director, the video instructor, the Dunstan Smith co-moderator, and many other jobs too numerous to mention.  However, it is not any of those things that truly distinguish you.  The other top focus of our group’s letters was on the small kindnesses that you show to students everyday.  I think that the name of the prize you just received should be changed to the Raymond J. Sachs Humanitarian Award, because that is what sets you apart as a teacher, a colleague, and most importantly, a human being.