2024 Texas Gifted and Talented Teacher of the Year

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2018 Pine Tree ISD, Above & Beyond Award for participating with engineering students at Big Technology Day in Longview, TX.

 

2018 Pine Tree ISD, Above & Beyond Award for outstanding service to Pine Tree High School in art, robotics and engineering.
 

2017 Beacon Award Recipient. Student-nominated award for teacher that makes the greatest difference. Pine Tree ISD 2017

 

2015 Featured in Center for Student Work, a collaboration with Harvard Graduate School for Education for outstanding teaching. 

 

2012-2013 Finalist for Region 16 Teacher of the Year

 

2013 Fine Arts Gold Nail Winner for outstanding community service in the Panhandle

 

Art teacher with the highest number of art students in Region 16 to qualify for the state Visual Arts Scholastic Event for 2011, 2012 and 2013.  

 

2008 Teacher with the highest number of art students in Austin ISD to pass the AP Studio Art exam, 2-D, 3-D, and Drawing

 

1997 Austin Addy Award- Best Newsletter Design 

 

1996 Trilogy Star- Most Valuable Employee 

 

1995 Andrew Carnegie Scholar- Top graduate in Dept of Design

 

1995 Luce Fellowship- national finalist. 

 

1990 Presidential Scholar- University of Massachusetts. Full-tuition Scholarship 1990.

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1987 Van Cliburn Scholarship at Interlochen Music Camp.