Teacher of the Year
TMTA’s Teacher of the Year is selected by a committee using MTNA guidelines:
- Educational preparation (25)
- Basic training
- Continuing education
- Reputation as an effective teacher (25)
- Students participation and ratings in auditions (TMTA and others)
- Achievements of students and former students in performance and teaching
- General professional activity (30)
- TMTA participation
- Certification
- Other professional activity
- Service to community and state as musician and teacher (20)
Past receipients of this honor are as follows:
| 2010 |
Jerome Reed |
NAMTA |
| 2009 |
Carol Barr |
GMMTA |
| 2008 |
Helen Gleason |
NAMTA |
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2007
|
Kathy Edwards |
NAMTA |
| 2006 |
Carol Boeing |
NAMTA |
| 2005 |
Janet Sump |
CMTA |
| 2004 |
Jama Reagan |
NAMTA |
| 2003 |
Patricia Ward |
MTMTA |
| 2002 |
Terry McRoberts |
WTMTA |
| 2001 |
Rachel Acuff |
KMTA |
| 2000 |
Fay Edwards |
WTMTA |
| 1999 |
Judith Fairchild |
GMMTA |
| 1998 |
David Brunell |
KMTA |
| 1997 |
David Northington |
KMTA |
| 1996 |
Fay Adams |
KMTA |
| 1995 |
Sigrid Luther |
CMTA |
| 1994 |
June Huffman |
WTMTA |
| 1993 |
Elaine Harriss |
WTMTA |
| 1992 |
Rella Carp |
WTMTA |
| 1991 |
Dorothy McKamie |
GMMTA |
| 1990 |
Angeline Case-Newport |
GMMTA |
| 1989 |
Earl Miller |
CMTA |
| 1988 |
Elizabeth Cormier |
NAMTA |
| 1987 |
Daniel Fletcher |
GMMTA |
| 1986 |
Dorothy Mahaffy |
MTMTA |
| 1985 |
Josephine Flexner |
GMMTA |
| 1984 |
Billie Jenkins |
GMMTA |
| 1983 |
Donald Freund |
GMMTA |
| 1982 |
Alice Adams Jackson |
WTMTA |
| 1981 |
Clifford Dye |
UCMTA |
| 1980 |
Mary Greenhoe |
AAMTA |
| 1979 |
Ruth Thomas |
AMTA |
| 1978 |
Jerry Perkins |
MTMTA |
| 1977 |
Carrie Warrick |
AMTA |
| 1976 |
Allison Nelson |
WTMTA |
| 1975 |
Lois Goeltz |
KMTA
|
| 1974 |
Norma Siefert |
WTMTA |
| 1973 |
Margaret Wright |
MTMTA |
| 1972 |
Alfred Schmied |
KMTA |
| 1971 |
Phil Howard |
MTMTA
|
| 1970 |
Frances Hall Crutcher |
MTMTA |
| 1969 |
Howard Cadek |
CMTA |
Distinguished Service Award
| 2010 |
Ruth Thomas |
AMTA |
| 2009 |
Sigrid Luther |
CMTA |
| 2008 |
Beth Cormier |
NAMTA |
| 2007 |
Norma Siefert |
GMMTA |
| 2006 |
Jerry Reed |
NAMTA |
| 2005 |
Carole Batson |
NAMTA |
| 2004 |
Benjamin Caton |
AMTA |
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