Lahr and Milbrandt receive awards

Dr. Lanny Milbrandt, dean of the College of Arts at Valdosta State University, and Dr. Stephen Lahr, professor of Art, have been recognized by the Georgia Art Education Association (GAEA) for their professional dedication and voluntary contributions to the GAEA and art education in Georgia.

Milbrandt was selected as GAEA Administration/Supervision Art Educator of the Year for 2000. Lahr was selected as GAEA Higher Education Art Educator of the Year for 2000. The awards were presented during the GAEA Fall Conference Awards Banquet at Lake Lanier on Nov. 17.

Milbrandt and Lahr will now be Georgia's nominees for the Southeast Higher Education Art Educator of the Year awards in their respective divisions. The winners of those awards will be announced at the National Art Education Association Convention in New York, March 14-18, 2001.