2025 Awards Recipients
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Dallas Weekley and Nancy Arganbright
Stewart L. Gordon, NCTM
William Chapman Nyaho, NCTM
MusicLink Foundation
Joanne Haroutounian, founder
Wilfred Delphin
Althea Waites
Scott Donald, NCTM
Desireé Gonzalez-Miller
Wyoming Music Teachers Association
Beverly Reese, president
Seattle Music Teachers Association
Josie Zocco, president
Western Kentucky University Collegiate Chapter
Katelin Rae Drybrough, president
Jessie Welsh, NCTM, advisor
Liliya Ugay
Pull No More
Commissioned by the Florida State Music Teachers Association
Distinguished Composer of the Year Honorable Mention
Vera Ivanova
Mirrored Rain
Commissioned by the California Association of Professional Music Teachers
“Music
Performance
Anxiety
and Culturally
Responsive Teaching”
by Vanessa Cornett, NCTM
February/March 2024 Issue
“Private Studio
and Classroom
Instructional Strategies
for Students with ADHD”
by Stephanie Krell, NCTM
September 2024 Issue
Melody Morrison
Catharine Leigh Proctor
Chenbaixue Yang
50-Year Members
Frank J. Aiello; Volin, SD
Carol Alexander; Clearwater, FL
Suzanne Ambrose, NCTM; Auburn, MI
Ginny Gravenor Atherton; Tujunga, CA
Mrs Phillip Bagley; Richmond, VA
Rosalyn A. Baumann; Erie, CO
Mary Ellen Cavelti Beardsley, NCTM; Puyallup, WA
Judy Bede, NCTM; Spring Valley, OH
Carol A. Bernhardt; Mansfield, OH
Mrs. Ronald Biddle, Jr; Kernersville, NC
Carolyn Britton, NCTM; St Paul, MN
Debbie Brown, NCTM; Boerne, TX
Nancy L. Brown; Tualatin, OR
Mary J. Burck; Albany, OR
Annette Marie Burkhart, NCTM; Kirkwood, MO
Amanda Byars; Dallas, TX
Barbara Bennett Byrd; Burlington, NC
Shirley M. Byrne, NCTM; Corvallis, OR
Kathie C. Cepparulo; Jackson, TN
Debra Chenoweth; Roseville, MN
Nancy J. Claxton; Dublin, GA
Jeanne Clewell; Oklahoma City, OK
Susan Conner, NCTM; Winters, TX
Betty Sue Cowan, NCTM; Murphy, NC
Carol Crisp, NCTM; Dallas, TX
Paula Dahl, NCTM; Chandler, AZ
Dorothy Kish Dungan, NCTM; Tucson, AZ
Nancy McKinley East; Marietta, GA
Trudy Thomas Emerick; Dallas, TX
Jennifer Gae Fellows, NCTM; Jacksonville, FL
Kathryn Ann Foley; Eddington, ME
Irene Fox, NCTM; Provo, UT
Eileen Fox, NCTM; Oklahoma City, OK
Jeriel M. Gilmer, NCTM; Saint Augustine, FL
Janice Hildman Gockel; Seattle, WA
Elaine Greenfield, NCTM; South Burlington, VT
Joyce L. Grill, NCTM; La Crosse, WI
Mary Ann Guenther, NCTM; Corvallis, OR
Robin Dawn Guy, NCTM; Cedar Falls, IA
Jeanette H. Harrison; Mechanicsville, VA
Marie Hasse; Haines City, FL
Rosemary Ann Havel; Kent, WA
Steven Houser; Jefferson City, MO
Carol Houston; Arkadelphia, AR
Wanda A. Hughes; Acworth, GA
Marcia Hughes, NCTM; Nashville, TN
Anita L. Jackson; Jackson, MS
Frances W. Kaspar, NCTM; Mesa, AZ
Enid Katahn; Nashville, TN
Sarah J. Kennedy; Laurel, MS
Helen Kerwin, NCTM; Novi, MI
Trudy Kincade, NCTM; Little Rock, AR
Arlene Krueger, NCTM; Sioux Falls, SD
Karen Larvick; Lake Geneva, WI
Lorraine R. Latham; Lakeland, FL
Sandra Fogarty Lawler; Sarasota, FL
Dianne Janice Lawson, NCTM; Harlan, IA
Lynda Little; Birmingham, AL
Margaret Littlehales, NCTM; Bend, OR
Paul Gregory Lorenz, NCTM; Vail, AZ
Jean MacDonald; Monroe, NY
Beverly Madsen; Rochester, MN
Jane Magrath, NCTM; Norman, OK
Teresa Anne Mahoney; Overland Park, KS
Keva Lauren McMorrow, NCTM; Edmonds, WA
Dady Mehta; Ann Arbor, MI
Ivy Alello Moore; Lexington, KY
Mary M. Moran; Niskayuna, NY
Allison Nelson; Jackson, TN
Janice M Nimetz; Harriman, NY
Yukiko Yamada Nobles, NCTM; Long Beach, CA
Miriam Patterson; Deer Park, WA
Ruth L. Pitts, NCTM; Waco, TX
Judith A. Price, NCTM; Olympia, WA
Dzidra Reimanis; Charlotte, NC
Linda M. Rogers, NCTM; Elkins, AR
Kathryn L. Rood, NCTM; Mesa, AZ
Natalie Ross, NCTM; Los Angeles, CA
John Clement Ruggero; Raleigh, NC
Sylvia Watkins Ryan, NCTM; Norman, OK
Donna H. Sanders, NCTM; Myrtle Beach, SC
Caroline Sanderson; Flushing, MI
Carolyn Shaak; Denver, CO
Gail Smith; Ft Lauderdale, FL
Dianne C. Stewart; Fishersville, VA
Joyce Templeman, NCTM; West Des Moines, IA
Martha R. Tisdale; Hattiesburg, MS
Judith Maring Waller, NCTM; Ann Arbor, MI
Sharon Reich Walton, NCTM; Columbus, OH
Helen Mae Wambeke; Marshall, MN
Deborah Jae White-Bondhus; Columbia, MD