Tonight I got to speak with one of my alums who is working on her PhD in entomology. She helped me start the beekeeping program at my university, and I created a class just for her because we didn’t offer a class on Hymenoptera, which were and are her passion. So I made the class up from scratch and then made her my teaching assistant. It was such a delight to hear her tonight as she told me about her research. She now knows far more than I will ever know about bees, and she just keeps learning and growing. A teacher’s dream! As she talked, I took notes about her dissertation, and I started making sketches in my notebook. When she mentioned Lasioglossum (some of my favorite tiny bees) I had to sketch one. Here it is, in honor of my wonderful alum.

A detailed and colorful drawing of a sweat bee is depicted on a lined background.