Past Award Recipients - American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences

2023 Recipients

Distinguished Service Award (DSA)	Karen Alexander, CFCS, Texas Affiliate Sue Byrd, CFCS, Tennessee Affiliate Carol Werhan, Indiana Affiliate
National Teacher of the Year (TOY)	Carmen Pedersen, Georgia Affiliate Merit Finalist: Jill Hanson, CFCS, Minnesota Affiliate Sue Strutz, CFCS, WisconsinAffiliate Affiliate Top Teachers of the Year: Amy Paxton, Montana Affiliate Emily Brill, CFCS, Pennsylvania Affiliate Leah Good, Kansas Affiliate Miranda Bright, Nebraska Affiliate Pamela Vande Voort, CFCS, Iowa Affiliate Taylor Key, Tennessee Affiliate
Leader Award	Shandi Andres, Kansas Affiliate Menia Chester, CFCS, CNWE, Georgia Affiliate Martha Herndon, Tennessee Affiliate Gwendolyn Hustvedt, Texas Affiliate
New Achiever Award	Miranda Ritger, CFCS, Wisconsin Affiliate Virginia Rolling, Georgia Affiliate
Graduate Fellowships	Laura VanWaardhuizen, Jewell L. Taylor Fellowship, Iowa Affiliate
Undergraduate Scholarships	Leslie Rodriguez, Jewell L. Taylor Scholarship, Oklahoma Affiliate

2022 Recipients

Distinguished Service Award (DSA)	Beverly Card, CFCS, Virginia Affiliate Barbara George, CFCS-Retired, Wisconsin Affiliate Marilyn Swierk, CFCS-Retired, Florida Affiliate
National Teacher of the Year (TOY)	Christina Desimone, CFCS-HDFS, Maryland Affiliate Merit Finalist: Kimberly Kay Baldwin, CFCS, Colorado Affiliate Gretchen Lee, Minnesota Affiliate Affiliate Top Teachers of the Year: Kimberly Hart-Shatswell, Wisconsin Affiliate Jill Hurt, Kentucky Affiliate Katie Newcomb, Ohio Affiliate Janis Moore, CFCS-Retired, Iowa Affiliate Marissa Pipkin-Jones, South Carolina Affiliate
Leader Award	Karen Alexander, CFCS, Texas Affiliate Donna Dinco, Wisconsin Affiliate Sharleen Kato, CFCS-HDFS, Washington Affiliate Susan Shockey, CFCS, CPFFE, Ohio Affiliate
New Achiever Award	Ashleigh Childs, Georgia Affiliate Olivia Johnson, Texas Affiliate Michael Westbrook, Wisconsin Affiliate
Graduate Fellowships	Nicole Wanago, Jewell L. Taylor Fellowship, Montana Affiliate
Undergraduate Scholarships	Emily Hogsett, Jewell L. Taylor Scholarship, Colorado Affiliate

Not Pictured: Karen Alexander

2021 Recipients

Distinguished Service Award (DSA)	Joanne Bankston, Ph.D., Kentucky Affiliate Karen Bergh, Ph.D., Washington Affiliate Duane Whitbeck, Ph.D., Kansas Affiliate
National Teacher of the Year (TOY)	Lori Henry, Minnesota Affiliate Merit Finalist: Charlene Kelley, Wisconsin Affiliate Affiliate Top Teachers of the Year: Brandi Ammons, West Virginia Affiliate Erin Byrnes, Pennsylvania Affiliate Marla Sterling, Kansas Affiliate
New Achiever Award	Nicole Heflin, Indiana Affiliate Rebekah Luong, CFCS, Arkansas Affiliate
Leader Award	Janine M. Duncan, CFCS, Kansas Affiliate Sharon "Sha" Pate, Florida Affiliate Jeanne Schwass-Long, CFCS, Wisconsin Affiliate Nancy M. Shepherd, Texas Affiliate Alice Spangler, CFCS-Retired, Indiana Affiliate
Graduate Fellowships	Kristian Hogans, Mary Cochran Fellowship Tania Naber, Mildred Davis Fellowship, Georgia Affiliate Charlene Smith, Jewell Taylor Fellowship, Pennsylvania Affiliate
Undergraduate Scholarships	Kenzlee Camp, Jewell Taylor Scholarship

