2025 Awards Information
Empowering Lives: Recognizing Impact
2025 ACTEAZ Award nominations are closed.
Join the Association for Career and Technical Education of Arizona (ACTEAZ) in honoring the outstanding individuals and programs making a difference in Career and Technical Education across the state!
If you have questions, please contact Patrick Clawson at awards@acteaz.org or Shelly York at shellyyork@acteaz.org.
Award nominations are accepted in the following categories:
State and National Awards
- Career and Technical Education Teacher of the Year
- Career and Technical Education Post-Secondary Educator of the Year
- Career and Technical Education Administrator of the Year
- New Career and Technical Education Teacher of the Year
- Teacher Community Service Award – Carl Perkins
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- Career Guidance Award
State (Only) Awards
- ACTEAZ Distinguished Service Award
- CTE Non-Traditional and Gender Equity Program Award
- Outstanding Affiliate Award
- Outstanding Business Professional of the Year Award
- Outstanding Career and Technical Education Program Award
- Outstanding CTE Administrative Assistant of the Year Award
- Outstanding CTE Junior High Teacher of the Year Award