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CTTE Awards   Teacher Educator of the Year Silvius-Wolansky Award Outstanding Technology Teacher Education Programs Outstanding Research Award Technology Teacher Educator of the Year 2007 Kenneth Welty 2006 Len Litowitz 2005 Michael Scott (in memoriam) 2004 Sharon Brusic 2003 Karen F. Zuga 2002 Mark E. Sanders 2001 Michael K. Daugherty 2000 Robert C. Wicklein 1999 Rodney L. Custer 1998 Richard D. Seymour 1997 Anthony Schwaller 1996 Anthony Gilberti 1995 David L. McCrory 1994 Douglas L. Pollete 1993 John M. Ritz 1992 Richard M. Henak 1991 James E. Laporte 1990 John R. Wright 1989 Everett N. Israel 1988 R. Thomas Wright 1987 Lee H. Smalley Industrial Arts Teacher Educator of the Year 1986 G. Eugene Martin 1985 Franzie L. Loepp 1984 James J. Buffer, Jr. 1983 Ervin A. Dennis 1982 William E. Dugger, Jr. 1981 David L. Jelden 1980 M. James Bensen 1979 Donald P. Lauda 1978 Daniel L. Householder 1977 Alvin E. Rudisill 1976 William T. Sargent 1975 Lawrence S. Wright 1974 Donald G. Lux 1973 George H. Ditlow 1972 Willis E. Ray 1971 Paul W. DeVore 1970 Donald Maley 1969 Rutherford E. Lockette 1968 Fredrick D. Kagy 1967 Ralph C. Bohn 1966 Robert L. Swanson 1965 Rupert N. Evans 1964 (None Selected) 1963 John L. Feirer 1962 William J. Micheels 1961 Ivan Hostetler 1960 M. Ray Karnes 1959 Kenneth W. Brown 1958 R. Lee Hornbake 1957 Burl Osburn 1956 Gordon Wilber Outstanding Research in Technology Education Award The CTTE sponsors an annual award for outstanding scholarly research in the field of technology teacher education. This award is presented to a member or members of the CTTE who have provided significant service to the profession through research and related scholarship in the preparation of technology education teachers or enhancement of professional practice in technology education. The award includes a certificate and $1,000. Recipients are asked to submit a manuscript based upon this research to the Journal of Technology Education. 2005 Recipients Cory Culbertson, Michael Daugherty, and Chris Merrill. Effects of modular technology education on junior high school students' achievement scores. 2003 Recipient Anthony Schwaller. Modular technology classrooms and the Standards for Technological Literacy. 2002 Recipient Mark Sanders. Status of Technology Education Programs in the US. Supported by the Technical Foundation of America. 2001 Recipient Steve Shumway. A Comparison of Cooperative-Cooperative and Cooperative-Competitive Classroom Goal Structures and Their Effect on Group Problem-Solving Performance and Student Attitudes Toward Their Learning Environment. Silvius - Wolansky Outstanding Scholarly Publication in Technology Education Description & Call for Nominations The Silvius-Wolansky Award for the Outstanding Scholarly Publication in Technology Education is co-sponsored by the G. Harold Silvius Foundation and the Council on Technology Teacher Education. The award is presented annually by the CTTE to an author (or co-authors) whose scholarship has enhanced the Technology Education profession.  2005 Recipient Lewis, T. (2004). A turn to engineering: The continuing struggle of technology education for legitimization as a school subject. Journal of Technology Education. 16(1), 21-39. 2003 Recipient Reed, P. A. (Ed.). (2001, 2003). CTTE Monograph 17: Technology Education Graduate Research Database. Available: http://teched.vt.edu/CTTE/HTML/Monographs1.html.  2002 Recipient Sanders, M. E. (2001). Old wine or new paradigm: Technology Education practice in the US. Journal of Technology Education. 12(2), 35-55. Available: http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JTE.  2001 Recipient Braundy, M., O'Riley, P., Petrina, S., and Paxtron, A. (2001) Missing XX chromosomes or gender in/equity in design and technology: The case of British Columbia. Journal of Industrial Teacher Education. 37(3), 54-92. 2000 Recipient Lewis, T. (1999). Content or process as approaches to technology curriculum: Does it matter come monday morning? Journal of Technology Education, 11(1), 45-59. 1999 Recipient Kimbell, R. (1997). Assessing technology: International trends in curriculum and assessment; UK, Germany, USA, Taiwan, Australia.London:Open University Press. 1998 Recipient Zuga, K. F. (1996). Reclaiming the voices of female and elementary school educators in technology education. Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 33(3), 23-43. 1997 Recipients Wicklein, R. and Hill, R. (1996). Navigating the straits with research or opinion? Setting the course for technology education. International Journal of Technology and Design Education, Volume 6, 31-43. 1996 Recipient Custer, R. L. (1996). Performance based education: Implementation handbook for technology education. University of Missouri. Outstanding Technology Teacher Education Program Awards 2006 Recipient Ball State University 2005 Recipients Illinois State University California University of Pennsylvania 2003 Recipients Millersville University Old Dominion University 1997 Recipient Ball State University 1996 Recipients California University of Pennsylvania Millersville University Old Dominion University Virginia Tech Purpose Many professionals in technology teacher education have worked diligently to keep their programs up-to-date and consistent with contemporary thought, developed new curriculum and courses, or revitalized old ones. The Council on Technology Teacher Education is sponsoring an award designed to acknowledge the outstanding efforts of these professionals by identifying outstanding technology teacher education programs. The award is in recognition of superior technology education programs and exemplary professional involvement. The award will be an attractive plaque with an engraved brass insert. It will be presented at the Annual CTTE Yearbook Luncheon to department faculty from the colleges/universities that were judged to have outstanding technology teacher education programs. Requirements To be eligible for the award, the technology teacher education program must: Have undergone ITEA/CTTE NCATE curriculum folio review and become an NCATE approved technology education program listed in the NCATE Teacher Preparation A Guide to Colleges and Universities the year of the award. Have graduated a minimum of 12 initial certification/licensure teachers during the past year, August, December and May/June. These initial certified graduates can be at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels. A certified letter from the Registrar's/Records Office listing the graduates must be presented to confirm that the students have graduated during the time span and completed programs for technology teaching licensure. All technology teacher faculty who teach courses in the professional sequence of the teacher preparation program must be CTTE members during the year of the award. A minimum of two of the faculty must serve on CTTE committees. After receiving the award, an institution is not eligible to apply again for five years. Procedures The procedures for adminstering this awrad are as follows: The award will be announced in the Fall CTTE Newsletter annually. A letter of application seeking the Outstanding Technology Teacher Education Program Award with a certified letter listing a minimum of 15 teacher certification graduates must be received the Secretary of CTTE by December 15. The CTTE Executive Committee will determine NCATE program approval, CTTE membership, and Committee participation. The institutions receiving the award will be notified by February 15 of their receipt of the award. The CTTE Secretary will prepare the plaques. The award will be presented to the institution at the annual Yearbook Luncheon.