CTE Awards

  • 2022

    North Dakota CTE Director's Award of Excellence

    • Business Education - Central & Red River High Schools
    • Information Technology - Central High School
    • Health Sciences Education - Central & Red River High Schools

    North Dakota Teacher of the Year Finalist

    • Sheri Jerde, Business Ed & FACS - Community High School

    2021
    North Dakota CTE Director's Award of Excellence

    • Special Populations - Red River High School

    Grand Forks Teacher of the Year

    • Sheri Jerde, Business Ed & FACS - Community High School

    2019
    North Dakota CTE Director's Award of Excellence

    • Educational Equity/Nontraditional Careers
    • Technology & Engineering Education

    NDACTE Teacher of the Year

    • Dr. Jerome Gunderson, Information Technology - Central High School

    NDACTE Lifetime Achievement

    • Audrey Kasprowicz - Retired, Resource Education, Central High School

    ACTE National New Teacher of the Year

    • Katie Hatt, Health Careers - GF Area Tech Center

    2018
    Outstanding CTE Educator

    • Audrey Kasprowicz, Resource Education - Central High School

    NDACTE New Teacher of the Year

    • Melissa Korslien, Business Education - Valley Middle School

    ACTE Region V New Teacher of the Year

    • Katie Hatt, Health Careers - GF Area Tech Center

    2017
    North Dakota CTE Director's Award of Excellence

    • Career Development - Grand Forks Public Schools
    • Information Technology - Red River High School
    • Special Populations - Central High School

    NDACTE New Teacher of the Year

    • Katie Hatt, Health Sciences - GF Area Tech Center
    • Katie Hatt, North Dakota - GF Area Tech Center

    Mountain-Plains Business Education Association

    • Outstanding Contributions to Middle School Business Education
      • Theresa Ostgarden - South Middle School

    2016
    North Dakota CTE Director's Award of Excellence

    • Business Education - Grand Forks Public Schools
    • Information Technology - Central High School
    • Marketing Education - Red River High School

    2015
    NDACTE Teacher of the Year

    • Paul Zettler, Information Technology - Red River High School

    NDACTE New Teacher of the Year

    • Kevin Nelson, Automotive Technology - Red River High School

    NDACTE Administrator of the Year

    • Eric Ripley, CTE Director - Grand Forks Public Schools

    North Dakota Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Teacher of the Year

    • Nate Carlson, Drafting & Engineering - Central High School

    North Dakota Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Administator of the Year

    • Eric Ripley, CTE Director - Grand Forks Public Schools

    North Dakota Association of Career Technical Needs Educators (NDACTSNE) Outstanding Member of the Year

    • Deb Holbrook, Resource Education - Red River High School

    2014
    North Dakota CTE Director's Award of Excellence

    • Health Careers - Grand Forks Public Schools
    • Trade, Industry & Technical - Grand Forks Public Schools

    2013
    North Dakota CTE Director's Award of Excellence

    • Technology & Engineering Education - Grand Forks Public Schools

    2012
    North Dakota CTE Director's Award of Excellence

    • Educational Equity - Grand Forks Public Schools
    • Marketing Education - Central High School

    2011
    North Dakota CTE Director's Award of Excellence

    • Career Development - Grand Forks Public Schools

    2010
    North Dakota CTE Director's Award of Excellence

    • Information Technology - Central High School
    • Special Populations - Central High School