TMTA Teacher Awards
TMTA Teacher of the Year is awarded for the highest service to and representation of MTNA, TMTA, and the music teaching profession in addition to an excellent record in the teaching profession.
TMTA Award for Outstanding Pre-College Teaching Achievement is awarded for outstanding success in teaching at the pre-college level in music performance, composition, theory, history, or any combination.
TMTA Award for Outstanding Collegiate Teaching Achievement is awarded for outstanding success in teaching at the collegiate level in music performance, composition, theory, history, or any combination.
Local Associations are encouraged to nominate candidates for the following awards. All nominees must be members of MTNA and TMTA. An award of $600 is presented along with a plaque at the annual TMTA Convention. TMTA members may be nominated in only one category each year. Local associations may submit only one teacher nomination per category. No recipient may receive more than one of these awards in their lifetime.
Deadline: April 1 (Nomination form can be found on the Local President's Management Bar)
| TMTA Teacher of the Year | Pre-College Teaching Achievement | Collegiate Teaching Achievement | |
| 2024 | Dr. Richard Fountain, NCTM, Lubbock | Dr. Christina Long, Plano | Ilonka Livia Rus, Katy |
| 2023 | Carol Crisp, NCTM, Dallas (pictured) | Paula Wong, NCTM, Austin (pictured) | Dr. Bradley Bolen, NCTM, Waco (pictured) |
| 2022 | *Dr. Roy Wylie, NCTM, Houston | George Variames, Plano | Dr. Lesley McAllister, NCTM, Waco |
| 2021 | Susan Paradis, Plano | Sarah Alexander, NCTM, Keller | Libby Vanatta, NCTM, Rockwall |
| 2020 | Fredrica Phillips, Plano | Dr. Saida Kafarova, Austin | Dr. Ann Milliman Gipson, NCTM, Fort Worth |
| 2019 | Mary Loy, The Woodlands | Shearon Horton, NCTM, Austin | Dr. Luis Sanchez, Rockwall |
| 2018 | Rick Valentine, Independent | Jeannie DeArmond-Henselman, Austin | Courtney Crappell, NCTM, Pearland |
| 2017 | Allen Long, Richardson | Alex McDonald, Plano | Dr. Leslie Spotz, Stephenville |
| 2016 | Naulene Pittman, Grand Prairie | Rosalie Levant, Richardson | Dr. Andrew Parr, Nacogdoches |
| 2015 | Rebecca Landreth, NCTM, Conroe | Elizabeth Gutierrez, NCTM, San Antonio | Dr. Mark Puckett, Abilene |
| 2014 | Teresa Crawford, NCTM, Plano | Catharine Lysinger, Dallas | Timothy Hester, Houston |
| 2013 | Debra Hadfield, NCTM, Plano | Carolyn Savko, Arlington | Kiyoshi Tamagawa, NCTM, Austin |
| 2012 | Andrea Warren, NCTM, Houston | A J Collins-Thompson, NCTM, San Antonio | John Solomons, Arlington |
| 2011 | *Heather Rathnau, NCTM, Missouri City | Ruth Ann Hoffman, Duncanville | Dr. Robert Roux, Houston |
| 2010 | *Diane Delk, Conroe | Rodolfo Morales, Houston | Dr. Brad Beckman, Dallas |
| 2009 | Sharon Callahan, The Woodlands | Monica Song, Dallas | Sergio Ruiz, Huntsville |
| 2008 | Susan Conner, NCTM, Winters | Alicia Shirley, Houston | Kasandra Keeling, NCTM, San Antonio |
| 2007 | Tena Hehn, NCTM, Dallas | Ann Rivers Witherspoon, Houston | Ruth Jane Holmes, NCTM, Lubbock |
