2015 Awards Recipients

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MTNA Achievement Award

• John Perry, NCTM, Pasadena, California

MTNA Teacher of the Year

• Samuel S. Holland, NCTM, Southern Methodist University

MTNA Distinguished Service Award

• Gail J. Berenson, NCTM, Ohio University

MTNA Citation for Leadership

• Sir James and Lady Jeanne Galway

Frances Clark Keyboard Pedagogy Award

• With Your Own Two Hands: Self Discovery Through Music by Seymour Bernstein, NCTM

Distinguished Composer of the Year

• 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

State Affiliate of the Year

• North Dakota Music Teachers Association
  Lisa Rae Schuler, president

Local Association of the Year

• Tualatin Valley (Oregon) District
  Sherrene Walker, president

Benjamin Whitten Collegiate Chapter of the Year

• Ohio University
  Sarah Welch, president
  Christopher C. Fisher, NCTM, advisor

American Music Teacher Article of the Year

• Paola Savvidou, NCTM, University of Missouri
  "In Search Of The Perfect Musical Performance"; Published October/November 2014

MTNA e-Journal Article of the Year

• Gilles Comeau, University of Ottawa
  "Colorful Illustrations In Piano Method Books: A Pilot Project Investigating Eye Focus"; Published September 2014

Studio Teacher Fellowship Award

• Erin M. Peyer, Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Piano Technicians Guild Scholarship

• Heidi Williams, NCTM, Mayfield Heights, Ohio

Piano Technicians Guild Foundation Scholarship

• 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