Allison Petrauskas ’16, ’18

Allison Petrauskas ’16, ’18 is an art teacher at Harold E. Winkler Middle School in Cabarrus County. Through the use of social-emotional learning, she actively encourages self-discovery and self-reflection among her students. Petrauskas received the New Professional Art Educator Award from the National Art Education Association in 2023 and Rookie Teacher of the Year from the North Carolina Art Educators Association in 2021. She earned a bachelor’s degree in art history and art from the College of Arts + Architecture and a graduate certificate in teaching from the Cato College of Education.