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May 13, 2024
LANSING – The director of the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) Office of Career and Technical Education earned lifetime achievement honors as others from Michigan also won awards at a recent regional conference.
Dr. Brian Pyles won the Lifetime Achievement and Hall of Fame Award at the Association for Career and Technical Education Region 1 Conference in New York City. Pyles, a Lansing resident, has been state director since 2018 and has worked in career and technical education for more than 30 years.
“Dr. Pyles and the other educators and businesses honored for their accomplishments help Michigan high school students attain the knowledge and skills they need to prepare for careers,” said State Superintendent Dr. Michael F. Rice. “Career and technical education is a key part of Goal 4 of Michigan’s Strategic Top 10 Education Plan: to expand secondary learning opportunities for all students.”
Other regional winners from Michigan were:
Michigan’s region also includes the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and West Virginia.
The award recipients advance as nominees at the National Association for Career and Technical Education Vision Conference in San Antonio, Texas, in December.
For more information about Michigan Association for Career and Technical Education and its initiatives, visit www.miacte.org.
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Association for Career and Technical Education Region 1 award winners are, from left, Brielle Haupt, health occupations career and technical education teacher, Brighton Area High School; Jared Diephouse, power equipment instructor, Northwest Education Services Career Tech; Dr. Brian L. Pyles, state director, Career and Technical Education, MDE; Lucas Schrauben, director of secondary programs, Holt High School; and Vanita Wilson, school counselor, Genesee Career Institute.
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