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2000-2010 AAFCS Award Recipients


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In 2002, the Excellence in Extension Award replaced the Extension 2001 Award.
In 2001, the Extension 2001 Award replaced the Extension 2000 Award. In 2002, the Extension 2001 Award was replaced by the Excellence in Extension Award.
In 2001, the Extension 2000 Award was replaced by the Extension 2001 Award.
*In 2009, the Merit Finalist Teacher of the Year Award replaced the Top Teacher of the Year Award.
**In 2006, the Top Teacher of the Year Award replaced the Top Six Teacher of the Year Award. In 2009, the Top Teacher of the Year Award was replaced by the Merit Finalist Teacher of the Year Award.
***In 2005, the Top Six Teacher of the Year Award replaced the Top Ten Teacher of the Year Award. In 2006, the Top Six Teacher of the Year Award was replaced by the Top Teacher of the Year Award.
****In 2005, the Top Ten Teacher of the Year Award was replaced by the Top Six Teacher of the Year Award.


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Please note: The information below is current as of the date the recipient was chosen to receive the award. We welcome corrections; please send them to awards@aafcs.org.

2006-2010 Commemorative Lecture Award
Not awarded

2005 Commemorative Lecture Award
“FCS Profession: Our Legacy, Our Destiny,” Joyce O. Rasdall

2004 Commemorative Lecture Award
Not awarded

2003 Commemorative Lecture Award
“Empowering the Profession Through Partnerships,” Marilyn Swierk, CFCS

2002 Commemorative Lecture Award
Not awarded

2001 Commemorative Lecture Award
“The Essence of Our Being,” Sharon Y. Nickols and Carol L. Anderson, CFCS

2000 Commemorative Lecture Award
Not awarded

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2010 Excellence in Extension Award
“Mental Healthiness and Aging Initiative,” Martha Huntsman Perkins

2007-2009 Excellence in Extension Award
Not awarded

2006 Excellence in Extension Award
“Start Right, Heart Right Parenting,” Diane Teel Miller, CFCS

2005 Excellence in Extension Award
“Financial Literacy: What’s New in Credit & Debt?,” Lori Ann Lopac Hendrickson, CFCS

2004 Excellence in Extension Award
“Investing For Your Future,” Barbara O'Neill, CFCS (Team Leader); Patricia Brennan, CFCS; Linda Kirk Fox; Connie Kratzer; Irene Leech, CFCS; Nancy Porter, CFCS; Jan Schuchardt; and Gerri Walsh

2003 Excellence in Extension Award
“Reading Renaissance,” Ida Fay Winters

2002 Excellence in Extension Award
“Jump Start Your Bones: A School-Based Osteoporosis Prevention,” Kathleen Shimomura (Morgan) and Debra Palmer Keenan

†In 2002, the Excellence in Extension Award replaced the Extension 2001 Award.

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Extension 2001 Award††
“Parenting and Consumer Education (PACE),” Christene Anderson, CFCS, Denise J. Brandon, Etta Mae Westbrook, Dena Wise

††In 2002, the Extension 2001 Award was replaced by the Excellence in Extension Award.

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Extension 2000 Award†††
“Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Implications for Professionals and Agencies,” Mary Brintnall-Peterson and Dena B. Targ

†††In 2001, the Extension 2000 Award was replaced by the Extension 2001 Award.

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2010 Leaders Award
Priscilla S. Bondhus, Executive Director, Wisconsin Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, Middleton, Wisconsin
Denise J. Brandon, Professor and Extension Specialist, University of Tennessee Extension, Knoxville, Tennessee
Jayanthi Kandiah, Professor, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
Mary M. Warnock, Professor, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas

2009 Leaders Award
Kathy C. Croxall, CFCS, Assistant Professor, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky
Sandria L. Godwin, Professor, Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee
Vickie J. Hadley, CFCS, Consumer and Family Science Extension Educator, Purdue Cooperative Extension Service, Fort Wayne, Indiana

