Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Dr. Joseph Uduehi named Art Educator of the Year
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Wendy Knipe Bredhold Media Relations Specialist, News & Information Services 812/461-5259 In accepting the award, Uduehi said, "Being the Arts Educator of the year is an honor and reflects the many opportunities given to me by many individuals, including President Linda Bennett and the Board of Trustees, whose leaderships continue to provide the environment for me to teach art education at USI and the community at large who have embraced the art programs. To me, art education provides the environment to communicate the inner thoughts of every individual which starts from birth. This is what I hope this award also represents." Since joining USI in 1999, Uduehi has brought art and art lessons to hundreds of children in the community through the Saturday Art Workshop he founded in 2000 as well as classes at the USI Children's Center and in the community. He has led classes at the Koch Family Children's Museum, Patchwork Central, and elementary and middle schools. In 2004, he worked with children in the Saturday Art Workshop and USI art education students to create a 4 by 16 foot mural at Tekoppel Elementary School. He also has lectured area art teachers about multicultural art history. Uduehi also has contributed his time to the community by serving on the Evansville Museum of Art, History, and Science's education committee, on the advisory committee to the museum's curator of education, and the museum's board of trustees. In 2000, he presented a public program of contemporary art from the women of Cape Town, South Africa, which included 75 original hand-beaded works. In 2006, Uduehi was awarded the Sydney L. and Sadelle Berger Faculty Community Service Award, recognizing a USI faculty member for distinguished community service to groups, agencies, and institutions. Uduehi holds a Doctor of Education in art education and a Master of Art degree in art education and cinematography from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and a Bachelor of Art degree in painting and drawing and certificate of education from Ahmadu Bello University in Nigeria. Stephen S. Pace received the Artist of the Year award at the ceremony. Pace was a prominent member of the New York Abstract Expressionists. His work has been exhibited in the nation's most important galleries and museums. More than 200 of his paintings are now part of the University's permanent collection. The recipient of many honors and recognitions, Pace was awarded an honorary degree from USI in 2002. A portion of a $1.5 million gift from the Paces established the Pace Galleries in the Kenneth P. McCutchan Art Center. |
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