More Than Half of the 2020 GRAMMY Music Educator AwardTM Quarterfinalists Are NAfME Members
The Music Educator Award Is Presented by
The Recording AcademyTM and the GRAMMY Museum®
The Recording Academy™ and GRAMMY Museum® has announced 189 quarterfinalists for the 2020 GRAMMY Music Educator Award™, and of that number, 120 are currently members of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME)*. In all, nominations of teachers from 179 cities were submitted. From elementary general music teachers to band directors, choral conductors, string teachers, and college professors, NAfME congratulates these exemplary, dedicated music educators.
The Music Educator Award was established to “recognize current educators from kindergarten through college in public or private schools, the Music Educator Award honors teachers who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the field of music education and demonstrate a commitment to the broader cause of maintaining music education in the schools. Each year, a recipient is chosen from 10 finalists and recognized for their remarkable impact on students’ lives.” A joint partnership and presentation of The Recording Academy and GRAMMY Museum, the recipient will be recognized during GRAMMY® Week 2020.
The 2020 recipient will also be flown to Los Angeles to attend the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards® ceremony and other GRAMMY Week events. The nine additional finalists will receive a $1,000 honorarium, and the schools of all 10 finalists will receive matching grants. Additionally, 15 semifinalists will receive a $500 honorarium with matching school grants, all made possible by the GRAMMY Museum’s Education Champion Ford Motor Company Fund. The matching grants provided to the schools are made possible by the generosity and support of the GRAMMY Museum’s Education Champion Ford Motor Company Fund. The National Association for Music Education supports this program through outreach to music education supporters.
Semi-finalists will be announced in September.
All six of the previous GRAMMY Music Educator honorees, Kent Knappenberger, Jared Cassedy, Phillip Riggs, Keith Hancock, Melissa Salguero, and Jeffery Redding—who is a keynote speaker at the 2019 NAfME National Conference in Orlando this November—are NAfME members.
Learn more about the Music Educator AwardTM process. Submit nominations and applications here for the 2021 Award.
Below is a list of NAfME members who have been named quarterfinalists for the 2020 Music Educator Award. Click here for the full list of 189 quarterfinalists.
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James Allder |
Greenbrier East High School |
Lewisberg |
WV |
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Corey Ames |
Deer Path Middle School |
Lake Forest |
IL |
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Michael Antmann |
Freedom High School |
Orlando |
FL |
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Nathaniel Arnold |
Upper Dublin High School |
Fort Washington |
PA |
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David Bachart |
New Hope-Soleburty High School |
New Hope |
PA |
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Patrick Beare |
Tony Hillerman Middle School |
Albuquerque |
NM |
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Andrew Bennett |
Fredonia High School |
Fredonia |
NY |
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Elizabeth Bennett |
Buffalo Grove High School |
Buffalo Grove |
IL |
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Brandon Bitner |
Central Dauphin High School |
Harrisburg |
PA |
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Cherie Bowe |
Colmer Middle School |
Pascagoula |
MS |
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Andrew Bowerly |
Tenino High School |
Tenino |
WA |
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George Bradshaw |
Dover Area High School |
Dover |
PA |
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Brittany Brings |
Centennial High School |
Boise |
ID |
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Douglas Brown |
Middleton High School |
Middleton |
WI |
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Andrea Burke |
Binford Middle School |
Richmond |
VA |
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Christopher Burns |
Lakeview Elementary School |
St. Cloud |
FL |
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Jamin Burton |
Colony High School |
Palmer |
AK |
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Teresa Cameron |
Eastside Elementary |
Lake City |
FL |
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Michalee Christy |
Mercer High School |
Mercer |
PA |
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Mark Collins |
John S. Battle High School |
Bristol |
VA |
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Lauren Conrad |
Concord High School |
Wilmington |
DE |
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James Cooney |
Mayville High School |
Mayville |
WI |
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James Cornn |
Corbin High School |
Corbin |
KY |
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Stephen Cox |
Eastland High School |
Eastland |
TX |
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Christina Custode |
Niagara Falls High School |
Niagara Falls |
NY |
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Brandon Czubachowski |
