National Outstanding Cooperation Award presented to ABAC’s Agricultural Education Program
Published 11:41 am Tuesday, December 20, 2022
- ABAC representatives at the NAAE national conference included front row, from left, Olivia Sharp, Jessica Brogdon, Kelly Rauch, Erin Gilleland, Madeline McDonald, Jessica Garrason, Erin Pearce, Madison Dysart, Ivey Cook, Abigail Zerwig, Allison Bridges, and NAAE President Stan Scurlock; and second row, from left, Dr. Andrew Thoron, Madison Shipley, Colton Peacock, Chase Greene, Victoria Henley, Jerrett Alligood, Heather Schmidt, John Gore, and Shelby McClellan.
TIFTON, Ga. — The National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE) recently recognized the Agricultural Education program at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College with the NAAE Outstanding Cooperation Award.
Dr. Andrew Thoron, head of the Department of Agricultural Education and Communication at ABAC, said the award is based on three levels of criteria which include Program Services, Support for and Cooperation with State and National Agricultural Educators Associations, and Awards and Honors.
“Everyone involved with our Agricultural Education program was extremely pleased and honored to receive this prestigious award,” Thoron said. “We were first recognized for this cooperation in July by the Georgia Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association. Then they submitted us for the national award.”
Other ABAC faculty members who have contributed to the success of the program include Associate Professor Frank Flanders (now retired), Associate Professor Sallie McHugh, and Assistant Professor Farish Mulkey.
