2017 Awards Recipients
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MTNA Achievement Award- MusicLink Foundation, Arlington, Virginia
- Susan T. McDuffie, NCTM, Macon, Georgia
- Benjamin D. Caton, NCTM, Johnson City, Tennessee
MTNA-Frances Clark Keyboard Pedagogy Award
- Modules by Paul Sheftel, New York, New York
- Oklahoma MTA
Karen J. Harrington, NCTM, president
- Lincoln MTA (Nebraska)
Svetlana Yashirin, president
Collegiate Chapter of the Year
- University of Oklahoma
Jennifer Stadler, NCTM, president; Barbara Fast, NCTM, and Jane McGrath, NCTM, advisors
Distinguished Composer of the Year
- David Gompper, Iowa City, Iowa
Cycles for Violoncello and Piano: Commissioned by Iowa MTA
Distinguished Composer of the Year Honorable Mention
- Michael Johanson
Three Moods for Viola and Piano: Commissioned by Oregon MTA
Distinguished Composer of the Year Honorable Mention
- David Werfelman
Suite á l’antique for Piano: Commissioned by Wisconsin MTA
American Music Teacher Article of the Year
- Merlin Thompson, Calgary, Alberta
“Understanding And Nurturing Parents: A Studio Music Teacher's Reflections On Parental Interest And Involvement”: Published February/March 2016
MTNA e-Journal Article of the Year
- William Westney, Cynthia M. Grund, James Yang, Aimee Cloutier, Jesse Latimer, Michael O’Boyle, Dan Fang and Jiancheng Hou
“The Pedagogical Value Of ‘Enjoyment’ In The Classical Piano Studio: A Research Report On A Transdisciplinary Study”: Published April 2016
MarySue Harris Studio Teacher Fellowship Award
- Karen Lien, NCTM San Antonio, Texas
Piano Technicians Guild Foundation Scholarship
- Jihong Park, NCTM, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
50-Year Members
- Lucille Arthur, Klamath Falls, Oregon
- Margaret Boesiger, Bartlesville, Oklahoma
- Dorothy Jane Bostick, NCTM, Wilson, North Carolina
- Susan L. Cable, Denver, Colorado
- Marilyn A. Cade, Rockford, Illinois
- Carolyn P. Carson, Issaquah, Washington
- Susie Francis Dempsey, NCTM, Jacksonville, Alabama
- Celia Goering, NCTM, Derby, Kansas
- Marian L. Henderson, NCTM, Cherokee Village, Arkansas
- Linda L. Holden, Valier, Montana
- Ruth Jane Holmes, NCTM, Lubbock, Texas
- Jacquelyn C. Hutson, Marietta, Georgia
- Eugene Martin, Atlanta, Georgia
- Sarah L. Martin, Atlanta, Georgia
- Alice Maxfield, Laurel, Maryland
- Ellen C. Pickell NCTM, Hoquiam, Washington
- David T. Piersel NCTM, Windsor Heights, Iowa
- Dorothy D. Renouf, Guilford, Connecticut
- Linda Shirley, Richardson, Texas
- Manuela B. Shull, NCTM, Corpus Christi, Texas
- Betty Kowalsky Stasson, NCTM, West Bloomfield, Michigan
- Nancy Stavely, Silver Spring, Maryland
- Judy Jones Sullins, Athens, Tennessee
- Barbara Wing NCTM, Bethesda, Maryland
- Michael Zenge, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Leadership Service Recognitions
- Marianne Fleming Bryan, NCTM, Certification Commission Chair
- Debra Florian, NCTM, Conference Planning Committee Chair
- Andy Hisey, MTNA e-Journal Editorial Committee Chair
- Karen Hollenback, NCTM, Certification Commissioner
- Jovanni-Rey V. de Pedro, NCTM, Collegiate Symposium Committee Chair and Advisor
- Carol Prodan, NCTM, Certification Commissioner
- Timothy Shook, NCTM, Certification Commissioner
- Sharla Van Cleeve, NCTM, Certification Commissioner