Spring Valley Hall High School |
Spring Valley |
IL |
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Richard Davenport |
Chipley High School |
Chipley |
FL |
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Victor de los Santos |
Santa Ana High School |
Santa Ana |
CA |
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Heather Dipasquale |
Todd County Middle School |
Todd County |
KY |
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Tony DiPasquale |
Central Junior High School |
Belleville |
IL |
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Thomas Dougherty |
Jensen Beach High School |
Jensen Beach |
FL |
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Patrick Dunham |
Dundee Central School |
Dundee |
NY |
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Stephen Elford |
Hancock Place High School |
St. Louis |
MO |
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Jessica England |
Sahuarita Midde School |
Sahuarita |
AZ |
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Aaron Evens |
Spring Hill High School |
Columbia |
TN |
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Christina Farrell |
Long Beach Middle School |
Long Beach |
NY |
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Christina “Mina” Flateau |
Woodsville High School |
Woodsville |
NH |
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Chris Gleason |
Patrick Marsh Middle School |
Sun Prairie |
WI |
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Laurence Glenzer |
Nekoosa High School |
Nekoosa |
WI |
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Vivian Gonzalez |
Miami Arts Studio 6-12 @ Zelda Glazer |
Miami |
FL |
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Jonathan Grantham |
Amador Valley High School |
Pleasanton |
CA |
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Sherie Grossman |
Mt. Juliet High School |
Mt. Juliet |
TN |
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Robert Groves |
Jones County High School |
Gray |
GA |
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Melissa Gustafson-Hinds |
O’Fallon Township High School |
O’Fallon |
IL |
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Eric Hahn |
Bangor Area High School |
Bangor |
PA |
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Micah Haven |
Meeker Middle School |
Tacoma |
WA |
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Levert Hedgemon |
Westlawn Middle School |
Tuscaloosa |
AL |
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Timothy Heichelheim |
Skyview High School |
Vancouver |
WA |
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Michael Hood |
Wissahickon High School |
Ambler |
PA |
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Heath Hopper |
Sullivan South High School |
Kingsport |
TN |
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Lea Ivanovic |
One World Middle School |
Bronx |
NY |
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Michael Jefferson |
Western Alamance High School |
Elon |
NC |
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Gerard Patrick Jones |
University High School |
Fresno |
CA |
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Richard Kane |
Mount Union Area Jr High School |
Mount Union |
PA |
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Michael Kasper |
Carpentersville Middle School |
Carpentersville |
IL |
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Scott Katona |
Jackson Liberty High School |
Jackson |
NJ |
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Steven Kirkland |
Hammocks Middle School |
Miami |
FL |
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Janet Duguay-Kirsten |
South Miami K-8 Center |
South Miami |
FL |
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Lou Kitchner |
Bedford Middle School |
Westport |
CT |
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Brad Laibly |
Hartland High School |
Hartland |
MI |
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Derek Limback |
St. James High School and St. James Middle School |
St. James |
MO |
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Harvey Lockhart |
Riverview Gardens High School |
St. Louis |
MO |
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Edward Luckey |
Wilson Southern Middle School |
West Lawn |
PA |
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Lisa MacVicar |
Hackensack High School |
Hackensack |
NJ |
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Jason Majerczak |
Drexel Hill Middle School |
Drexel Hill |
PA |
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Anthony Marinello |
Illinois State University |
Normal |
IL |
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Chris Maunu |
Arvada West High School |
Arvada |
CO |
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Melinda Mauter |
Drew Charter School |
Atlanta |
GA |
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Alyxis Mayeaux |
Brusly High School |
Brusly |
La. |
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Matt McVeigh |
Fond du Lack High School |
Fond du Lac |
WI |
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Sarah Milazzo-Payne |
Bryan Station Middle School |
Lexington |
KY |
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Rodney Miller |
Port Clinton City Schools |
Port Clinton |
OH |
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Samuel Minge |
East Clinton High School |
Sabina |
OH |
