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 15. The 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.