​This USSEA award is presented to a Pk-12 art educator who has demonstrated leadership in and commitment to multicultural, cross-cultural educational strategies in their school/s and communities. This art educator actively implements an approach that builds respect for human dignity and diversity through art. The teacher must be a member of NAEA and USSEA to be recognized for their contributions. Their work must be confluent with the mission of USSEA, which is to foster “teamwork, collaboration, and communication among diverse constituencies in order to achieve greater understanding of the social and cultural aspects of art and visual culture in education.” 

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• Nominations may be submitted by any member of USSEA, or InSEA. 

• Awardees must be members of USSEA.

• Nomination Forms should be emailed to Fatih Benzer, 

•  Nomination materials (nomination form, vitae, letter of nomination, and two additional letters of support) are due by January 15th. 

• Letters of nomination, acceptance, and support must be written in English.

• Recipients will be recognized at the annual NAEA conference.