Purpose
To recognize individuals who have made outstanding
meritorious contributions of state or national significance to the
improvement, promotion, development and progress of career and
technical education. This award was established in 1985 in honor of the
late Rep. Carl Perkins and is designed to recognize individuals who
have demonstrated the same humanitarian concerns exemplified by Rep.
Perkins.
Criteria
The award will be presented to individuals whose careers have been marked by actions that have enabled career and technical education programs to respond more fully to the individual needs of people for assistance in achieving more productive lives. This award, ACTE’s highest award, will be given only to individuals whose contributions have been of state or national significance. Only under unusual circumstances will more than one award be presented in any one year.
Eligibility
This award may be presented to individuals whose careers have been marked by actions that have enabled career and technical education programs to respond more fully to the individual needs of people for assistance in achieving more productive lives. Nominees should have made contributions or achieved prominence above salaried position assignments at the local, state, regional and national levels. Those who have recognition outside of their field of work and those who have made contributions of national significance will be most highly rated. Only under unusual circumstances will more than one award be presented in any one year.
Evaluation Criteria
- actions that have enabled career and technical education programs to respond more fully to the individual needs of people for assistance in achieving more productive lives
- meritorious contributions of state or national significance to the improvement, promotion, development and progress of career and technical education
- publications
- significant contributions to the field of career and technical education
Application Procedures
All nominations must come from ACTE members, but the nominee is not required to be an ACTE member. Each nominee must be endorsed or sponsored by an association, agency, group, several individuals or a combination of these. Please check the 2010 Awards Booklet for the most updated information about applying to this award.
Applications for this award must include:
- Page A of the nomination form.
- Support information: Please describe the following in regards to the nominee:
- actions that have enabled career and technical education programs to respond more fully to the individual needs of people for assistance in achieving more productive lives
- meritorious contributions of state or national significance to the improvement, promotion, development and progress of career and technical education
- Letters of support, limited to a maximum of ten pages. Suggested endorsers might include: political leaders, professional association leaders, business and industrial leaders, educational leaders, civic leaders, parents and students.
- One photograph of the nominee. The photograph is used for publicity purposes only.
Nominations can be submitted to:
Cara DiMattina
Association for Career and Technical Education
1410 King Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 683-9305
Deadline
All nominations must be received at ACTE headquarters by May 7, 2010.