Johnny J Moye was born and raised in Madison, Indiana. After high school graduation, he enlisted in the United States Navy where he served more than 27 years, earning the rank of master chief petty officer. He was stationed at multiple ship and shore commands in Norfolk, Virginia, as well as communication stations in Thurso, Scotland, and Rota, Spain. Among other military awards he received the Defense Meritorious Service Medal. Johnny earned his Master’s and Doctor of Philosophy education degrees from Old Dominion University. He has often stated that being a high school technology education teacher was his all-time favorite job. Dr. Moye was recognized as the Virginia High School Technology Education Teacher of the Year. The International Technology and Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA) presented Johnny with the Teacher Excellence award. After serving as Chesapeake, Virginia Public Schools Supervisor of Career and Technical Education, he received the Commonwealth of Virginia Technology Education Supervisor of the Year award. The ITEEA presented Johnny with the ITEEA Distinguished Technology Educator (DTE) designation, and he twice received the Dr. Gerald F. Day authorship award. Dr. Moye also received the ITEEA’s highest award, the Award of Distinction for excellence in teaching, research, and scholarship in technology and engineering education. Johnny also received the Virginia Technology and Engineering Educators Association’s highest award, the Academy of Scholars Citation. Dr. Moye served as an Executive Steering Committee member and content expert for the development of the National Assessment of Educational Progress – Technology and Engineering Literacy (NAEP-TEL) Assessment. He currently serves as the ITEEA Senior Fellow. Johnny, an educational researcher, has authored and published over four-dozen articles and given more than 40 presentations at state, national and international conferences. His hobbies complement each other as he is an avid gardener and honeybee keeper. He happily resides in Buffalo Junction, Virginia, with his beautiful wife, Debra Jean Moye.
