2025 Awards Recipients
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- Dallas Weekley and Nancy Arganbright
- Stewart L. Gordon, NCTM
- William Chapman Nyaho, NCTM
MTNA-Frances Clark Keyboard Pedagogy Award
- MusicLink Foundation
- Joanne Haroutounian, founder
MTNA Advocacy Award for Impact on the Music Teaching Profession
- Wilfred Delphin
- Althea Waites
Gary L. Ingle State Leadership Service Award
- Scott Donald, NCTM
Stecher & Horowitz Power of Innovation Award
- Desireé Gonzalez-Miller
- Wyoming Music Teachers Association
- Beverly Reese, president
- Seattle Music Teachers Association
- Josie Zocco, president
Collegiate Chapters of the Year
- Western Kentucky University Collegiate Chapter
- Katelin Rae Drybrough, president
- Jessie Welsh, NCTM, advisor
Distinguished Composer of the Year
- 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
American Music Teacher Article of the Year
- “Music Performance Anxiety and Culturally Responsive Teaching” by Vanessa Cornett, NCTM
- February/March 2024 Issue
MTNA e-Journal Article of the Year
- “Private Studio and Classroom Instructional Strategies for Students with ADHD”
- by Stephanie Krell, NCTM
- September 2024 Issue
MarySue Harris Studio Teacher Fellowship Award
- 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
