Contact:
Tess Kenney
waeaawards@gmail.com

Annual WAEA Awards

​Nominate a colleague today! A  listing of awards categories is found below.

Nominations are due the second Friday in April to waeaawards@gmail.com

It's that time a year again, to nominate a deserving art educator for WAEA Awards night at the 2018 fall conference.

Nominate a colleague today! A listing of awards categories are found on the WAEA.
Nominations are due the second Friday in April to waeaawards@gmail.com

Nomination materials must include:
  • A letter of nomination from the nominator.
  • Completed NAEA Awards Program Nomination Form and Standardized vitae form.
  • Two letters of recommendation/support.
  • A digital photograph of the nominee.
Digital submissions are preferred but hard copy can be sent to:
WAEA Awards c/o Carissa Brudos
S79117A Bishop Rd.
De Soto, WI 54624
 Please recognize and support our great art educators throughout the state of Wisconsin.

Artfully Yours,
Carissa Brudos, WAEA Award Chair

2017 Award Recipients 

Presidents Award
Angie Szabo​
High School Art educator, Fort Atkinson
​School District
Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin

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Presidents Award
​Gee Gee Jannene
Elementary Art educator, Janesville School District Janesville, Wisconsin

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Presidents Award
​Susie Belzer
Pre-K and 4K educator, Fort Atkinson
​School District
Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin

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Art Educator
​of the Year
Jodi Brzezinski
High School art educator, St. Thomas Moore HS
​Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Concerned Citizen For The Arts 
Deb Johnson​
Director for the Chippewa Valley Cultural Association, Heyde
​Arts Center
Chippewa Falls,Wisconsin
​Concerned Citizen For The Arts 
 Kathy Kopp
Director of the Chamber of Commerce
Platteville, Wisconsin
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Outstanding Beginning Teacher 
Megan Danahy
K12 Art Educator Wonewoc-Union Center School District,
Wonewoc, Wisconsin
Outstanding Art Educator- Elementary Level 
Tasha Newton
Elementary Art Educator School District of Fall Creek
Fall Creek, Wisconsin
Outstanding Art Educator- Secondary Level
Dave Pawl
High School Art Educator
Watertown High School 
Watertown, WI
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Distinguished Service Award
Visioneer Design Challenge Designers 

 Doug Forton, Emily Schneider, Taha Shawar, Joseph Mougel, Amy Lokken, Betty Hurd, Greg Deutschlander, Angela Deutschlander, Nydia Mauras-Jones, Anne Horjus, John Caruso, Joe Luginbill, Mike Acerra, Richard Owen VanDerWal, and Tate Bunker

2016-17 Awards Ceremony

2015-16 Awards Ceremony 

Past WAEA Award Winners