Alumni Profiles

Each year the West Virginia Association of Agricultural Educators selects a teacher who has taught a minimum of 3 years and a maximum of 5 years to represent the organization as its Outstanding Young Member. This individual represents the state in Regional NAAE competition.

The West Virginia Association of Agricultural Educators’ Outstanding Young Member for 2003 is Matthew Call. Matt received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture with an emphasis in Agricultural and Environmental Education from West Virginia University in 1998.

Upon graduation he accepted a teaching position at Gilmer County High School. His program consists of horticulture, forestry, aquaculture, agricultural mechanics, Agriculture 1-4 and animal science. He is proud to have a growing aquaculture lab, a greenhouse, a saw mill and in class computer lab for his students use.

He is married to Moniqué (Dolan) Call, also a WVU graduate. She is currently employed as a 4-H Program Assistant in Gilmer County for the WVU Extension Service. The couple resides in Glenville.