- National Agriscience Teacher of the Year
- Outstanding Young Member Awards
- Outstanding Teacher Awards
- Outstanding Middle/Secondary School Program Awards
- Outstanding Postsecondary/Adult Program Awards
- Teacher Mentor Awards
- Ideas Unlimited Awards
- Ford Grant Challenge
- Lifetime Achievement Awards
- Outstanding Cooperation Awards
- Outstanding Service Citations
- Teachers Turn the Key Awards
- Upper Division Ag Ed Scholarship Recipients
- Membership Awards
- Professional State Association Awards
National Agriscience Teacher of the Year
The National Agriscience Teacher of the Year award recognizes teachers who have inspired and enlightened their students through engaging and interactive lessons in the science of agriculture. Teachers who have previously been selected as National Finalist or awarded the National Agriscience Teacher of the Year award are ineligible to apply.
This program is sponsored by PotashCorp as a special project of the National FFA Foundation
| Region I | Wes Crawford, OR |
| Region II | Kim O'Byrne, NM |
| Region III | Roger King, WI |
| Region IV | Jesse Faber, IL |
| Region V | Amy Kidd, NC |
| Region VI | Bethany Knowlton, CT |
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All Agriscience Teacher of the Year Award pictures from 2012 NAAE Convention
As a means of encouraging young teachers to remain in the profession and to encourage and recognize participation in professional activities, the NAAE Outstanding Young Member Award program is sponsored by John Deere as a special project of the National FFA Foundation. NAAE members who have completed at least three but not more than five years of teaching are eligible to apply for this award; members who are currently in their sixth year of teaching are eligible to apply.
This program is sponsored by John Deere as a special project of the National FFA Foundation
| Region I | Jessica Grundy, UT |
| Region II | Carmelita Goossen, KS |
| Region III | Candice Olson, WI |
| Region IV | Sarah Heilers, OH |
| Region V | Jill Wagner, MS |
| Region VI | Sherisa Nailor, PA |
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All Outstanding Young Member Award pictures from 2012 NAAE Convention
Outstanding Agricultural Education Teacher
This program recognizes NAAE members who are at the pinnacle of their profession—those who are conducting the highest quality agricultural education programs. The award recognizes leadership in civic, community, agriculture/agribusiness and professional activities. Outstanding agricultural educators are innovators and catalysts for student success in agricultural education.
This program is sponsored by Toyota as a special project of the National FFA Foundation
| Region I | Larin Crossley, ID |
| Region II | Lance Jagers, CO |
| Region III | Adam Wehling, WI |
| Region IV | Dennis Riethman, OH |
| Region V | Bill Waldrep, GA |
| Region VI | Tina Miner-James, NY |
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All Outstanding Teacher Award winner photos from 2012 NAAE Convention
Outstanding Middle/Secondary Ag Ed Program
A goal of NAAE is to promote outstanding programs in agricultural education and effectively communicate success stories. The Outstanding Middle/Secondary School Ag Ed Program Award promulgates that goal. Agricultural education programs in middle schools and secondary schools are eligible to participate in this recognition program.
The Outstanding Middle/Secondary Agricultural Education program award is partially sponsored by Monsanto as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.
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All Outstanding Middle/Secondary Program Award winner photos from 2012 NAAE Convention
Outstanding Postsecondary/Adult Ag. Ed Program
The Outstanding Postsecondary/Adult Ag Ed Program award recognizes exemplary 2-year postsecondary institutions and full time young farmer and adult agricultural education programs. Qualifying young farmer and/or adult ag ed program staff must devote at least 50 percent of their teaching time to this level of instruction.
