Stan Scurlock Named President of National Association ofAgricultural Educators

Stan Scurlock, agriculture teacher at Cottondale High School in Cottondale, Fl., has been elected the 2021-22

president of the National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE).

Scurlock is in his 16th year of teaching. During his tenure he was the advisor to 13 FFA State Championships and three National FFA 3 Star Chapters. He was awarded NAAE Outstanding Middle School Program, FAAE Outstanding Agricultural Educator of the year, FAAE Agriscience Teacher of the Year and Florida FFA Advisor of the year. He has served on the FAAE and Florida FFA Boards for the past 11 years and served on both boards as President. As well as having been a member of several of Florida’s CTE Academic Alignment Committees and on the Florida Department of Education agriculture framework revision reviews.

His primary goal as president is to provide an outstanding experience for each member of NAAE. He wants to engage NAAE members to become more involved and focus on recruiting and developing well informed and knowledgeable members that will take on the role as future leaders within the NAAE. “The NAAE is an organization built on sound truths, cutting edge innovations and a solid educational base.” Scurlock says. “It is my honor to serve as the president and help navigate our professional organization over the next year. Even though the future seems cloudy at the present time remember the proverbial saying ‘every cloud

has a silver lining’.”

As president, Scurlock will help set the tone and direction for agricultural education initiatives in the upcoming year.

NAAE is the professional organization in the United States for agricultural educators. It provides its’ more than 8,000 members with professional networking and development opportunities, professional liability coverage, and extensive awards and recognition programs. Its’ mission is “professionals providing agricultural education for the global community through visionary leadership, advocacy and service.” The NAAE headquarters are in Lexington, Kentucky.