LifeChanger of the Year Nominee Profile

Kevin Hogan was nominated by an anonymous student.

"We all want that teacher that you enjoy going to their class. Mine was Mr. Hogan's science class for grades 6-8 at Richmond School. He taught us everything to know about science. We learned about cells, energy, chemistry, dissection, physics, and more," said the student.

"Mr. Hogan was the teacher you could see at Culver's and want to talk to. I can still picture his contagious laugh and smile. I think that's cool after I haven't been in his class for almost four years," said the student.

"Mr. Hogan was the teacher that when I got in trouble in class, he wouldn't make the biggest deal in the world, even on the day before winter. He had to stay after school for 45 minutes to write me up. Mr. Hogan wasn't mad or disappointed. He just made a joke about it. This showed his true personality about how he liked his students no matter what," said the student.

"In his science class, I did interesting labs with him. I remember the dissection labs the most. We dissected a worm, a frog, and a bird pellet. The worm was super gross. It had to be longer than my head at the time. Then we did a bird pellet. I found multiple bones in those. The frog was the worst. It looked all pail and slimy. Seventh-grade me was terrified to do these. I don't think I could've done them if I had to do them with another teacher. But with Mr. Hogan, everything was possible," said the student.

"Mr. Hogan was more than just a good teacher. He was a good role model and someone to look up to. I was scared to go into middle school in sixth grade, but Mr. Hogan made everything better. The main thing he did was make everything into something fun and funny. He somehow made animal and plant cells into something funny. I remember him saying, 'The funnier it gets, the more you'll remember it.' To this day, I can still remember that the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell," said the student. "Thank you, Mr. Hogan, for my three short but great years with you. You are the best science teacher I've ever had."