2025 Awards Recipients

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MTNA Achievement Award

• Dallas Weekley and Nancy Arganbright

Teacher of the Year

• Stewart L. Gordon, NCTM

Distinguished Service Award

• 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

State Affiliate of the Year

• Wyoming Music Teachers Association
• Beverly Reese, president

Local Association of the Year

• 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