Congratulations to Katrina McDowell — BMITE Division Teacher of the Year!

– HPTC is proud to announce that Katrina McDowell, Business and Marketing Instructor, has been named the BMITE Division Postsecondary Professional of the Year by the Oklahoma Association of Career and Technology Education (OkACTE). This distinguished award is part of the OkACTE Postsecondary Professional of the Year recognition program, designed to honor outstanding individuals who demonstrate exceptional leadership and creativity in Career and Technical Education (CTE) at the postsecondary level in Oklahoma. Award recipients are selected based on their excellence in leadership, instructional innovation, and program development that advances the mission and impact of CareerTech education. Katrina McDowell has consistently gone above and beyond to deliver high-quality, industry-relevant instruction to students at HPTC. Her dedication to student success, business and marketing education, and the future of CTE has made a lasting impact both in the classroom and throughout the region. “We are incredibly proud of Katrina and the work she does for our students and school,” said Don Gaines, Assistant Superintendent at HPTC. “Her passion for teaching and her innovative approach to CareerTech education exemplify the very best of what we strive to provide at HPTC.” HPTC congratulates Katrina McDowell on this well-deserved honor and celebrates her continued commitment to excellence in education.