Awards

FAEA Awards Program Overview

The Florida Art Education Association presents annual awards to recognize individuals within the membership who have achieved the highest level of professionalism in art education and to show appreciation for individuals or organizations who have contributed their services in an exemplary way to the association and to the professional goals we share.

Congratulations to the 2024 FAEA Award Winners!

Please join FAEA in celebrating these outstanding individuals and organizations for their achievements! This year's recipients will be honored at the Awards Breakfast during the 2024 FAEA Annual Conference. The Awards Breakfast will be held on Saturday, October 19 at 7:00am at the Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront. Tickets are available to purchase online with your conference registration or onsite for $30 (subject to availability).

Pearl Krepps Legacy Award
Susan Castleman
Seminole, Florida

Florida’s Outstanding Art Educator 
of the Year Award
Lark Keeler
Saint Andrew's School
Delray Beach, Florida

Lifetime Achievement Award
Tom Prestopnik
Port St. Lucie, Florida

Distinguished Service Award
Jackie Henson-Dacey, PhD
Venice, Florida

Elementary Art Educator of the Year Award
Nadia Vera Earl
North Hialeah Elementary School 
Miami Beach, Florida

Secondary Art Educator of the Year Award
Chloe Dubois
North Port High School
North Port, Florida

Principal/Administrator of the Year Award
Adam Tweet
Manatee Elementary School
Fort Myers, Florida

Supervisor/Administrator of the Year Award
Jonathan Ogle
Pinellas County Schools
Palm Harbor, Florida

Adaptive Arts Educator Award
Zachary C. Thompson
Richard L. Sanders School
St. Petersburg, Florida

New Professional Award
Laura Weston Pruneda
Rufus E. Payne Elementary & Reynolds Lane Elementary
Orange Park, Florida

Retired Art Educator Award
Rosa Ansoleaga
Miami, Florida

Local Art Education Association Leader Award
Nicole Crane, PhD
Elbridge Gale Elementary School
Wellington, Florida 

June Hinckley Art Educator Award of Excellence
Kimberly Elena Comber
Westminster Christian School
Palmetto Bay, Florida

Charles Dorn High School Student Award of Excellence 
Tara Beharic
Sumner High School
Riverview, Florida

Higher Education Individual Student Achievement Award
Sena Karatas Ozturk
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida

Friend of Art Education Award
Sahara Lyon-Mundy
Council on Culture & Arts
Tallahassee, Florida

Community Service/Institution/Corporate Award
The Artists' League of the Big Bend of Florida, Inc.
Tallahassee, Florida