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This award is presented by the Florida DECA Board of Advisors to a board member who has, over the years, accepted challenges and dared to inspire the very best in the people they have served.

Nominees must be recommended by a committee of one to three individuals from the Professional Division with the approval from the Florida DECA Board of Advisors.  No more than two such awards may be presented in one year except under unusual circumstances.  No recipient shall be eligible to receive the Eagles Dare to Achieve Award more than once.
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1983

Carl Grieco
Miramar High School 

1984

Dave Green
Seminole CC

1985

Edgar Fleming*
Florida Department of Education

1986

Fred Reed
Edgewater High School

1988

Richard Hoptar
Ft. Myers High School

1989

Barbara Anderson
Hillsborough County Schools

1990

Douglas Johnson
Florida Department of Education

1991

John Hilick
Hillsborough County Schools

1992

Rhea Lighter
Cocoa High School

1994

Jim King
Astronaut High School 
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Dennis Sweetapple
Spanish River High School

1996

Arlen Mizell
Apopka High School

2000

Lynore Levenhagen
Lyman High School

2003

Jerry Holt
South Plantation High School

2006

Mark Rael*
Cooper City High School

2010

Tammy DeLeonardo
Jupiter Community High School
2016
Carla Ross
B.T. Washington High School 
Robert J. Hosier
​Cypress Bay High School
2017
Rochelle Stanfill
Thomas Jefferson High School
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*deceased

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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Florida DECA
    • Helping Hands >
      • Helping Hands History
      • Helping Hands Achievement Award
      • Helping Hands Collections
      • Nominate Your Charity for Helping Hands
    • Chartered Association Leadership Team
    • Leadership >
      • Board of Advisors
      • Florida DECA, Inc.
      • Who's Who at DECA, Inc.
      • Contact
    • Districts in Florida
    • Awards & Honors >
      • Honorary Life Membership
      • Outstanding Service
      • Hall of Fame
      • Awards of Merit
      • Eagles Dare to Achieve Award
      • "100 Club" Chapters
      • Officer Coordinators' Award
      • Diamond Chapters: Annual Business Plan
      • Annual Business Plan Chapters
    • Start a New Chapter
  • Competitions
    • DECA Guidelines
  • Conferences
    • 2019-2020 Conferences
    • Emerging Leaders Summit
    • DECA STATES!
    • Travel Ventures
    • FL CDC Results
  • Officers
    • Team 62
    • Team 62 ABP for Chapters
    • Team 62 Blog
    • Team 63 Candidate Information
    • Past Teams >
      • Team 61 >
        • Team 61 Blog
        • Team 61 Annual Business Plan
    • Chapter Chatter Guide
    • International Officers from Florida DECA
    • International DECA Officers
  • Members
    • Florida DECA Leadership Council
    • FL DLC Nomination
    • Chapter Chatter Blog
    • Alumni
    • DECA DIRECT
    • Global Entrepreneurship Week
    • DECA Scholarships
    • Dollars for Diamonds Scholarships
    • DECA in College
    • Shop DECA Images
  • Advisors
    • Advisor News
    • Advisor Resources
    • Global Entrepreneurship Week
    • Logos-Chapter
  • Judges/Partners