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The
Stars Are Coming Out!!
Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio
2007 Arts Educator Awards
Young Audiences is pleased to announce
its 7th Annual
Arts Educator Awards Winners.
Primary Arts Educator
Dr. Jenna Jones
Cleveland Municipal School District
Secondary Arts Educator
Dr. Randolph Laycock
Parma City Schools
Arts Education Champion
Loe Goldwasser
Readers Theater and Dignity Project
Arts Education Champion
Margaret Lynch
Cleveland Theater Collective
The winners have served as role models for students, staff
and the
community in their creative and innovative arts-in-education
programming.
They are exemplary teachers and
arts advocates.
Join us
Please join us in saluting the brightest
stars illuminating arts education in Northeast Ohio!
Cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and awards ceremony:
Wednesday, May 9th, 2007
6:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Tower City Center
English Oak Room
Call 216-561-5005 for tickets or more information, or send
an email to info@yaneo.org.
Recognizing Excellence
Every year since 2001, Young Audiences has presented the Arts Educator Awards to recognize and celebrate individuals from all educational disciplines who use the arts to enrich education and enhance the learning of students. These honorees are the vital link between students and the arts, teaching in innovative ways and promoting creative learning.
Winners are selected by panel of distinguished business, education and community leaders.
Winners receive a cash stipend and a program voucher for Young Audiences programs.
Awards Presented
Primary Arts Educator
Secondary Arts Educator
Arts Education Champion
Nomination Details
Our goal is to have the entire community be a part of the process of recognizing outstanding educators. YANEO encourages nominations from parents, students, school administrators, and professional colleagues, as well as business and community leaders. The nomination process occurs in the fall of each year. The winners are honored at a special event that is open to the community in each spring. Check back on this website in the fall when nomination forms are made available.
Past Recipients
These honorees represent the best arts educators in Northeast Ohio, and their commitment to incorporating the arts into everyday education affects the lives of every student they touch.
2001 Recipients:
Jeanne Bystricky - Primary Arts Educator
West Carlisle Elementary, LaGrange
Margaret Johnson - Secondary Arts Educator
John F. Kennedy High School, Cleveland
Lynda Bender - Arts Education Champion
Director of ICARE at the Cleveland Cultural Coalition
Kenn McLaughlin - Community Arts Educator
Great Lakes Theatre Festival
2002 Recipients:
Jean Reinhold - Primary Arts Educator
Fernway Elementary, Shaker Heights
Keith Kerr - Secondary Arts Educator
Whitney Young Middle School, Cleveland
June Antoine - Arts Education Champion
Creative Writers Workshop Project, Cleveland
2003 Recipients:
Amy Fishbach - Primary Arts Educator
The Agnon School, Beachwood
Judith Ryder - Arts Education Champion
Cleveland Opera
Marcus Neiman - Arts Education Champion
Medina County Fine Arts Association
2004 Recipients:
Mary Beth Matthews - Secondary Arts Educator
Max Hayes Vocational School, Cleveland
Howard Meeker - Arts Education Champion
Cleveland State University Department of Music
James Thornton - Secondary Arts Educator
Shaker Heights High School
2005 Recipients:
Alice Backus - Primary Arts Educator
Alexander Graham Bell Elementary School, Cleveland
Jim Bycznski - Secondary Arts Educator
Berea High School
Colleen Porter - Arts Education Champion
Playhouse Square Center
2006 Recipients:
Jerry Devis - Primary Arts Educator
Parma City Schools
Toni Starinsky - Secondary Arts Educator
Cleveland School of the Arts
Sheryl Hoffman - Arts Education Champion
Art House Inc., Cleveland
Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio
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