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Awards for 25 years of teaching were presented to vo-ag instructors, front
row from left, Charles Ackley Jr., Ephrata; Virgil Gutshall, Newport; and Gary
Oiler, Bangor Jr. In back row from left are, William Shaeffer, West Snyder; Ger
ald Strlckler, Eastern Lebanon County; Richard Barley, Bedford; and David
Seamans, State College. The certificates and watches were sponsored by
Seald-Sweet Citrus Growers and awarded last week at the PVATA conference
in State College.
Vo-Ag Teachers Colled A
BY MARY MAXWELL
Centre Co. Correspondent
STATE COLLEGE Out
standing members of the Pennsyl
vania Vocational Agricultural
Teachers Association received
awards or certificates of service at
the association’s annual meeting
here last week.
Paul Heasley, Danville Area
High School, received the Out
standing Young Member Award as
a noteworthy teacher with five
years or less experience.
Jim Kerr, Willow Street AVIS,
received the Outstanding Teacher
Award, and Dr. Arba Henry, Sol
anco High School, was honored
for an outstanding Vo-Ag prog
ram. Fred Stillwagen, NVATA
Region VI vice president, pre
sented the awards. These winners
will be entered in a 13-state region
al competition.
Seven teachers received watch
es and 25-year service awards.
Those recognized were Charles
Ackley, Jr., Ephrata Area High
School, Richard Barkley, Bedford
Area High School, Virgil Gutshall,
Newport High School, Gary Oiler,
Bangor Jr. High School, David
Seamans, State College Area High
School, Dr. William Shaeffer,
West Snyder High School, and
Gerald Strickler, Eastern Lebanon
Co. High School.
The 25-year service awards
were sponsored by Seald-Swect
Citrus Growers, purveyors of fruit
sold by many FFA clubs. Sam
Wagner, West Perry High School,
, . left, Dr. Arba Hen
ry, Solanco High School, for his outstanding vo-ag program; Jim Kerr, Willow
Street AVTS,*as Outstanding Teacher; and Paul Heasley, Danville Area High
School, Outstanding Young Member award. Frederic H. Stillwagen, national
AVIA vice president, presented the awards.
y g.
Teachers Association president, presents an Honor
ary Life Membership to Paul Benchoff, retiring vo-ag
teacher at Waynesboro Area High School.
received the outstanding sales
achievement award from Seald-
SweeL
Clair Witwer, PVATA Region J
vice, president, and Jim Kerr, past
PVATA president, presented Hen
ry Givler, recently retired Eastern
regional vocational consultant,
with a certificate for outstanding
d« At An
service.
PVATA Honorary Life Mem
bership was given to Paul
Benchoff, Waynesboro Area High
School, who retired after 39 years.
Thirty Minute Club awards
were given to teachers who pub
lished short articles in professional
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