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Charlotte has devoted her life to promote, enhance, empower and reveal the artistic consciousness of all who cross her path. She views the universe as her classroom with nature providing her with a colorful palette. During her 27 1/2 year professional art instructor career she has touched the lives and held the hands and hearts of 6,000 public school children in Indiana, California and Michigan.
Emerging from a welfare and single parent environment, Charlotte proved her industriousness by starting a sign business in her freshman year of high school. She became the first in her family to attend college with multiple scholarships and in 1957 she graduated from Wayne State University earning a B.S. Art Education degree. Charlotte continued her formal education at Purdue and the University of Michigan obtaining her Masters degree while balancing children's needs and teaching career.
Charlotte's teaching awards include: National Art Educator of the Year 1985 from the National Art Education Association; Michigan Art Educator of the Year 1984 from the Michigan Art Education Association; Teacher of the Year 1976 from the Sparta Education Association; Outstanding Secondary Teacher 1974 from the Michigan Art Education Association; and United Teachers of North Kent Distinguished Service 1974.
Wishing to encourage confidence and pass along her advice as well as her successful teaching experiences to novice art teachers, she co-authored a book, "How to Teach smART Anyway." Her 10,000 hours plus of volunteer sercice to her community included a myriad of organizations. The Kent County Rotary International honored her as the first woman president. The National Teachers Hall of Fame honored her in 1998 with a Certificate of Recognition. Charlotte was a teacher in space applicant and in 1988 NASA considered her for an artistic commission. In August 1999 the City of Wyoming, Michigan honored her as one of 10 women who made a significant contribution ot the city over the last 40 years. That same year Alpine Township also adopted a resolution to salute her leadership example and community service.
As a practicing artist she received 150 first place awards in California, Indiana and Michigan. Charlotte is currently producing and demonstrating art lessons on public television. Charlotte thinks the impossible and courageously meets adversity with a positive attitude.
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