2023 New Jersey Governor’s Awards in Arts Education

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JUNE 2, 2023 

The College of New Jersey 

The Class of 2023

Award Winners

Rebecca Rincon

Exceptional Artistry and Community Leadership in Dance

2023 -Dance

Jordyn Cash

Exceptional Artistry and Community Leadership in Dance

2023 -Dance

Jaylene Gardener

Exceptional Artistry and Community Leadership in Dance

2023 -Dance

Penelope Arthur

Exceptional Artistry and Community Leadership in Dance

2023 -Dance

Simone McCrear

Exceptional Artistry and Community Leadership in Dance

2023 -Dance

Samantha Wolf

Exceptional Artistry and Community Leadership in Dance

2023 -Dance

Yasly Nunez

Exceptional Artistry and Community Leadership in Dance

2023 -Dance

Julia Nugent

Exceptional Artistry and Community Leadership in Dance

2023 -Dance

Brazil Taylor

DANCE

2023 -PERFORMING ARTS

Heather Warfel Sandler

Exceptional Leadership, Commitment, & Contribution to Dance Education

2023 -Dance

Angel R. Martinez Jr

Excellence in Music

12th -Classical Voice

Mrs. Blanca Jackson

Exceptional Leadership, Commitment, and Contribution to Providing Access to Dance Education

2023 -School Administrator, Dance Advocate

Jennifer Jessen

Outstanding Teacher of Theatre

2023 -Theatre

Kate Cordaro

Distinguished Service in Theatre Education and Arts Administration

2023 -Theatre

Thomas Nonnenmacher

Senior Scholarship

2023 -Theatre

Ryan Donnelly

Senior Scholarship

2023 -Theatre

Matthew Baglio

Improvisational Pairs

2023 -Theatre

Sabrina Moure

Dramatic Pairs

2023 -Theatre

Julia Morrin

Comedic Monologue

2023 -Theatre

Zoe Fleury

Comedic Pairs

2023 -Theatre

A'Jhon Johnson

VSA Pairs

2023 -Theatre

Dylan Alcruz

Comedic Pairs

2023 -Theatre

Brianna Martinez

Dramatic Monologue

2023 -Theatre

Na'Jae Green

VSA Monologue

2023 -Theatre

Nancy Lopez

MUSIC COMPOSITION

2023 -PERFORMING ARTS

Kieri, Keys

POETRY PERFORMANCE

2023 -HUMANITIES

Luke Mitchell

All-State Choir

2023 -Music

Anthony Zhai

All-State Orchestra

2023 -Music

Oliver Barrood

All-State Choir

2023 -Music

Bryan Castillo

Excellence in Music

11th -Jazz

Missy Strong

Master Music Teacher

2023 -Music

Felipe Santos

Exceptional Promise in Music

11th -Jazz

Jaden Torres

Exceptional Promise in Music

-Jazz

Patrick O'Keefe

Leadership in Music Education

2023 -Music

Summer Dawn

Arts United Award

2023 -Arts Education

Christopher Korneyev

All-State Choir

2023 -Music

Pat Cannon

Distinguished Service Award

2023

Liam DiDonato

Group Musical Theatre

2023 -Theatre

Zachary Palais

Group Musical Theatre

2023 -Theatre

Angelina Amato

Short Film

2023 -Theatre

Gracin Southard

Costume Design

2023 -Theatre

Ava Fong

South Jersey Scholastic Art Awards American Vision

2023 -Film & Animation

Anushka Khandelwal

Student Voice Award

2023 -Visual Art

Donna Mason Sweigart

Professional Artist Award

-Digital Fabrication

Rich Burton

The George DiBouno Governor’s Award

-Visual Arts

Jane Kandy Lippincott

Distinguished Service in the Field of Art

-political cartoonist, illustrator, visual note taker, printmaker, and painter

Dale Schmid

John J. Pappas Recognition Award

-dancer, actor, choreographer, director, and teaching artist

Dr. Penelope Lattimer

Outstanding Lifetime Contribution to Arts Education

Arya Jeraled

NJ Young Composer's Competition

2022-23 -Music Composition

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CLASS OF 2023

CELEBRATING YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Each year, it is our honor to welcome 100 arts students and 20 leaders to celebrate with their loved ones and our arts community during the annual awards ceremony. 

The program will  include remarks from state officials, messages from our alumni, and performances from past and present award recipients.

Congratulations, Class of 2023. 

 

 

EVENT SPEAKERS & ALUMNI

PERSPECTIVES

A Special Thank You to Our 2023 Sponsors

The event is a partnership of the Arts Ed NJ, the Department of Education, Art Pride New Jersey Foundation, the Department of State and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.

Additional support is provided by the New Jersey Governor’s Awards in Arts Education Planning Council: Art Pride New Jersey Foundation, the Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics Program; Art Educators of New Jersey; Art Administrators of New Jersey; Dance New Jersey; New Jersey Council of Teachers of English; New Jersey Speech and Debate League; New Jersey Music Educators Association; New Jersey Performing Arts Center; Speech and Theatre Association of New Jersey, NJ Poetry Out Loud Program; Young Audiences New Jersey & Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey Thespians, and Appel Farm Music & Arts Campus.

The Governor’s Awards in Arts Education began in 1980 to promote awareness and appreciation of the arts, recognizing the creativity, talent and leadership of the award winners. Each year, awards are presented to approximately 20 educators and 80 students. National and statewide organizations select the students for their exemplary work in creative writing, speech, dance, music, theatre and visual arts and the leaders for their exceptional commitment and contribution to arts education. The program also recognizes arts educators and arts education advocates, whose leadership has helped nurture the development of students in the arts across the state.

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The Governor’s Awards event is a partnership of the Arts Ed NJ, the Department of Education, Art Pride New Jersey Foundation, the Department of State and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. Additional support is provided by: the Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics; Art Educators of New Jersey; Art Administrators of New Jersey; Dance New Jersey; New Jersey Council of Teachers of English; New Jersey Speech and Debate League; New Jersey Music Educators Association; New Jersey Performing Arts Center; Writer's Theatre of New Jersey; Speech and Theatre Association of New Jersey; New Jersey Thespians and Young Audiences of New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania. The cooperating organizations, award sponsors and individual members of the planning council dedicate their time to make sure that excellence in the arts is rewarded, and work tirelessly throughout the year to plan this special event. The Governor's Awards in Arts Education ceremony are a major collaborative effort of the arts, education and state government.