2008 MTNA National Awards
Presented at the Annual Conference
April 2, 2008, Denver, Colorado

Achievement Award
Jean Barr, NCTM
Rochester, New York

Distinguished Service Award
Martha Hilley, NCTM
Austin, Texas

Teacher of the Year
Amanda Ward Penick, NCTM
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

State Affiliate of the Year
Utah MTA
Lynda Broadbent, president

Local Association of the Year
Tidewater Music Teachers Forum (Virginia)
Josephine Jones, NCTM, president

Benjamin Whitten Collegiate Chapter of the Year
Weber State University (Utah)
Rosann Owen, president

Benjamin Whitten Collegiate Chapter Advisor of the Year
Dr. Yu-Jane Yang, NCTM (Weber State University)
Dr. Ralph Van Der Beek (Weber State University)

Distinguished Composer of the Year
John McDonald
Medford, Massachusetts
"Stäudlin as Vogl:  Preamble to a Winter Journey"
Commissioned by the Massachusetts MTA
Performance:    2008 MTNA National Conference, Denver, Colorado

Distinguished Composer Honorable Mention
Murray Gross
St. Johns, Michigan
"Irrational Exuberance"
 Commissioned by Michigan MTA

Distinguished Composer Honorable Mention
José Lezcano
Keene, New Hampshire
"Viola Concerto"
Commissioned by New Hampshire MTA

AMT Article of the Year
Alison S. Barr, NCTM
Hanover, Massachusetts
"Reversing the Pyramid:  Keeping High School Students in the Independent Studio"
August/September 2007 AMT

StAR/Studio Teacher Fellowship Award
Edward Moy
Indianapolis, Indiana

Frances Clark Pedagogy Award   
Piano Pedagogy Forum
Dr. Scott Price, editor-in-chief
Columbia, South Carolina

MTNA-Piano Technicians Guild Scholarship
Recreational Music Making Workshop
Tanya Rodriguez Brooks, NCTM
Panama City, Florida

MTNA-Piano Technicians Guild Scholarship
Teacher Continuing Education and/or Performance Study
Autumn Zander, NCTM
Janesville, Minnesota