Anissa Wilhelm
An Assistant Professor in Agriculture Education, Dr. Anissa Wilhelm began her appointment at NDSU in fall of 1998. As a teacher of teachers, she takes seriously her role as a model of effective teaching strategies and keeps a focus on student development.
Originally from Atascadero, California, Wilhelm received her
undergraduate degree from the University of California, Davis,
and both her Masters and Doctoral degrees from Oklahoma State
University.
Wilhelm coordinates the agricultural education and extension
education program for the undergraduate and graduate level.
This includes teaching courses on both levels. Undergraduate
courses include H&CE 341 Leadership and presentation;
H&CE 444 Planning the community program; H&CE 481
Teaching methods in agriculture; H&CE 345 Extension
Education; H&CE 445 Technology/Change theory. Graduate
courses include H&CE 724 Program Development in Agriculture
Education; H&CE 740 Philosophy and Policy in Vocational
Education; H&CE 743 SAE/Adult Programs; H&CE 756
Curriculum Development and Evaluation in Agriculture Education;
and H&CE 781 Professional Development in Agriculture
Education. She regularly advises undergraduate agriculture
education College of Human Development and Educationstudents
and agriculture education and family and consumer sciences
master students.
Wilhelm's research interests involve the study of effective
teaching in agriculture education; agriculture literacy;
academic achievement of agriculture education students; and
technology/knowledge transfer. While at NDSU, she has written
and presented on local, state, regional, national and
international levels. In addition, she has written and received
grants both individually and collaboratively.
Wilhelm also engages in service activities such as agriculture
education teacher in-service. She has served on numerous
department, college and university committees. In the position
of agriculture educator, it is essential that she is available
to teachers as well as pre-service students. Key aspects of
this relationship include teacher in-service, providing
educational support, and developing curriculum standards in
agriculture.
She has received a number of awards in the past few years, including receipt of an Honorary American FFA Degree at the National FFA Convention, Louisville, Ky, in October 2003 and "Outstanding Post-Secondary Teacher of the Year" in Agriculture at the All-Services Conference in 2001. She was awarded the "Exceptional Contribution to Service" award in College of Human Development & Education for 2002 and was nominated for "Exceptional Contribution to Teaching" in College of Human Development & Education in 2001. She was also nominated for "Outstanding Professor of the Year" by Phi Upsilon Omicron in the College of Human Development & Education in 2000.