CONGRATULATIONS TO THE
​2025 VAEA AWARD WINNERS


Elementary Division Award
Angela Winters

​​Middle Division Award
Alison McNew​
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​Secondary Division Award
Shannon Sissokho

Administration & Supervision Award
Annamarie Bollino

NJAHS Sponsor of the Year
Marisa Pappas

NAHS Sponsor of the Year
Heather Deeney


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2025 Virginia Art Educator
Jimi Herd

Past Virginia Art Educator of the Year Award Winners

​2023
Linda Conti

​2023
Kelly Bisogno
Virginia Department of Education

​2022
Dr. Karin Tollefson-Hall
James Madison University

​2021
Helena Agnew
Chesterfield County Public Schools

​2020
Libya Doman
Fairfax County Public Schools

​2019
​Scott Russell
Loudoun County Public Schools

​2018
​Sarah Matthews
Chesterfield County Public Schools

2017
​Ginna Cullen
Retired, Louisa County Public Schools

2017 Ginna Cullen
​2016 Katherine Schwartz
2015 Lynn Hilton Conyers, Lynhurst
2014 Twyla Kitts, VMFA, Richmond
2013 Maggie Bowen, Newport News
2012 Kathie Tharp, Richmond
2011 Michael Gettings, Richmond
2010 Dr. Pamela Taylor, Richmond
2009 Patricia Anne Parker
2008 Kimberly Turner, Glen Allen 
2007 Kathy Barclay, Mechanicsville 
2006 Cheryle C. Gardner, Midlothian 
2005 Susan Hubble, Vinton 
2004 Ron Fabin, Berryville 

2003 Pat Carr, Roanoke 
2002 Carole A. Hubbard, Norfolk 
2001 David Burton, Richmond 
2000 Margaret (Peggy) Wood, Richmond 
1999 Les Tyree, Quinton 
1998 Roger Tomhave, Annandale 
1997 Flavius Hall, Alexandria 
1996 Jerry Tompkins, Norfolk 
1995 Joan Podd, Richmond 
1994 Pearl H. Quick, Richmond 
1993 Betty Tisinger, Moneta ​
1992 George “Bucky” Wise, Jr., Richmond 
1991 Gary L. Divecchia, Manassas 
1990 Barbara Laws, Norfolk ​

1989 Margaret J. Wood, Richmond 
1988 Karen Mahan Jenks, (DC) 
1987 Philip James, Harrisonburg 
1986 Gail Nichols, Richmond 
1985 Charles F. Bleick, Jr., Richmond 
1984 Samuel Banks, Richmond 
1983 Cen Waters, Richmond 
1982 Jan Jones, Richmond 
1981 Alan Schantz, Richmond 
1980 Sandra Waugamen, Richmond 
1979 Philip James, Harrisonburg 
1977-78 Not Awarded