In 1993, the Texas Art Education Association established a category of membership entitled THE DISTINGUISHED FELLOWS OF THE TEXAS ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, beginning with 15 Charter Members. Sadly, only two of those original charter Members are still with us today. However, their contributions live on within this association and beyond through many practices, scholarships, and leadership. Nominations for consideration are generated only through the Distinguished Fellows at their annual business meeting.
TAEA confers this prestigious title DISTINGUISHED FELLOW on members who have made significant, long-term, and distinguished contributions to the work of the association and to the advancement of the art education profession. One purpose of the establishment of this category of membership in TAEA was to capture the "Intellectual, Artistic, and Leadership Capital" possessed by these individuals and maintain their scholarly contributions as the elders, or Wisdom Keepers of this tribe. This is truly a lifetime achievement award and TAEA's Hall of Honor.
As an advisory group of committed professional art educators for long-term TAEA sustained development, financial growth, and policy issues that relate to the history and continuity of the goals of TAEA; the Distinguished Fellows have been active in the development of many programs such as VASE, the Leadership Conferences, the newly formed TAEA Foundation, the Distinguished Fellows Spring Retreat, the Distinguished Fellows, Janet Fox Memorial Legacy Library, where countless art books and resources have been donated by members to raise scholarship funds for teachers, and the TAEA Outreach Program that brings free, quality professional development to small and rural districts. The Distinguished Fellows contributions rest in the foundation of this organization and they stand as the giants on who's shoulders this membership stands on today.
Nomination alone is an incredible honor, induction represents the very pinnacle of recognition by your professional colleagues. Distinguished Fellows are the Hall of Honor Members of the Texas Art Education Association.
Year | Name |
Charter | Julia Beckham (Deceased) |
Charter | James Clarke |
Charter | Lourena Cook (Deceased) |
Charter | D. Jack Davis |
Charter | Janet Fox (Deceased) |
Charter | Bill D. Francis (Deceased) |
Charter | Horathel Hall-Jones (Deceased) |
Charter | Amy Freeman Lee (Deceased) |
Charter | Bill Lockhart (Deceased) |
Charter | Phyllis Miller (Deceased) |
Charter | Marvin Platten (Deceased) |
Charter | Jeanne Rollins (Deceased) |
Charter | Mary Pearl Temple (Deceased) |
Charter | Alice Webb (Deceased) |
Charter | Ida Nell Williams (Deceased) |
1995 | Rebecca Felts (Deceased) |
1995 | Pauline Gawlik-Piper (Deceased) |
1995 | Nancy Miller |
1995 | Trois Taylor (Deceased) |
1996 | Dale Battle (Deceased) |
1996 | Cindy Broderick |
1997 | Patricia Jones |
1997 | Marvin Moon (Deceased) |
1998 | Sara Chapman |
1999 | Daphna Lilienstern (Deceased) |
2003 | Keith Arney |
2003 | Kay Savay |
2004 | Martha Kiel |
2004 | Emma Lea Mayton |
2004 | Robert W Parker (Deceased) |
2004 | Katherine Reid |
2005 | Georgia Blaydes |
2005 | Walter Holland |
2005 | Gloria McCoy |
2006 | Linda Eshom |
2006 | Cheryl Evans |
2006 | Janice Wiggins |
2006 | Elizabeth Willett |
2007 | Juan Garcia (Deceased) |
2007 | Kristen Marstaller |
2008 | Dr. Tina Farrell |
2008 | Susan Mayer (Deceased) |
2009 | Jennifer Janak |
2009 | Olive Jensen-Theisen (Deceased) |
2009 | Rhonda Sherrill |
2010 | Joey Doyle (Deceased) |
2010 | Sarah Sanders |
2010 | Fred Woody |
2011 | Suzanne Greene |
2011 | Donna Rae Harris (Deceased) |
2011 | Roberta Sajda |
2013 | Mel Basham |
2013 | Linda Fleetwood |
2013 | Kathy Hendrick |
2015 | Walter Scott Benson, III |
2015 | Joe Culotta |
2015 | Samantha Melvin |
2016 | Donna Andrich |
2016 | Jami Bevans |
2016 | Paul Bolin |
2016 | Ricia Kerber |
2016 | Tim Lowke |
2017 | Chris Cooper |
2017 | Janice Truitt |
2018 | Sally Doyle |
2018 | Mike Hall |
2018 | Janis McCorkle |
2018 | Sherry Snowden |
2019 | Jackie Brewer |
2019 | Dr. Kari Murphy |
2019 | Shannon Raygoza |
2019 | Nancy Walkup |
2021 | Nicole Brisco |
2021 | Karri Clark |
2021 | Stacia Gower |
2021 | Mary Hierholzer |
2021 | Michaelann Kelley |
2021 | Betsy Murphy |
2021 | Sherry White |
2022 | Pam Arnold |
2022 | Christina Bain |
2022 | Joan Finn |
2022 | Christine Grafe |
2022 | Sandra Newton |
2022 | Victor Raygoza |
2023 | Gretchen Bell-Young |
2023 | Madelene Buzan |
2023 | Dr. Sharon Chumley |
2023 | Maureen Doebbler |
2023 | Steve Franklin |
2023 | Jonnie Gilliam |
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