Past 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
State Representative Steven M. Walsh
School of Excellence:
Hopkinton High School, Dorothy Gould, Principal and 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
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, and 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, and 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
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 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
