Associated Press - November 20, 2009 6:25 AM ET

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A Nebraska professor has been honored as 1 of the best undergraduate professors in the country.

It is the first time a professor from the state has been named professor of the year by the Washington-based Council for Advancement and Support of Education.

Rick Miller, a psychology professor at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, received the award on Thursday in Washington.

Miller was 1 of 4 professors to be honored by the group.

Each will receive $5,000 from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

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