Past Award Winners
Iowa ACTE Teacher of the Year
2023: Kevin Wilkinson, Williamsburg School District
2022: Terrance McGurren, Thomas Jefferson High School Council Bluffs CSD
2021: Jacob Hunter, North Scott High School
2019: Doralene Abdel-Halim, Ogden High School
2018: Joan Stekl, Cedar Rapids Community School District
2017: Marjorie Lane, Solon Community School District
2016: Stephen Verdon, Davenport Community School District
2015: Donna Young, Linn-Mar High School
2014: Louis Beck, Union High School
2013: Marta Brooks, Pleasant Valley High School
2010: Sandy O’Brien, Kirkwood Community College
2009: Vicki Spellerberg, Maquoketa Valley High School
2008: Mary Jo Gruneich
2007: Teresa Nennig, Indepence High School
2006: Mary Jane Green, Des Moines Area Community College
2005: Joyce Cherne, Clayton Ridge H.S.
2004: Craig McEnany, Des Moines Area Community College
2003: Andy Rowe, Iowa Valley High School
2002: Irv Meier, Wapello High School
Iowa ACTE Counseling & Career Development Professional Award (formerly the Iowa ACTE Career Guidance Award)
2023: Paul Hayes, Cedar Rapids Community Schools
2022: Gena Gesing, Northeast Iowa Community College
2014: Dr. Ryan Anderson, Iowa State University
2013: Thomas Paulsen, Iowa State University
Region III National Merit Award
2023: Doralene Abedl-Halim, Ogden High School
2023: Dr. Ashlee Spannagel, Southeastern Community College
Iowa ACTE Postsecondary Professional of the Year (formerly the Iowa ACTE Postsecondary Teacher of the Year)
2023: Jenny Foster, Des Moines Area Community College
2022: Ashlee Spannagel, Southeastern Community College
2017: Melody Bethards, Des Moines Area Community College
2015: Lisa Stange, Iowa State University
2014: Dr. Tom Paulsen, Iowa State University
Iowa ACTE Teacher Educator of the Year
2022: Laura Van Waardhuizen, Iowa State University
Iowa ACTE Administrator of the Year
2023: Brenda Arthur-Miller, West Liberty High School
2019: Thomas Messinger, Red Oak Community School District
2018: Carol Reilly, Midland Community Schools
2017: Dr. Sarah Updegraff, New Hampton Community School District
2015: Murry Fenn, Green Hill Community College
2014: Donald Kearney, Iowa Western Community College
Iowa ACTE New Teacher of the Year (formerly Iowa ACTE Iliff Leu New Teacher of the Year Award)
2022: Nicole Craig, Tri-County Community School District
2021: Steven Eskildsen, Belle Plaine Community School District
2020: Savanna Bachus, Calamus Wheatland CSD
2019: Heather Crandall, Iowa City Community School District
2018: Molly Dolch, West Central Valley Community Schools
2017: Blake Anderson, Nodaway Valley Community School District
2016: Zachary Morris, West Liberty High School
2015: Meredith Tangen, Davenport West High School
2014: Alaina Imhoff, Mediapolis High School
2013: Jeffrey Mayes, Gladbrook-Reinbeck High School
2010: Scott Smalley, Oelwein High School
2009: Ryan Holthaus, Anamosa High School
2008: Britttany Elmquist, Harlan High School
2007: Katie Lewis, Columbus Community High School
2006: Andy Johnson, Clarinda High School
2005: Erin Murty, Gladbrook-Reinbeck High School
2004: Tasha Norton, Des Moines Area Community College
2003: Dana Weeda, Glidden-Ralston High School
2002: Bonnie Wessels, Cedar Falls
Iowa ACTE Carl Perkins Community Service Award
2019: Bridget Mahoney, Lone Tree Community School District
2018: Karen Van De Walle, Sumner Fredericksburg CSD
2016: Kevin Butt, Ellsworth Community College
2015: Kelli Diemer, Iowa Department of Education
2014: Scott Neth, Bedford High School
2013: Eric Weuve, Iowa Western Community College
Iowa ACTE Lifetime Achievement Award (formerly Honorary Life Member Award)
2023: Daniel Terrian, Indian Hills Community College
2022: Sandra Miller, Iowa ACTE
2021: Lisa Stange, Iowa Department of Education
2020: Janis Moore, Glenwood Community Schools
2019: Craig McEnany, Des Moines Area Community College
2018: Julie DeBower, Nashua-Plainfield Community Schools, Charles City Community Schools, Iowa State University
2016: Maxine Barrows, Cedar Falls Community School District
2015: Del Hoover, Iowa Department of Education