2008 Leaders Award
Sue G. Byrd, CFCS, Professor, The University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, Tennessee, Assistant Professor, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky
Karen M. Dickrell, CFCS, P, Professor of Family Development, Family Living Educator, University of Wisconsin Extension, Outagamie County, Appleton, Wisconsin
Pearl Hart, CFCS, Utah State Family & Consumer Sciences Education Specialist, Utah State Office of Education, Salt Lake City, Utah
Deborah J. Nelson, CFCS, Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher, Jefferson County R-1 Public Schools, Alameda High School, Lakewood, Colorado
Becky A. Newell, CFCS, Retired, Tippecanoe School Corp./Purdue University, Lafayette/West Lafayette, Indiana

2007 Leaders Award
Ruth Ann Halacka Ball, CFCS, Program Administrator III, University of Oklahoma, Center for Early Childhood Professional Development, Moore, Oklahoma
Linda R. Brothers, Associate Professor, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana
Candace K. Fox, CFCS, Professor, Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Mount Vernon, Ohio
Jane Davidson Reagor, Associate Professor, The University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Roxanne L. Trees, CFCS, Career & Technical Education Specialist, Seattle Public Schools, Seattle, Washington

2006 Leaders Award
Luann Boyer, CFCS, Family and Consumer Education Extension Agent, Colorado State University, Cooperative Extension, Morgan County, Fort Morgan, Colorado
Jean Hanson Knaak, CFCS, President, Convergent Systems, Inc., St. Paul, Minnesota
Mary Kennedy, CFCS, Family and Consumer Education Instructor, Elkhorn Area High School, Elkhorn, Wisconsin
Phyllis A. Stewart, CFCS, Educational Consultant, Vincennes, Indiana

2005 Leaders Award
Bonnie Braun, CFCS, Associate Professor, Extension Family Policy Specialist, Department of Family Studies University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
Christine Kniep, CFCS, Family Living Educator, Professor, University of Wisconsin-Extension-Winnebago County, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Joyce Miles, CFCS, President, CEO, Joyce B. Miles & Associates, Middleburg, Florida
Eleanor Keppler, CFCS, FCS Department Chair, Lawrence Central High School, Indianapolis, Indiana

2004 Leaders Award
Virginia Felstehausen, , Professor, Family and Consumer Sciences Education and Faculty Fellow, Teaching, Learning and Technology Center, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Lillie Beasley Glover, CFCS, Professor Emeritus, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, South Carolina
Sarah T. Hawkins, CFCS, Professor, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana
Soyeon Shim, Professor and Director, University of Arizona School of Family & Consumer Sciences, Tucson, Arizona

2003 Leaders Award
Carolyn M. Barnhart, CFCS, Program Director, Food Systems and Technology; Administrative Officer and Senior Lecturer, College of Human Development, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin
Gina E. Eubanks, CFCS, Assistant Administrator and Specialist – Family and Consumer Sciences, Cooperative Extension Program, Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Sally L. Fortenberry, CFCS, Associate Professor, AddRan College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Design, Merchandising, and Textiles, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas
Lela G. Goar, State Advisor for New Mexico Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America, Clovis, New Mexico
Irene K. Lee, Extension Family and Child Development Specialist, Cooperative Extension Program, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Marlene S. Lobberecht, CFCS, Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher/Cypress Creek Laboratory School Director, Cypress Creek High School, Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, Houston, Texas
M. Virginia Richards, CFCS, Associate Dean for Student Services, College of Health and Human Sciences, Associate Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences, Associate Graduate Faculty, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia
Diane G. Smathers, Associate Vice Provost, Off Campus, Distance and Continuing Education, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina
Victoria E. Steinfelt, CFCS, Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
Sue E. Williams, Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Science Department, Family Policy and Energy Specialist, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, College of Human Environmental Sciences, Stillwater, Oklahoma

