• 1) Inclusion of the NACTA John Deere Award Checklist at the beginning of the nominee's file.
• 2) An essay by the nominee on his or her teaching philosophy, not to exceed five typewritten (double-spaced) pages.
• 3) An outline of the entire agricultural program being considered including course descriptions and objectives.
• 4) A statement and/or letter by the academic administrative officer to include or verify:
  • a) That the nominee has had a full-time appointment with at least 25% teaching for the past five years.
  • b) An evaluation of the nominee's performance by one academic administrative officer using the "NACTA Teacher Evaluation Form - Administrative Officer."
  • c) Any additional support remarks deemed appropriate by the administrative officer.
• 5) A summary of the placement records of recent graduates (last three years) from the respective program.
• 6) Evaluations of the nominee's teaching performance by recent students (last three years) must be included. Since most institutions have an in-house teacher evaluation system, a summary of recent data on the nominee's performance as assessed by the home institution's system is appropriate. Such an analysis must be accompanied by appropriate interpretive materials and a copy of the evaluation instrument employed. The NACTA Teacher Evaluation Form - Current Student may be used if the nominee's home institution does not collect and analyze student evaluations or to supplement your institution's in-house evaluation system (include no more than ten evaluations).
• 7) At least five and not more than ten letters of recommendation by current students.
• 8) Evaluation of the nominee's teaching by recent alumni (last five years). At least five and not more than ten evaluations by recent graduates should be provided using the NACTA Teacher Evaluation Form - Alumnus/Alumna.
• 9) Evidence of continuing professional development of the nominee such as academic course work and/or non-credit commercial in-service courses completed.
• 10) Nominee's vita.
• *** Note: Nominees who are not selected for this award may be considered the following year without updating their files, but new copies must be submitted to the Chair of the Teacher Recognition Committee.  However, a nominee can and may wish to update the packet if additional supportive material would enhance the nomination.

Attendance at annual meeting: Nominees should recognize that NACTA and sponsors expect awardees to be present at the annual conference to receive their awards.  A consent of nomination implies that the nominee has an intention and, if selected for an award, will make a reasonable attempt to attend the annual conference.  The 2008 annual conference will be held June 10 to 13 at Utah State University, Logan, Utah.   All award recipients are expected to participate/make presentations at future NACTA conferences.

A photograph and short biography of each award recipient will be included in the awards program at the annual conference.  Submit a biography not to exceed 250 words in WordPerfect or Word format, along with a good picture in the form of a JPG or GIF file (the larger/better quality, the better your picture will be).  The biography and picture should be sent via e-mail to the Chair of the Teacher Recognition Committee.

Postmark deadline for all nomination materials is March 1, 2008.

First impressions do count. Some attention to neatness of organization, format, and presentation of dossiers can make a difference.

The nominator should submit four file copies for each person nominated.  Receipt of the nomination packet will be acknowledged.  Note: Copies of the file will not be returned, so the nominator should not send the original file.

A cover page should include the following information:
          Name, title, professional address, telephone number, e-mail address of the nominator;
          Name, title, professional address, telephone number, e-mail address of the nominee;
          A list of the awards for which the nominee is being nominated.

QUESTIONS?
Contact the Chair of the Teacher Recognition Committee.