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While he appears to be an average, bow-tie-wearing professor, Dr. Neil J. Anderson is known as a “TESOL international rockstar,” a name dubbed by BYU–Hawaii Dean Mark Wolfersberger. Anderson, a professor in the Faculty of English & Social Work, shared experiences from his 41-year career as an internationally-acclaimed TESOL professor and researcher. He plans to retire from BYUH after the Spring 2021 Semester.
Dean of the Faculty of English & Social Work, Wolfersberger said Anderson’s connections raised the profile of BYUH in the TESOL field. “He has connected students to people in the TESOL world that there is no way they would be able to connect without his influence,” Wolfersberger explained.