2002 Leaders Award
Mary Therese Crave, CFCS, Evaluation and Diversity Specialist, University of Wisconsin-Extension, Madison, Wisconsin
Carol D. Falleni Otis, CFCS, Education Teacher, Family and Consumer Department of Teaneck High School, Teaneck, New Jersey
Lina Ingraham, CFCS, Owner and President of LINX Educational Publishing, Inc. and LSI, Inc, Jacksonville, Florida
Diane McComber, Associate Professor Emeritus, Department of Food Sciences and Human Nutrition College of Family and Consumer Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Lynette J. Olson, Professor and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas
Shirley P. Reagan, CFCS, Dean, College of Applied and Natural Sciences, Louisiana Technology University, Ruston, Louisiana
Ann Vail, CFCS, Department Head and Professor, Family and Consumer Sciences, Extension Home Economics, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Margaret A. Viebrock, CFCS, County Chair, Douglas County Cooperative Extension, Waterville, Washington. Administrator for the county office and co-leader with Chelan County Chair for program development, Waterville, Washington

2001 Leaders Award
Carolyn Sue Bailey, CFCS, Professor and Director, School of Human Ecology, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee
Carolyn M. Bednar, CFCS, Associate Professor, Chair, Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas
Harriette Haley Black, CFCS, Retired part-time Administrator of Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, US Office of Personnel Management, San Antonio, Texas
Maribeth C. Clarke, CFCS, Associate Professor, Teacher Educator, Family Life and Home Economics Education, Brigham Young University, School of Family Life, Provo, Utah
Sharon Hoelscher Day, CFCS, Coordinator and Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Community Health Program, Department of Health, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Maricopa County, Phoenix, Arizona
Janet M. Johnson, Dean and Professor, College of Human Resources and Education, Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
Joyce E. Jones, Associate Professor and State Extension Specialist, School of Family Studies and Human Services, Family Financial Management, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
Anna Mae Kobbe, CFCS, National Program Leader, Family Life and Human Development, United States Department of Agriculture, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Washington, District of Columbia
Dianne Lennon, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Atlantic, Cape May Cumberland Counties, Rutgers University, Cook College, Mays Landing, New Jersey
Carolyn B. Ricketson, Program Specialist and Administrative Coordinator Family and Consumer Science Department Career and Technical Education, Birmingham Public Schools, and Birmingham City Young Mother’s Programs at Ensley & Woodlawn High Schools, Birmingham, Alabama
Marilyn Swierk, CFCS, President, MS Innovations, Speaker, Author, Consultant, and Designer of promotional items for Family and Consumer Sciences, Wickford, Rhode Island
Janet S. Valente, CFCS, Educational Program Specialist, Energy Education Project, Family and Consumer Sciences Program Unit, Housing and Demographic Research Center, Dawson Hall, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

2000 Leaders Award
Sharon P. Blasé, CFCS, Associate Professor, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, Cumberland County
Donald W. Bower, CFCS, Associate Professor, Child and Family Development and Human Development Specialist, Cooperative Extension Service, College of Family and Consumer Sciences, The University of Georgia
Carla C. Earhart, CFCS, Director, Residential Property Management Program, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, Ball State University
Lois M. Folk Gotwals, Associate Professor, Family and Consumer Science Department, Ball State University
Julie M. Johnson, CFCS, Acting Chairman and Professor, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
Marilyn R. Spiegel, Retired Assistant Director, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension and Associate Dean, Outreach and Engagement, College of Human Ecology
Cecelia Thompson, CFCS, Professor, Department of Vocational and Adult Education, University of Arkansas
Janelle M. Walter, CFCS, Associate Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences, Baylor University, Waco, TX
Wendy L. Way, Professor and Chair, Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Ecology; Professor, Department of Curriculum & Instruction, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WA
Darlene E. Yoquelet, CFCS, School Age Parent Educator, Coordinates the New Horizons Program, Garland High School, Garland Independent School District, Garland, TX

