LARAMIE, Wyo., Aug. 21 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release:

Over the summer, Reva Lobatos -- a Wyoming educator of 22 years who is earning a Doctor of Education in learning, design and technology from the University of Wyoming -- accomplished a first for a Wyoming educator.

Lobatos was selected as Wyoming's first National Geographic Grosvenor Teacher Fellow, allowing her to go on an 11-day expedition to Greece and Turkey July 8-19 with National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions experts and bring global travel experience, stories and geographic learning back to her classroom, she says.

The fellowship is a collaboration between the National Geographic Society and Lindblad Expeditions and was founded by Sven-Olof L...