AWARDS

2012    NAEA National Art Honor Society
             Sponsor of the Year Nominee: New York, NY

2011    National Scholastic Arts & Writing Awards,
             Gold Key Winner: Leigh Rogers

             National NAEA Rising Star Award Winner in Art,
             Louis Fratino: NAEA Convention, Seattle, WA.

2010    National Board Certification
             One of only 3% of all Teachers Nationwide

             National Outstanding Young Educator of the Year
             Finalist, Washington, D.C.

             National NAEA Rising Star Award Winner in Art,
             Katie Emmitt: NAEA Convention, Baltimore, MD.

2009    National Blue Ribbon Presenter Award
             Washington, D.C.

2005    Los Angeles Good Shepherd
             Community Service Award

             Washington Post Agnes Meyer Award Finalist

             Who's Who in America

             Bedrock Media Excellence in Design Award

             Leading Educators of the World Award

2004    Maryland State Teacher of the Year
             Excellence in Education Award

             Anne Arundel County Public School's
             Teacher of the Year Award

             Governor's Citation Award for
             Excellence in Education

             Anne Arundel County Council Citation Award

2003    Who's Who Among America's Teachers

2002    MAEA Most Outstanding Career Arts Educator

2001    State Superintendent Commendation,
             for Post September 11th Relief Efforts

             Arundel Mills People's Choice Award,
             for Umbrellas for Art Exhibition (the Raven)

2000    Southern High School Teacher of the Year Award


PRESENTATIONS & KEYNOTES

2012    31 Nights, Mastering the AP Portfolio
             (NAEA) New York, NY

2011    How to Make it as an Artist in the 21st Century
             Lycoming College, Williamsport, PA

             Mastering the AP Studio Art Portfolio
             (MAEA) Annapolis, MD

             Igniting Creativity in the Emerging Artist
             (NAEA) Seattle, WA

             Building Relationships
             Anne Arundel County, MD

2010    Mastering the AP Studio Art Portfolio
             (MAEA) Adelphi, MD

             Building Relationships
             Anne Arundel County, MD

             Collaboration Art Workshop
             Harwood, MD

2009    National Blue Ribbon Presenter for the USDE
             Washington D.C.

             Visual Journaling
             to New Art Teachers, Anne Arundel County, MD

2008    Visual Journaling Across the Curriculum
             to all Art Teachers, Anne Arundel County, MD

             Building Relationships: Presenter to
             New Teachers, Anne Arundel County, MD

             Keynote Graduation Speaker
             Class of 2008, Southern, MD

2005    Visual Journaling: NAEA Convention Presenter
             with Dr. Jane Bates & Dr. Ray Martens,
             Towson University Art Dep't
             Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA

             The AACPS Gifted Visual Arts Program
             to all AACPS Art Teachers, Annapolis, MD

             Dioramas in Sculptural Form Workshop
             Carver Center, Anne Arundel County, MD

2005    Expanding Vision through Art Presentation
             MAEA Fall Convention, Montgomery County, MD

             Presentation on: Visual Journaling
             Towson University, Towson, MD

             Keynote Address to 600 New Teachers
             The Carver Center, MD

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