Class of: 1997

Patricia Leavy

Patricia Leavy (CAS’97) of Kennebunk, Maine, received the 2018 Distinguished Service Outside the Profession Award from the National Art Education Association in March. Established in 1965, the award recognizes exceptional contributions from people or organizations outside of art education. Previous recipients of the award include Nelson Rockefeller, Jackie Kennedy, and Hubert Humphrey. Patricia made history as the first full-time author and first sociologist to receive the award, and was recognized for her body of work advancing arts-based research in both the academy and the public domain.

From the Summer 2018 issue.