Houk Award
NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!
Each year, the DAI selects an outstanding and inspirational educator to receive the distinguished Pamela P. Houk Award for Excellence in Art Education. Selections are made through a nomination and panel process. The recipient will be presented with the Houk Award at the DAI’s YeckCollege Artist Fellowship and Yeck High School Opening Reception on Thursday May 2, 5:30-7:00p.m., and receives permanent recognition in the Lange Family Experiencenter.
Nominations for the 2024 Houk Award are now OPEN! Nominations due by March 1, 2024.
New this year: students can now nominate their teachers, professors, and community educators.
ELIGIBILITY
Any PreK-12 teacher or community educator in the Miami Valley who has demonstrated a
proven commitment and dedication to arts education through the development of initiatives, programs, or curricula that promote creative learning and have enhanced the lives of their students or learners.
Any PreK-12 teacher or community educator in the Miami Valley who has demonstrated a
proven commitment and dedication to arts education through the development of initiatives, programs, or curricula that promote creative learning and have enhanced the lives of their students or learners.
NOMINATION AND SUBMISSION PROCESS
1. Educators must first be nominated by any student of the educator or the educator’s fellow
peers using the form below. Nominations are due by March 1, 2024.
2. Nominees are contacted on or by March 8, 2024, to provide further application materials
3. Nominees submit their own materials via email or direct upload by March 22, 2024
4. Adjudication takes place March 23-28, 2024
5. Award recipient notified and awarded approximately March 29, 2024
2. Nominees are contacted on or by March 8, 2024, to provide further application materials
3. Nominees submit their own materials via email or direct upload by March 22, 2024
4. Adjudication takes place March 23-28, 2024
5. Award recipient notified and awarded approximately March 29, 2024
We encourage you, your colleagues, and your students to nominate an educator in the greater Miami Valley area who excels in the field of art education.
For more information about the Houk Award, contact Education Coordinator and Community Liaison, Bryan Smith at Bsmith@daytonart.org.
2024 Pamela P. Houk Award recipient, Gail M. Drummer, teaches at Southdale Elementary in Kettering, Ohio. (pictured above with Michael Roediger, Director & President, Dayton Art Institute).
Gail was recognized for her exemplary service and merit.
Gail’s efforts in her community are outstanding ,as evidenced by the numerous nominations from fellow faculty, former and current students, supervisors and parents. With nearly 30 years of teaching experience, a common theme expressed throughout the nominations submitted for Gail was her willingness to go above and beyond to provide meaningful art experiences for her students.