OkMEA Young Music Educator Award

This honor is to recognize music teachers who have completed no more than five (5) years of teaching at the time of nomination who have demonstrated outstanding practice of music education early in their careers.

Minimum qualifications:
1. Must have completed no more than 5 years teaching experience at the time of nomination.
2. Must be a current member of OkMEA.
3. Must have demonstrated excellence in the teaching of music, as evidenced by competition, awards, and peer or administrator statements.
4. Must have demonstrated personal and academic growth as a music educator.

2010
Regina Kenton

2011
Katie Robertson

2012
Edward Hudson

2013
Lindsey Schroder

2014
Sarah Neely

 

2015
Jessica Wheeler

2016
Tony Flores

2017
Megan Coatney

2018
Levi Dobrinski
Alex Rivera

2019
Katie Batt

 

2020
Moriah Holmes

2021
Katie Wonderly

2022
Chelsea Arnold

2023
Erin Epperly-Reiswig
Tiffany Ragan

2024
Jace Caldwell
Milik Coffer

 

Honors Nomination Information

To submit a nominee, please complete the form by September 15The Awards and Recognition committee will meet to choose the recipients from the qualifying nominations. The committee will recommend their choices to the OkMEA executive board at their October meeting for final approval. After selection, the laureate must provide, before October 15, a picture and short professional biography to the Editor of Oklahoma Music.