Past NMAEA Art Educator of the Year Award Winners:
1977 Not awarded
1978 Anne Taylor, Albuquerque
1979 Not awarded
1980 Trinidad Lopez, Las Cruces
1981 Thelma Hahn, Los Alamos
1982 Vicki Breen, Albuquerque
1983 Suzanne Shrubsall, Albuquerque
1984 Beverly Schoonover, Albuquerque
1985 Andrea Rector, Los Lunas
1986 Rosina Lopez Short, Las Cruces
1987 L. Yvonne Ikard (no city listed)
1988 Gerri Mattson, Carlsbad
1989 Ava Maurer, Lovington
1990 Sam Oswald, Eunice
1991 James Thompson, Roswell
1992-98 Not awarded
1999 David Parsons, Farmington
2000-09 Not awarded
2010 Phyllis Roybal, Santa Fe
2011 Roni Rohr, Santa Fe
2012 Diane Lea, Rio Rancho