Art Teacher of the Year
Alice Bordenkircher Tavani, West Region
“I want my students to know that visual art is such a complex discipline that stretches over time and across every culture in our world.  Each culture’s art reflects who they are and each are very different but there are common threads that tie them all together.  My students should know that art has basic elements and principles that artist use to create art and that viewers use to read the art much like we read the words in a novel.  I want my students to know that there are eight different types of art but that each one is unique with its own materials, tools, techniques, history, and hidden joys.”  -Alice Tavani

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OAEA 2020 Awards

Outstanding Art Teachers
Central – Jason Blair
Central – Sharon Iseringhausen
East – Bonnie Flynn
North Central – Valerie Fraizer
Northeast – Erin Kraly
Northeast – Julie Krueger
​Northeast – Trina Parrish
Northwest – Lisa Girlie
Northwest – Susan Kozal
Southeast – Suzanne Rogers
Southwest – Stacey Battoclette
Southwest – Jacquelyn Sommer
West – Jackie Mahaffey
West – Nicole Hawk

Division Awards
Elementary – Sarah Shumaker (E)
Middle – Kathleen Fuller (C)
Higher Education – Dr. Stephanie Danker (SW)
Supervision/Policy/Administration – Dr. Lillian Lewis (NE)
Emeritus – Barrie Archer (E)
Emeritus – Georgann Blair (NE)
Museum – Samantha Gaier (SW)

State Service Awards
Columbus College of Art & Design – Distinguished Organization for Art Education (C)
Janet Reichert – Distinguished Citizen for Art Education (C)
​Jennifer E. Lawless – Distinguished Educator for Art Education (NW)

Celebrate our Award Winners here!

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