Lonny J. Ashworth began teaching at Boise State University in 1977. He earned his Associate of Science Degree in Respiratory Care and his Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology from Boise State; he earned his Master of Education from College of Idaho. He is a Licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner with the State of Idaho. Ashworth was the Chair of the Department of Respiratory Care at Boise State for 17 years, but his passion is teaching and spending time with his students; he has maintained a full teaching load for more than 40 years. In 2012, he was named a Fellow of the American Association for Respiratory Care. In 2016, he received the Boise State University Foundation Scholar Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Mass casualty ventilators, Pressure control ventilation, Modes of ventilation during exercise, Transpulmonary pressure, Cough strength and extubation, Work of breathing during mechanical ventilation, Airway Pressure Release Ventilation, Dual-mode ventilation, Exhalation valve resistance of mechanical ventilators, Automatic tube compensation, Transport ventilators, Pressure support ventilation