By Liam Stapp —
University of Louisville professor Ché Rhodes has been awarded the prestigious Educator of the Year award by Louisville Visual Art, Louisville’s largest art collective.
Rhodes is Head of Studio Glass at Hite and an Associate Professor. He founded the glass program at U of L in 2005.
Rhodes attended Centre College for his bachelors degree and the Tyler School of Art in Pennsylvania for his masters degree.
He is a past member of the Glass Art Society, the Penland School of Crafts Board of Trustees and acted as co-chair for a Glass Art Society Conference.