NACTA Award's Instructions
The NACTA
Distinguished Educator Award is presented to a NACTA member with ten years
or more of service to post-secondary education in agriculture. Criteria
for the award is based on evidence of meritorious service to post-secondary
education in agriculture including service to NACTA (promotion, support
or involvement with the organization) and involvement with one or more
of the following: teaching, educational research, or educational administration.
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 |
| 1976 | John A. Wright | Louisiana Polytechnic Institute |
| 1977 | G. Carl Schowengerdt | Southeast Missouri State College |
| 1978 | Murray A. Brown | Sam Houston State University |
| 1979 | Robert A Alexander | Middle Tennessee State University |
| 1979 | Robert D. Seif | University of Illinois |
| 1980 | Darrell S. Metcalfe | University of Arizona |
| 1982 | O. J. Burger | Cal State University-Fresno |
| 1982 | Edward C. Frederick | University of Minnesota-Waseca |
| 1982 | Paul E. Sanford | Kansas State University |
| 1983 | Frank R. Carpenter | Kansas State University |
| 1983 | Thomas J. Stanly | Stephen F. Austin 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 |
| 1985 | Russell L. Miller | Louisiana State University |
| 1986 | H. Bradford Craig | North Carolina State University |
| 1987 | Robert R. Shrode | University of Tennessee |
| 1988 | J. Wayland Bennett | Texas Tech University |
| 1989 | Lee W. Doyen | Cloud County Community College |
| 1989 | E. Grant Moody | Arizona State University |
| 1990 | John R. Campbell | Oklahoma State University |
| 1991 | Ted E. Hartung | University of Nebraska |
| 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 |
| 1994 | G. M. "Mike" Jenkinson | University of Guelph |
| 1994 | James L. Oblinger | North Carolina 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 |
| 1997 | Thomas J. Lindahl | University of Wisconsin-Platteville |
| 1997 | Gerry L. Posler | Kansas State University |
| 1998 | W. Anson Elliot | Southwest Missouri State University |
| 1999 | Joseph J. Jen | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo |
| 2000 | Larry J. Connor | University of Florida |
| 2000 | John M. White | Virginia Tech |
| 2001 | R. Kirby Barrick | University of Illinois |
| 2001 | Don M. Edwards | University of Nebraska |
| 2001 | Marvin E. Oetting | College of the Ozarks |
| 2002 | Graham A. Jones | University of Saskatchewan |
| 2003 | Kenneth L. Esbenshade | North Carolina State University |
| 2003 | Harley W. Foutch | Middle Tennessee State University |
| 2005 | Larry Erpelding | Kansas State University |
| 2005 | Jimmy Cheek | University of Florida |
| 2005 | L.H. Newcomb | The Ohio State University |
| 2007 | Linda C. Martin |
Oklahoma State University |
| 2008 | Wayne L Banwart |
University of Illinois |
| 2008 | Kevin J. Donnelly |
Kansas State University |
| 2008 | Rick Parker |
Rupert, Idaho |
| 2009 | Steven S. Walker |
University of Nebraska |
| 2009 | James R. McKenna |
VPI & State University |
NACTA Award's Instructions