| 2006 | Lydia Bratcher, NCTM, Waco | Marcy McDonald, Dallas | Sam Holland, NCTM, Garland |
| 2005 | Sherry Frush, NCTM, Abilene | *Edwin Key, NCTM, Olney | Carol Leone, Dallas |
| 2004 | Celinda Hallbauer, NCTM, Belton | *Jan Mark Sloman, Richardson | Jane Abbott-Kirk, Waco |
| 2003 | Karen Wallace, Houston | Sam Wong, Plano | Joyce Jones, Waco |
| 2002 | Ronald Bennett, NCTM, Odessa | Julia Amada Kruger, Austin | Tamas Ungar, Fort Worth |
| *Ken Newsome, Duncanville | |||
| 2001 | Carolyn Adams, NCTM, Dallas | Eduardo Benavides, Austin | Sophia Gilmson, Austin |
| 2000 | *Roberta Gober, Austin | Janelle Schlaudt, NCTM, San Angelo | Pamela Paul, Denton |
| Ken Thompson, San Antonio | |||
| 1999 | *Karen Austin, Dallas | *U’Nita Sweatmon, Denton | Carolyn True, NCTM, San Antonio |
| 1998 | ^Joy Finley, NCTM, Midland | *Lois Nielson, Dallas | John Owings, Fort Worth |
| 1997 | Melody Allen, NCTM, San Angelo | Donna O’Steen Edwards, Dallas | Martha Hilley, NCTM, Austin |
| 1996 | *Frances Key, NCTM, Olney | Colleen Brashear, Dallas | Ruth Morrow, NCTM, Wichita Falls |
| 1995 | Laurel Ince, NCTM Austin | Shirley Anderson, NCTM, Abilene | Lora Deahl, Lubbock |
| 1994 | *Louise Christensen, Forum | *Priscilla Heard, Belton | David Renner, Austin |
| 1993 | Patricia Banks, Brownwood | April Brahinsky, NCTM, San Antonio | Timothy Woolsey, San Marcos |
| 1992 | *Ella Louise Burba, NCTM, Austin | Gena Cannon, Dallas-Richardson | Betty Mallard, Austin |
| 1991 | *Ruth Bunch, Fort Worth | John Weems, Forum-Houston | Nancy Weems, Houston |
| 1990 | *June Leondar, NCTM, Fort Worth | *Erkalene Ousley, Waco | Fredell Lack, Houston |
| 1989 | Ruth Pitts, NCTM, Waco | *Carolyn Jones Campbell, Dallas | *Janice K. Hodges, San Antonio |
| 1988 | *Patricia Powers, NCTM, Beeville | *Louise Bianchi, Dallas | Roger Keyes, Waco |
| 1987 | *Thelma Hearn, Houston | Eugenia O’Reilly, Dallas | *Amanda Vick Lethco, Austin |
| *Betty Ruth Tomfohrde, Houston | |||
| 1986 | Yvonne Reynolds, Dallas | ||
| 1985 | *Mary Loving, NCTM, Corpus Christi | ||
| 1984 | *Jo Ann Fargason, El Paso | ||
| 1983 | Philelle McBrayer, Tulsa, OK | ||
| 1982 | *Andrew Mihalso, NCTM, San Antonio | ||
| 1981 | *John Paul, Huntsville | ||
| 1980 | *Janet McGaughey, Austin | ||
| 1979 | *Cecile C. Meskimen, Lubbock | ||
| 1978 | *Arthur H. Feese, Dallas | ||
| 1977 | *Winifred Bedford, Dallas | ||
| 1976 | *Blaise Montandon, Corpus Christi | ||
| 1975 | *Donald W. Bellah, Fort Worth | ||
| 1974 | *Isabel Scionti, Denton | ||
| 1973 | *Donald E. Johnson, Houston | ||
| 1972 | *Mildred Klein, Lubbock | ||
| 1971 | *J. Wilgus Eberly, Denton | ||
| 1970 | *Jack W. Hendrix, Odessa | ||
| 1969 | *LaRue Loftin Conlon, San Antonio | ||
| 1968 | *Jimmie Mansfield, Corsicana | ||
| 1967 | *George Anson, Fort Worth | ||
| 1966 | *Elizabeth Morris, Amarillo | ||
| 1965 | *Mary Dunn, Lubbock | ||
| 1964 | *E. Clyde Whitlock, Fort Worth | ||
| 1963 | *Grace Ward Lankford, Fort Worth | ||
| 1962 | *Paul Van Katwijk, Dallas | ||
| *Deceased |
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