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