FLAIR Honorees

FLAIR Honorees

Year             Teacher of the Year            Student of the Year

1990           Dr. Jana Sandarg                                   Carlton Holden

                     Augusta College, Spanish               Davidson Fine Arts, German

1991           Claire Stracke                                         Janet Tindall

                     Davidson Fine Arts, French                Davidson Fine Arts, Spanish 

1992           Terry Meredith                                         Bridget Maner

                     Aquinas High School, French            A.R. Johnson, French

1993           Enrique Vázquez                                    Elizabeth Irwin Kelley

                     A.R. Johnson, Spanish                        Davidson Fine Arts, Spanish

1994           Ana Catena                                              Anand Ranachandran

                     Augusta Preparatory Day School      Davidon Fine Arts, Spanish

1995           Vanessa Vélez Cruz                               Tsuruya Manami

                     Aquinas High School, Spanish          Butler High School

1996           Cindy Neal                                               Jennifer Curry

                     Glenn Hills High School, Spanish     Davidson Fine Arts, Spanish

                                                                                                         and

                                                                                             Kelly Williams

                                                                                             Aquinas High School, Spanish

1997           Christy Presgrove                                 Eric Jordan         

                     Glen Hills High School, Spanish       Glenn Hills High School, Spanish

1998           José Pumarejo                                        Bernard Jason Simmons

                     Westside High School, Spanish        Westside High School, Spanish

                                                                                                         and

                                                                                             Brad Sperr

                                                                                             Davidson Fine Arts, Spanish

                                                                                                         and

                                                                                             Holly Gilliland

                                                                                             Hephzibah High School, French

1999           Helene Rhodes                                       Megan Crimmins

                     Lincolnton County HS, French          Davidson Fine Arts, Spanish

2000           Caroline Miklosovic                               Lisa Cutting

                     Davidson Fine Arts, Latin                    Augusta Preparatory Day School.

                                                                                             Greek, Latin and French

2001           Dr. Robert Flannigan                             Torrez Wilson

                     Augusta State University, Spanish   Hephzibah High School, Spanish

2002           Peggy Grant                                             Russ Saul

                     Lucy C. Laney High School                Davidson Fine Arts

2003           Krista Walker                                           Ashwin Erik Rajendra

                     Burke County High School, Spanish   Augusta Preparatory Day School, Latin and Spanish                                                                     and

                                                                                                         Meghan Marie Howard, Davidson Fine Arts

2004           Edwin Pérez                                            Travys Courtney            

                     Cross Creek High School, Spanish  Davidson Fine Arts, Spanish

2005           Elizabeth Emanuelli                               Susan Angeline Davis

                     Lake Forest Elementary, Spanish     Davidson Fine Arts, Spanish

2006           Dr. Mary-Kathleen Blanchard             Sharon Aileen Marie McCoy

                     Augusta State University, French     Greenbrier High School, Spanish

2007           Angélica Eubanks                                 Elizabeth Grace Caldwell

                     Lakeside High School, Spanish         Davidson Fine Arts, Spanish

2008           Candida Thompson                              Matthew Timothy Shafer

                     Academy of Richmond County, Spanish        Augusta Preparatory Day School, French and Latin

2009           Dr. Mallory Millender                             Suzanne Schuman

                     Paine College, French                          Augusta Christian Schools, French and Latin                                                          

2010           DiAnne Johnson                                    Justin Durden

                     Evans High School, Spanish              Hephzibah High School, French

2011           Michael Dockery                                    Joseph Glass

                     Greenbrier High School, French       Augusta Preparatory Day School, French and Spanish

2012           Dr. Frederic Leveziel                             Taylor Thompson

                     Augusta State University, Spanish   Evans High School, Spanish

2013           Ana Pereira                                              Steven Todd Cauthron

                     Cross Creek High School, Spanish  Hephzibah High School, French

2014           Leslie Dawson                                        Sterling “Trey” Robertson

                     Evans High School, French                Augusta Preparatory Day School, Latin and Spanish

2015           Sonia Puerta-Quinn                               Henry Burns

                     Episcopal Day School, Spanish        Augusta Preparatory Day School, Latin and Spanish

2016           Julio Ávila                                                Mark David Chamberlain

                     North Augusta High School, Spanish               Augusta Preparatory Day School, Latin and Spanish

2017           Robert Walker                                         James R. H. Clay

                     Academy of Richmond County, German Greenbrier High School, French and Spanish

2018           Waymon Scott Hawkins                       Elizabeth María Burton

                     Harlem High School, Spanish            Augusta Preparatory Day School, Latin and Spanish

2019           Michael Harris                                         Christopher Kinsler                  

                     Butler High School, French                Greenbrier High School, Spanish

2020           Marta Goodson                                       Farah Hassan

                     Lake Forest Hills Elementary, Spanish Augusta Preparatory Day School, Greek, Latin and Spanish

2021           Vanessa Lozada                                     Julia Zoe Gruettner

                     Grovetown High School, Spanish     Augusta Preparatory Day School, Arabic, Greek, Latin, French

2022           Marisol García-Mitchell                         Payton Dennis

                     Greenbrier High School, Spanish     Grovetown High School, Spanish

2023           Pamela Light                                           Courtlyn E. Myers

                     Augusta Preparatory Day School, Spanish Evans High School, Spanish                   

2024           Nancy Nuñez-Santiago                         Hank Robert Monnig

                     Grovetown High School, Spanish     Augusta Preparatory Day School, French and Latin 

2025           Jenny Davison                                        Alex Robert Thompson

                     Augusta Preparatory Day School, French    Augusta Preparatory Day School, Latin and Spanish