Nearly Half of the 2022 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 219 quarterfinalists for the 2022 GRAMMY Music Educator Award™, and of that number, 103 are currently members of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME)*. Nominations from 204 cities were submitted. In addition to the quarterfinalists, 189 legacy applicants from 2021 will also be eligible to win the award this year. 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 2022.
The 2022 recipient will also be flown to Los Angeles to attend the 64th GRAMMY Awards® and a range of 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.
Semifinalists will be announced in September.
Seven of the previous eight GRAMMY Music Educator honorees, Kent Knappenberger, Jared Cassedy, Phillip Riggs, Keith Hancock, Melissa Salguero, Jeffery Redding, and Mickey Smith Jr. are NAfME members. The 2021 GRAMMY Music Educator Award recipient is Jeffrey Murdock, associate professor of music at the University of Arkansas.
Learn more about the Music Educator AwardTM process.
Below is a list of NAfME members who have been named quarterfinalists for the 2022 Music Educator Award. Click here for the full list of 219 quarterfinalists.
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Jordan |
Ford |
Norwood Elementary School |
Birmingham |
Alabama |
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David |
Allinder |
Shades Valley High School |
Helena |
Alabama |
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David |
Wiseman |
Lexington School |
Lexington |
Alabama |
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Alicia |
Moreno |
Liberty Middle School |
Madison |
Alabama |
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Mike |
Guzman |
Hewitt-Trussville High School |
Trussville |
Alabama |
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Jerell |
Horton |
Vestavia Hills High School |
Vestavia Hills |
Alabama |
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Gwendolyn |
Brazier |
Barnette Magnet School |
Fairbanks |
Alaska |
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Julie |
Trent |
Glendale High School |
Glendale |
Arizona |
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Doris |
Doyon |
Norwalk High School |
Long Beach |
California |
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Tammy |
Yi |
Chapman University |
Long Beach |
California |
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Robert |
Athayde |
Stanley Middle School |
Orinda |
California |
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Ryan |
Gonzales |
James Monroe High School |
Sylmar |
California |
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Chris |
Maunu |
Arvada West High School |
Arvada |
Colorado |
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Shanti |
Mae |
Glenwood Springs High School |
Glenwood Springs |
Colorado |
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Michael |
Linert |
Westminster High School |
Westminster |
Colorado |
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Chris |
Burkhart |
Cape Henlopen High School |
Milton |
Delaware |
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Jody |
Dunn |
Crestview High School |
Crestview |
Florida |
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Monica |
Leimer |
DeLand High School |
DeLand |
Florida |
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Charles |
Moorer |
McArthur High School |
Hollywood |
Florida |
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Teresa |
Cameron |
Eastside Elementary School |
Lake City |
Florida |
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Edward |
Ercilla |
Doral Academy Preparatory |
Miami |
Florida |
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Vivian |
Gonzalez |
Miami Arts Studio 6-12 @ Zelda Glazer |
Miami |
Florida |
|
Jennifer |
Jimenez |
South Miami Sr. High School of the Arts |
Miami |
Florida |
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Shannon |
Stem |
University Academy |
Panama City |
Florida |
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Marcos |
Rodriguez |
Avant Garde Academy of Broward |
Pembroke Pines |
Florida |
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Edgar |
Rubio |
Silver Trail Middle |
Pembroke Pines |
Florida |
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Keith |
Griffis |
Walter L. Sickles High School |
Tampa |
Florida |
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Jonathan |
Steltzer |
Wayne County High School |
Jesup |
Georgia |
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Michael |
Huebner |
Kennesaw Mountain High School |
Kennesaw |
Georgia |
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Arthur |
Wright, |
Berkmar High School |
Lilburn |
Georgia |
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Brendan |
Pitts |
Berrien High School |
Nashville |
Georgia |
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Joshua |
Boyd |
Newnan High School |
Newnan |
Georgia |
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Today |
Milford |
Druid Hills Middle |
Tucker |
Georgia |
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Dwayne |
DuBose |
Burke County High School |
Waynesboro |
Georgia |
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Shirley |
Van |
North Star Charter School |
Eagle |
Idaho |
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Justin |
Antos |
Dwight D. Eisenhower High School |
Frankfort |
Illinois |
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Melissa |
Gustafson-Hinds |
O’Fallon Township High School |
O’Fallon |
Illinois |
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Michelle |
Bade |
Westview Elementary School |
Muncie |
Indiana |
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Bethany |
Robinson |
Noblesville High School |
Noblesville |
Indiana |
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Rebecca |
Wand |
New Castle High School |
Anderson |
Indiana |
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Heather |
Dipasquale |
Todd County Middle School |
Elkton |
Kentucky |
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Matthew |
Hammond |
Lawrence County High School |
Louisa |
Kentucky |
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Robert |
Bertke |
St. Francis School |
Louisville |
Kentucky |
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Billy |
Hochkeppel |
Southside High School |
Youngsville |
Louisiana |
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Christian |
Giddings |
Deering High School |
Portland |
Maine |
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Richard |
McCready |
River Hill High School |
Columbia |
Maryland |
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Peter |
Perry |
Richard Montgomery HS |
Montgomery Village |
Maryland |
