Professor Katherine Kinney demonstrates her enthusiasm for the subject matter and her students in every course she teaches. She encourages her students to dig deep into the material and think outside the box. One student described her as, “an excellent instructor that gets her students to think about things a whole new way. She has a great teaching style and the subject matter was very interesting.” Not only does Katherine receive praise from her students, but from her colleagues for the innovative energy she has invested in teaching. The year-long collaborative course on “The 1960’s and the Vietnam Era” (HMNSS 068) she offered during 1999-2000 is an example of this. It was the first Hewlett cluster course sequence. Her chair explained, “Observers of the course were overwhelmingly impressed” and “The course has become a model and inspiration for other courses being offered this year and next.” Katherine has also shown her commitment to teaching by serving on a committee to develop new English subject matter requirements for California public schools. It is this kind of commitment that has inspired students and teachers alike.