NATFACS Awards Nomination Form
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Awards

• Champion for Family and Consumer Sciences
• Award of Merit
• Distinguished Service Award
• New Professional Award
• Pride Award

Requirements

The following guidelines must be followed if the nominee is to be considered for one of the NATFACS AWARDS listed above.

1. Nominations may be made by ACTE/NATFACS members or state career and technical associations. It is not a requirement that the nominee reside in the same state as the person or organization submitting the nomination.
    
2. Nominations are limited to ONE per state per category.
    
3. All nominations must be submitted on the official NATFACS AWARDS NOMINATION FORM. Failure to complete all parts of the application form as outlined will result in disqualification.
    
4. Information must be typewritten / computer generated.
    
5. All materials and letters of recommendation must be submitted in one package. Each copy of the completed application should be stapled in the upper left hand corner. Materials in folders will not be accepted. Materials received apart from the nomination form will not be considered.
    
6. THREE copies are to be submitted for committee review and evaluation.
    
7. Award materials must be postmarked no later than August 1, 2009 and mailed directly to:
    
   

   Charlotte Gray 8919 Orf Road Lake Saint Louis, MO 63367

   
   E-mail: charlottegray@wentzville.k12.mo.us

FCS Graduate Fellowship Application (www.acteonline.org/facsed.aspx)
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Return application to:
Lela G. Goar
225 CR 207A
Burnet, TX 78611
E-mail: lkgoar@earthlink.net

Fellowships will be given to qualified family and consumer sciences education graduate students who are citizens of the United States to promote further education and professional development within family and consumer sciences education. (Number and value of fellowships granted is based on the previous year’s interest earned in the ACTE-Family and Consumer Sciences Graduate Fellowship account.)

Applications with all supporting credentials and references should be received by November 8.

FCS Division Awards Nomination Form (www.acteonline.org/facsed.aspx)
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During the ACTE Conference, the Family and Consumer Sciences Education Division recognizes and honors outstanding people who have served and supported the organization in outstanding ways. Two awards have been formally approved by the Division Policy and Planning Committee. The description and criteria for these awards is found below.

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS AWARD
1. Recipient MUST be a member of the Family and Consumer Sciences Division.
2. Contributions to Family and Consumer Sciences and the FCS division of ACTE will be emphasized.
3. The following information must be supplied for each nominee:
     a. Record of contributions to Family and Consumer Sciences Education.
     b. Record of involvement in the Family and Consumer Sciences Education Division.
     c. Professional experience.
     d. Record of involvement in other professional organizations.
     e. Recommendations from three of the following:
          i. Someone in the State Department (Career and Technical Education Division)
          ii. A professional co-worker or fellow professional
          iii. An officer of the state Career and Technical Association
          iv. Present Employer

CITATION AWARD
1. Recipients will be individuals or groups outside Family and Consumer Sciences Education, such as:
     a. U.S. Representatives or Senators
     b. Business and industry people or groups
     c. People or groups from the media
     d. Other professionals
     e. Others—unspecified
2. To be qualified, a recipient must have made significant contributions to Family and Consumer Sciences Education beyond local levels in one or more of the following areas:
     a. Service
     b. Monetary Support
     c. Other unusual or unique contributions.
3. Duration of the contribution(s) over time will be considered.
4. Detailed description of the contribution(s) must be provided. Verification and/or documentation must be provided, if requested.

Please submit nomination NO LATER than OCTOBER 31. If you would like this information sent as an e-mail so submissions may be made electronically, please contact Lindsey.shirley@usu.edu

NATFACS Scholarship Application
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Qualifications

Applicant must be a full-time student who is majoring in a Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher Education certification program. The applicant must have completed the freshman year of college. The amount of the scholarship will be $500.00 for one academic year

Requirements

• Application must be typed or neatly written
• Three letters of support from any of the following:
     Teacher/ Educator
     FCC LA Adviser/School Sponsor Community Member
     Employer
  
  Relatives should not be used as references and letter should be only one page in length.
   

Application Deadline:

*The application must be postmarked by September 15 and mailed with a official college transcript to:

Bettye Brown, NATFACS
Administrative Assistant
2604 Kiwanis Dr.
Bowling Green, KY 42104-4229