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Christopher |
Clark |
Mt. Everett High School |
Lee |
Massachusetts |
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Michael |
Coelho |
Ipswich High School |
Newburyport |
Massachusetts |
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Yael |
Rothfeld |
Thurston Elementary School |
Ann Arbor |
Michigan |
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Elizabeth |
Hering |
Churchill High School |
Livonia |
Michigan |
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Nicholas |
Gaudette |
Edina High School |
Minneapolis |
Minnesota |
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David |
Davis |
Clear Springs Elementary |
Minnetonka |
Minnesota |
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Kathryn |
Ananda-Owens |
St. Olaf College |
Northfield |
Minnesota |
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Cherie |
Bowe |
Pascagoula High School |
Gautier |
Mississippi |
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Andrew |
Smigielski |
Forrest County Agricultural High School |
Hattiesburg |
Mississippi |
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Brian |
Parrish |
Parkway West High School |
Ballwin |
Missouri |
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Marissa |
Kyser |
Spokane R-VII High School |
Nixa |
Missouri |
|
Derek |
Limback |
John F. Hodge High School |
Rolla |
Missouri |
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Ashleigh |
Moffit |
Gateway Science Academy Middle School |
Saint Louis |
Missouri |
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Dustin |
Shrum |
Central Visual and Performing Arts High School |
St. Louis |
Missouri |
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Christopher |
Weddel |
Yutan public schools |
Omaha |
Nebraska |
|
Eric |
McAllister |
Las Vegas Academy of the Arts |
Las Vegas |
Nevada |
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Robert |
DeSantis |
Millville Senior High School |
Millville |
New Jersey |
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Jordan |
Peters |
People’s Preparatory Charter School |
Newark |
New Jersey |
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Natalie |
Kerr |
Bloomfield High School |
Rochelle Park |
New Jersey |
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Shantavia |
Burchette |
East Side High School |
Summit |
New Jersey |
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Shawn |
Silva |
Oñate High School |
Las Cruces |
New Mexico |
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Nicole |
Davidson |
Susan E. Wiley Elementary |
Copiague |
New York |
|
Nicole |
Mihalek |
Centre Avenue School |
Deer Park |
New York |
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Michael |
Blostein |
Averill Park High School |
East Greenbush |
New York |
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Andrew |
Bennett |
Fredonia High School |
Fredonia |
New York |
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Gregory |
Bennett |
Middletown High School |
Middletown |
New York |
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Lauren |
Morabito |
Hendrick Hudson High School |
Montrose |
New York |
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Kevin |
Young |
Enka High School |
Candler |
North Carolina |
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Tammy |
White |
Kiser Middle School |
Greensboro |
North Carolina |
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Darcy |
Brandenburg |
Davies High School |
West Fargo |
North Dakota |
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Christopher |
Redd |
Dover High School |
Dover |
Ohio |
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Thomas |
DiNuoscio |
Northeastern High School |
Fairborn |
Ohio |
|
Lynn |
Herbel |
Moore High School |
Moore |
Oklahoma |
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Tristianne |
Asbury |
Capitol Hill High School |
Norman |
Oklahoma |
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Sarah |
Gulish |
Lower Moreland High School |
Huntingdon Valley |
Pennsylvania |
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Adam |
Nobile |
Big Spring High School |
Mechanicsburg |
Pennsylvania |
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Michalee |
Christy |
Mercer High School |
Mercer |
Pennsylvania |
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Courtney |
Powers |
South Philadelphia High School |
Philadelphia |
Pennsylvania |
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A.J. |
Merlino |
Albright College |
Reading |
Pennsylvania |
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Pamela |
Lowell |
Cranston High School East |
Cranston |
Rhode Island |
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Robert |
Pettigrew |
Westside High School |
Anderson |
South Carolina |
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Darrell |
Boston |
Loretto High School |
Loretto |
Tennessee |
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David |
DePriest |
MCGavock High School |
Nashville |
Tennessee |
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Matthew |
Trevino |
Roan Forest Elementary |
San Antonio |
Texas |
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Brandon |
Larsen |
Herriman High School |
Herriman |
Utah |
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Megan |
LaRose |
Mount Abraham Union High School |
Bristol |
Vermont |
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Ær |
Queen |
Braddock Elementary School |
Fairfax |
Virginia |
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Wanda |
Mitchell |
Hampton High |
Hampton |
Virginia |
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Kyle |
Cook |
Western Branch Middle School |
Portsmouth |
Virginia |
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Jonathan |
Boysen |
Eastside Catholic School |
Sammamish |
Washington |
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John |
Aguilar |
Robert Eagle Staff Middle School |
Seattle |
Washington |
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Andrew |
Bowerly |
Tenino High School |
Tenino |
Washington |
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James |
Allder |
Greenbrier East High School |
Caldwell |
West Virginia |
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Kati |
Seiter |
Oregon Middle School |
Oregon |
Wisconsin |
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JD |
Cooney |
Mayville High School |
Sun Prairie |
Wisconsin |
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Chris |
Gleason |
Patrick Marsh Middle School |
Sun Prairie |
Wisconsin |
* This number reflects those whose memberships were current at the time of this announcement and is subject to change.
June 12, 2021. © National Association for Music Education (NAfME.org)
