LEXINGTON, Ky. – Mark Roelfsema, agricultural educator at Baltic High School in Dell Rapids, S.D. has been selected as the 2013 South Dakota winner of the Outstanding Agricultural Education Teacher award given by the National Association of Agricultural Educators.       

Outstanding Agricultural Education Teacher award winners are agricultural educators who are at the pinnacle of their careers, conducting the highest quality agricultural education programs.  The award recognizes leadership in civic, community, and professional activities.  Award winners are innovators and catalysts for student success in agricultural education.

Roelfsema competed against state Outstanding Agricultural Education Teacher award winners from surrounding states for the opportunity to be named the 2013 Region III NAAE Outstanding Agricultural Education Teacher.  Regional winners will receive personal use of a Toyota Tundra pickup truck for two years, an expense paid trip to attend the 2013 NAAE convention, and an invitation to a special awards dinner held in their honor.

The NAAE Outstanding Agricultural Education Teacher award program is sponsored by Toyota as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.