Board of Directors
The AYAA Board of Directors is composed of art teachers across the state of Arkansas.
Cheryl Blasdel, Flippin High School
AYAA State Sponsor
Responsibilities:
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Booking all convention facilities, security, and guest speakers.
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Appoint all chairpersons
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Apply for AAA sanctions
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Conduct all financial matters in good standing.
Awards:
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Ordering and picking up of awards
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Organizing awards for convention day
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Supervising the distribution of awards to awardees
Scholarships:
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Creating a scholarship application and requirements
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Appointing judges
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Calculating rubric forms, keep a record of the recipient
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Conducting scholarship award ceremony
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Sending scholarship checks to appropriate colleges and universities
Jason McCann, Little Rock Central High School
Judging Chairperson
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Awards Presentation Announcer
Responsibilities:
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Booking all professionals for judging
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Compiling lists of all awarded students
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Appointing judges' assistants.
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Announcer for the Awards Presentation
Stacey Mitchell, Little Rock Central High School
On-Site Competition Chairperson
Responsibilities:
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Sending information concerning on-site competition the state sponsor each year by December 1st.
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Receiving and managing all student on-site registration.
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Creating a division of entries for each category .
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Creating prompts for all categories.
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Set up, takedown, and oversee of the on-site event.
Brent Hawley, Cabot Junior High South
Awards Visual Presentation Chair
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Website Coordinator
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Scholarship Coordinator
Responsibilities:
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Creation of the Awards Slideshow Presentation
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Managing and updating AYAA Website
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Coordinating photographs for the website
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Coordination social media
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Creating and managing the AYAA Senior Scholarship applications
Matt Teravest, Parkview Arts/Science Magnet High School
Awards Runner Chairperson
Responsibilities:​
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Photographing all first place artworks for all judged categories
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Collecting and organizing all category winners.
Beth Ivens, Mountain Home High School
Officer Election Chariperson
Responsibilities:
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Conducts and organizes elections
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Collects and counts ballots
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Announces the student winners
Abigail Preston, Perryville High School
Patron of the Arts Chairperson
Responsibilities:
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Conducts and awards the AYAA Patron of the Arts award.