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The National Association of Agricultural Educators, Inc.
300 Garrigus Building  Lexington, KY 40546-0215  www.naae.org
NEWS RELEASE:
For More Information:
Julie Fritsch, Communications/Marketing Coordinator
Phone: (859) 257-2224
Fax: (859) 323-3919
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – November 2011
Oklahoma House of Representative, Representative Selected for National Agricultural Education Award
ST LOUIS – Don Armes of Faxon, Okla. is one of only six individuals nationwide who received the National
Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE) Outstanding Service Citation on November 18 at the NAAE annual
convention in St. Louis.
Armes was elected to serve as an Oklahoma Legislator for District 63, which represents Comanche and
Tillman counties, in 2002. Each day Armes oversees legislation that both directly and indirectly benefits FFA and
agricultural education. Armes was an instrumental part of working to raise an incentive payment for agriculture
instructors and their programs. He was able to take the initial amount of incentive funds from $5,600 up to
$13,300.
Armes’s avid support of FFA and Agricultural Education is derived from his 13 years as an agriculture
teacher at Eldorado High School and Lawton High School, both in Oklahoma. Armes decided he would like to try
a career outside of the classroom and became an auctioneer and broadcaster. He worked with many FFA members
and agricultural education programs conducting interviews for television and radio broadcast, as well as
auctioneering many fundraising events. His skill set has also been beneficial for his involvement in the Oklahoma
Cattlemen’s Association, National Rifle Association, and Ducks Unlimited.
Each of the six regional Outstanding Service Citation winners received a plaque at the NAAE convention
in St Louis. NAAE is the professional association for agricultural educators. Its mission is “professionals
providing agricultural education for the global community through visionary leadership, advocacy and service.”
The NAAE office is located in Lexington, Ky.
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