NACTA Teaching Awards

One of the central purposes of NACTA is to recognize those individuals whose efforts represent the very best in agricultural higher education. Thus, NACTA seeks to inspire all of us to achieve the highest levels of excellence. At the same time, NACTA seeks to encourage these colleagues to share with us their methods of achieving excellence. The nominator does not have to be from the same institution as the nominee, but the nominator should contact the nominee's Department Chair as a professional courtesy.

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NACTA Awards

• Distinguished Educator
• John Deere
• Teaching Scholar
• Graduate Student Teaching
• Teaching Award of Excellence
• Educator Award
• Murray Brown Leadership
• Teaching Award of Merit

Distinguished Educator Award

The NACTA Distinguished Educator Award is presented to a NACTA member with ten years or more of service to post-secondary education in agriculture. Criteria for the award is based on evidence of meritorious service to post-secondary education in agriculture including service to NACTA (promotion, support or involvement with the organization) and involvement with one or more of the following: teaching, educational research, or educational administration.

A complete listing of all former winners is available at NACTA's website.

NACTA John Deere Award

 The award is designed to recognize outstanding teachers and programs of agricultural business, technology and/or management in post-secondary schools and colleges. Special emphasis is placed on preparation of students for employment in the areas of management, sales, service, processing and production.

A complete listing of all former winners is available at NACTA's website.

Teaching Scholar Award (formerly Regional Outstanding Teacher)

The NACTA Teaching Scholar Award (previously called the Regional Outstanding Teacher Award) is presented to a maximum of 1% of the NACTA membership body. These individuals should demonstrate a heavier commitment to NACTA since earning the Teacher Fellow Award (now called the NACTA Educator Award) and be clear about their involvement with NACTA, the NACTA Journal, and our NACTA annual conference. Teachers seeking this award should also demonstrate a teaching influence beyond their own campus.

A complete list of former winners is available on the NACTA website.

NACTA Graduate Student Teaching Award

The purpose of the NACTA Graduate Student Teaching Award is to recognize and reward graduate students who excel as teachers in the agricultural disciplines. The award is for NACTA graduate student members who are involved in classroom instruction. The NACTA Graduate Student Teaching Award is a criterion-based award and is reviewed by a committee of NACTA members. To qualify for the award, a graduate student must have been involved in classroom teaching for a minimum of one year. Criteria included in the evaluation are the graduate student's teaching philosophy, statement of support from supervising faculty, evaluations submitted by students and an administrative officer, a self-evaluation, involvement in teaching outside the classroom, and a description of the candidate's specific teaching involvement.

A complete listing is available on the NACTA website.

NACTA Teaching Award of Excellence

The NACTA Teaching Award of Excellence is presented to one individual who demonstrates excellence in post-secondary instruction in agriculture. To qualify for the award, a NACTA member must have previously received the NACTA Teacher Fellow Award and currently be on a full-time appointment involving at least 25% teaching.

A complete list of former winners is available on NACTA's website.

NACTA Educator Award(Formerly Teaching Fellow)

The NACTA Teacher Fellow Award is a criterion based award and is reviewed by a committee of NACTA members. To qualify for the award a NACTA member must have been on a full-time appointment involving at least 25% teaching for at least the past five years. Criteria included in the evaluation are the instructor's teaching philosophy; evaluations submitted by current students, alumni, administrative officers, and peers; a self-evaluation as well as factors such as availability to students, teaching innovations, and departmental/institutional activity.

A complete list of former winners is available on NACTA's website.

Murray Brown Leadership Award

This is a national award recognizing a NACTA member who has achieved a distinguished and sustained record of leadership. Recipients of this award are recognized at the Annual NACTA Conference with a plaque and a cash award supported by the Murray Brown endowment.

A complete list of former winners is available on NACTA's website.

Award of Merit

Each year as the Institutional contact for NACTA, you can request a Teaching Award of Merit Certificate for faculty members you wish to recognize for their accomplishments as a teacher. If you have graduate students who teach, you can also request a certificate for your students. The president of NACTA signs these certificates. They are then signed by one of your administrators before being presented on your campus. The recipient of the certificate/s is determined within your campus.

More information is available on NACTA's website.