2014: Mike Earll, Retired from Sibley-Ocheyedan
2013: Brent Hanna, Knoxville High School (retired)
2010: Roger Foelske, retired DE; Dr. Thomas Alan Hoerner, Iowa State Ag; Monica Hinkle, SCC
2009: Dave Bunting, Kirkwood Community College
2006: LaVonne Gammon, Gilbert High School
2005: Phyllis Dunlap, Union Middle School, Dysart
2004: Wayne Nattress, Iowa FFA Foundation
2002: Dennis Berry, Lakeview-Auburn
Iowa ACTE Oran Beaty Leadership Award
2022: Randi Koehler, Lawton-Bronson CSD
2019: Scott Johnson, Iowa FFA Association
2018: Barbara Lemmer, Linn-Mar Community School District
2017: Chad Blanchard, Grant Wood Area Education Agency
2016: Pat Thieben, Department of Education
2015: Pradeep Kotamraju, Iowa Department of Education
2014: Irv Meier Retired from Wapello High School
2013: Melanie Bloom, Sioux Central High School
2010: Steve Kwikkel, Waverly-Shell Rock Middle School
2009: Daniel Hilgers, DMACC, and Michael Peiffer, Winterset High School
2008: Dr. Robin Trimble White
2007: Dan Leinen, Harlan High School
2006: Monica Hinkle, Southeastern Community College & Janis Moore, Glenwood High School
2005: Dale Schumacher, Perry High School
2004: Daveid Bunting, Kirkwood Community College
2003: Roger Foelske, Iowa Department of Education
2002: Louis Beck, Union High School
Iowa ACTE Outstanding Career and Technical Educator (Retired Award)
2013: Ryan Anderson, Iowa State University
2010: Todd Abrahamson, Sigourney
2009: Pat Thieben, Department of Education
2008: Craig McEnany, Des Moines Area Community College
2007: Colleen Hunt and Dale Gruis, Iowa Department of Education
2006: Kent Klinkenfus, Harlan High School
2005: Sue Updegraff, Keystone Area Education Agency
ACTE Iowa Award of Merit
2023: Doralene Abdel-Halim, Ogden High School; Ashlee Spannagel, Southeastern Community College
2022: Jennifer Anderson, University of Northern Iowa; May Schaben, Iowa Restaurant Association and Laura Van Waardhuizen, Iowa State University
2021: Karen Swanson, Centerville Community School District and Tara Troester, Cedar Rapids Community School District
2020: Katy Blatnik-Gagné, Iowa Department of Education and Murray Fenn, Green Hills Area Education Agency
2019: Kendra Ericson, Des Moines Area Community College and Greg Krawiec, Kirkwood Community College
2018: Greg Kepner, Indian Hills Community College and Barbara Lemmer, Linn-Mar Community School District
2017: Chad Blanchard, Grant Wood Area Education Agency and Eric St. Claire, Iowa Department of Education
2016: Sandra Miller, Iowa ACTE, and Diane Cornilsen, Ashford University
2015: Dana Lampe, Linn Mar High School, Sandy Warning, Davis County High School, and Dave Bunting, Iowa ACTE
2013: Lisa Stange, Iowa State University; Phil Harrington; Kuder Inc.
2012: Mary Ann Adams, Iowa Department of Education
2011: Kristy Black, Jones County Kirkwood Regional Academy, and Jean Ostrander, North Iowa Area Community College
2010: Roger Foelske and Kelli Diemer, Iowa Department of Education
2009: Kern Family Foundation and the Iowa Culinary Institute at Des Moines Area Community College
2008: Ken Maguire, Iowa Department of Education
2007: Monica Hinkle, Southeastern Community College
2007: John Deere Operations of Waterloo
Iowa ACTE David Bunting CTE Teacher Preparation Scholarship
2023: Mia Gibson, Agriculture and Life Sciences Education – Teacher Certificatio
2022: Brooklyn Curtin, Iowa State University Agricultural and Life Sciences Education
2021: Chloe Gustafson, Iowa State University Agricultural and Life Sciences Education
2020: Katelyn Zimmerman, Iowa State University Agricultural and Life Sciences Education
2019: Laura Mincks, Iowa State University Agricultural and Life Sciences Education
2018: Brea Baumhover, Iowa State University Family and Consumer Sciences Education and Rebecca Wallace, Iowa State University Family and Consumer Sciences Education
2017: Elisa Russ, Iowa State University Agricultural and Life Sciences Education
2016: Cody Nelson, Upper Iowa University, Sandra Miller CTE Teacher Preparation Scholarship
2023: Julia Howa, Family & Consumer Sciences Education – Teacher Certification
