Each year at the Christian Education Conference an award is given to honor and recognize a CEA member who has made an outstanding contribution in the field of Christian education throughout their years of ministry.
Candidate Guidelines:
The Hobert Rideout
Excellence in Christian Education Award recognizes persons whose impact
has reached beyond their contribution to a local ministry or
congregation by:
Past Recipients of this Special Award: 1992 — Holbert Rideout
1993 — Paul Brown
1994 — David Wray
1995 — Dan & Lois "Butch" Whitaker
1996 — Paul Learned
1997 — Ron Rose
1998 — Carl Brecheen
1999 — Alice Brown
2000 — Richard Fancher
2001 — Marti O'Rear
2002 — Garry Bortz
2003 — Pat Malone
2004 — Patty Weaver
2005 — Charles Smith
2006 — Cecelia Bingham
2007 — Don Kuhn
2008 — Tom Tignor
2009 — Scott Waltman
2010 — Mike Monroe
2011 — Dr. Bill Patterson
2012 — Dewey Howard
2013 — Mike Sparks |

