Governor Otter Appoints New STEM Executive Director

Governor Butch Otter has named Angela Hemingway, the executive director for the Idaho Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Action Center.

The STEM Action Center, part of the governor’s office, is designed to boost interest in STEM careers for students.

Business and education groups support the center as a way to focus attention on the need for more students in the pipeline to meet demand for jobs in science, engineering and math fields.