Mr. Mike Keilholz teaches Agriculture Mechanics, Advanced Agriculture Mechanics, Pasture
Management, and Agriculture Capstone Experience. He also teaches Soil & Water Management
and will be teaching Field Crops/Pasture Management. When needed he will teach other
agriculture courses for the program. Mr. Keilholz is also the Lead Faculty for the
Agriculture Education B.S.E. in the College of Education and teaches Agriculture Program
Planning and Supervised Agricultural Experiences, and will supervise student teachers
for the Ag Ed Degree. He brings 30+ years of teaching Agricultural Education to UCM's
Ag Ed. Degree. During the day he also teaches agriculture and advises the FFA at
Pleasant Hill High School and is the Community Education Coordinator for the Pleasant
Hill School District. He earned his B.S. in Agriculture Education at the University
of Missouri (MU), then his Master's Degree (also from MU) in PAVTE (Practical Arts
and Vocational Technical Education). He is further continuing his education.
He has earned the Region III American Vocational Association's "New Vocational Teacher of the Year" award, an Honorary State FFA Degree, Honorary American FFA Degree, and the MVATA (Missouri Vocational Agriculture Teacher Association) Distinguished Service Award. In 2018, Mr. Keilholz was recognized by the Missouri Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association as a state winner in "Ideas Unlimited - Teaching Ideas," and has conducted in-service workshops at the MVATA conference to his peers in agricultural education. He represented Missouri at the Region IV National Association of Agriculture Educators (NAAE) Conference and was selected as the overall Regional winner, which included 6 states. His teaching ideas are posted on the NAAE鈥檚 website for 鈥淏est Practices鈥 and are shared nationally with other Agriculture Educators. Mr. Keilholz was recognized as one of the Top 6 Nationally in "Ideas Unlimited" and conducted professional development workshops at the National NAAE Conference in San Antonio, Texas.
Dr. Michelle Santiago
Department of Agriculture
Grinstead (G) Building 235C
Tel: (660) 543-4361
Fax: (660) 543-4355