Award Recipients

2020 Recipients

Distinguished Service Award (DSA)	Carolyn Barnhart, CFCS of Wisconsin Jacqueline Holland, CFCS-HDFS of Maryland Elizabeth Jane Steiner, CFCS-Retired of Indiana Virginia Vincenti, CFCS of Wyoming
National Teacher of the Year (TOY)	Kayla Correll, CFCS of Wisconsin Merit Finalists: Gracie Quarles, CFCS of Virginia Louise Tallent, CFCS of Indiana Lisa Tapper, CFCS of Iowa
New Achiever Award	Ivy Odom of Georgia Anne Pitts, CFCS of Kansas Hannah Upole of Tennessee
Leader Award	Gayla Randel, CFCS of Kansas Ida Marie Snorteland, CFCS-Retired, of South Dakota Carol Werhan of Indiana
Student Scholars	Sadie Hooker, University of WI-Stevens Point - Jewell L. Taylor Scholarship Taylor Newman, Univ. of Georgia - Jewell L. Taylor Fellowship Jiaxiu Song, University of Texas Austin - Ethel Parker International Fellowship Sukyung Seo, University of North Carolina - Elizabeth Williams International Award Jingchen Zhang, University of Minnesota - Helen Strow International Fellowship

2019 Recipients

Distinguished Service Award (DSA)	Valerie L. Giddings, CFCS of North Carolina Janelle M. Walter, CFCS of Texas Margaret Viebrock, CNWE, CFCS, of Washington Sally J. Yahnke of Kansas
National Teacher of the Year (TOY)	Heather Jones, CFCS of Virginia Merit Finalists: Renee Sigmon of Indiana Jenna Black of Georgia
New Achiever Award	Cassy Dalbom, Kansas ~ Kaylee Ann Wiens, Minnesota Julie Martin, Wisconsin ~ Amanda Matdies, Montana
Leader Award	Cindy Quilling, Wisconsin ~ Jeong-Ju “Jay” Yoo, Texas
Student Scholars	Emily Leerhoff, Iowa State Univ. - Jewell L. Taylor Scholarship Robert Van Dyke, Texas Tech Univ. - Jewell L. Taylor Fellowship Annamarie Sisson, Kansas State Univ. - Margaret Terrell Fellowship Farin Bakhtiari, The University of Texas at Austin - Myrna P. Crabtree Professional Development Scholarship Jessica Parks, University of Georgia - Myrna P. Crabtree Professional Development Scholarship

2018 Recipients

Distinguished Service Award (DSA)	Jan S. Bowers, CFCS of New York Gay Nell McGinnis, CFCS-Retired of Texas
National Teacher of the Year (TOY)	Jenny Watson, CFCS of North Carolina Merit Finalists: Camelle Kinney of Nebraska Karen Roberts of Virginia
New Achiever Award	Ashley Emma Nelson of Minnesota Sarah Jill Puddy of Wisconsin
Leader Award	Alyson L. McIntyre-Reiger, CFCS of Indiana Deborah Sullivan of Ohio Marilyn Swiontek, CFCS of Wisconsin
Wiley Berger Award for Volunteer Service	June Thomas, CFCS of Georgia

Jewell Taylor Undergraduate Scholarship	Kennedy Navis of University of Wisconsin Stout
Jewell Taylor Graduate Fellowship	Dawn Michaelson of Auburn University
International Flemmie D. Kittrell Graduate Fellowship	Shanting Chen of University of Texas-Austin
Excellence in Extension Grant	Joan Koonce, CPFFE of University of Georgia
Centennial Scholars Research Grant	Karen K. Melton and Nicole McAninch of Baylor University
Chalkley-Fenn Public Policy Award	Gayla Randel, CFCS of Kansas

A historical list of the AAFCS Distinguished Service Award Honorees may be viewed here. For a more comprehensive history of recipients of AAFCS awards, grants, fellowships, or scholarships, please contact awards@aafcs.org.

2017 Recipients

Distinguished Service Award (DSA)	Mary Turner Gilliland Ethel Jones, CFCS Carol Kellett
National Teacher of the Year (TOY)	Brenda Osman, Indiana Merit Finalists: Kimberly Baldwin, CFCS, Colorado Melody Weatherford, CNWE, South Carolina
New Achiever Award	Meilana Charles, CFCS-HDFS, Texas/Washington Esther Aloia, Pennsylvania
Leader Award	Barbara George, CFCS, Wisconsin Susan Turgeson, CFCS, Wisconsin Melinda Swafford, Tennessee
Graduate Fellowships	Rachel Schichtl, CFCS, Texas Tech University Jewel Taylor Fellowship
Undergraduate Scholarships	Faith Dalton, Purdue University Jewell Taylor Scholarship

2016 Recipients

View our 2016 Awardee page, here.