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2025 ACTE Region II Excellence Awards

Virginia teachers Matthew Nanny and Michelle Williams received awards at the 2025 ACTE Region II conference in Fayetteville, Georgia. They will represent Region II at ACTE Career Tech Visions in Nashville to be ACTE’s 2026 Excellence Award winners. Congratulations!

Teacher of the Year:
Matthew Nanny, Agricultural Education Teacher, Rappahannock High School, Richmond County Public Schools

New Teacher of the Year:
Michelle Williams, Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher, Thomas Hunter Middle School, Mathews County High School, Mathews County Public Schools

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Virginia ACTE Excellence Awards`

Virginia ACTE Excellence Awards guidelines align with ACTE’s award requirements and procedures.

Find application forms for Excellence Awards on Virginia ACTE’s Awards Portal page.

Also, ACTE’s Excellence Awards page provides

• tips for applicants on how to write a strong award nomination
• guiding principles from the national awards committee on ensuring fair practices in the awards processes
• resources on using the Awards Portal
• and more.

The final submission date is November 1.

ACTE Image Awards

The ACTE Image Awards recognize groups and individuals from the education, business and industry communities who enhance career and technical education by contributing to the improvement, promotion, development and progress of CTE. These awards go directly to ACTE for reviewing and the deadline is May 1.