TMTA Teacher Awards - Texas Music Teachers Association

TMTA Lifetime Service Award

2021	*June Leondar, NCTM
2022	Ruth Pitts, NCTM

*Deceased

TMTA Teacher of the Year
1962	*Paul Van Katwijk, Dallas
1963	*Grace Ward Lankford, Fort Worth
1964	*E. Clyde Whitlock, Fort Worth
1965	*Mary Dunn, Lubbock
1966	*Elizabeth Morris, Amarillo
1967	*George Anson, Fort Worth
1968	*Jimmie Mansfield, Corsicana
1969	*LaRue Loftin Conlon, San Antonio
1970	*Jack W. Hendrix, Odessa
1971	*J. Wilgus Eberly, Denton
1972	*Mildred Klein, Lubbock
1973	*Donald E. Johnson, Houston
1974	*Isabel Scionti, Denton
1975	*Donald W. Bellah, Fort Worth
1976	*Blaise Montandon, Corpus Christi
1977	*Winifred Bedford, Dallas
1978	*Arthur H. Feese, Dallas
1979	*Cecile C. Meskimen, Lubbock
1980	*Janet McGaughey, Austin
1981	*John Paul, Huntsville
1982	*Andrew Mihalso, NCTM, San Antonio
1983	Philelle McBrayer, Tulsa, OK
1984	*Jo Ann Fargason, El Paso
1985	*Mary Loving, NCTM, Corpus Christi
1986	Yvonne Reynolds, Dallas
1987	*Thelma Hearn, Houston
1988	*Patricia Powers, NCTM, Beeville
1989	Ruth Pitts, NCTM, Waco
1990	*June Leondar, NCTM, Fort Worth
1991	*Ruth Bunch, Fort Worth
1992	*Ella Louise Burba, NCTM, Austin
1993	Patricia Banks, Brownwood
1994	*Louise Christensen, Forum
1995	Laurel Ince, NCTM Austin
1996	*Frances Key, NCTM, Olney
1997	Melody Allen, NCTM, San Angelo
1998	Joy Finley, NCTM, Midland
1999	*Karen Austin, Dallas
2000	*Roberta Gober, Austin
2001	Carolyn Adams, NCTM, Dallas
2002	Ronald Bennett, NCTM, Odessa
2002	*Ken Newsome, Duncanville
2003	Karen Wallace, Houston
2004	Celinda Hallbauer, NCTM, Belton
2005	Sherry Frush, NCTM, Abilene
2006	Lydia Bratcher, NCTM, Waco
2007	Tena Hehn, NCTM, Dallas
2008	Susan Conner, NCTM, Winters
2009	Sharon Callahan, The Woodlands
2010	*Diane Delk, Conroe
2011	Heather Rathnau, NCTM, Missouri City
2012	Andrea Warren, NCTM, Houston
2013	Debra Hadfield, NCTM, Plano
2014	Teresa Crawford, NCTM, Plano
2015	Rebecca Landreth, NCTM, Conroe
2016	Naulene Pittman, Grand Prairie
2017	Allen Long, Richardson
2018	Rick Valentine, Independent
2019	Mary Loy, The Woodlands
2020	Fredrica Phillips, Plano
2021	Susan Paradis, Plano

*Deceased

Pre-Collegiate Teaching Achievement

1987	Eugenia O’Reilly, Dallas
1988	*Louise Bianchi, Dallas
1989	*Carolyn Jones Campbell, Dallas
1990	*Erkalene Ousley, Waco
1991	John Weems, Forum-Houston
1992	Gena Cannon, Dallas-Richardson
1993	April Brahinsky, NCTM, San Antonio
1994	*Priscilla Heard, Belton
1995	Shirley Anderson, NCTM, Abilene
1996	Colleen Brashear, Dallas
1997	Donna O’Steen Edwards, Dallas
1998	*Lois Nielson, Dallas
1999	*U’Nita Sweatmon, Denton
2000	Janelle Schlaudt, NCTM, San Angelo
2000	Ken Thompson, San Antonio
2001	Eduardo Benavides, Austin
2002	Julia Amada Kruger, Austin
2003	Sam Wong, Plano
2004	Jan Mark Sloman, Richardson
2005	*Edwin Key, NCTM, Olney
2006	Marcy McDonald, Dallas
2007	Ann Rivers Witherspoon, Houston
2008	Alicia Shirley, Houston
2009	Monica Song, Dallas
2010	Rodolfo Morales, Houston
2011	Ruth Ann Hoffman, Duncanville
2012	A J Collins-Thompson, NCTM, San Antonio
2013	Carolyn Savko, Arlington
2014	Catharine Lysinger, Dallas
2015	Elizabeth Gutierrez, NCTM, San Antonio
2016	Rosalie Levant, Richardson
2017	Alex McDonald, Plano
2018	Jeannie DeArmond-Henselman, Austin
2019	Shearon Horton, NCTM, Austin
2020	Dr. Saida Kafarova, Austin
2021	Sarah Alexander, NCTM, Keller

