Winners of the 2005 awards were Ann Frkovich and Annie Thoms for "The Monologue Project for Creating Vital drama in Secondary Schools" (November 2004) and Stacy Miller for "Shattering Images of Violence in Young Adult Literature: Strategies for the Classroom" (May 2005).

Honorable mentions were awarded to Christie Jones for "Talking About The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon" (May 2005) and Jessica Whitney for "Five Easy Pieces: Steps toward Integrating AAVE into the Classroom" (May 2005).

Members of the Farmer Award Committee were Keith Younker, Chair, Regina Dunlavey Derrico, Elizabeth Kahn, Roger Shanley, and Willa Mae Kippes.