Past TAGT Award Winners

2024

  • TAGT Educator of the Gifted: Rico Sneller, McKinney ISD
  • TAGT Administrator of the Gifted: Amanda Smith, Alvin ISD
  • TAGT Advocate for the Gifted: Judi Elliott, Humble ISD

2023

  • TAGT Educator of the Gifted: Elizabeth White, Hawkins ISD
  • TAGT Administrator of the Gifted: Cheryl Beard, Garland ISD
  • TAGT Advocate for the Gifted: Kelsey Karcher, Richardson ISD

2022

  • TAGT Educator of the Gifted: Adriana Sanchez Cantu, Alvin ISD
  • TAGT Administrator of the Gifted: Debi Torres, Austin ISD
  • TAGT Advocate for the Gifted: Blake Haygood, New Braunfels ISD

2021

  • TAGT Educator of the Gifted: Jessica Fair, McKinney ISD
  • TAGT Administrator of the Gifted: Tina Moore, Grand Prairie ISD
  • TAGT Advocate for the Gifted: Colin Seale, thinkLaw
  • TAGT Parent Group of the Gifted: McKinney Gifted and Talented Alliance (MGTA), McKinney ISD

2020

  • TAGT Educator of the Gifted: Leny Philipose, Wylie ISD
  • TAGT Administrator of the Gifted: Tia Locke-Simmons, Houston ISD
  • TAGT Advocate for the Gifted: Meredith Austin, Humble ISD
  • TAGT Parent Group of the Gifted: Carrollton-Farmers Branch Association for the Gifted & Talented, CFBISD

2019

  • TAGT Educator of the Gifted: Sheila Mulbry, Lockhart ISD
  • TAGT Administrator of the Gifted: Monica Simonds, Richardson ISD
  • TAGT Advocate for the Gifted: Justin Vawter, NuMinds Enrichment

2018

  • TAGT Educator of the Gifted: Karen Otto, Carroll ISD
  • TAGT Administrator of the Gifted: Raine Maggio, Round Rock ISD
  • TAGT Advocate for the Gifted: Emily Villamar-Robbins, Richardson ISD
  • TAGT Parent Group of the Gifted: Grapevine-Colleyville SAGE, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD

2017

  • TAGT Educator of the Gifted: Robin Johnson, Aransas County ISD
  • TAGT Administrator of the Gifted: Karen Green, McKinney ISD
  • TAGT Advocate for the Gifted: Caroline Winfield, Richardson ISD
  • TAGT Parent Group of the Gifted: Southlake Association for Gifted & Talented (SAGT), Carroll ISD