2021 FAEA Award Winners
Pearl Krepps Legacy Award
Patricia Kinsaul Lamb
Lakeland, Florida
Florida’s Outstanding Art Educator
of the Year Award
Steven Miller
Grassy Waters Elementary
West Palm Beach, Florida
Distinguished Service Award
Debi Barrett-Hayes
Tallahassee, Florida
Elementary Art Educator of the Year Award
Kirstie Martinez
Miami-Dade County Public Schools Visual Arts Department
Miami, Florida
Middle School Art Educator of the Year Award
Simoni Bonadies
Rochelle School of the Arts
Lakeland, Florida
Secondary Art Educator of the Year Award
Jenny Gifford
New World School of the Arts
Miami, Florida
Supervisor/Administrator of the Year Award
Angela Hartvigsen
School Board of Sarasota County
Sarasota, Florida
Higher Education Art Educator of the Year Award
Dr. Heidi C. Powell
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Principal/Administrator of the Year Award
Julie Ann King
North Port High School
North Port, Florida
Museum Educator of the Year Award
Claire Elisabeth Clum
Boca Raton Museum of Art
Boca Raton, Florida
June Hinckley Art Educator Award of Excellence
Rachel Alethea Buckley
Howard Middle School
Orlando, Florida
Special Needs Award
Aliana Ochoa
Pinecrest Elementary
Pinecrest, Florida
New Professional Award
Francesca Levy
Mater Grove Academy
Miami, Florida
Retired Art Educator Award
Jack Matthews
Jacksonville, Florida
Local Art Education Association Leader Award
Zahra Farooq
West Lakes Preparatory Academy
Hialeah, Florida
Charles Dorn High School Student
Award of Excellence
Akaiya Payne
Arthur & Polly Mays Conservatory of the Arts
Miami, Florida
National Art Honor Society-Florida Student Award
Natalie Burdett
North Port High School
North Port, Florida
Friend of Art Education Award
Paul Brent
Paul Brent Designer, Inc.
Panama City, Florida
Community Service/Institution/Corporate Award
Theodora Hayes Long
Biscayne Nature Center
Key Biscayne, Florida