Awards

TXAEYC Annual Awards

Every year, TXAEYC honors individuals who made extraordinary contributions to the field of early care and education in Texas through our Awards program. Honorees are recognized at the TXAEYC Annual Conference. 

The categories for awards are as follows: 

  • Administrator of the Year
  • Advocate of the Year
  • Classroom Teacher of the Year
  • Elected/Appointed Official of the Year
  • Susan Hargrave Trainer of the Year
  • Teacher Educator of the Year
  • TXAEYC Excellence in Leadership Award 
    (which recognizes an outstanding TXAEYC Board member)

Award nominees do not need to be TXAEYC members. Nomination packets must be submitted by a current TXAEYC member.

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2020 TXAEYC Award Winners

Classroom Teacher of the Year -Emily Lopez
Administrator of the Year -Cori Berg
Teacher Educator of the Year -Dr. Preeti Jain
Advocate of the Year -Reagan Miller
Susan B. Hargrave Trainer of the Year-Prerna Richards
Appointed Official of the Year -Commissioner Bryan Daniel
Excellence in Leadership- Dr. Travis Davis

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2019 TXAEYC Award Winners

Classroom Teacher of the Year - Sandy Chilton
Administrator of the Year - Kassi Kincaid
Teacher Educator of the Year - Olivia Panganiban Modesto
Advocate of the Year - Scott Wille
Susan B. Hargrave Trainer of the Year- Ronilda Henson
Elected Official of the Year - Representative John Raney

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 The President’s Trust Fund


The purpose of the Texas Association for the Education of Young Children is to celebrate, educate and advocate for children, families and the early childhood profession.  In keeping with this philosophy, the President’s Trust Fund supports educational opportunities for Texas AEYC members currently involved in the enrichment of the lives of young children.  A monetary grant of $500 may be used by the recipient to cover expenses incurred for professional and leadership development in the field of early childhood.

We also excited to announce a new scholarship that will focus on supporting children with challenging behaviors or mental health special needs (i.e., ADHD, autism, sensory processing disorder).  In addition to early childhood professionals, this award is open to parents/guardians of young children who exhibit these challenges, who need not be current members of TXAEYC.  In order to be eligible for either scholarship, educators must be a current member of  TXAEYC and agree to using the scholarship award to continue their professional development in the field of early childhood education.

Applications for the President's Trust Fund open each fall.