2016 Awards Recipients
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Emanuel Ax, New York, New York
Fay S. Adams, NCTM, Knoxville, Tennessee
MarySue Harris, NCTM, Lincoln, Nebraska
Frank J. Hackinson, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Professional Piano Teaching by Jeanine Jacobson, Olympia, Washington
David von Kampen, Seward, Nebraska
Under the Silver and Home Again; Commissioned by Nebraska MTA
Distinguished Composer of the Year Honorable Mention
Takuma Itoh, Honolulu, Hawaii
Iridescence; Commissioned by Hawaii MTA
Distinguished Composer of the Year Honorable Mention
Pierre Jalbert, Stafford, Texas
Preludes for Piano; Commissioned by Vermont MTA
Distinguished Composer of the Year Honorable Mention
Jerry Owen, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Sonatina; Commissioned by Iowa MTA
Distinguished Composer of the Year Honorable Mention
Adam Silverman, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Over a windcloaked nightsoaked starpoked sea; Commissioned by Pennsylvania MTA
Oregon MTA
Cindy Peterson-Peart, NCTM, president
Michibago MTA (Wisconsin)
Drea E. Wagner, NCTM, president
University of Montana Keyboard Society (Montana)
Heidi Brower, president; Christopher Hahn, NCTM, advisor
Steven Brundage, Greenville, South Carolina
“The Art of Possibility”; Published April/May and June/July 2015
Paola Savvidou, NCTM; Brad Willis; Mengyuan Li and Marjorie Skubic, Columbia, Missouri
“Assessing Injury Risk In Pianists: Using Objective Measures To Promote Self-Awareness”; Published November 2015
Marjorie Fint, Norman, Oklahoma
Spring Seals, NCTM, Fort Worth, Texas
Davis Dorrough, NCTM, Edmond, Oklahoma
50-Year Members
Lucille Arthur, Klamath Falls, Oregon
Sue Adams Barnes, NCTM, Powder Springs, Georgia
Evonne Beattie, NCTM, Phoenix, Arizona
Roger Bushell, Las Vegas, Nevada
Sandra L. Carnes, NCTM, East Sparta, Ohio
Letitia W. Colglazier, Athens, Georgia
Roberta S. Gober, Lexington, Texas
Mildred T. Halbert, NCTM, League City, Texas
Lillian U. Harder, Clemson, South Carolina
LaVonne M. Harris, Chelsea, Michigan
Shirley J. Howard, Ogden, Utah
Elizabeth W. Hughston, Charlotte, North Carolina
Winifred P. Hyson, NCTM, Bethesda, Maryland
Judith F. Jolly, Greensboro, North Carolina
Olga L. Kuehl-White, NCTM, Tampa, Florida
Dorothy Leyden, University Place, Washington
Mary M. Maddox, NCTM, Kankakee, Illinois
Edna Mae McCoy, Columbus, Mississippi
Carol Nakaganeku, Honolulu, Hawaii
Kathleen M. Philipp, NCTM, Shakopee, Minnesota
Richard Reber, Lawrence, Kasnas
Katherine Reese, NCTM, Mannington, West Virginia
Shirley A. Sonk, NCTM, Clackamas, Oregon
Carol Strizich, NCTM, Anaconda, Montana
Margaret S. Strong, NCTM, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Geraldine C. Wagoner, Williamsburg, Virginia
Leon Duane Whitesell, Edmond, Oklahoma
Eulalie Wilson, Evansville, Indiana
Margaret U. Wright, NCTM, Rockville, Maryland
Leadership Service Recognitions
Jane Magrath, NCTM, Conference Planning Committee Chair
Laura Swenson, NCTM, Certification Commission Chair, East Central Division
Krista Wallace-Boaz, NCTM, Certification Commissioner, Southern Division
Wendy Yamashita, NCTM, Certification Commissioner, Southwest Division