ACTE

of Madison, Alabama, is the ACTE 2008 Teacher of the Year. Brown was one of three finalists vying for the national title—an award that recognizes a teacher who provides outstanding CTE programs for youth and/or adults.

“To all the career tech educators out there,” she said, “this award is for you.” Brown joined Bob Jones High School (BJHS) in 1999, and she established the Culinary Arts Academy in 2003. Brown works with local chefs, restaurant and hotel managers to provide students with an accurate vision of what to expect in the real world. She implements career awareness and job skill training by using hands-on strategies in her lesson plans, and by incorporating team-teaching with biology, physical education, Spanish, history, and computer science. The Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) Division recognized her program as Alabama’s Best Practice and Career and Technical Program of the Year for 2005-2006. Brown teaches culinary arts and hospitality classes, and she serves as the CTE department chair for BJHS and two middle schools. Elementary schools in the Madison City and Huntsville City school systems arrange field trips for children to learn about culinary careers and participate in hands-on projects with culinary students at BJHS. Brown also started a nighttime community culinary class for adults. She was the recipient of the first National FCCLA Integration of Core Academics Award in 2006.

of Eureka, South Dakota, was named the ACTE 2008 Outstanding Teacher in Community Service. The award recognizes teachers with significant accomplishments and outstanding leadership in programs and activities that promote community involvement.

Anderson teaches at Eureka Junior High School and Eureka High School, and she is the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) adviser. Anderson and her students have completed more than 100 community service projects from September 2005 through September 2007. These projects include: Health Rocks, Healthy Snack Vending Machine, Healthy Lifestyles, Cancer Awareness and Milk Project—all aimed at improving the lifestyles of the students and the community. Last July, Anderson won the 2007 FCCLA National Middle School Community Service Award for the Healthy Snacks project and the 2007 FCCLA National Middle School Student Body Award for the Healthy Lifestyle community service project. Eureka students start participating in service projects in the seventh grade and continue through high school. Each year students partake in a community service unit, and they perform tasks such as designing cards, reading to elementary students and assisted-living residents, and performing skits for children. During the ninth grade, students watch “Pay It Forward,” and students select a small service project, with a minimum requirement of one hour per month. The projects help Anderson’s students understand the value of helping others and giving back to the community.

of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, was named the ACTE 2008 Outstanding New Career and Technical Teacher. The award recognizes a teacher who has made significant contributions toward innovative, unique and novel programs and has shown a professional commitment early in his or her career. Raines is the television production teacher at Tuscaloosa Center for Technology (TCT). Since fall 2000, the television production program has served more than 1,200 students. Raines’ students produce a weekly program called Common Ground covering three high school campuses. It was the first to be produced in a career-technical center and to air on a local broadcast station in Alabama. During Raines’ first year at TCT, the Alabama State Department of Education honored him by naming his program the Technical Education Program of the Year in 2003. Raines has led his students to 90 Alabama Scholastic Press Association (ASPA) awards in six years, including the top journalism honor, All-Alabama, two years in a row. Two of his students earned ASPA on-site overall journalism awards. In 2001-2002, Raines participated in the Alabama Career Technical Course of Study Committee, and he wrote the television production curriculum for the state. Raines told Annual Convention attendees, “I hope this is a testament to my students that if you work hard and dream big, big things can happen."

of Delaware, Ohio, was the recipient of the ACTE 2008 Carl Perkins Humanitarian Award—an award that was established in 1985 to honor the late Rep. Carl Perkins. It is given in recognition of individuals who are making outstanding contributions of state or national significance to the development and progress of the field. For the past five years he has used his influence to make a difference in the lives of the developmentally disabled. As the executive director of Delaware Creative Housing (DCH), Corbett oversees the building of housing for special populations. DCH is an organization that works with disabled individuals to finance, build and modify houses to accommodate their specific needs. Working directly with Corbett and the clients, students build a house following the client’s specifications. The experience allows them to gain valuable knowledge and skills in their trade. Corbett supervises the construction of three to five houses a year. DCH has been awarded a five-year $50,000 grant from the Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council. He plans to use this grant to assist in building 15 homes throughout Ohio.

of Enid, Oklahoma, was named the ACTE 2008 Outstanding Career and Technical Education Professional. The award recognizes career and technical educators (other than full-time teachers) who have provided significant contributions to professional associations and CTE programs for youth and adults in their fields, communities and states. Holle is the director of Business and Industry Services at Autry Technology Center. She identifies and implements strategies that integrate workforce development, economic development and education at the local, state and regional levels where business, education and government leaders can come together to create a competitive advantage. She provides consulting services and training to more than 500 local businesses and 10,000 individuals. As a volunteer grant writer and fundraiser, she has raised more than $25 million—especially for scholarships. One of Holle’s significant accomplishments is the development and growth of the local Corporate Executive Officer (CEO) Network. It was developed in 1996 to help business leaders and educators work together in creating a growing community. This network is the only group within the Oklahoma CareerTech system that has gotten the involvement of CEOs, and it provides a networking opportunity for them to share issues and concerns involving business. Members from the group have served on several of the governor’s taskforces, and it was one of the impetuses behind OkACTE’s CEO Day at the state Capitol. Accepting the award Holle said, “When I look out at this group of teachers I know that each of you is affecting students.”

of Salt Lake City, Utah, received the 2008 ACTE Award of Merit. The award is given to individuals or organizations outside of CTE for the highest meritorious contributions to the improvement, promotion, development and progress of CTE. Goetz was recently appointed the governor’s State Science Adviser. In this capacity, Goetz is the lead for a U.S. Department of Labor grant initiative—Workforce for Innovations in Regional Economic Development (WIRED). The WIRED initiative serves to promote and build capacity for the Utah life science industry through support of education and workforce development programs. In her previous role as director of Biotechnology at the Salt Lake Community College, she worked with other institutions to develop and improve their biotechnology programs. She worked with the faculty of Utah Valley University to develop a four-year biotechnology program. Goetz helped to develop a one-year high school biotech course as concurrent college credit. She also helped develop a model for a science charter school by partnering with the Jordan School District; it is being recognized as a national model for other schools to follow.