Payson Roundup | Payson, AZ

Name: Bud Evans

School and subjects taught: Payson High School — Computers

College degree and major: Two associates of science from the community college of the Air Force, MBA from William Cary University, Mississippi

Years teaching: Six in the Air Force, second year at PHS

Why do you teach? My calling and talents are in teaching. I can be home at nights and weekends.

Personal motto: Borrowed from scouting: “Be prepared”

Family: Kathleen, wife; Steven, 21-year-old son; Megan, 17-year-old daughter; John, 13 year-old son.

Pet Peeve: Disrespect, being late, not doing your best

Favorite hobby or leisure activity: Family, camping, fishing, hunting, traveling.

Person in history you’d most like to meet and why: Lord Baden-Powell, the father of the scouting organization. I would like to inspire and lead like him.

Why Payson? Climate is mild. Small hometown for my kids who were dragged across the world.

Favorite teacher: Doug Fullerton was the “dummies” math teacher. He taught me that I wasn’t dumb.

Favorite subject: I always looked forward to choir. There were no tests and there were plenty of pretty girls.

Favorite year in school: My senior year. Easy classes, I knew how to have good, clean fun, and I ditched school to go fly.