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2010 Merit Finalist Teacher of the Year Award
Nora L. Beaton, New Hampshire Teacher of the Year, Lancaster, New Hampshire, "Food: What's In It For Me?"
Sandy S. Lish, CFCS-HDFS, Massachusetts Teacher of the Year, Billerica Memorial High School Billerica, Massachusetts "21st Century Media Pack"

2009 Merit Finalist Teacher of the Year Award*
Rheta F. Hughey, CFCS, Alabama Teacher of the Year, "Beyond the Classroom"
Mary Jo Parker, CFCS, South Dakota Teacher of the Year, "Preparing for the Real World: The Senior Experience"

*In 2009, the Merit Finalist Teacher of the Year Award replaced the Top Teacher of the Year Award.

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2010 National Teacher of the Year Award
Nancy Malafatopoulos, Connecticut Teacher of the Year, Fairfield Warde High School, Fairfield, Connecticut, "Trash + Fashion = Trashion (Turning Trash into Fashion)"

2009 National Teacher of the Year Award
Susan Turgeson, CFCS, Wisconsin Teacher of the Year, Menomonie High School, Menomonie, Wisconsin, "Food Science"

2008 National Teacher of the Year Award
Mary W. Ludwig, Kentucky Teacher of the Year, Westport TAPP (Teenage Parent Program) School, Louisville, Kentucky, “The Fabric of Life”

2007 National Teacher of the Year Award
Kendra K. Naef, CFCS, Wisconsin Teacher of the Year, Kimberly High School, Kimberly, Wisconsin "P.A.R.T.N.E.R.S. Program"

2006 National Teacher of the Year Award
Sylvia R. Cifelli, CFCS, Massachusetts Teacher of the Year, Joseph Case High School, Swansea, Massachusetts, "Pathways to Success"

2005 National Teacher of the Year Award
Ann Anderson, Texas Teacher of the Year, Duncanville High School, “Hotel and Restaurant Management I & II”

2004 National Teacher of the Year Award
Carol Ann Watkins, CFCS, Georgia Teacher of the Year, Bradwell Institute, Hinesville, Georgia “Integrating Dynamic Leadership and Character Education into the Family & Consumer Sciences Classroom”

2003 National Teacher of the Year Award
Elizabeth Steiner, CFCS, Indiana Teacher of the Year, Southmont High School, Waveland, Indiana “Career Exploration – Going the Distance”

2002 National Teacher of the Year Award
Barbara S. Cannon, North Carolina Teacher of the Year, “Culinary Academics”

2001 National Teacher of the Year Award
Sharon Presson Cunningham, CFCS, Virginia Teacher of the Year, “Every Kid, Every Course-Practical Applications of Technology in the Classroom”

2000 National Teacher of the Year Award
Sally Fairchild, CFCS, Iowa Teacher of the Year, “Clown Troupe”

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2010 New Achievers Award
Melissa Leiden Welsh, CFCS, Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher, Northern Cambria School District, Northern Cambria, Pennsylvania

2009 New Achievers Award
Gussie Bowen, FCS Teacher, Miami Beach Senior High, Miami Beach, Florida
Amanda Gray, CFCS, 4-H Extension Agent, UT Extension - Wilson County, Lebanon, Tennessee
Darby Thompson Sewell, Interim Dean of the School of Human Sciences & Assistant Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Tifton, Georgia
Brooke Weekes, FCS Department Chair/Teacher, Carmel High School, Carmel, Indiana

2008 New Achievers Award
Marianne Lorensen, Visiting Leadership Program Coordinator, Department of Human and Community Development, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois
Arlene Welcher, CFCS, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, School District of McFarland, McFarland, Wisconsin

2007 New Achievers Award
Sandra Marquez Hall, Director, Planning & Assessment for Student Affairs, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Jennifer Staley, CFCS, Indiana FCCLA State Director, HOSA State Advisor, Health Sciences Program Coordinator, Indiana Department of Education, Indianapolis, Indiana

2006 New Achievers Award
Pamela A. Schulze, CFCS-HDFS, Associate Professor, School of Family and Consumer Sciences, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio
Jenny Watson, CFCS, Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher, Grayson County Center for Career and Technical Education, Independence, Virginia

