Educator Awards

This annual recognition program is aligned with the national ACTE awards program and promotes excellence in career and technical education by recognizing individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to the field and programs that exemplify the highest standards. Winners advance to represent Texas in the Region IV ACTE awards program. Region IV winners advance to the national ACTE award program level.

Outstanding Administrator of the Year

  • Each area can nominate one CTAT member.
  • The award nominee must have been a member of CTAT and ACTE for five consecutive years and be a paid member for the current year.
  • Administrator of the Year Award form and instructions are available for download.
  • A digital photograph of the award nominee must be included with the application.
  • CTAT Award Committee members will review the application information provided by each area nominee.
  • Administrator of the Year Award nominees will be interviewed at the Texas Career Education Conference.
  • The area nominee will be informed by the CTAT Awards Committee chairman of the date and time of the interview.
  • Nominees must make arrangements to be at the CTAT summer conference at the designated interview time.

CTAT Guidance Educator of the Year

  • Each area can nominate one, or more, CTAT Guidance Division members.
  • The award nominee must have been a member of CTAT (or formerly member of TCTGA) and ACTE for three consecutive years and be a paid member for this year.
  • The Outstanding Guidance Educator of the Year nomination form is available for download here.
  • A digital photograph of the award nominee must be included with the application.
  • CTAT Award Committee members will review the nomination forms provided by each area.
  • No interview is required for Outstanding Guidance Educator of the Year nominees.

Award applications are due June 15th, 2012. For a summary of awards opportuniies, click here.

For questions concerning the CTAT awards, please contact Tony Neely for administrator awards or Jeanie Bragg for Guidance Awards.

ACTE Region IV Service Award

Virginia Mosier photo

ACTE recognized Virginia Mosier for service on the ACTE Region 4 Awards Committee.

April 2011

Virginia Mosier

CTE Executive Director

Abilene ISD

Award Recipients

Janelle Watson photo

Outstanding Administrator of the Year

2010-2011

Janelle Watson

Retired

Sharon Hetherington photo

Outstanding Guidance Educator of the Year

2010-2011

Sharon Hetherington

Coordinator of Counseling

Waco ISD

Donna Carpenter photo

Outstanding Administrator of the Year

2009 - 2010

Donna Carpenter

CTE Director

Coppell ISD

Patsy Chilcote photo

Outstanding Guidance Educator of the Year

2009 - 2010

Patsy Chilcote

Career Counselor

Denton ISD