2025 FAEA Award Winners!
Please join FAEA in celebrating these outstanding individuals and organizations for their achievements! Pearl Krepps Legacy Award Mabel Morales Miami-Dade County Public Schools Miami, Florida
Florida’s Outstanding Art Educator of the Year Award Dr. Marilyn Proctor-Givens Lincoln High School Tallahassee, Florida
Lifetime Achievement Award Teresa Woodlief Jacksonville, Florida
Elementary Art Educator of the Year Award Susan Feliciano Marjory Stoneman Douglas Elementary Miami, Florida
Middle School Art Educator of the Year Award Nadia Fernandez-Castillo Arvida Middle School Miami, Florida
Secondary Art Educator of the Year Award Gerald Obregon AP Mays Conservatory of the Arts Miami, Florida
Higher Education Art Educator of the Year Award Dr. Rachel Fendler
Museum Educator of the Year Award Dr. David Matteson
Higher Education Individual Student Achievement Award Hung-Chi Chu
Boca Raton Museum of Art Boca Raton, Florida
Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida
Principal/Administrator of the Year Award Elena M. Villani
National Art Honor Society Florida Student Award Aiden Evans
Lake Worth Community High School Lake Worth, Florida
Gibbs High School St. Petersburg, Florida
Superintendent of the Year Award Kevin K. Hendrick
June Hinckley Art Educator Award of Excellence Patricia Calderon
Pinellas County Schools Largo, Florida
Adaptive Arts Educator Award Laura Pruneda Englewood High School Jacksonville, Florida
Retired Art Educator Award Donna Underwood Miami, Florida
New Professional Award Gabrielle Roland James B. Sanderlin K-8 IB World School St. Petersburg, Florida
Local Art Education Association Leader Award Dwayne Shepherd Osceola Middle School Seminole, Florida
Osceola County School for the Arts Kissimmee, Florida
Charles Dorn High School Student Award of Excellence Natalie Galan Gibbs High School St. Petersburg, Florida
Friend of Art Education Award Jacqueline Roch Fisher Island Day School Miami, Florida
Community Service/Institution/ Corporate Award Miriam Machado Florida International University Miami, Florida
Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida
This year’s recipients will be honored at the Awards Breakfast during the 2025 FAEA Annual Conference at 7:00 AM on Saturday, October 18, at the Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront. Tickets are available to purchase online with your conference registration or onsite for $30 (subject to availability).
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