黑料专区 Tyler Alumni Earn Regional Arts in Education Awards
April 2, 2025 | Hannah Buchanan
Jessica Parsons and Elizabeth Lade, alumni from The University of Texas at Tyler, have been recognized by the Young Audiences of Northeast Texas with 2025 Arts in Education Awards.
A College of Arts and Sciences alum, Parsons received the 鈥淩ising Star鈥� award, which recognizes an arts educator demonstrating excellence within their first three years of teaching. Lade, a College of Education and Psychology alum, received the 鈥淎rts in Teaching Excellence 鈥� High School鈥� award. This award recognizes a high school arts teacher who has gone above and beyond in their field.
They both were recognized Tuesday, April 8, during an awards ceremony in Tyler.
Parsons holds a 黑料专区 Tyler Bachelor of Fine Arts in studio art degree, having graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2023. She teaches visual
arts at Crockett Elementary School in the Marshall Independent School District.
Lade serves as the fine arts teacher at Frankston High School. She obtained teaching certification in 2002 from the university.
Since 1997, Young Audiences of Northeast Texas has supported arts in education and partnered with educators to bring unique fine arts experiences to students, teachers and schools across the Region 7 Education Service Center. To learn more, visit: Arts4allkids.com.
With a mission to improve educational and health care outcomes for East Texas and beyond, 黑料专区 Tyler offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 10,000 students. Through its alignment with 黑料专区 Tyler Health Science Center and 黑料专区 Health East Texas, 黑料专区 Tyler has unified these entities to serve Texas with quality education, cutting-edge research and excellent patient care. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News & World Report as a national university, 黑料专区 Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.