This special teacher, who founded the Lawrence Arts Center Early Childhood program in 1985, truly enjoys her students, has a degree in elementary education and taught kindergarten for 4 years and preschool for 12 years. In 1994, she completed her master’s degree in early childhood education. Linda has presented workshops at local, state, regional and national Early Childhood Conferences. She was an instructor for the training grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and has been an adjunct instructor in the Early Childhood Education at Washburn University. Linda is Past President of the Douglas County Association for the Young Child and currently serving on the board. In 2004, Mayor David Dunfield made a surprise to the preschool and awarded Linda the Excellence in Education Award from the City of Lawrence. Linda was recognized with the 2011 Governor’s Arts Award.