Carol (Gilbertson) Lehtola is the recipient of the 2014 Bethany Lutheran College Distinguished Alumna Award.
Lehtola earned both a master’s and doctoral degree in agricultural engineering at Iowa State. It was during this time in graduate school where her agricultural engineering interests became focused. Lehtola renovated agriculture safety courses at Iowa State and also developed a videotape version used for teaching off-campus students.
Lehtola is a pioneer in her field of expertise—agriculture safety. She has written dozens of articles for publication and has received numerous awards including recognition as the Undergraduate Teacher of the Year at the University of Florida Agriculture and Life Sciences School, she was recognized by The Extraordinary Women Engineers Project Coalition, and in 2006 was featured in Changing Our World: True Stories of Women Engineers, published by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
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