For Questions about SCAEA Awards, please email cindy.riddle@spart1.org, 
with 'SCAEA Awards' in the subject line.  Awards will be announced this fall.

2019 SCAEA Awards

Congratulations to our 2019 SCAEA Award Winners:
​Business Supporter of the Year
The Frame House and Gallery
Dr. Deborah Smith Hoffman Mentor Award
Dr. Mary Lou Hightower
Elementary Art Educator of the Year
Mr. Jessie Welch
Higher Education Level Award
Dr. Tracey Hunter-Doniger
Middle Level Art Educator of the Year Award
Ms. Elise Stuck
National Art Honor Society Sponsor
Ms. Sara Dennis
Outstanding Principal
Dr. Andrew McMillan
Promising Young Professional
Ms. Olivia Gay
South Carolina Art Educator of the Year
Ms. Meg Skow
Secondary Art Educator of the Year
Ms. Catherine Ellis
Mary Whyte Art Educator Award
Ms. Kathy Moore
R. Scot Hockman Teacher Grant
Ms. Jessica Atkins

Mary Whyte Art Educator Award

Established in 2007, the Mary Whyte Art Educator Award is designed to highlight a visual art teacher in a South Carolina public school who has demonstrated superior commitment to their students and to their craft. The award is accompanied by a cash prize of $2,500 and a $2,500 gift certificate for art supplies. 
 Mary Whyte
Photo by Jack Alterman
Mary Whyte was recently featured on CBS Sunday Morning for her project titled "We the People." Whyte set out to paint 50 veterans from 50 states. The men and women included in the exhibition, now at the City Gallery in Charleston, S.C., are as diverse as the nation they served. 

R. Scot Hockman Teacher Grant

Requirements:
  • Applicants must be active members of SCAEA for at least one year prior to the year of application: For this application, applicants must be a member of SCAEA/NAEA by December 2019 (must be a member for a full year prior to applying). 
  • ​Applicants must teach in a K-12 setting.
  • Grant funds must be used to support instruction during the regular school day. The grant amount awarded may be up to $750.
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Applications and letters of support must be submitted by 5 PM on August 16th, 2020.

Previous Winners

View all past award winners at the link below.