Ms. Dawn Keough Schmidt

University of Vermont - BS/Clothing, Textiles, Design
University of Vermont - Art Education License K-12

A native of Bennington, Vermont Ms. Keough-Schmidt graduated from the University of Vermont in 1978 with a BS in Clothing, Textiles, Design and Studio Art. After eight years working as a flight attendant Dawn opted to settle into a very rewarding career as a wife and a mother to her two sons. In 1999 she returned to UVM to continue her studies in art education. After licensure she began teaching art at Christ the King school in Burlington and shortly thereafter began teaching at Rice in 2001. Dawn enjoys her two dachshunds and spending her free time creating her own artwork, playing tennis and golf, gardening, cooking, dabbling in interior design, traveling, and hiking.