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Subject: [TXBOWIE] Bill Jones, Vocational Agriculture Teachers Assoc. Award
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 14:50:02 -0500

Bowie County Citizens Tribune/DeKalb News
August 16, 2000 Used with Permission

Bill Jones of DeKalb was recently awarded the Vocational Agriculture
Teachers Association of Texas Distinguished Service Award for this 36 years
of service to agricultural science and education.

This award is designed to commend individuals who are dedicated and
supportive of agricultural education in Texas. Jones was presented his
award during the Agricultural Teachers' Professional Development Conference
on Wednesday, Aug. 2 in Lubbock.

"This year's conference focused on the need for agriculture for a changing
society," stated Ray Rabroker Jr., president of the Vocational Agriculture
Teachers Association of Texas.

"As we move forward into the 21st century, it's imperative that agriculture
be recognized as a vital component of people's lives. This recognition
begins in the classroom with students and we aim to continue to improve our
teacher's knowledge and applicability of agriculture each year with our
annual summer conference," said Rabroker.

In Texas, there are over 1,500 agricultural science and technology teachers
that impact over 108,000 students who are enrolled in agricultural education
classes at the secondary level. The Vocational Agriculture Teachers
Association of Texas is headquartered in Austin and aims to improve
agriculture by teaching.

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