This program is sponsored by Toyota as a special project of the National FFA Foundation
| Region I | Blue Mountain Community College, OR |
| Region II | Pontotoc Technology Center, OK |
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All Outstanding Postsecondary/Adult Program Award winner photos from 2012 NAAE Convention
If you ask agriculture teachers what motivated them to enter and stay in the teaching profession, predominately they will attribute their decision to another agriculture teacher who encouraged them. Many state agricultural education associations have recognized the importance of positive relationships between beginning and experienced teachers by creating formal organizational structures to connect beginning and experienced teachers. This award program will provide additional incentives for experienced teachers to become mentors for beginning teachers, and it will provide beginning teachers a way to say thank you to the experienced teachers who have influenced them
This program is sponsored by CEV Multimedia
| Region I | Todd Rightmire, WA |
| Region II | Rodney Arthur, OK |
| Region III | Timothy Larson, MN |
| Region IV | Alan Merriman, IL |
| Region V | Bob Melton, TN |
| Region VI | Tina Miner-James, NY |
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All Teacher Mentor award winner photos from 2012 NAAE Convention
The Ideas Unlimited contest is designed to give members an opportunity to exchange classroom, SAE, leadership, and other teaching ideas. The idea may be original or borrowed. Each application should specify how the idea was used by the applicant and how the idea could help others in their teaching.
This program is sponsored by Delmar Cengage Learning
| Region I | Trent VanLueven, ID |
| Region II | Tanner Thompson,OK |
| Region III | Jim Melby, WI |
| Region IV | Zach Crews, MO |
| Region V | Robert Bollier, SC |
| Region VI | Sally Shomo, VA |
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All Ideas Unlimited award winner photos from 2012 NAAE Convention
Ford Grant Challenge
sponsored by Ford
Award:
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Lifetime Achievement Award
NAAE will recognize retired NAAE members who have made significant contributions to agricultural education at the state, regional, and national levels with Lifetime Achievement Award.
This program is sponsored by Ford as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.
| Region I | James Cooney, NV |
| Region II | David Maxey, OK |
| Region III | Duane Fisher, IA |
| Region IV | Terry Heiman, MO |
| Region V | Wilbur Chancellor, MS |
| Region VI | Ronald Frederick, PA |
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All Lifetime Achievement Award photos from the 2012 NAAE Convention.
NAAE recognizes organizations, agribusiness companies, and others who have given outstanding support to agricultural education with the Outstanding Cooperation Award.
The plaques for this program are sponsored by Forrest T. Jones & Company
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| Region V | Walt Warren, Gregory Poole Equipment Company |
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All Outstanding Cooperation Award winner photos from 2012 NAAE Convention
NAAE will recognize current and retired NAAE members who have made significant contributions to agricultural education at the state, regional, and national levels with the Outstanding Service Citation.
This program is sponsored by Monsanto as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.
| Region I | Jim Barbee, NV |
| Region II | Tim Vanover, OK |
| Region III | Brenda Scheil, WI |
| Region IV | Jay Runner, IL |
| Region V | Roger Teeple, NC |
| Region VI | Tracy Hoover, PA |
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All Outstanding Service Citation photos from 2012 NAAE Convention
Agricultural education is continually faced with a shortage of qualified teachers. Unless those who have been trained enter and remain in the profession for a period of several years, the shortage of qualified teachers will prevail. As a means of encouraging young teachers to remain in the profession and to encourage and recognize participation in professional activities, NAAE offers the Teachers Turn the Key Scholarship.
This program is sponsored by RAM Trucks as a special project of the National FFA Foundation
All Teachers Turn the Key participant photos from 2012 NAAE Convention (For news releases, click individual entries below)
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Upper Division Ag Education Scholarship
Recipients
Thanks to the generous sponsorship of Delmar Cengage Learning and proceeds from the ticket raffle at the NAAE convention, NAAE awarded scholarships to students who are majoring in agricultural education and who will be completing their student teaching in the fall 2012 or spring 2013 semesters
This program is sponsored by Delmar Cengage Learning
| Kaylie Ackerley | Cornell University |
| Amanda Corban | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| April Johnson | South Dakota State University |
| Emilie Kuhn | Purdue University |
| Britney Lardner | New Mexico State University |
| Sarah Marques | California Polytechnic State University-SLO |
| Mackenzie McCollum | Pennsylvania State University |
| Kathleen Miron | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities |
| Shannon Norris | New Mexico State University |
| Heather Pray | Pennsylvania State University |
| Jacob Ralph | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Jamie Renier | University of Wisconsin-River Falls |
| Kimberly Schadrie | University of Wisconsin-River Falls |
| Taliah Scheibinger | University of Wisconsin-River Falls |
| Amanda Workman | Purdue University |