*Deceased

Collegiate Teaching Achievement

1987	*Amanda Vick Lethco, Austin
1987	*Betty Ruth Tomfohrde, Houston
1988	Roger Keyes, Waco
1989	*Janice K. Hodges, San Antonio
1990	Fredell Lack, Houston
1991	Nancy Weems, Houston
1992	Betty Mallard, Austin
1993	Timothy Woolsey, San Marcos
1994	David Renner, Austin
1995	Lora Deahl, Lubbock
1996	Ruth Morrow, NCTM, Wichita Falls
1997	Martha Hilley, NCTM, Austin
1998	John Owings, Fort Worth
1999	Carolyn True, NCTM, San Antonio
2000	Pamela Paul, Denton
2001	Sophia Gilmson, Austin
2002	Tamas Ungar, Fort Worth
2003	Joyce Jones, Waco
2004	Jane Abbott-Kirk, Waco
2005	Carol Leone, Dallas
2006	Sam Holland, NCTM, Garland
2007	Ruth Jane Holmes, NCTM, Lubbock
2008	Kasandra Keeling, NCTM, San Antonio
2009	Sergio Ruiz, Huntsville
2010	Dr. Brad Beckman, Dallas
2011	Dr. Robert Roux, Houston
2012	John Solomons, Arlington
2013	Kiyoshi Tamagawa, NCTM, Austin
2014	Timothy Hester, Houston
2015	Dr. Mark Puckett, Abilene
2016	Dr. Andrew Parr, Nacogdoches
2017	Dr. Leslie Spotz, Stephenville
2018	Courtney Crappell, NCTM, Pearland
2019	Dr. Luis Sanchez, Rockwall
2020	Dr. Ann Milliman Gipson, NCTM, Fort Worth
2021	Libby Vanatta, NCTM, Rockwall

Best of State Association Awards
2006 Lubbock Music Teachers Association
2007 Conroe Music Teachers Association
2008 El Paso Music Teachers Association
2009 Abilene Music Teachers Association
2010 Conroe Music Teachers Association
2011 East Texas Music Teachers Association
2012 Bay Area Music Teachers Association
2013 San Angelo Music Teachers Association
2014 Austin District Music Teachers Association
2015 El Paso Music Teachers Association
2016 Conroe Music Teachers Association
2017 Mid-Cities and Richardson Music Teachers Associations (tie)
2018 Bay Area Music Teachers Association
2019 Independent Music Teachers Association
2020 Fort Worth Music Teachers Association
2021 Austin District Music Teachers Association
2022 Conroe Music Teachers Association

TMTA Teaching Fellow
2007	Kathryn Beam
2008	Martha Hilley, NCTM, Austin
2008	Lorene Springer, NCTM, Abilene
2011	*Diane Delk, NCTM, Conroe
2011	*Roberta Gober, Austin
2013	Alice Welch, NCTM, Abilene
2015	*Geraldine Sharpley, NCTM, Pearland
2019	Janis Parrish, Pearland
2020	Florence Young, NCTM, Austin
2021	Margaret Miller, NCTM, Austin and East Texas

*Deceased

Texas Distinguished Teacher
2015	*Cheryl DuCoin Schneider, Conroe
2016	*Doris Lum-Meyer, Conroe
2016	Susan Paradis, Plano
2016	Jane Sugars, Northwest Houston
2018	*Don Harris, Conroe and Cypress Creek
2018	Maureda Travis, Fort Worth
2019	Fredrica Phillips, Plano

*Deceased

Commissioned Composer
1987	Robert Avalon
1988	Dr. David Ashley White
1989	Martin Mailman
1990	Mary Jeanne Van Appledorn
1991	Fisher Tull
1992	Donald Grantham
1993	*Dr. Lawrence Weiner
1994	Simon Sargon
1995	Dr. Michael Cox
1996	George Chave
1997	Kathryn Mishell
1998	Dr. Joseph Packales
1999	Kristopher Carter
2000	Elisandra Fabregas, MTNA National Winner
2001	Dr. Ann Rivers Witherspoon
2002	Douglas Briley
2003	Dr. Stephen Lias
2004	Simon Sargon
2005	Dr. Ann Gebuhr
2006	J. Todd Frazier
2007	Dr. John Sharpley
2008	Dr. Robert Nelson
2009	Pierre Jalbert, MTNA National Winner
2010	Debra Scroggins
2011	Peter Lieuwen
2012	Scott McAllister
2013	Kris Becker
2014	Paul English
2015	Dr. Jeffrey Cottrell
2016	Caleb Wenzel
2017	Andrew Nishikawa
2018	Michael Springer
2019	David Davies
2020	Dr. Martin Blessinger
2021	Mona Rejino

*Deceased