GAEYC Adult Educator of the Year

The GAEYC Adult Educator of the Year award is presented to an outstanding secondary or post-secondary educator in Georgia.

Award Criteria

Recipients of the GAEYC Adult Educator of the Year award must meet the following criteria:

  • Outstanding secondary or post-secondary educator

  • Teaches Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Special Ed, or a related field

Recipients of the GAEYC Adult Educator of the Year award

  • 2022: Sharon Tolver

  • 2021: No nomination

  • 2020: No nomination

  • 2019: No nomination

  • 2018: Dr. Stacy Delacruz

  • 2015: Randy Taylor

  • 2014: Andrea Lott

  • 2013: Jane Day Hyche

  • 2012: Ruth Saxton

  • 2011: Landis Hicks

  • 2010: Penny Elkins

  • 2009: Gary Larson

  • 2008: Anita Dailey

  • 2007: Charlene Duncan

  • 2006: Priscilla Smith

  • 2005: Peggy Gallagher

  • 2004: Mick Coleman

  • 2003: Charlotte Wallinga

  • 2002: Anita Smith

  • 2001: Julia Reguero de Atiles

  • 1998: Tina Butcher

  • 1991: Jean Sanders