2009 Awardees

2009 FAEA Award Winners

Florida Art Educator of the Year
Pamela H. Wallheiser
Florida State University School
Tallahassee, Florida

Elementary Art Educator of the Year
Steven R. Miller
Grassy Waters Elementary School
West Palm Beach, Florida

Middle School Art Educator of the Year
Glen Barefoot
Bak Middle School of the Arts
West Palm Beach, Florida

Secondary Art Educator of the Year
Tatiana Sainz-Conklin
American Senior High School
Hialeah, Florida

Elementary Principal of the Year
Raul R. Iribarren
Palmetto Elementary School
West Palm Beach, Florida

Secondary Principal of the Year
Gregory Zawyer
Robert Morgan Educational Center
Miami, Florida

Supervisor/Administrator of the Year
Carol Norman
Orange County Public Schools
Orlando, Florida

Higher Education Art Educator of the Year
Celeste Pierson
New World School of the Arts
Miami, Florida

Museum Educator of the Year
Carole Gutterman
Norton Museum of Art
West Palm Beach, Florida

Retired Art Educator of the Year
Judith L. Bludworth
West Palm Beach, Florida

Distinguished Service Award
Patricia Miles
Spruce Creek High School
Port Orange, Florida

Career Service Award
William Ritzi
Florida International University
Miami, Florida

Lifetime Achievement Award
Ray T. Azcuy
Miami, Florida

Community Service Award
Joe G. Tedder
Polk County Tax Collector
Lakeland, Florida

Community Service Award
Alicia Keim
Unsinkable Molly Brown Foundation
Odessa, Florida

Friend of Art Education Award
Senator Nancy C. Detert
Venice, Florida

Friend of Art Education Award
Senator Stephen R. Wise
Jacksonville, Florida

June Hinckley Award of Excellence
Lianne LaVoy
Bak Middle School of the Arts
West Palm Beach, Florida

Charles Dorn Award of Excellence
Miranda Ferguson
Largo High School
Melanie Sekora, Art Teacher
Pinellas County Public Schools