The GAEYC Adult Educator of the Year award is presented to an outstanding secondary or post-secondary educator in Georgia.
Award criteria
Recipients of the GAEYC Adult Educator of the Year award must meet the following criteria:
- GAEYC member*
- Outstanding secondary or post-secondary educator
- Teaches Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Special Ed, or a related field
*Know a qualified educator who is not yet a GAEYC member? Joining is easy, and GAEYC members receive many benefits.
Recipients of the GAEYC Adult Educator of the Year award
- 2018: Dr. Stacy Delacruz
- 2015: Randy Taylor
- 2014: Andrea Lott
- 2013: Jane Day Hyche
- 2012: Ruth Saxton
- 2011: Landis Hicks
- 2010: Penny Elkins
- 2009: Gary Larson
- 2008: Anita Dailey
- 2007: Charlene Duncan
- 2006: Priscilla Smith
- 2005: Peggy Gallagher
- 2004: Mick Coleman
- 2003: Charlotte Wallinga
- 2002: Anita Smith
- 2001: Julia Reguero de Atiles
- 1998: Tina Butcher
- 1991: Jean Sanders