Lynn Sanders-Bustle, chair and associate professor of art education in the Lamar Dodd School of Art, was named Higher Education Art Educator of the Year by the Georgia Art Education Association. She received her award at the fall 2019 Georgia Art Education
Association State Conference, held Nov. 14-17 at Young Harris College.
The Georgia Art Education Association is a professional organization of art educators in Georgia affiliated with the National Art Education Association. The mission of the Georgia Art Education Association is to advocate for the highest quality visual arts education and provide for the advancement of knowledge through service, leadership and research.
Sanders-Bustle holds an undergraduate and graduate degree in art education from East Carolina and a doctorate in curriculum and instruction from Virginia Tech. She has taught art at all levels of the PK-12 public school spectrum. Prior to coming to UGA, she was director of programs at Greenhill Center for North Carolina Art where she oversaw curatorial and education programs.