The Betty J. DeWitt Outstanding Educator Award was created to honor past State Women's Leadership Committee Chair Betty J. DeWitt's commitment to agricultural literacy, and to recognize a K-12 teacher who integrates exemplary agricultural education in his or her daily classroom lessons.
Winners earn a cash prize of $1000, an *expense paid trip to the SCFB Annual Convention in Myrtle Beach and the chance to attend the *National Ag in the Classroom Conference.
Applications are judged based on the following criteria:
- Creativity and utilization of agricultural information
- Interdisciplinary approaches
- Use of resources
- Student Impact
- Endorsement by an administrator
Accepting applications August 1 - October 2.
Contact Jill Jeffords if you have any questions.
Take a look inside the 2022 Outstanding Educator's classroom!
Jessica Crowson, a kindergarten through fifth grade STEM Lab teacher at Lester Elementary School in Florence County, was our 2022 Betty J. DeWitt Outstanding Educator.
“I really think that our students, and students in general, need to learn about agriculture because agricultural skills are real life skills. We need these resources and experiences for our students.” – Jessica Crowson