Past Champion of Arts Education Award Winners
2006
Irene Buck Service to Arts Education Award
Martha B. McKenna
Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs
Lesley University, Cambridge
Legislative Leadership Award
State Representative Patricia A. Haddad
Legislative Leadership Award
State Representative Steven M. Walsh
School of Excellence
Hopkinton High School
Dorothy Gould, Principal
Marian Strangfeld, K-12 Fine Arts Coordinator
Excellence in Administration
Anne McKenzie
Principal, West Springfield High School
Distinguished Educator of Visual Arts
Cara Bertman
Carver High School
Distinguished Educator of Theatre
Byam Stevens
Artistic Director, The Miniature Theatre of Chester
Distinguished Educator of Music
Rosemarie Richard
Harwich High School
Distinguished Educator of Dance
Elaine Herg Sisler
Arts in Motion
Outstanding Parent Advocate
Mary Koch
Hanover Middle School
Outstanding Community Arts Collaborative
Community Access to the Arts
Sandra Newman, Founder and Executive Director
2004
Irene Buck Service to Arts Education Award
Jonathan C. Rappaport
Curriculum Liaison for the Performing Arts, Worcester
Legislative Leadership Award
State Senator Therese Murray
Legislative Leadership Award
State Representative John H. Rogers
Excellence in Administration
Dr. Noreen Diamond Burdette
K-12 Director of Music, Milton Public Schools
Distinguished Educator of Visual Arts
Douglas Lack
Holliston High School, Holliston
Distinguished Educator of Music
Holly Gerken
Memorial Middle School, Beverly
Distinguished Educator of Theater
Ricki & Gino Lombardo
Dover-Sherborn High School, Dover
Outstanding Parent Advocate
Jennifer Leonard-Solis
Pentucket Regional School District
Outstanding Artist-in-Residence
Priscilla Kane Hellweg
Artistic Director, Enchanted Circle Theatre
Outstanding Community Arts Collaborative
Worcester Arts & Humanities
Educational Collaborative Suzanne Kelly, Coordinator
Frances Jacobson, Founding Coordinator
2003
Irene Buck Service to Arts Education Award
Miriam Kronish
Principal, John Eliot School, Needham
Legislative Leadership Award
State Senator Andrea F. Nuciforo, Jr.
School of Excellence
Lowell High School Fine Arts Department
William J. Samaras, Headmaster
David R. Moorehouse, Master
Betty Santagati, Fine Arts Chair
Excellence in Administration
Joseph A. Picano
Supervisor of Fine Arts, Lynn Public Schools
Distinguished Educator of Visual Arts
Margaret Tew Ellsworth
Falmouth Academy
Distinguished Educator of Music
Peter G. Tileston
King Philip Regional School District, Wrentham
Distinguished Educator of Dance
Wyatt Mo'gee Jackson
Outstanding Community Arts Collaborative
Huntington Theater Company and
Codman Academy Charter School Partnership
Distinguished Community Arts Program/ Cultural Institution
AileyCamp Boston
Martha H. Jones, President & Executive Director,
Celebrity Series of Boston, Inc.
Corporation/Business Support of Arts Education
The TJX Companies, Inc.
Edmond English, President & Chief Executive Officer
2002
Irene Buck Service to Arts Education Award
Anna Faith Jones
President Emeritus, The Boston Foundation
Legislative Leadership Award
State Representative Alice Wolf
School of Excellence
Richmond Consolidated School
Jeanne D. Schultz, Principal
William Ballen, Superintendent Betty Santagati, Fine Arts Chair
Excellence in Administration
Joanna Sundbert
Director of Art, Braintree Public Schools
Distinguished Educator of Visual Arts
Linda Hatch
The Muriel S. Snowden International School at Copley
Distinguished Educator of Music
Kathleen Holton
Seven Hills Charter School
Distinguished Educator of Dance
Gail Rhodes
Lowell High School
Distinguished Educator of Theater
Deborah J. Ali
Sterling Middle School
Outstanding Parent Advocate
Lyn Hoyt
The Creative Arts Council of Framingham
Distinguished Community Arts Program/ Cultural Institution
Northampton Community Music Center, Inc.
Lucia N. Miller, Executive Director
Media Support of Arts Education
WCVB-TV Channel 5
Corporate/Business Support of Arts Education
Davis Publications, Inc.
