2023 NCAEA Award Winners
NCAEA Art Educator of the Year
Frann Paige
Art Specialist, Clemmons Elementary School, Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools
NCAEA Elementary Art Educator of the Year
Frann Paige
Art Specialist, Clemmons Elementary School, Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools
NCAEA Middle Level Art Educator of the Year
Destiny (Harris) Johnson
Art Teacher, Roberta Road Middle School, Cabarrus County Schools
NCAEA Secondary Art Educator of the Year
Lauren Mann
Visual Art Teacher, Enloe Magnet School, Wake County Public Schools
NCAEA Higher Education Art Educator of the Year
Dr. Brooke Anne Hofsess
Professor of Art Education, Appalachian State University
NCAEA Rookie Art Educator of the Year
Pooja Nair
Art Educator, Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
NCAEA Supervision/Administration Art Educator of the Year
Justin Pierce
K-12 Visual Arts, Digital Media Arts, and Dance Curriculum and Instruction Specialist, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
NCAEA Emeritus Art Educator of the Year
Beth Palmer
Artist, Concept Designer, Educator, Beth Palmer Studio, Durham, NC
NCAEA National Art Honor Society Chapter Sponsor of the Year
Caitlyn Bachman
Visual Art Teacher, Topsail High School, Pender County Schools
NCAEA National Junior Art Honor Society Chapter Sponsor of the Year
Kirsten N. Durbin
Art Teacher, Porter Ridge Middle School, Union County Schools
Friends of the Arts I
Tricia McManus
Superintendent, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
Friends of the Arts II
Denise Dickens
Public Art Programmer, Parks, Recreation, & Cultural Resources Department, Town of Cary, NC
Bryant Holsenbeck
Artist, Teaching Artist, Durham & Wake County, NC