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Robert Morris WVAAE’s 2003 Outstanding Teacher Robert Morris was named the 2003 West Virginia Association of Agricultural Educators’ Outstanding Teacher for 2003. Robert has taught at Clay Co. High School for 15 years. Over 170 students are enrolled in the program. He teaches courses in Agriculture and Natural Resources 1, Animal and Veterinary Science 1 & 2, forestry, agricultural mechanics and horticulture. His classes feature practical hands-on experiences in the laboratory. His program has an aquaponics lab, greenhouse, forestry land lab, and a large agricultural mechanics lab. Over 2/3 of his instruction is hands-on science. Student skills include the dissection of fish and fetal pigs, harvesting timber, raising and selling annual flowers and bedding plants, and creating tissue cultures. Robert has an active FFA chapter. Student accomplishments include numerous state awards including state land judging and homesite champions the past two years and a 3 rd place finish in nation competition. In his teaching career, over 100 students have earned their State FFA degrees and several students earned state proficiency awards. His school recently received a grant for over $125,000 to build a greenhouse, aquaponics lab, and a 60’ x 100' livestock building for the Youth Fair.He is married to the former Carolyn Pierson and they have two daughters; Hayley, 10 and Hayden, 2. Robert’s accomplishments include: the WVAAE Outstanding Young Member Award in 1993, Clay County Teacher of Excellence, and the 2000 West Virginia Environmental Teacher of the Year.
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Agricultural and Environmental Education Division of Resource Management Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry & Consumer Sciences P.O. Box 6108 Morgantown, WV 26506 (304) 293-4832 |
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