(KNZA)--A Holton High School teacher is be honored.

Katie Morris has been named by the Kansas Art Education Association as its 2025-26 Overall Outstanding Art Educator for her commitment to art education.

She has served as an art educator in Kansas for the past 16 years. She currently teaches at Holton High School, and previously taught at Jackson Heights.

Morris has been active at both the state and national levels of the Art Education Association. She has been the KAEA Communications and Social Media Chair since 2011 and regularly attends and presents at state and national conferences.

She was named the KAEA Outstanding Elementary Art Educator in 2014 and the KAEA Outstanding K-12 Art Educator in 2021.

Morris earned a Master- in Art Education at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, a Bachelor of Science in Education, Art Education with an Art History minor from Emporia State University, and has completed numerous continuing education courses at Friends University and Baker University.

In addition to being a full time art educator ,Morris is a practicing artist and has been included in many juried shows across the state, including the prestigious Symphony in the Flint Hills Art Exhibition & Auction. She has completed seven public murals in Kansas. Her photography has been featured in the KANSAS! Magazine Photography edition numerous times. She also contributes articles to the professional art education journals “Arts & Activities” and “School Arts”.

Morris will be honored by the KAEA at its upcoming fall conference, which is set for October 10th in Hiawatha.

KAEA is a statewide professional organization dedicated to the growth and development of art educators and the advancement of high quality art education.