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IU'S ENID ZIMMERMAN NAMED 1998 NATIONAL ART EDUCATOR
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Enid Zimmerman, professor of art education and gifted/talented education at the Indiana University School of Education, is the recipient of the 1998 National
Art Educator Award, the most prestigious honor awarded in the field of art education. The award was conferred by the National Art Education Association at its annual convention last month in Chicago.
The association is made up of elementary and secondary school art teachers in 50 states and also includes representatives from America's major art museums, state departments of education, arts councils and major colleges and universities in the United States and 66 other countries.
Zimmerman was surprised by the nomination, submitted by a colleague and seconded by two others. According to the NAEA, Zimmerman "exemplifies the high quality of individuals involved in the field of art education -- leaders, teachers, students, scholars and advocates who give their very best to the profession." She has been involved in research that explores issues and practices relative to identification of gifted and talented students in the visual arts and in her area of art education, as well as that involving gender issues, multicultural global education, teaching assessment and curriculum development.
"There is no higher recognition for an art educator, and it makes us all exceedingly proud to know that Enid has received this award," said Donald Warren, university dean of the IU School of Education. "It is a richly deserved honor."
As chair of the NAEA Research Commission, Zimmerman helped create a research agenda for the 21st century which was put into anthology form, examining research that addresses issues relevant to art teaching and student learning in a variety of educational contexts. Insights in the publication are offered at all levels of art education, from preschool through lifelong learning; in a variety of contexts, both within and beyond schools; and from a variety of populations with differing economic, social, racial, cultural and gender perspectives.
Zimmerman is currently on the tenure and promotion committees at the IU School of Education and is also co-founder of the IU Bloomington Graduate Women in Education Network.
(Erik Novak, Office of Communications and Marketing, 812-855-0089, enovak@indiana.edu)