Dr. Sarah LaRose receives 2022 ACTE Postsecondary Professional of the Year Award

Congratulations to Dr. Sarah LaRose, Assistant Professor in the College of Education and College of Agriculture at Purdue University, named the 2022 National Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) Postsecondary Professional of the Year. The announcement was made at the ACTE Virtual Awards Gala, recognizing the best CTE educators in the country, on November 30.

Dr. LaRose is an Assistant Professor of Agricultural Education in the College of Agriculture’s Department of Agricultural Sciences Education and Communication, and an Assistant Professor in the College of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction.

Dr. LaRose’s research goal is to better understand and measure the short, medium, and long-term effects of school-based agricultural education programs upon increasing agricultural literacy and preparing a workforce to meet cross-disciplinary needs of the 21st century.

The ACTE award recognizes the finest career and technical education teachers at the postsecondary level who have demonstrated innovation in the classroom, commitment to their students and dedication to the improvement of CTE in their institutions and communities. The Postsecondary Professional of the Year Award is sponsored by Goodheart-Willcox.

Read the original news release from the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE): https://www.acteonline.org/press-releases/acte-announces-purdue-university-assistant-professor-as-2022-national-winner/