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M-PBEA Awards

Dr. Donald L. Moore Leadership Award

Dr. Donald L. Moore Leadership Award

Dr. Donald L. Moore Leadership Award

The M-PBEA Dr. Donald L. Moore Leadership Award recognizes outstanding leaders within our organization. Recipients of this award have provided countless hours of service toward business education in our region. The nomination deadline for the Leadership Award is r. Complete the nomination form below and return to Karen May as an email attachment (contact information on the form below).


Congratulations to Lori Henneberg of Kansas, the 2022 M-PBEA Dr. Donald L. Moore Leadership Award Recipient.


M-PBEA Awards

Dr. Donald L. Moore Leadership Award

Dr. Donald L. Moore Leadership Award

The M-PBEA awards program recognizes individuals in our region who have made significant contributions to business education. Award categories are Middle Level Teacher of the Year, Secondary Teacher of the Year, Postsecondary Teacher of the Year, Senior College or University Teacher of the Year, Administrator or Supervisor of the Year, Contributions by an Institution/Agency, Rookie of the Year, and Outstanding Program. Award nominees must carefully adhere to the award guidelines.These guidelines include: 


  • Postmark application by December 1, 2022 
  • Correct typing requirements 
  • Correct number of support letters 


Our region has many outstanding business educators. These individuals deserve recognition for their achievements and for their contributions to business education. Make a nomination today by contacting a deserving nominee and sending them the nomination form below. These nominations are sent to Janet Brophy, President-Elect. 


NOTE: All award deadlines are moved up to December 1, 2022, due to the 2023 M-PBEA Conference being held in conjunction with the 2023 NBEA Annual Conference.


Award Application Forms

2022 Award Winners

Rookie Teacher of the Year

Secondary Teacher of the Year

Secondary Teacher of the Year

 Dan F. Barrios, Jr.

Lake Highlands High School

Dallas, Texas

Secondary Teacher of the Year

Secondary Teacher of the Year

Secondary Teacher of the Year

Melissa Dux 

Fairbury High School

Nebraska

Leadership Award Nomination Form

M-PBEA Leadership nomination file below is in Word format to allow you to download and edit the file needed.  Award Eligibility is listed on the form. Nominations are due December 1, 2022  (moved ahead due to collaborative conference with NBEA for 2023).

2022 MPBEA LEADERSHIP AWARD NOMINATION FORM (docx)Download

M-PBEA Educator Awards

It is time to nominate your colleagues for the Mountain-Plains Business Education Association Educator Awards. The deadline for submission is December 1 (moved ahead due to collaborative conference with NBEA for 2023). Applications can now be submitted online via a Google Form (link below).   


Online applications can be accessed here. Direct questions to M-PBEA President-Elect and Educator Awards Chair Janet Brophy at brophy.janet@gmail.com. 


M-PBEA gives the following awards:      

  • Outstanding Contributions to Business Education by a Middle Level Business Teacher     
  • Outstanding Contributions to Business Education by a Secondary Business Teacher     
  • Outstanding Contributions to Business Education by a Post-Secondary Business Teacher     
  • Outstanding Contributions to Business Education by a Senior College or University Business Teacher     
  • Outstanding Contributions to Business Education by an Administrator or Supervisor of Business Education     
  • Outstanding Contributions to Business Education by an Institution, Organization, Business Firm, Government Agency, or an Individual Association with any of these Groups     
  • Outstanding Contributions to Business Education by a Secondary “Rookie” Business Teacher     
  • Outstanding Achievements of Middle Level, High School, Community College and/or College Business Education Program  

Award Application Forms

Award Eligibility

Outstanding Contributions to Business Education by a Secondary Rookie Business Teacher

The nominee must be a member of NBEA/M-PBEA, currently teaching business at the secondary level. Applicants must have no more than five years teaching experience as of the submission deadline. Applicants who are not selected for this award may resubmit, providing eligibility criteria are met. 

Outstanding Contributions to Business Education by a Middle Level Business Teacher

The nominee must be primarily engaged in teaching business at the middle level.  If the nominee has dual  responsibilities, at least 50 percent of those responsibilities at the major employing institution must be in teaching.  The nominee’s contributions may have been made over an extended period of time, but the major impact must have occurred within three years prior to the nomination.  The nominee must be a member of NBEA/M-PBEA.   

Outstanding Contributions to Business Education by a Secondary Business Teacher

The nominee must be primarily engaged in teaching business at the secondary level. If the nominee has dual responsibilities, at least 50 percent of those responsibilities at the major employing institution must be in teaching.  The nominee's contributions may have been made over an extended period of time, but the major impact must have occurred within three years prior to the nomination.The nominee must be a member of NBEA/M-PBEA. 

Outstanding Contributions to Business Education by a Postsecondary Business Teacher

The nominee must be primarily engaged in teaching business at the postsecondary level. If the nominee has dual responsibilities, at least 50 percent of those responsibilities at the major employing institution must be in teaching.  The nominee's contributions may have been made over an extended period of time, but the major impact must have occurred within three years prior to the nomination. The nominee must be a member of NBEA/M-PBEA.  

Outstanding Contributions to Business Education by a Senior College or University Business Teacher

The nominee must be primarily engaged in teaching business at the collegiate/university level (including business teacher education). The nominee's contributions may have been made over an extended period of time, but the major impact must have occurred within three years prior to the nomination. The nominee must be a member of NBEA/M-PBEA 

Outstanding Contributions to Business Educ. by an Administrator/Supervisor of Business Education

The nominee must be primarily engaged in the administration or supervision of a business education program.  If the nominee has dual responsibilities, at least 50 percent of those responsibilities must be in an administrative/supervisory function at the major employing institution. The nominee must be a member of NBEA/M-PBEA 

Outstanding Achievements of Business Education Program (Any Level)

 An individual program is eligible to apply or a school/college may submit an application on behalf of the business education program. The program nomination must be made by an NBEA/M-PBEA member or by the Executive Boards of NBEA-affiliated regional, state, or local associations. One teacher/instructor/administrator of the nominated  program must be a current NBEA/M-PBEA member and the nominator must also be a current NBEA/M-PBEA member. 

Outstanding Contributions to Business Education

Outstanding Contributions to Business Education by an Institution, Organization, Business Firm, Government Agency, or an Individual Associated With Any of These Groups. The nominee must be primarily engaged in some activity other than the education of individuals for careers in business.  The nominee's contributions must have a significant impact on business education at the regional and/or national level. 

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