Maryland State Department of Education Honors Excellence in Career and Technology Education
Top Secondary and Postsecondary Programs Recognized
BALTIMORE – The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) honors outstanding performance in secondary and postsecondary Career and Technology Education (CTE) with the 2019 Awards of Excellence.
Maryland’s CTE Awards of Excellence program- sponsored by MSDE’s Division of Career and College Readiness- recognizes business partners, teachers and others creating opportunities for students to prepare for careers and further education. The honorees are sponsoring internships, mentoring students as they complete real-world projects, and creating Maryland’s high-skilled future workforce. As a result of their leadership and contribution to CTE programs, Maryland students are better prepared for careers in computer science, hospitality management, cyber security, construction, manufacturing, health and biomedical sciences, and many other career fields.
This year’s award winners represent outstanding contributions to CTE programs from across the state and include:
OUTSTANDING Business partnerships – SECONDARY
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE)
Partnership with Baltimore City Public Schools
OUTSTANDING Business partnerships – POSTSECONDARY
American Landscape Institute
Partnership with the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC)
OUTSTANDING CTE PROGRAM – SECONDARY
Carpentry Program, Carroll County Career and Technology Center
Carroll County Public Schools
OUTSTANDING CTE PROGRAM – POSTSECONDARY
Hospitality, Culinary and Tourism Institute Program
Frederick Community College
OUTSTANDING CHANGE AGENT – SECONDARY
Douglas Handy, Director, Career and Technology Education
Baltimore County Public Schools
Kenyetta Kendrick
Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Teacher
Northwestern High School, Prince George’s County Public Schools
OUTSTANDING CHANGE AGENT – POSTSECONDARY
Kathy Francis, Executive Director
Frederick Community College
OUTSTANDING CTSO PROGRAM
FBLA Chapter
Largo High School, Prince George’s County Public Schools
distinguished service – SECONDARY
Deborah Kremer, Coordinator of Career and Technology Education
Anne Arundel County Public Schools
distinguished service – POSTSECONDARY
Molly Mee, Ed.D., Chair and Professor, Department of Secondary and Middle School Education
Towson University
OUTSTANDING CTE Marketing Campaign – SECONDARY
Washington County Public Schools
innovationS in cte award
Christopher MacLarion, Director of Apprenticeship and Training
Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
INNOVATIONS IN CTE AWARD
Christine Ross, President and CEO
Maryland Chamber of Commerce
For more information about CTE programs throughout Maryland, please visit www.mdcteprograms.org.