Presidential Award
PAST RECIPIENTS
 DISPLAY BY YEAR: AND/OR AWARD GROUP:  
2020
AECT PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS 
Presidential Award:  Megan C. Murtaugh, Leidos, Instructional Systems Designer
For her leadership and quality of work with the AECT Intern Program
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  Christopher T. Miller, Morehead State University
For his initiative to seek and establish a book series with Brill Publishing as an outlet for members’ scholarship and a partner with AECT
.
  John Curry, Idaho State University
For his service and leadership in planning and executing the 2019 AECT Convention
.
  Culture, Learning & Technology Division, AECT
For leadership with responding and reflecting on issues of social justice
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  Anthony Piña, Sullivan University
For his exceptional leadership with AECT’s Certificate Endorsement Program and his expertise as an accreditation peer reviewer
.
2019
AECT PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS 
Presidential Award:  Tonya Amankwatia, North Carolina A&T State University
For term-term invovlement and participation with AECT
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  Leslie Blatt,
For term-term invovlement and participation with AECT
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  Linda Campion, East Carolina University
For term-term invovlement and participation with AECT
.
  Joi Moore, University of Missouri
For term-term invovlement and participation with AECT
.
  Megan Murtaugh, Independent Consultant
For term-term invovlement and participation with AECT
.
  Xiaoxue (Charles) Wang, Florida Gulf Coast University
For term-term invovlement and participation with AECT
.
2018
AECT PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS 
Presidential Award:  Dr. Juhong Liu, James Madison Universit
For: Ambassadorship to China and Asia
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  Silver Shen,
For: Outstanding Leadership in Global Educational Technology Organizations
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  Katsuaki Suzuki, Kumamoto University
For: Outstanding Leadership of a Growing AECT Affiliate: JSET
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  Dr. Insook Lee, Sejong University
For: Outstanding Educational Technology Field Leadership in Eastern Asia
.
  Dr. Surapon Boonlue, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi
For: Outstanding Educational Technology Leadership: Thailand
.
  Nate Turcotte, Penn State University
For: Outstanding AECT Social Media Task Force Committee Leadership
.
2017
AECT PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS 
Presidential Award:  Hong Kong-AECT (Allen H.K. Yuen, Will W.K. Ma, Leo P.K. Yam and Alex Chan),
For their longer-term relationship with AECT and their leading role in the development of educational technology
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  Robert Kenny, Florida Gulf Coast University; Glenda Gunter, University of Central Florida
Founding Editors, for the initiation and development of the Journal of Formative Design for Learning
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  Charles B. Hodges, Georgia Southern University
For his exceptional work in advancing TechTrends
.
  John Curry, Morehead State University
For his long-term involvement and participation with AECT
.
  Leslie Blatt, SMT Representative to the AECT Board
For her long-term involvement and participation with AECT
.
  Stephanie Moore, University of Virginia
For her work as President of the AECT Foundation
.
  Ward Cates, Lehigh University (Retired)
For his service to the organization as AECT President and AECT Foundation President
.
  Jay Harriman, University of Georgia (Retired)
For his work and direction with the AECT Awards Committee
.
2016
AECT PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS 
Presidential Award:  Patricia Slagter van Tryon, East Carolina University
for her leadership and dedication as Co-chair of the AECT Design and Development Competition for many years
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  Linda Campion, East Carolina University
For her service as 2015 Convention Co-Planner (Indianapolis, IN)
.
  Cindy York, Northern Illinois University
For her extended Service & Leadership of the Leadership Development Commmittee
.
  Jill Stefaniak, Old Dominion University
for her leadership and dedication as Co-chair of the AECT Design and Development Competition for many years
.
  Jaesam Chung, Ewha Womans University
For his dediication to AECT and extending our international presence with the Korean Society for Educational Technology (KSET)
.
2015
AECT PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS 
Presidential Award:  Tonia Dousay, University of Wyoming
For your outstanding service to AECT 2014-2015
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  Robert Doyle, Harvard University
For your outstanding service to AECT 2014-2015
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  Linda Mellish, East Carolina University
For your dedicated service to AECT leadership 2014-2015
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  Cindy York, Northern Illinois University
For your dedicated service to AECT leadership 2014-2015
.
2014
AECT PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS 
Presidential Award:  Ellen Hoffman, University of Hawaii
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  Jill Stefaniak, Old Dominion University
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  Ginger Watson, Old Dominion University
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  Fen-Qi Lai, Indiana State University
.
  Brad Hokanson, University of Minnesota
.
2013
AECT PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS 
Presidential Award:  Michael Hannafin, Emporia University
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  Jozenia Torres Colorado, Emporia University
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  E-Ling Hsiao, Valdosta State University
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  Abbas Johari, Cameron University
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  James Klein, Florida State University
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  Vicki Nnapper, Weber State University
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  Andrew Yeaman, Wayne State University
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  Cindy York, Northern Illinois University
.