Wyatt Wade, President
2001
Irene Buck Service to Arts Education Award
Jessica Hoffmann Davis
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Legislative Leadership Award
State Representative Kevin W. Fitzgerald
School of Excellence
A.C. Whelan Elementary School
Ann Marie Costa, Principal
Frederick Sannella, Assistant Principal
Carol A. Tye, Superintendent
Excellence in Administration
Ann Marie Costa
Principal, A.C. Whelan Elementary School
Distinguished Educator of Visual Arts
Dr. Lora McNeece Barrett
Holyoke Magnet Middle School for the Arts
Distinguished Educator of Music
Ann Donoghue
A.C. Whelan Elementary School
Outstanding Parent Advocate
Amy Robertson
Walpole Arts Docent Program
Outstanding Arts Collaborative
Express Yourself, Inc.
Paula Belezos Conrad and Stan Strickland,
Co-Executive Directors
Distinguished Community Arts Program/ Cultural Institution
Boston Photo Collaborative, Jamaica Plain
Carl Mastandrea, Director
Media Support of Arts Education
Alyssa Haywoode
The Boston Globe
2000
Irene Buck Service to Arts Education Award
Eric Oddleifson
Legislative Leadership Award
Senator Susan Fargo
School Committee Arts in Education
Worcester School Committee
Mayor Raymond V. Mariano, Chairman
James A. Caradonio, Superintendent
Excellence in Administration
Dr. Wendy Kohler
Director of Secondary Curriculum
Amherst-Pelham Regional School District
Distinguished Educator of Visual Arts
Candace Anderson
Oakmont Regional High School,
Ashburnham and Westminster
William Waight II, Principal
Charles Thibodeau, Superintendent
Distinguished Educator of Music
Jessel Murray
Amherst Regional High School
Scott Goldman, Principal
Dr. Gus A. Sayer, Superintendent
Distinguished Educator of Theater
William Endslow
Arthur W. Coolidge Middle School
John Doherty, Principal
Reading Memorial High School
Frank Orlando, Principal
Dr. Harry K. Harutunian, Superintendent
Outstanding Community Arts Collaborative
Professional Arts (ProArts) Consortium, Inc.
Boston Arts Academy, Boston Public Schools
Distinguished Community Arts Program/ Cultural Institution
Williams College Museum of Art/
Art Education Department
Barbara Robertson
Director
Media Support of Arts Education
Joyce Kulhawik
WBZ 4 News
Corporate/Business Support of Arts Education
The Ronald M. Ansin Private Foundation
Ronald M. Ansin
Trustee
1999
Irene Buck Service to Arts Education Award
Thomas M. Menino
Mayor of Boston
Legislative Leadership Award
Senator Stan Rosenberg
Assistant Majority Leader
School Committee Arts in Education
Chelmsford Public Schools
Judith Maliette, Chairperson
School of Excellence
Holyoke Magnet Middle School for the Arts
Lawrence W. Duprey, Principal
Distinguished Educator of Visual Arts
Nancy Ann Tuttle
Breed Junior High School, Lynn Public Schools
Warren White, Principal
Dr. James Mazareas, Superintendent
Distinguished Educator of Music
Dr. Therese Provenzano
Weston Middle and High School
Richard DeSimone, Principal
Dr. Alan Oliff, Superintendent
Distinguished Educator of Dance
Fernadina Chan
Boston Arts Academy
Linda Nathan, Headmaster
Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent
Outstanding Community Arts Collaborative
Margie J. Topf
Artistc Director
In Collaboration with Boston Public Schools
Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent
Distinguished Community Arts Program/ Cultural Institution
Shakespeare & Company's Education Program
Tina Packer, Artistic Director
Corporate/Business Support of Arts Education
Veryfine Products, Inc.
Sam Rouse, President
1998
Legislative Leadership Award
Senator Thomas F. Birmingham Senate President
School Committee Arts in Education
Agawam Public Schools Tamara J. Watson, School District Media-relations Contact
Distinguished Educator of Visual Arts
Paul Brissett Martha's Vineyard Regional High School Dr. Gregory Scotten, Principal Dr. Kriner Cash, Superintendent
Distinguished Educator of Music
David N. Jost Westborough High School Dr. Maureen Zolubos, Principal Dr. Steven Dlott, Superintendent
Distinguished Educator of Drama
Bill Jacob Brimmer & May School, Chestnut Hill Thomas Fuller, Principal Anne Reenstierna, Superintendent
Outstanding Community Arts Collaborative
Beth Delforge Ralph B. O'Maley Middle School, Gloucester in collaboration with Cape Ann Historical Museum and Carl Thomsen of Dancers Courageous