2008 EDUCATORS OF THE YEAR

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Michigan Art Education Association
Educator of the Year

Heidi Irvine-Mattarellamicke
Holt Senior High School
Holt, Michigan

ArtServe Michigan
Arts Advocate of the Year

E. Ray Scott
Dearborn, Michigan

ArtServe Michigan
Arts Educator of the Year

John Rutherford
Groves High School
Birmingham, Michigan

ArtServe Michigan
Arts Education Organization of the Year

Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

ArtServe Michigan
School Board of the Year

Troy Public Schools
Troy, Michigan

American String Teachers Association, Michigan Unit
Teacher of the Year

Kevin Miller
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, Michigan

Digital Arts, Film & Television
Film/Video Teacher of the Year

Kevin Walsh
West Bloomfield High School
West Bloomfield, Michigan

Michigan Council of Teachers of English
Educator of the Year

Terry Blackhawk
InsideOut Literary Arts Project
Detroit, Michigan

Michigan Dance Council
Educator of the Year

Gina Ellis
Renaissance High School
Detroit, Michigan

Michigan Music Educators Association
Educator of the Year

John Lychner
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Michigan Interscholastic Forensic Association
Theatre Teacher of the Year

Edmond Guay
Avondale High School
Auburn Hills, Michigan

Michigan Interscholastic Forensic Association
Theatre Teacher of the Year

Phil Walker
Pioneer High School
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Michigan Music Teachers Association
Distinguished Service Award

Barbara Collins
Port Huron, Michigan

Michigan School Vocal Music Association
Teacher of the Year

Bruce Snyder
Andover High School
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association
Band Teacher of the Year

Jeffrey Bennett
Harbor Springs Public Schools
Harbor Springs, Michigan

Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association
Orchestra Teacher of the Year

Janis Peterson
Marquette Senior High School
Marquette, Michigan

VSA arts of Michigan
Educator of the Year

Lisa Barnett
Clawson Public Schools
Clawson, Michigan