Teacher-astronaut Morgan gets medal

Following his State of the State address Monday, Gov. Butch Otter named the first recipient of the Idaho Medal of Achivement, the state’s highest civilian honor: Barbara Morgan, the teacher and astronaut from McCall who now teaches at Boise State University. “By every measure, the first recipient of the Idaho Medal of achievement is an inspirational leader,” Otter said. After he placed around her neck a medal made of 20 ounces of pure silver donated by Hecla Mining, Morgan said, “Thank you, Idaho. … Wow. … Our lives are the sum of all the people who have helped us, so from the bottom of my heart, just thank you, so much”/ Betsy Russell , Eye on Boise. More here .