“I witnessed Lee’s passion for teaching first hand for over 30 years.  His dedication to the success of his students is unparalleled by any teacher I have ever seen teach.  He has a unique ability to make students work harder than they have ever worked before yet students develop an appreciation for the benefits their hard work has helped them achieve.  He is a true motivator.  He will keep up the good fight and his pursuit of bringing that passion to other teachers.”

__ Jeffrey Fink (Activities Director, Teacher Academy Professional Development Coordinator, St. Francis High School, Minnesota)

In the fall of 1990, while doing a formal observation of Lee’s teaching, former St. Francis High School Principal Mr. Richard Hubbard asked Lee if he could make a statement to his class.  Lee answered, “Of course.”  Mr. Hubbard said, “Do you know how fortunate you are to have Mr. Erickson as a teacher, this class period was one of the finest examples of teaching I have ever witnessed.”

__ Richard Hubbard (Principal, St. Francis High School, Minnesota)