Forestry Teacher of the Year

Applications are now closed for 2024. 2025 applications will open in April. Please check back on this web page to nominate or apply next year!

The Georgia Forestry Foundation awards the Georgia Forestry Teacher of the Year award to recognize and encourage our state’s teachers’ outstanding forestry education efforts. Applicants for this award must apply or be nominated. Competitive candidates will meet the following eligibility requirements and recommended qualifications.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Educators must be actively teaching in the classroom in Georgia.
Educators must be a member of the Georgia Vocational Teachers Association.
Educators must teach forestry or incorporate forestry into their curriculum.

RECIPIENT AWARD

A plaque as a memento of your accomplishment
$1500 (cash)
Complimentary registration and lodging at the Georgia Forestry Association’s Annual Conference*

Past Award Winners

2024 Dr. Marcus Pollard, Newton College & Career Academy

2023 Dr. Michael Atkinson, Treutlen High School

2022 Tim Griffeth, North Oconee High School

About GFF

The Georgia Forestry Foundation seeks to connect every Georgian to the state’s forests by sharing facts and experiences and fostering connections with the stewards of our forestland.

Georgia’s managed forests are an essential part of the economic and environmental ecosystems of our state. The Georgia Forestry Foundation (GFF) was founded in 1989 to support the long-term sustainability of the state’s working forests, which cover nearly two-thirds of the land area in the state.

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