Rate My Professor Katy Everett

Since joining Eureka College in 2016, Everett has progressed from Assistant Professor and Director of Sustainability to her current administrative and academic leadership roles. She chairs the Eureka College Sustainability Committee, advises the Student Alliance for Greener Environments (SAGE), and serves as Secretary and Stewardship Chair on the ParkLands Foundation Board of Trustees. In 2022, she received the Helen Cleaver Distinguished Teaching Award for excellence, creativity, and innovation in teaching. Her courses emphasize local ecosystems, native landscapes, small farms, local food systems, and sustainability. Notable publications include Garland, K.A. and R.R. Carthy. 2010. Changing Taste Preferences, Market Demands and Traditions in Pearl Lagoon, Nicaragua: A Community Reliant on Green Turtles for Income and Nutrition. Conservation and Society 8(1): 55-72; Ban, E. et al. 2005. Nonpoint Source Pollution: Education Module; and Pendergraft, B. (Producer) and K.A. Garland (Director). 2005. Journey of the Loggerhead: An Interactive DVD on Marine Turtles. She has secured grants from Trees Forever for on-campus natural areas, helped achieve Tree Campus Higher Education designation, and facilitated student internships at sites including the USDA Ag Lab, The Nature Conservancy, ParkLands Foundation, and local organic farms.