2020 Recipients

Distinguished Service Award (DSA)	Carolyn Barnhart, CFCS, Wisconsin Jacqueline Holland, CFCS-HDFS, Maryland Jane Steiner, CFCS-Retired, Indiana Virginia Vincenti, CFCS, Wyoming
National Teacher of the Year (TOY)	Kayla Correll, CFCS, Wisconsin Merit Finalists: Grace V. Quarles, CFCS, Virginia Louise E. Tallent, CFCS, Indiana Lisa R. Tapper, CFCS, Iowa
New Achiever Award	Ivy Odom, Georgia Anne Pitts, CFCS, Kansas Hannah Upole, Tennessee
Leader Award	Gayla Randel, CFCS, Kansas Ida Marie Snorteland, CFCS-Retired, South Dakota Carol Werhan, Indiana
Graduate Fellowships	Taylor Newman, University of Georgia Jewell L. Taylor Fellowship Jiaxiu Song, University of Texas Austin Ethel Parker International Fellowship Sukyung Seo, University of NC at Greensboro Elizabeth Williams International Award Jingchen Zhang, University of Minnesota Helen Strow International Fellowship
Undergraduate Scholarships	Sadie Hooker, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Jewell L. Taylor Scholarship

2019 Recipients

Distinguished Service Award (DSA)	Valerie L. Giddings, North Carolina Margaret Viebrock, CNWE, CFCS, Washington Janelle M. Walter, CFCS, Texas Sally J. Yahnke, Kansas
National Teacher of the Year (TOY)	Heather Jones, CFCS, Virginia Merit Finalists: Renee Fortune Sigmon, Indiana Jenna Black, Georgia
New Achiever Award	Cassy Dalbom, Kansas Julie Martin, Wisconsin Amanda Matdies, Montana Kaylee Ann Wiens, Minnesota
Leader Award	Cindy Quilling, Wisconsin Jeong-Ju "Jay" Yoo, Texas
Graduate Fellowships	Robert Van Dyke, Texas Tech University Jewell L. Taylor Fellowship Annamarie Sisson, Kansas State University Margaret Terrell Fellowship Farin Bakhtiari, The University of Texas at Austin Jessica Parks, University of Georgia Myrna P. Crabtree Professional Development Scholarship
Undergraduate Scholarships	Emily Leerhoff, Iowa State University Jewell L. Taylor Scholarship

2018 Recipients

Distinguished Service Award (DSA)	Jan Bowers, CFCS, Washington Gay Nell McGinnis, CFCS-Retired, Texas
National Teacher of the Year (TOY)	Jenny Watson, CFCS, North Carolina Merit Finalists: Camelle Kinney, Nebraska Karen Roberts, Virginia
New Achiever Award	Ashley Nelson, CFCS, Minnesota Sarah Puddy, Wisconsin
Leader Award	Alyson McIntyre-Reiger, CFCS, Indiana Deborah Sullivan, Ohio Marilyn Swiontek, CFCS, Wisconsin
Chalkley-Fenn Public Policy Award	Gayla Randel, CFCS, Kansas
Wiley Berger Award for Volunteer Services	June Thomas, CFCS, Georgia
Centennial Scholars	Karen K. Melton & Nicole McAninch, Baylor University
Excellence in Extension Grant	Joan Koonce, CPFFE, Georgia
Graduate Fellowships	Shanting Chen, University of Texas at Austin International Flemmie D. Kittrell Graduate Fellowship Dawn Michaelson, Auburn University Jewell L. Taylor Graduate Fellowship
Undergraduate Scholarships	Kennedy Navis, University of Wisconsin Stout Jewell L. Taylor Undergraduate Scholarship

2017 Recipients

Distinguished Service Award (DSA)	Mary Turner Gilliland Ethel Jones, CFCS Carol Kellett
National Teacher of the Year (TOY)	Brenda Osman, Indiana Merit Finalists: Kimberly Baldwin, CFCS, Colorado Melody Weatherford, CNWE, South Carolina
New Achiever Award	Meilana Charles, CFCS-HDFS, Texas/Washington Esther Aloia, Pennsylvania
Leader Award	Barbara George, CFCS, Wisconsin Susan Turgeson, CFCS, Wisconsin Melinda Swafford, Tennessee
Graduate Fellowships	Rachel Schichtl, CFCS, Texas Tech University Jewel Taylor Fellowship
Undergraduate Scholarships	Faith Dalton, Purdue University Jewell Taylor Scholarship

2016 Recipients

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A historical list of the AAFCS Distinguished Service Award Honorees may be viewed here. For a more comprehensive history of recipients of AAFCS awards, grants, fellowships, or scholarships, please contact awards@aafcs.org.