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
Modules by Paul Sheftel, New York, New York
Oklahoma MTA
Karen J. Harrington, NCTM, president
Lincoln MTA (Nebraska)
Svetlana Yashirin, president
University of Oklahoma
Jennifer Stadler, NCTM, president; Barbara Fast, NCTM, and Jane McGrath, NCTM, advisors
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
Merlin Thompson, Calgary, Alberta
“Understanding And Nurturing Parents: A Studio Music Teacher's Reflections On Parental Interest And Involvement”: Published February/March 2016
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
Karen Lien, NCTM San Antonio, Texas
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