About NACTEI: J.D. Lee, Distinguished Service Awards
The National Association for Career-Technical Education Information has recognized individuals listed below for distinguished service and professional contributions. We will be forever grateful to these individuals for their dedication and support to the association.
The "J.D. Lee, Distinguished Service Award" is in memory of J.D. Lee who served as NACTEI's Executive Director prior to his death in May 2006. For two decades J.D. served the organization in various capacities including as executive director, conference coordinator, president and member.
| 2009 Renee Kuharski, Colorado Alisha Hyslop, ACTE |
2008 Richard Ledington and Donna Simpson Idaho Division of Professional and Technical Education Gloria Smith-Rockhold South Dakota Department of Education |
2007 Jeanne-Marie Holly, Maryland John Townsend, Tenessee |
2006 Jim Dick and Barbara Orwig Career Communications, Inc. |
| 2005 Elizabeth Brown North Carolina Community College System |
2004 Dan Petersen Idaho State Division of Professional Technical Education |
2003 Jim Gray Jr., Virginia Steve Equall, Nebraska |
2002 Tom Grimm,Iowa Department of Education |
| 2001 Rosemary Tatkovski, Pennsylvania Department of Education |
2000 Michael Rush, Idaho Dept of Education Anne Rushing, Florida Dept of Education |
1999 Kim Green, Executive Director NASDVTEc |
1997 Del Lund, Missouri Department of Education Michael Brustein, Brustein and Manasevit Attorneys at Law |
| 1996 Larry Poor, Sooner Micro Systems, Inc. Ron McCage, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Georgia J.D. Lee, Indiana Department of Education |