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Distinguished Educator Award Recipients
The NACTA Distinguished Educator Award recognizes meritorious service to NACTA and to higher education through teaching, educational research, and/or administration.
 
Nominee must be a current or retired NACTA member and have ten or more years of service to higher education. Nominations will be accepted from any NACTA member; Materials must be sub-mitted to the Chair of the Distinguished Educator Award Committee by the published deadline; The NACTA Executive Committee, which serves as the Distinguished Educator Award Committee, reviews the nomination materials at the NACTA Fall Executive Committee meeting and selects the recipient(s).
 
This award, administered by the NACTA Executive Committee, consists of Life membership in NACTA and a plaque to be presented at the annual conference.
 
Year Recipient Institution
2025Susie M. WhittingtonOhio State University
2024 Shelly Legg Oklahoma State University 
2023 Grady Roberts University of Florida
2022 Michel Wattiaux University of Wisconsin-Madison,
2021 Cheryl Wachenheim North Dakota State University
2020 Lurline Marsh University of Maryland Eastern Shore
2019 Jeffory Hattey Ohio State University
2018 J. Marcos Fernandez Purdue University
2017 Jean A. Bertrand Clemson University, Clemson, SC
2016 Charles M. Kinoshita University of Hawaii, Manoa
2015 Laurie Kramer University of Illinois
2014 Mike Mullen North Carolina State University
2013 Ronald Hanson University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2012 Edwin Miller Oklahoma State University
2012 Foy Mills Jr Abilene Christian University
2011 Frank Robinson University of Alberta
2010 Jean Gleichsner Fort Hays State University
2010 James Wangberg University of Wyoming
2009 Steven S. Waller University of Nebraska
2009 James R. McKenna VPI & State University
2008 Wayne L Banwart University of Illinois
2008 Kevin J. Donnelly Kansas State University
2008 Rick Parker Rupert, Idaho
2007 Linda C. Martin Oklahoma State University
2005 Larry Erpelding Kansas State University
2005 Jimmy Cheek University of Florida
2005 L.H. Newcomb The Ohio State University
2003 Kenneth L. Esbenshade North Carolina State University
2003 Harley W. Foutch Middle Tennessee State University
2002 Graham A. Jones University of Saskatchewan
2001 R. Kirby Barrick University of Illinois
2001 Don M. Edwards University of Nebraska
2001 Marvin E. Oetting College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, MO
2000 Larry J. Connor University of Florida
2000 John M. White Virginia Tech
1999 Joseph J. Jen Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
1998 W. Anson Elliot Southwest Missouri State University
1997 Thomas J. Lindahl University of Wisconsin-Platteville
1997 Gerry L. Posler Kansas State University
1995 Marion E. Ensminger Agriservices Foundation
1995 Detroy E. Green Iowa State University
1995 Robert M. McGuire State University of New York
1995 James Mortensen Pennsylvania State University
1994 G. M. "Mike" Jenkinson University of Guelph
1994 James L. Oblinger North Carolina State University
1993 David J. Mugler Kansas State University
1993 Robert C. Sorensen University of Nebraska
1993 Charles E. Stufflebeam Southwest Missouri State University
1993 Thomas M. Sutherland Colorado State University
1991 Ted E. Hartung University of Nebraska
1990 John R. Campbell Oklahoma State University
1989 Lee W. Doyen Cloud County Community College
1989 E. Grant Moody Arizona State University
1988 J. Wayland Bennett Texas Tech University
1987 Robert R. Shrode University of Tennessee
1986 H. Bradford Craig North Carolina State University
1985 Russell L. Miller Louisiana State University
1984 Hal B. Barker Louisiana State University
1984 A.W. "Tom" Burger University of Illinois
1984 Franklin E. Eldridge University of Nebraska
1984 Jack C. Everly University of Illinois
1984 J. Keith Justice Abilene Christian University
1983 Frank R. Carpenter Kansas State University
1983 Thomas J. Stanly Stephen F. Austin State University
1982 O.J. Burger Cal State University-Fresno
1982 Edward C. Frederick University of Minnesota-Waseca
1982 Paul E. Sanford Kansas State University
1980 Darrell S. Metcalfe University of Arizona
1979 Robert A Alexander Middle Tennessee State University
1979 Robert D. Seif University of Illinois
1978 Murray A. Brown Sam Houston State University
1977 G. Carl Schowengerdt Southeast Missouri State College
1976 John A. Wright Louisiana Polytechnic Institute

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