Our Mission

Linda grew up on a farm in southern Nebraska and graduated from Franklin High School. Her BA in Art Education is from Kearney State College (now University of Nebraska at Kearney), MA from Fort Hays State University, Kansas, and Ed.D. from Illinois State University. She taught high school art for 20 years in Kansas and North Dakota and currently is the Area Coordinator and teaches in the Art Education program at Illinois State University (ISU). She teaches methods classes and supervises student teachers. Linda is the Advisor for the ISU Student Chapter which was named the Outstanding NAEA Student Chapter for 2002 and 2003. Her honors include North Dakota Art Teacher of the Year, Illinois Art Educator of the Year, ISU Outstanding Registered Student Organization Advisor of the Year, and ISU College of Fine Arts Service Award. She served as Regional Director and Submissions Editor for the Illinois Art Education Association and currently is the student liaison for IAEA. She has given numerous presentations at state and national education and art education conferences. Linda is a practicing ceramic artist, creating organic functional and non-functional slab forms. Her travels include Hawaii, Puerto Rico, England, France, Thailand, Korea, and most recently, Italy.