By Katie Northcott, News Director
West Middle School’s Kathey McMillan has been named Tennessee Art Education Association’s (TAEA) Art Educator of the Year.
McMillan has taught visual arts at West Middle School since 2004. The awards ceremony will be held at the KUC auditorium on the Middle Tennessee State University campus on Oct. 25.
“It is such an honor to be nominated and awarded by my peers,” McMillan said. “I was shocked and blessed to be nominated by a great friend, Kelly Orr, who is the secretary at the Tennessee Art Education Association and a Tullahoma High School art teacher. Since joining TAEA, I never dreamed I would be nominated or win the 2026 TAEA Tennessee Art Educator of the Year award.”
Robert E. Lee Elementary School Principal Mary Gilbert is among the finalists for Tennessee Department of Education’s (TDOE) 2025-26 Principal of the Year award. Bedford County’s Career and Technical Education Supervisor Lori Sexton is among the finalists for TDOE’s Supervisor of the Year award.
Award winners will be selected in the coming weeks. Finalists and award winners will be recognized at TDOE’s annual banquet in December.
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