2005 New Achievers Award
Linda Block, Associate Agent in Family and Consumer Sciences, Community Health Promotion Programs, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Tucson, Arizona
Susan Turgeson, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, School District of the Menomonie Area, Menomonie High School, Menomonie, Wisconsin

2004 New Achievers Award
Cheryl A. Empey, USU Extension Educator/4-H Agent Assistant, Utah State University, Cache County, Logan, Utah
Kendra K. Naef, CFCS, Family and Consumer Education Teacher, Kimberly Area School District, Kimberly High School, Kimberly, Idaho

2003 New Achievers Award
Kris Elliott, CFCS, County Extension Agent, University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, Little Rock, Arkansas
Jenny M. Wehmeier, CFCS, Big Foot Union High School, Family and Consumer Education Department Chair, Walworth, Wisconsin

2002 New Achievers Award
Linda C. Parris, CFCS, Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher, DeKalb County High School and FCCLA Chapter Advisor, McMinnville, Tennessee
Amy Linder Weems, Acting Instructor, Fashion Merchandising, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, Louisiana
Carol R. Werhan, CFCS, Associate Professor/Coordinator FCS Teacher Education, School of Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio
Dorothy J. Winger, CFCS, Teacher for Clothing and Fashion, Interior Design, Teen Issues, and Health Occupations, East High School, Madison, Wisconsin

2001 New Achievers Award
Jacinda Bonvillain, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, Nicholls State University, Thilbodaux, Louisiana
LaTawnya Crockett, Extension Home Economist/4-H Youth Agent, Mississippi State University, Marion County, Columbia, Mississipp
Luanne J. Hughes, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, Rutgers Cooperative Extension Cook College, Rutgers University, Clayton, New Jersey
Cheryl Robinson, CFCS, Department of Human Ecology, College of Education and Applied Professional Studies, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee

2000 New Achievers Award
Shannon L. Carter, Family and Consumer Sciences Agent, Ohio State University Extension, Fairfield County, Lancaster, Ohio
Celia Hayhoe, Department of Family Studies, College of Human Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Natalie Stevens-Knesek, Cooperative Extension Agent, American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, Gonzales County
Mandel Smith, Public Service Assistant, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service, Lee County
Rosemarie Hoffman, Extension Specialist, Family Development, Texas Agricultural Extension Service, Texas A&M University System

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2008 Top Teacher of the Year Award**
Nancy H. Di Lauro, New Jersey Teacher of the Year, “Life Is an Applied Science”
Mary W. Ludwig, Kentucky Teacher of the Year, “The Fabric of Life”
S. Kelly Macauley, Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year, “Skills for Life Simulation“

2007 Top Teacher of the Year Award
Anita S. Dickard, CFCS, South Carolina Teacher of the Year, “My ABC Project: A Brighter Child-Building Today's Classroom”
Hope H. Lee, CFCS, Maryland Teacher of the Year, “Fashion: More Than Meets the Eye”
Cindy Miller, Colorado Teacher of the Year, “Nutrition and Wellness”
Kathleen D. Mitchell, North Carolina Teacher of the Year, “Crunching the Numbers Before You Eat”
Kendra K. Naef, CFCS, Wisconsin Teacher of the Year, “P.A.R.T.N.E.R.S. Program”
Frances Schofield, Alabama Teacher of the Year, “Teach Alabama”
Beth Smith, CFCS, Minnesota Teacher of the Year, “ ‘Teen Issues’—Families From Different Cultures”
Janice A. Sullivan, Connecticut Teacher of the Year, “Bake Shop”

2006 Top Teacher of the Year Award
Antonette Carlton, Ohio Teacher of the Year, “Fun, Food, Fitness, and Family”
Sylvia Cifelli, CFCS, Massachusetts Teacher of the Year, “Pathways to Success”
Catherine Grams, Indiana Teacher of the Year, “Orientation to Life and Careers: A Freshman Transition Course”
Maxine Peterson, Minnesota Teacher of the Year, “Senior Strategies: Preparing Students for Post-Secondary Success and Life Beyond”
Margaret Sowers, CFCS, Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year, “Bridging the Gap: Intergenerational Appreciation”

**In 2006, the Top Teacher of the Year Award replaced the Top Six Teacher of the Year Award. In 2009, the Top Teacher of the Year Award was replaced by the Merit Finalist Teacher of the Year Award.

