Congratulations to Dr. Christine Ballengee-Morris who will be inducted into the Distinguished Fellows of the National Art Education Association, the most significant award offered by the profession. Distinguished Fellows are recognized for their service to the Association and to the profession. They demonstrate a profile of accomplishment that extends across several criteria and are selected by their peers.

Christine Ballengee-Morris is a professor of Art Education and Founding Director of The Multicultural Center at The Ohio State University where she has taught for 17 years.  She is currently serving as editor of Art Education and has served NAEA as President of USSEA and Vice President of Membership; on the NAEA Task Force, and on the editorial board of Studies and as commentary editor. She is also currently serving on the editorial board of The Journal of Cultural Research in Art Education and Journal of Social Theory in Art Education. Her co-authored book, Interdisciplinary Approaches to Art Education in High School, was published by the National Art Education Association in 2006 and has another book in queue called Standing Up co-authored with Dr. Kevin Tavin.

Recently Dr. Ballengee Morris received a National Endowment for Humanities grant to develop a flash-based game about the Newark Earthworks in Ohio for elementary children. Her research and publications examine social justice, social reconstructivism, and postcolonialism as they relate to arts policy, curricula development, integrated curriculum, pedagogy, and identity development. She is the recipient of the 2006 J. Eugene Grigsby, Jr Award for her commitment to diversity, the 2007 Ziegfeld Award for her service to diversity, and the 2008 National Art Education Association Higher Education Award-Western Division.