2015 Awards Recipients
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John Perry, NCTM, Pasadena, California
Samuel S. Holland, NCTM, Southern Methodist University
Gail J. Berenson, NCTM, Ohio University
Sir James and Lady Jeanne Galway
With Your Own Two Hands: Self Discovery Through Music by Seymour Bernstein, NCTM
Christos Tsitaros, Champaign, Illinois
Three Preludes for Piano Solo; Commissioned by the Wisconsin MTA
Distinguished Composer Honorable Mention
Paul English, Houston, Texas
Music of the Sphere: On the poems of Jalalu’ddin –Rumi
Distinguished Composer Honorable Mention
Richard Pearson Thomas, Montana
Singing Like the Larks
North Dakota Music Teachers Association
Lisa Rae Schuler, president
Tualatin Valley (Oregon) District
Sherrene Walker, president
Ohio University
Sarah Welch, president
Christopher C. Fisher, NCTM, advisor
Paola Savvidou, NCTM, University of Missouri
"In Search Of The Perfect Musical Performance"; Published October/November 2014
Gilles Comeau, University of Ottawa
"Colorful Illustrations In Piano Method Books: A Pilot Project Investigating Eye Focus"; Published September 2014
Erin M. Peyer, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Heidi Williams, NCTM, Mayfield Heights, Ohio
Mika K. Inouye, NCTM, Durango, Colorado
50-Year Members
John Kenneth Adams, Hopkins, South Carolina
Carol Andstrom, Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Margaret A. Clark, Stewartville, Minnesota
Sandra Fulmer Davidson, NCTM, Irving, Texas
Arno Paul Drucker, NCTM, Baltimore, Maryland
Phyllis Ruth Dye, Denver, Colorado
Charlynne Harris Fry, NCTM, Harrison, Tennessee
Glenna Gaylord, NCTM, Longview, Washington
Solveig Gerstenkorn, NCTM, Milaca, Minnesota
Jonetta Miller Hinkle, Lindsay, Oklahoma
Ruth Ann Hoffman, Duncanville, Texas
Kathryn B. Hull, NCTM, La Quinta, California
Janice Jurgenson, Plainview, Minnesota
Janice Kay Kelly, Seven Hills, Ohio
Karen W. Kissman, NCTM, Manchester, Connecticut
Beverly A. Krall, NCTM, Fridley, Minnesota
Beatrice Langford, NCTM, St. Paul, Minnesota
Frances H. Larimer, NCTM, Evanston, Illinois
Barbara J. Laurendine, NCTM, Mobile, Alabama
James B. Lyke, Rhinebeck, New York
Martha B. Mier, NCTM, Lake City, Florida
Solomon G. Mikowsky, NCTM, New York, New York
James Miltenberger, Morgantown, West Virginia
M. Patricia Mitchell-Lowman, Annapolis, Maryland
William L. Montgomery, College Park, Maryland
Roberta J. Motz, NCTM, Gallatin, Tennessee
Margaret S. Mueller, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Bettye Irene Newman, Arlington, Texas
Betty M. Nolting, NCTM, Atlanta, Georgia
Barbara Parker, Portland, Oregon
Sandra P. Polanski, Jackson, Mississippi
Myra Jean Schubert, Bethany, Oklahoma
Frances Schwemmer, NCTM, Huntsville, Alabama
Anne V. Scoggin, NCTM, Louisburg, North Carolina
Geraldine Sharpley, NCTM, Houston, Texas
Alma W. Sparks, Raleigh, North Carolina
Merrily Stone, NCTM, New Brighton, Minnesota
Joanne J. Tierney, White Bear Lake, Minnesota
Mary Vander Linde, NCTM, Holland, Michigan
Ruth Vanderwerf, Lansing, Michigan
Sylvia White, NCTM, Arvada, Colorado
Marcia K. Wilke, NCTM, Walla Walla, Washington
Sandy S. Yeargan, NCTM, Rome, Georgia
Verlane Zerby, Custer, Oklahoma
Leadership Service Recognitions
Martha Hilley, NCTM, Conference Planning Committee Chair
Cheryl Pachak-Brooks, NCTM, Certification Commission Chair
Alison Barr, NCTM, Certification Commissioner
Marianne Fleming Bryan, NCTM, Certification Commissioner
Katherine Tobey, NCTM, Certification Commissioner
Deborah Wallace, NCTM, Certification Commissioner
Membership Recruitment Recognitions
Colorado State Music Teachers Association: Joan Sawyer, president
Vermont Music Teachers Association: Marie Johnson, president
Wisconsin Music Teachers Association: Catherine Walby, NCTM, president
Washington D.C. Music Teachers Association: Lori McCarthy, NCTM, president
North Dakota Music Teachers Association: Lisa Rae Schuler, president
Oklahoma Music Teachers Association: Barbara Fast, NCTM, president
Texas Music Teachers Association: Karen Wallace, president
New Hampshire Music Teachers Association: Kathryn Southworth, president
Ohio Music Teachers Association: Andrea McAlister, NCTM, president
Alabama Music Teachers Association: Jodean Tingle, NCTM, president
Tennessee Music Teachers Association: Kathryn Stimson, president
Delaware State Music Teachers Association: Carol Prodan, NCTM, president
Arizona State Music Teachers Association: Melodie Acker, NCTM, president
Oregon Music Teachers Association: Cindy Peterson-Peart, NCTM, president
Nevada Music Teachers Association: Farida Jamin, president
Idaho Music Teachers Association: Tawna Love, NCTM, president
Wyoming Music Teachers Association: James Margetts, NCTM, president
Rhode Island Music Teachers Association: San Woo Kang, president