Teri Evans-Palmer           
David Hefner          
Linda Kelsey-Jones
Eloiese Krabbenhoft  
Erik Nielsen  
Sherry Snowden

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Erik A. Nielsen, Department Chair Professor, Art Education Office1: JCM 1109 Office Phone 1: 245-3770 Office 2: JCM 2112D Office Phone 2: 245-2611 E-mail: EN04@txstate.edu

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Teri Evans-Palmer Senior Lecturer JCM 1112 B te10@txstate.edu

For as long as I can remember, I’ve always wanted to teach.  It was later I realized that teaching art would be my primary passion, and passion drives perfection.  Education never ends for a teacher; to teach is to continue to learn. I received my undergraduate degree in Art Education at Kutztown University in Pennsylvania, and my graduate degree at A & M, Texas. I am currently working on a Ph.D. Ed. (Organizational Leadership) at University of Incarnate Word in San Antonio. This will be my terminal degree, but not the end of learning for me.

I have served as elementary art specialist, middle school/high school teacher, art dept. chair and visual arts coordinator in public schools but the most impressionable experience I have had as an art teacher was to teach on an army post in Germany with the U.S. Department of Defense. Living in Europe opened new doors to places every teacher of art should go: the Louvre in Paris, the Sistine Chapel in Florence, the Coliseum in Rome, the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, the Acropolis in Athens, and the Berlin Wall in East Berlin. This past summer, I traveled to Zambia, Africa with a team from the Womens’ Global Connection. We worked alongside early childhood teachers of HIV/AIDS orphans to help develop new methods for community schools with limited resources.

I live in San Antonio with my husband, Larry, and a multitude of furry, feathered, and finned friends. Although I commute to San Marcos several times a week, I am ethereally happy as a Texas State faculty member and look forward to teaching and learning here.

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David Hefner Lecturer JCM 2116 dh34@txstate.edu

1976 B.S. Elementary Education with Kindergarten specialization, Baylor University
Teaching:
1999 – 2007   Texas State University, San Marcos
                          Currently teaching Painting, Art Education and Mentoring Student Teachers
1998 – 1999   Concordia University, Austin
                          Taught All levels of Painting and Art History
1991 – 2000   Laguna Gloria Art Museum
                          Taught all ages of children Drawing, Painting and “Artist Explorers”
1977 – 1983   Open Door Preschool
                          Taught Kindergarten in a “Mainstreaming Program”, integrating Special Needs Children into a
                           Mainstream Kindergarten Program
1976 -  1977   The Windsor School
                          Taught Kindergarten

Exhibiting artist since 1983. With the Davis Gallery since 1991.
Currently writing dissertation: The Incomparable Means* of Instruction

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Linda Kelsey-Jones Lecturer JCM 1116 lkj@centurytel.net

Linda Kelsey-Jones is a life-long artist, and a Texas certified art educator.
Since moving to San Marcos in the mid-90's she has become an advocate for art in the schools and community.  President of the San Marcos Arts Council, she curates two galleries, the Walkers' Gallery in the San Marcos 
Activity Center and The Gallery of the Common Experience in the Mitte Honors Coffee Forum.

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Eloiese Krabbenhoft Senior Lecturer JCM 1112A ek11@txstate.edu

My eighth grade class took a trip which included a visit to an art museum displaying three rooms full of Van Gogh paintings.  I was hooked on art and went on to become a teacher of art. My first teaching position was at the high school level but the bulk of my experience has been K-8 and included several years of teaching beginning ceramics, drawing and painting at Concordia University, Austin.

Many media have captivated me over the years, from watercolor, oils and acrylics, to stained glass, stone carving, ceramics and, my current favorite, bronze. My husband and children were not really happy to be immortalized in paint or clay, but my grandchildren, love to see themselves on my walls and shelves.

I believe to teach art, one must first acquire knowledge and skills in a broad range of media and the disciplines related to art instruction. Watching my students make the transition from being students of art to become artists and teachers of art is very rewarding.

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Sherry Snowden Lecturer JCM 1116 SS36@txstate.edu

For almost 30 years it has been my personal and professional privilege to have taught thousands of students all the way from elementary, through middle and high school to college level and beyond. To help others realize their potential and exceed expectations has been the drive behind my passion to teach.

My appreciation for life-long learning has influenced my breadth of opportunities and experiences. I gratefully served as District Visual Arts Coordinator for Hays CISD. At Jack C. Hays High School, I taught advanced art classes and served as Fine Arts Department Chair.

Professional affiliation and memberships include Texas Art Educator Association (TAEA) and National Art Educator Association (NAEA). I am a proud charter member and presenter of Center for Educator Development in the Fine Arts (CEDFA).

Currently, I am enjoying my seventh year as an instructor at Texas State University. I am also pleased to be contracted as an Education Specialist in Fine Arts for VSA arts of Texas.

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