Kansas FBLA Adviser of the Year:
Since 1990, the Kansas FBLA State Executive Board has sponsored the "Adviser of the Year" award to honor the service and dedication of local chapter advisers across Kansas.
Beth Wilson, the longtime FBLA adviser at Girard High School, was named Adviser of the Year at the 2026 Kansas State Leadership Conference in recognition of her years of dedication to building confident student leaders and a strong chapter community. Over her 18 years in FBLA, she has worked to create opportunities for students to grow, lead, and make a meaningful impact in their school and community. Her passion for helping students succeed and her commitment to always giving her best have made a lasting difference in the lives of many. You can often find Beth with a bright smile, lifting others up with her positivity, always offering encouragement, and putting her students first.
2026: Beth Wilson, Girard High School
2025: Lisa Beye, Herington High School
2024: Jennifer Dague, Linn High School
2023: Allison Gossick, Blue Valley North High School
2022: Cindy Austin, Kingman High School
2021: No award given
2020: Jane Kelley, Hartford High School
2019: Michelle Bruna, Washington County High School
2018: Phyllis Wilson, Anderson County High School
2017: Barb Railsback, Rock Hills
2016: Angie Brown, Eudora High School
2015: Ann Hutchinson, Jefferson County North High School
2014: Dori Roth, Hesston High School
2013: Kristy Noll, Jefferson County North High School
2012: Hannah Womack, Cherryvale High School
2011: Barbara Lewis, Blue Valley North High School
2010: Kim Dhority, Northern Heights High School
2009: Cheryl Stanley, Jackson Heights High School
2008: Diana McBride, Blue Valley West
2007: Susan Winters, Baileyville-St. Benedict High School (Nemaha Central)
2006: Judy Patterson, Lyndon High School
2005: Helen Hoch, Burlington High School
2004: Dawn Rottinghaus, Wellsville High School
2003: Mary Ann Niemann, Oskaloosa High School
2002: Deb Metsker, Pleasant Ridge High School
2001: Cheryl Thomas, Pomona High School
2000: Ella Oentrich, Hartford High School
1999: Brenda Vogts, Canton-Galva High School
1998: Jane Clinton, Eudora High School
1997: Ernestine Gordon, Rossville High School
1996: Irma Jead Blaha, Clifton-Clyde High School
1995: Sharon Porter, Jefferson County North High School
1994: Gloria Rifenbark, Olpe High School
1993: Connie Lindell, Santa Fe Trail High School
1992: Ouida Polsin, Lebo High School
1991: Patti Griffitts, Oskaloosa High School
1990: Norman Gentry, Council Grove High School