Senior Shannon Carey was recently awarded the 2015 Tennessee Art Education Association’s (TAEA) Pre-Service Teacher of the Year, the first Belmont student to receive this award. Emily Sanford, a Belmont 2014 art education graduate, was awarded the 2015 TATE First Year Teacher of the Year Award. Carey and Sanford will be honored at the Fall TAEA State Conference in late October and are eligible for consideration for national awards.
Assistant Professor of Art and Art Education Program Coordinator Dr. Justin Makemson was recently awarded the 2015 TAEA Student Chapter Sponsor of the Year. Of his award Makemson said, “This honor is a testament to the hard work of my students.”
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