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2005 Top Six Teacher of the Year Award***
Ann Anderson, Texas Teacher of the Year, “Hotel and Restaurant Management I & II”
Barbara J. Brunermer, CFCS, Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year, “PHS Nursery School Incorporates the 3 C's: Child, Community, and Careers”
Rosalind F. Diemand, Connecticut Teacher of the Year, “The Corner Cafe at Southington High School”
Theresa Golis, Idaho Teacher of the Year, “Career and Personal Development: Career Opportunities and Readiness”
Alice H. Smith, CFCS, Illinois Teacher of the Year, “Finding NEMO—New, Exciting Marketing Opportunities—in Family and Consumer Sciences”
Kathleen L. Vik, Alaska Teacher of the Year, “Stepping Up for Our Future”

***In 2005, the Top Six Teacher of the Year Award replaced the Top Ten Teacher of the Year Award. In 2006, the Top Six Teacher of the Year Award was replaced by the Top Teacher of the Year Award.

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2004 Top Ten Teacher of the Year Award****
Carol Ann Watkins, CFCS, Georgia Teacher of the Year, “Integrating Dynamic Leadership and Character Education Into the Family & Consumer Sciences Classroom”
Tambra S. Bauchert, CFCS, Indiana Teacher of the Year, “Career Exploration and Service Learning Beyond the Classroom Walls”
Marie M. Birch, CFCS, Rhode Island Teacher of the Year, “Diversity Awareness Program”
Kristine L. Brockhoft, CFCS, South Dakota Teacher of the Year, “Career, Family and Community Connections/Employability I”
Judy Karen Brown, Alabama Teacher of the Year, “Bob Jones High School Culinary Arts Academy”
Annette Arlene Hatfield Hays, Arkansas Teacher of the Year, Keeping FACS Relevant Through Technology Use
Kathleen H. Hendrix, CFCS, Washington Teacher of the Year, Focus on Future Teachers
Norma Lee Layton, Florida Teacher of the Year, “FCCLA in the Classroom—A Co-curricular Approach”
Karen H. Marie Smith, Minnesota Teacher of the Year, “Patchwork of Kindness
Linda Wussow, CFCS, Wisconsin Teacher of the Year, “Success 2000/2004 Health and Wellness Week”

2003 Top Ten Teacher of the Year Award
Elizabeth Steiner, CFCS, Indiana Teacher of the Year, “Career Exploration – Going the Distance”
Dorothy Blanton, South Carolina Teacher of the Year, “The Kindness Company”
Nancy Cole, Arizona Teacher of the Year, “Food Science”
Gail Jones, District of Columbia Teacher of the Year, “Cafeteria-Classroom Connection: Family and Consumer Sciences' Partnership With School Food Service”
Cheryl Doyle, CFCS, Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year, “AGE - A Generational Experience”
Iris Franklin, Colorado Teacher of the Year, “Consumer and Family Studies”
Michele Lindquist, Minnesota Teacher of the Year, “Food Innovations”
Sandra Miller, CFCS, Iowa Teacher of the Year, “Entrepreneurship”
Janet Roberts, Alabama Teacher of the Year, “Park Place: A Virtual Town Teaching Skills for Life”
Janet Ward, North Carolina Teacher of the Year, “The Principles of Food Science”