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Jennifer Moss |
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School |
Acton |
MA |
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Scott Nulty |
Intermediate School |
Manahawkin |
NJ |
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Greg Odom |
Roswell High School |
Roswell |
NM |
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Topher Otake |
Moberly Middle School |
Moberly |
MO |
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Edward Owens |
Lyman C. Hunt Middle School |
Burlington |
VT |
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Kristy Pagan |
Amelia Earhart Elementary |
Hialeah |
FL |
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Maria Palassis |
Oak Hills High School |
Cincinnati |
OH |
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Rob Pethel |
Sutton Middle School |
Atlanta |
GA |
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Jaime Pitnell |
Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts |
Buffalo |
NY |
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John Pohland |
Waconia High School |
Waconia |
MN |
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Juvon Pollard |
Belaire Magnet High |
Baton Rouge |
La. |
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Courtney Powers |
Edison High School |
Philadelphia |
PA |
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Bryan Poyzer |
North Dakota State College of Science |
Wahpeton |
ND |
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Crystal Pridmore |
Finney Elementary School |
San Diego |
CA |
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Amy Rangel |
Glendale High School |
Glendale |
CA |
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John Riley |
Crawford High School |
San Diego |
CA |
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Stephen Rivero |
Charles W. Flanagan High School |
Pembroke Pines |
FL |
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Marcos Rodriguez |
Avant Garde Academy of Broward |
Hollywood |
FL |
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Xavier Rodriguez |
Covert Avenue Elementary School |
Elmont |
NY |
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Chad Rose |
Worland High School |
Worland |
WY |
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Lynne Ruda |
Lancaster High School |
Lancaster |
NY |
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Thomas Ruggieri |
Boardman High School |
Youngstown |
OH |
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Markeise Russell |
Nicholas Senn High School |
Chicago |
IL |
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Peter Sampson |
Whiteland Community High School |
Whiteland |
IN |
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Eric Sayre |
Minneapolis South High School |
Minneapolis |
MN |
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Heather Schenck |
Mountain Range High School |
Westminster |
CO |
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Kati Seiter |
Whitnall Middle School |
Greenfield |
WI |
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Renee Shane-Boyd |
Catalina Foothills High School |
Tucson |
AZ |
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Matt Smith |
Liberty High School |
Liberty |
SC |
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Mickey Smith |
Maplewood Middle School |
Sulphur |
La. |
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Elisabeth Stambach-Fuller |
South Glens Falls High School |
South Glens Falls |
NY |
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Laura Moates Stanley |
Brookwood High School |
Snellville |
GA |
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Beverly Stearns |
Williams High School |
Williams |
AZ |
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Don Stinson |
Joliet Central High School |
Joliet |
IL |
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Jamie Stroffolino |
Walter Panas High School |
Cortlandt Manor |
NY |
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Zachary Sullivan |
Bradford High School |
Starke |
FL |
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Brian Thomas |
Canton High School |
Canton |
MA |
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Frank Tieri |
Oswego High School |
Oswego |
IL |
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Peter Toews |
Mountain View High School |
Loveland |
CO |
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Johnathan Vest |
Centennial High School |
Franklin |
TN |
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Anthony Vittore |
Elmore County High School |
Eclectic |
AL |
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Dustin Wiley |
Firelands High School |
South Amherst |
OH |
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Eric Willoughby |
Woodland High School |
Cartersville |
GA |
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Christopher Wink |
North Babylon High School |
North Babylon |
NY |
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Kimberly Wolbert |
Ashland High School |
Ashland |
OH |
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James Yaques |
Palm Beach Central High School |
Wellington |
FL |
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Cory Zilisch |
Westport Middle School |
Louisville |
KY |
* This number reflects those whose memberships were current at the time of this announcement and is subject to change.