2012
AECT PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS 
Presidential Award:  Kay Persichitte, University of Wyoming
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  Abbie Brown, East Carolina University
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  Ward Cates, Lehigh University
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  Lois Freeland, AECT
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  Tom Hergert, Northern Virginia Community College
.
  Mary Herring, University of Northern Iowa
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  Jennifer Banas, Northeastern Illinois University
.
  Ellen Hoffman, University of Hawaii
.
  M.J. Bishop, Lehigh University
.
  Cindy York, Northern Illinois University
.
  Wes Miller, Earlham College
.
  Ayesha Sadaf, Purdue University
.
  Sharon Smaldino, Northern Illinois University
.
  Jill Stefaniak, Wayne State University
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  Bill Sugar, East Carolina University
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  Monica Tracey, Wayne State University
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  Addie Kinsinger, Arizona State University
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  Laura Luetkehans, Northern Illinois University
.
2011
AECT PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS 
Presidential Award:  Marty Bray, Forsyth County Schools
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  Elizabeth Boling, Indiana University
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  Leslie Blatt, Retired
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  Tom Atkinson, Florida Polytechnic
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  Tutaleni Asino, Pennsylvania State University
.
  Sandie Waters, Utah Valley University
.
  Richard Clark, University of Southern California
.
  Abbas Johari, Cameron University
.
  Miriam Larson, Virginia Tech
.
  Zahira Merchant, San Francisco State University
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  Mike Hannafin, University of Georgia
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  Stephanie Moore, University of Virginia
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  Ross Perkins, Boise State University
.
2010
AECT PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS 
Presidential Award:  Milton C. Nielsen, Texas State University
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  Barbara B. Lockee, Virginia Tech
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  Deborah L. Anthony, Hewlett Packard
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  Karen Kaminski, Colorado State University
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  Trey Martindale, University of Memphis
.
  Lisa Dawley, Boise State University
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  Kay Persichitte, University of Wyoming
.
  Mary Beth Jordan, Albuquerque Public Schools
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  Tom R. Atkinson, Florida Polytechnic
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  Dan Schuch, PacifiCorp
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  Glenda A. Gunter, University of Central Florida
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  Thomas Brush, Indiana University
.
  Tristan E. Johnson, Northeastern University
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  David A. Wiley, Lumen Learning
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  Les Moller, University of South Dakota
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  William Sugar, Ease Carolina University
.
2009
AECT PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS 
Presidential Award:  Charlie White, State Department of Connecticut
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  Ana Donaldson, University of Northern Iowa
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  Sharon Smaldino, Northern Illinois University
.
  Lisa Dawley, Boise State University
.
  Jean Callary, Northern Illinois University
.
  Sandie Waters, Utah Valley University
.
  Tom Blevins, Bluefield State College
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  Tom Atkinson, Central Florida University
.
  Chris Miller, Morehead State University
.
2008
AECT PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS 
Presidential Award:  Nathan Lowell, University of Northern Colorad
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  Wes Miller, Earlham College
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  Lois Wilkins, Public Schools - Retired
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  Rick West, University of Georgia
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  Kay Persichitte, University of Wyoming
.
2007
AECT PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS 
Presidential Award:  Luke Boone, Retired
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  Tom Hergert, St. Cloud State University
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  Luke Boone, Retired
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  Lance Ford, Retired
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  Tom Hergert, St. Cloud State University
.
2006
AECT PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS 
Presidential Award:  Scott Adams, Little Rock Public Schools
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  K.J. Saville, Northern Michigan University
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  Michael Simonson, Nova Southeastern
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  Mary Beth Jordan, Albuquerque Public Schools
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  Hans-Erik Wennberg, Elizabethtown College
.
  Les Moller, University of South Dakota
.
2005
AECT PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS 
Presidential Award:  Phillip Hibbard, Syracuse University
.
  Mary Herring, University of Northern Iowa
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  John Paul, Syracuse University
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  Kay Persichitte, University of Wyoming
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  Rodney Earle, Brigham Young University
.
  Uykuntapathi Thota, Virginia State University
.
  Charles Stoddard, Utah State University
.
  Ana Donaldson, University of Northern Iowa
.
2004
AECT PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS 
Presidential Award:  Joanne Bentley, Abreon Consulting
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  Pat Miller, Nevada Public Television
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  Mary Ann Kolloff, Eastern Kentucky University
.
  Addie Kinsinger, Arizona State University
.
  AECT Staff, Bloomington, Indiana
.
  Guy Westhoff, Washington State University
.
 


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