Minnesota Association of Family & Consumer Sciences

2024 MAFCS Awardees

Top Left: MAFCS Outstanding Service - Amanda Herman Top Right: Outstanding Professional- Wendy Ambrose Top Right: Friend of MAFCS- Tina Jones- Blaze Credit Union
Row 2-Top Left: MAFCS Teacher of the Year- Krysten Dane Row 2-Top Right: Best Practice Grant Recipient- Penny Christy Row 3 Bottom Left: Amanda Herman, Krysten Dane, Lois Lewis, Wendy Ambrose, Tina Jones Row 3 Bottom Right: MAFCS Scholarship Recipient: Kaitlyn DeChene

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2024 MAFCS Teacher of the Year - Krysten Dane

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2024 AAFCS Distinguished Service Award Recipient Lois Lewis
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MAFCS Award Recognition

MAFCS Teacher of the Year

THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR IS GIVEN EACH YEAR TO A MAFCS MEMBER WHO HAS CREATED AND IMPLEMENTED A FCS CURRICULUM PROGRAM FOCUSING ON ONE OF THE AREAS OF FCS CONTENT.

AAFCS DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD

EACH YEAR AAFCS HONORS 2-3 AAFCS MEMBERS WHO OVER THE COURSE OF THEIR CAREER, HAVE DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO COMMUNITY, AAFCS, AND THE FIELD OF FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES.

Outstanding Professional

The Outstanding Professional Award is given each year to a MAFCS member who has demonstrated outstanding support and accomplishments in the field of Family and Consumer Science.

Outstanding Service

The Outstanding service Award is given each year to one or more MAFCS members who demonstrate outstanding service and efforts within mafcs. the work done makes an impact with in the organization.

Friend of MAFCS

The Minnesota Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (MAFCS) “OUTSTANDING FRIEND” Award recognizes an individual or group/company who is not a member of MAFCS but who shows continued support to the profession as an “outsider”.

Scholarships

The Minnesota Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (MAFCS) is pleased to sponsor scholarship awards to college/university junior and senior level or graduate students. The purposes of these scholarships are multi-faceted. With these scholarships, it is not only our goal to recognize scholastic achievement, leadership, volunteer service, and professional experience, but to encourage students to continue their study for a degree in Family & Consumer Sciences Education or a Specialization. These scholarships also provide financial assistance for continuing their studies.

Best Practice Grants

MAFCS Community Education Best Practice Grants: The Education Community Best Practice Grant provides a fund of $250.00 and is awarded to FACS teachers to use in their classroom to support best practice projects that engage and motivate students and/or improve student learning. The Best Practice Grant is wonderful way to get a creative teaching idea and lesson that involves expense costs initiated and delivered to students. Some time ago the FACSEd board produced a cookbook called Cooking With Class and the proceeds have been used to fund scholarships plus provide money to help fund the Best Practice Grants.