Overview:
The Iowa Association for Career and Technical Education Awards Program seeks to promote excellence in career and technical education by recognizing individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to the field, programs, divisions, and organizations that exemplify the highest standards and that have conducted activities to promote and expand career and technical education.

There are five categories of IACTE awards.
1. Career and Technical Teacher of the Year
2. Outstanding Career and Technical Educator
3. Iliff Leu Outstanding New Career and Technical Teacher
4. Oran Beaty Leadership Award
5. Honorary Life Membership Award

State winners of the Career and Technical Teacher of the Year, Outstanding Career and Technical Educator, and Iliff Leu Outstanding New Career and Technical Teacher will be advanced to regional competition if eligible under ACTE guidelines.

Eligibility

Forms will be accepted from either external or self-nominations.

Career and Technical Teacher of the Year:
Individuals who are currently employed as full-time classroom/laboratory teachers in a career and technical education program other than at the baccalaureate level are eligible recipients for this award. Nominees must be classroom/laboratory teachers at the time of selection. Contributions and achievements on which the nomination is based should have been made within the past ten years.

Outstanding Career and Technical Educator:
Individuals who are currently employed as full-time career and technical teacher educators, administrators, career and technical guidance counselors, program specialists and other individuals involved in career and technical education other than full-time classroom/laboratory teachers are eligible recipients for this award.

Iliff Leu Outstanding New Career and Technical Teacher:
Individuals who are currently employed as full-time classroom/laboratory teachers in a career and technical education program other than at the baccalaureate level are eligible for this award. Nominees must have taught for a minimum of three but not more than five years, but the applicant may be in their sixth year of teaching at the time of application.

Oran Beaty Leadership:
Individuals who have made significant contributions to career and technical education. The candidate may be from the middle/junior high school, high school, or postsecondary level, or from a governmental agency or office, or from a vocational agency, office or association.

Honorary Life Member:
Individuals who have been a member of IACTE for at least the past ten years and who are retiring from career and technical education and have reached the established retirement age or are retiring due to permanent disability. The candidate may be from the middle/junior high school, high school, or postsecondary level, or from a governmental agency or office, or from a vocational agency, office or association.