Rate My Professor Mike Teahon

Michael Teahon is Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Administration at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. He joined the university as full-time faculty in 2019 after serving as an adjunct instructor for seven years. With 34 years in public schools, Teahon held roles as a teacher, principal, and superintendent. He earned a Bachelor of Science in mathematics education from Kearney State College in 1985, a Master of Arts in Educational Administration from the University of Nebraska at Kearney in 1994, an Educational Specialist degree from UNK in 1999, and a Doctor of Education in educational administration from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2012. His early career included teaching mathematics and history while coaching at Garden County High School from 1985 to 1992 and Trumbull High School from 1992 to 1994. He served as secondary principal at Sandhills Public Schools in Dunning from 1994 to 1999, superintendent at Amherst Public School from 1999 to 2001, and superintendent at Gothenburg Public Schools for 18 years until 2019.