2002 Top Ten Teacher of the Year Award
Barbara S. Cannon, North Carolina Teacher of the Year, “Culinary Academics”
Marilyn D. Butler, Oklahoma Teacher of the Year, “Discovering the Heart of Education Through Volunteerism”
Beverly Card, CFCS, Maryland Teacher of the Year, “Teen Parent Program”
Margaret Drvar, CFCS, West Virginia Teacher of the Year, “Kitchen Chemistry”
Jan S. Martin, CFCS, Nevada Teacher of the Year, “International Foods”
Janice McKnight Uerz, Connecticut Teacher of the Year, “E=MC2 (Exploring Family and Consumer Sciences EQUALS Many Community Connections)”
Judy Morally, Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year, “Early Childhood Development Program”
Marsha L. Stevenson Nowels, New Mexico Teacher of the Year, “Culinary ProStart”
Jeanne A. Schwass- Long, CFCS, Wisconsin Teacher of the Year, “Family Consumer Education Action Research Connecting Students to Community Needs”
Trudi Knudsen Shjeflo, Montana Teacher of the Year, “HIV/AIDS Peer Mentoring Program”

2001 Top Ten Teacher of the Year Award
Sharon Presson Cunningham, CFCS, Virginia Teacher of the Year, “Every Kid, Every Course-Practical Applications of Technology in the Classroom”
Caryl S. B. Atmajian, CFCS, Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year, “Senior Seminar Field Experience”
Carolyn R. Baker, CFCS, Connecticut Teacher of the Year, “Your Decisions Make a Difference”
Debra Lee Brodowski, CFCS, Georgia Teacher of the Year, “Creating a New Generation of Peacemakers”
Sheila A. Brown, Rhode Island Teacher of the Year, “The Brown B.E.A.R. Literacy Program”
John King, Massachusetts Teacher of the Year, “Preventing Teen Dating Violence”
Carol M. Lucas, CFCS, West Virginia Teacher of the Year, “Everything Counts”
Jodi Owens-Kristenson, CFCS, Minnesota Teacher of the Year, “Exploring Options”
Mary Jo Parker, CFCS, South Dakota Teacher of the Year, “World of Work - WOW”
Benice Silver, CFCS, Indiana Teacher of the Year, “Early Childhood Education and Services”

2000 Top Ten Teacher of the Year Award
Sally Fairchild, CFCS, Iowa Teacher of the Year, “Clown Troupe”
Colleen J. Angel, Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year, “Focus on Family”
Norma J. Baker, Minnesota Teacher of the Year, “FACS Teacher”
Mary Sue (Davis) Burkhardt, CFCS, Indiana Teacher of the Year, “Career Skills/Orientation to Life and Careers”
Martha A. Campbell, CFCS, Florida Teacher of the Year, “Life Choices”
Priscilla Jane Hill, CFCS, Tennessee Teacher of the Year, “Careers with Children – Work-Based Learning”
Gail R. Jones, Maryland Teacher of the Year, “Out of This World”
Virginia D. Laats, CFCS, Massachusetts Teacher of the Year, “Advanced Culinary Arts – Frugal Food Service”
Mary M. Rector, CFCS, Nevada Teacher of the Year, “Real Life 101”
Barbara Smith, Maine Teacher of the Year, “Alcoholism is a Family Disease”

****In 2005, the Top Ten Teacher of the Year Award was replaced by the Top Six Teacher of the Year Award.

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2008-2010 Wiley-Berger Award for Volunteer Service
Not awarded

2007 Wiley-Berger Award for Volunteer Service
Juanita M. Mendenhall, CFCS
Martha C. Jenkins, CFCS


2005-2006 Wiley-Berger Award for Volunteer Service
Not awarded

2004 Wiley-Berger Award for Volunteer Service
Abby Lindsey Marlatt

2003 Wiley-Berger Award for Volunteer Service
Janet Phillips

2002 Wiley-Berger Award for Volunteer Service
Irene M. Foster, CFCS

2001 Wiley-Berger Award for Volunteer Service
Janet A. Wilk

2000 Wiley-Berger Award for Volunteer Service
Maxine H. Newton

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