05/18/11
Home Educator Honored Fishing for Art!
MISSOURI HOME EDUCATOR HONORED FISHING FOR ARTWildlife Forever has named a Missouri home educator its 2011 Educator of the Year in recognition of her work with the Wildlife Forever State-Fish Art Contest. Lila Jenkins, of Pittsburg, Missouri, has made an indelible mark on the State-Fish Art Contest," said Douglas H. Grann, President & CEO of Wildlife Forever. "Four young artists in the Jenkins family have won 23 Missouri first-place honors since 2000 and National Awards in 2005 and 2009. In addition, Lila has offered constructive critique and thoughtful ideas that improved our program over the years. She has supported State-Fish Art from day one!"
The tradition began in 2000 when Jenkins' daughter, Tiara, won first place in the state's grade 4-6 category, followed by her younger sister Brie in 2002. Maturing as artists year by year, their art is recognized with top national awards including Tiara's catfish in 2005, and Brie's king salmon in 2009, as The Art of Conservation Stamps and a Best of Show. They continue to mentor their younger siblings, the winning talent of Teal and Brock plus up-and-coming Lorna and Ben.
Jenkins will be honored at the 13th annual State-Fish Art EXPO on June 24th and 25th along with the winning children artists from across America. This year's EXPO is hosted by the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens,Texas. Jenkins will join by past winners of the Educator of the Year Award, Zoe Ann Stinchcomb, 2008 from Texas; Dawn Cook, 2009 from Arkansas; and Michelle Daberkow, 2010 from Nebraska. Wildlife Forever's 13th annual State-Fish Art Contest is made possible by support from: the North American Fishing Club, Rapala, Blick Art Materials,The Art Institutes International, Minnesota, Cheap Joe's Art Stuff, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center.
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