Educator of the Year

Meet Our Educator of the Year 2025

What better way to celebrate National Agriculture Week than by recognizing Michigan Farm Bureau’s 2025 Educator of the Year, Katie Courtade from Mecosta-Osceola Career Center.

Since its launch in 2023, Courtade has been the driving force behind the AgriScience and Natural Resources program at Mecosta-Osceola Career Center (MOCC). It offers students in five area schools hands-on experiences and skill development in diverse agricultural fields, including agribusiness, animal science, environmental science, food processing, natural resources, horticulture, and technical systems.

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Past Educator of the Year Recipients

• 2024 Annalyse Auxter
• 2023 Anthony Wood
• 2022 Angie Mills
• 2021 Jen Nichols
• 2020 Steve Rigoni
• 2019 Jeremy Windsor
• 2018 Maureen Wickenheiser
• 2017 Heather Klimsza & Tony McCaul
• 2016 DJ Logan and Jennifer Wheeler
• 2015 Joe Ankley and Michele Butler
• 2014 Tracey Hoffman

Educator of the Year application form

Purpose: to recognize educators' efforts to incorporate agriculture and natural resources into the school curriculum and to strengthen relationships between educators and the county Farm Bureau. Both K-12 and agriscience teachers are eligible.