Boise State’s Distinguished Educator in Residence Barbara Morgan is one of three exceptional individuals who will be welcomed into the Idaho Aviation Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the Boise Airport Nov. 4. She also is the event’s keynote speaker.

Morgan is a veteran educator who taught at McCall-Donnelly Elementary School for many years before being selected as the alternate for NASA’s Teacher in Space program in 1985. She went on to become a mission specialist on the crew of STS-118, a 2007 shuttle mission to the International Space Station. The following year Morgan accepted a joint appointment in Boise State’s colleges of Engineering and Education and advises the university in policy development and advocacy for science, technology, engineering and math education, while providing educational vision and leadership throughout the state.

The Idaho Aviation Hall of Fame is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1991. It has inducted 39 individuals thus far and has displays in the eight major airport terminals in Idaho. Its mission is to preserve the history and document the growth of aviation in Idaho through recognition of aviation pioneers.