The Indiana-ACTE, in conjunction with the ACTE, supports a very active awards program.  It is the tradition of the Indiana-ACTE to charge the immediate past-president with the assignment of Awards Chairperson.  Likewise, it is the practice to have the immediate past-president of each affiliate to serve on the awards committee.  This committee is responsible to collect nominations for the various awards, evaluate the nominations, and select the award winners.  The committee also is responsible for the awards banquet at the annual conference.

The awards to be presented at the annual conference include:
            Award of Merit
            Citation Award
            Janene Dawes Outstanding Service Award
            Outstanding New C&TE Teacher Award
            Outstanding C&TE Professional Educator Award
            C&TE Teacher of the Year

The committee is also responsible for the selection of nominees for the following regional awards that may advance to a national awards winner:
            Awards of Merit (Region only – 2 per State)
            Outstanding New C&TE Teacher
            Outstanding C&TE Professional Educator
            C&TE Teacher of the Year

The regional winner from the categories of Outstanding New C&TE Teacher, Outstanding C&TE  Professional Educator, and C&TE Teacher of the Year are entered into the ACTE Awards competition.  Additionally, every six years Indiana will present an Award of Excellence to a government official from the state.  This award will be given in 2011 and 2017.  This Award is rotated through the states in the region and is presented during the Region 3 Conference hosted by the state.

Indiana ACTE Award of Merit –  Award of Merit Nomination Form - Word format
This award can be presented to one member of each affiliate each year.  The recipient will be recognized for their contribution to the affiliate or the particular discipline of the member.  Recipients may be recognized for any of the following or similar activities:

Indiana ACTE Citation Award – Citation Award Nomination Form - Word format
This award recognizes individuals and/or organizations who/that are not directly involved in career and technical education but have contributed significantly to the growth and development of career and technical education in Indiana.  The recipients do not have to be members of the association.  Each affiliate may nominate one recipient per year.**

Indiana ACTE Janene Dawes Outstanding Service Award –  Nomination Form - Word
This award recognizes professional educators who have made contributions to all or several areas of career and technical education, which is at least statewide in nature.  Each affiliate may nominate one recipient per year but only five awards will be presented annually.**

Indiana ACTE Outstanding New C&TE Teacher –  Nomination Form - Word format
This award is meant to encourage new teachers to remain in the profession and to take an active role in the profession and the association.  Recipients should have made innovative, unique or novel contributions to the profession and shown professional commitment early in their career.  Each affiliate may nominate a candidate for Outstanding New Teacher.  The recipient must have completed no more than five years as a classroom teacher and must be an Indiana-ACTE member.  They are to be new to the profession, not just new to career and technical education.  This award winner can advance to region competition but must meet the ACTE criteria to advance.  ACTE criteria require the recipient to be a full-time teacher in programs other than at the baccalaureate level.  The nominee should have for a minimum of three years but not more than five years.  ACTE nominees must have been involved in some capacity in the ACTE at the local, state, or national level and must have been an ACTE and Indiana ACTE member for three consecutive years.

Indiana ACTE Outstanding C&TE Professional Educator –  Nomination Form - Word format
This award recognizes professional educators other than full-time secondary classroom teachers who have contributed significantly to professional organizations and career and technical education programs for youth and/or adults in their field, community, or state.  Eligible recipients include full-time baccalaureate and/or master’s career and technical educators, administrators, career and technical guidance counselors, program specialists and others involved in career and technical education other than full-time secondary instructors.  Nominees for region and national awards must have been an ACTE and and Indiana ACTE member for at least five years.

Indiana ACTE Teacher of the Year –  Nomination Form - Word format
This award recognizes teachers who are providing outstanding career and technical education programs for youth/adults in their field.  The Indiana-ACT presents an annual Teacher of the Year Award.  Nominees must be full-time teachers in a career and technical program at a level other than the baccalaureate level.  Contributions and achievements the award is based on should have been made during the past ten years.  The award may be submitted t the region awards committee for Region Teacher of the Year and possible ACTE Teacher of the Year consideration.  To be considered at the region/national level the nominee should have been involved in some capacity of ACTE activities at the regional or national level.  They must have been a member of the ACTE and and Indiana ACTE for the past five consecutive years.  Contributions to philanthropic and civic organizations will also be noted.

Any Indiana ACTE member may nominate a member for awards.  The nomination should be routed through the affiliate awards chairperson.  These forms will be given to members of the Awards Committee by chairperson.  These forms can also be obtained by contacting the Awards Chairperson.  All award nominations must be made by January 19, 2007 to the Awards Chairperson.