Awards

NAAE: 2018 Award Recipients

• Outstanding Early Career Teacher Awards
• Outstanding Agricultural Education Teacher Awards
• Outstanding Middle/Secondary Agricultural Education Program Awards
• Outstanding Postsecondary Agriculture Program Awards
• Teacher Mentor Awards
• Ideas Unlimited Awards
• Lifetime Achievement Awards
• Outstanding Cooperation Awards
• Outstanding Service Citation Awards
• Teachers Turn the Key Awards
• Upper Division Scholarship Recipients

*News releases about each award winner will be issued after the award is presented at the 2018 NAAE Convention.

Outstanding Early Career Teacher

The Outstanding Early Career Teacher Award is a means of encouraging young teachers to remain in the profession and to recognize their participation in professional activities.

This program is sponsored by John Deere as a special project of the National FFA Foundation. Follow this link for pictures of the 2018 Outstanding Early Career Teacher award winners at NAAE Convention.

Region I		Katelyn Titus, CA	Press Release
Region II		Lauren Emerson, LA	Press Release
Region III		Tyler Warren, MN	Press Release
Region IV		Bryan Schullian, IL	Press Release
Region V		Jillian Ford, NC	Press Release
Region VI		Meagan Slates, PA	Press Release

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Outstanding Agricultural Education Teacher Award

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.

The Outstanding Agricultural Education Teacher Award is sponsored by Caterpillar, Inc. and Tractor Supply Company as a special project of the National FFA Foundation. Follow this link for pictures of the 2018 Outstanding Agricultural Education Teacher award winners at NAAE Convention.

Region I		Wes Crawford, OR	Press Release
Region II		Carolyn Piguet, OK	Press Release
Region III		Neil Pearson, MN	Press Release
Region IV		Tamara Hyatt, MI	Press Release
Region V		Matthew Dettloff, FL	Press Release
Region VI		Holly Hufford, DE	Press Release

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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 Bayer as a special project of the National FFA Foundation. Follow this link for pictures of the 2018 Outstanding Middle/Secondary Agricultural Education Program award winners at NAAE Convention.

Region I		Clovis East High School, CA	Press Release
Region II		Royal Valley High School, KS	Press Release
Region III		York High School, NE	Press Release
Region IV		North Huron School, MI	Press Release
Region V		Bagley Middle School, GA	Press Release
Region VI		Wamogo High School, CT	Press Release

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Outstanding Postsecondary Agriculture Program

The Outstanding Postsecondary Agriculture Program award recognizes exemplary 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.

The Outstanding Postsecondary Agriculture Program award is sponsored by
Bayer as a special project of the National FFA Foundation. Follow this link for pictures of the 2018 Outstanding Postsecondary Agriculture Program award winners at NAAE Convention.

Region I		University of Idaho, ID	Press Release
Region II		Aims Community College, CO	Press Release
Region III		Northland Community & Technical College, MN	Press Release
Region IV		Lake Land Community College, IL	Press Release
Region V		Wayne County Young Farmers Program, GA	Press Release
Region VI		The Pennsylvania State University, PA	Press Release

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Teacher Mentor

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. Follow this link for pictures of the 2018 Teacher Mentor award winners at NAAE Convention.

Region I		Elaine Lewis, WA	Press Release
Region II		Marty Coulson, OK	Press Release
Region III		Jamie Propson, WI	Press Release
Region IV		John Poulson, OH	Press Release
Region V		Dr. Phil Fravel, SC	Press Release
Region VI		Sherry Heishman, VA	Press Release

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Ideas Unlimited

The Ideas Unlimited contest is designed to give members an opportunity to exchange classroom, SAE, leadership, and other teaching ideas.

This program is sponsored by National Geographic Learning | Cengage Learning. Follow this link for pictures of the 2018 Ideas Unlimited award winners at NAAE Convention.

Region I		Bridget Goodner, AZ	Press Release
Region II		Samantha Reese, CO	Press Release
Region III		Nikki Fideldy-Doll, ND	Press Release
Region IV		Mike Keilholz, MO	Press Release
Region V		Brandi Baade, GA	Press Release
Region VI		Melvin Phelps, NY	Press Release

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Lifetime Achievement

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. Follow this link for pictures of the 2018 Lifetime Achievement award winners at NAAE Convention.

Region I		Jim Summers, ID	Press Release
Region II		Kent Boggs, OK	Press Release
Region III		Dan Kvalheim, WI	Press Release
Region IV		Harold Eckler, MO	Press Release
Region V		Dr. Gary Moore, NC	Press Release
Region VI		Terrie Shank, MD	Press Release

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Outstanding Cooperation

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. Follow this link for pictures of the 2018 Outstanding Cooperation award winners at NAAE Convention.

Region I		Eugene & Shawn Smith, Culvers, ID	Press Release
Region II		Dr. Catherine Shoulders, AR	Press Release
Region III		Kevin Dahlman, MN	Press Release
Region IV		Richard Roller, MO	Press Release
Region V		Georgia FFA Foundation, GA	Press Release
Region VI		Ron Saacke, VA	Press Release

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Outstanding Service Citation

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 Goodheart-Willcox. Follow this link for pictures of the 2018 Outstanding Service Citation award winners at NAAE Convention.

Region I		Dr. James Connors, ID	Press Release
Region II		James Cannon, AR	Press Release
Region III		David Black, KY	Press Release
Region IV		Scott Johnson, IN	Press Release
Region V		Dr. Jim Flowers, NC	Press Release
Region VI		Joseph Linthicum, MD	Press Release

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Teachers Turn the Key

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. Follow this link for pictures of the 2018 Teachers Turn the Key Scholarship recipients at NAAE Convention.

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Upper Division Ag Education Scholarship Recipients

Thanks to the generous sponsorship of Growth Energy and National Geographic Leaning | 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 2018 or spring 2019 semesters.

This program is sponsored by Growth Energy, Herman & Bobbie Wilson, and National Geographic Learning | Cengage Learning