MUSIC TEACHERS OF EXCELLENCE
Previous Recipients
| NAME | SCHOOL | CITY | YEARS AWARDED |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adler, Bryant | Alcoa Intermediate School | Alcoa, TN | 2019 |
| Affanie, Kate | Granbery Elementary School | Brentwood, TN | 2016, 2019, 2023 |
| Andrews, Pam | Station Camp Elementary School | Gallatin, TN | 2018 |
| Antos, Justin | Dwight D. Eisenhower High School | Blue Island, IL | 2022, 2024 |
| Armstrong, Ronda | Stanford Montessori Elementary School | Nashville, TN | 2016, 2018 |
| Baker, Lauren | Clovercroft Elementary School | Franklin, TN | 2020 |
| Barnes, Jennifer | Lockeland Elementary Design Center | Nashville, TN | 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Benton, Lisa | Heritage Middle School | Thompson Station, TN | 2018 |
| Biederstadt, Emily | Sylvan Park Paideia Design Center | Nashville, TN | 2017 |
| Black, Rita | Eakin Elementary School | Nashville, TN | 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Blackmon, Christopher | Thomas A. Edison Elementary School | Antioch, TN | 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Bourn, Patrick | Franklin Elementary School | Franklin, TN | 2023 |
| Brawley, Kevin | Torrence Creek Elementary School | Huntersville, NC | 2019 |
| Briley, Crystal | University Park Creative Arts School | Charlotte, NC | 2023 |
| Burkett, Kelsey D. | Hilliard Memorial Middle School | Hilliard, OH | 2020 |
| Burton, Evan | Page Middle School | Franklin, TN | 2022, 2024 |
| Burton, M. Jennifer | Cane Ridge Elementary School | Antioch, TN | 2017 |
| Calloway, Neshawn | Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts | Chattanooga, TN | 2020 |
| Campos, Jacob | Franklin High School | Franklin, TN | 2018, 2020 |
| Cannon II, Jesse | Duncanville High School | Duncanville, TX | 2022 |
| Cappelletti, Josephine | Coulter Grove Intermediate School | Maryville, TN | 2019 |
| Carter, Elizabeth | Snowden School | Memphis, TN | 2023 |
| Casillas, Efrain | Desert Oasis Elementary School Porfirio H. Gonzalez Elementary School | Tolleson, AZ | 2020 |
| Cassedy, Jared | Lexington High School | Lexington, MA | 2022 |
| Chessin, Ethan | Camas High School | Camas, WA | 2023 |
| Choate, Michael | Cookeville High School | Cookeville, TN | 2020 |
| Cobb, Vanessa | Montgomery Central High School | Cunningham, TN | 2024 |
| Cowan, Sara | Central High School | Omaha, NE | 2022 |
| Croft, Johnny | Cane Ridge High School | Antioch, TN | 2024 |
| Currie, Michael | A.Z. Kelley Elementary School | Antioch, TN | 2016 |
| Davidson, Darnella | San Pedro High School | San Pedro, CA | 2018 |
| Denton, Joel L. | Ooltewah High School | Ooltewah, TN | 2018 |
| Diaz, Jose Antonio | MacArthur High School | Houston, TX | 2020 |
| Doo, Garrett | Smyrna High School | Smyrna, TN | 2023 |
| Duncanson, Charissa | Ferndale Upper and Lower Elementary Schools | Oak Park, MI | 2024 |
| Easley, Benjamin | Nolensville High School | Nolensville, TN | 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Elliott, Sandy | Mt. Juliet High School | Mt. Juliet, TN | 2020 |
| Engram, Alicia | Eagle View Elementary School | Antioch, TN | 2020, 2022, 2023 |
| Feltt, John | Hermitage Elementary School | Hermitage, TN | 2016 |
| Folsom, Kim | Dan Mills Elementary School | Nashville, TN | 2016, 2018 |
| Forbis, Lisa | Hume-Fogg Magnet High School | Nashville, TN | 2016, 2018 |
| Fortune, Elizabeth | Washington Middle School | Seattle, WA | 2018 |
| Frazier, Sheldon | North Cobb High School | Kennesaw, GA | 2019 |
| Fugett, Glenn | Nashville School of the Arts | Nashville, TN | 2018 |
| Funderbunk, Mandy | Bellevue Middle School | Nashville, TN | 2016, 2023 |
| Gabriel, Laura | Nashville School of the Arts | Nashville, TN | 2016 |
| Gallagher, Brian | Ramona High School | Riverside, CA | 2017 |
| Gallas, Elaina | Edmonson Elementary School | Brentwood, TN | 2022, 2023 |
| Ganske, Janelle | Hillsboro High School | Nashville, TN | 2016 |
| Gerry, Matt | Salina South Middle School | Salina, KS | 2017 |
| Glashauser, Jason | South Clinton Elementary | Clinton, TN | 2022, 2023 |
| Gonzalez, Vivian | Miami Arts Studio 6-12 | Miami, FL | 2022 |
| Grandstaff, Deanna | Cecil Intermediate School | McDonald, PA | 2024 |
| Graves, Corey | Jackson Middle School | Forney, TX | 2023, 2024 |
| Grossman, Sherie | Mt. Juliet High School | Mt. Juliet, TN | 2019, 2023 |
| Hale, Mark | Mt. View Elementary School | Antioch, TN | 2017, 2018 |
| Hammonds, DaJuana "Dee" | Hull-Jackson Montessori Magnet School | Nashville, TN | 2023, 2024 |
| Hancock, Keith | Tesoro High School | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | 2020 |
| Hanna, Jacqueline | Glenview Elementary School | Nashville, TN | 2023 |
| Hanson, Eric | Wilson Elementary School | Coppell, TX | 2024 |
| Harrah, Katie | W.H. Oliver Middle School | Nashville, TN | 2016, 2018, 2020 |
| Harris, Ashley | Spring Station Middle School | Spring Hill, TN | 2023 |
| Hart, Kathy | Harpeth Valley Elementary School | Nashville, TN | 2016, 2017 |
| Hartman, Tony | Scales Elementary School | Murfreesboro, TN | 2024 |
| Hayes, Daniel | Granbery Elementary School | Brentwood, TN | 2016, 2017 |
| Hazlett, John David | McGavock High School | Nashville, TN | 2016, 2019, 2022 |
| Hellmers, Rose | Ravenwood High School | Brentwood, TN | 2023 |
| Hernández, Nora | Monroe Elementary Language Academy | Fountain Valley, CA | 2023 |
| Holland, Michael | Franklin High School | Nashville, TN | 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024 |
| Holmes, Samuel | Garden Hills Elementary School | Atlanta, GA | 2022 |
| Hopper, Brent | Lakeland Preparatory School | Lakeland, TN | 2024 |
| Horenstein, Jeff | Meadowdale High School | Lynwood, WA | 2019 |
| Hull, Kathy | Hull-Jackson Montessori Magnet School | Nashville, TN | 2016, 2017 |
| Husebo, Melissa | Andrew Jackson Elementary School | Old Hickory, TN | 2016 |
| Jacobs, Trey | Nashville School of the Arts | Nashville, TN | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 |
| Jankowski, Kevin | W.H. Oliver Middle School | Nashville, TN | 2018, 2019, 2022 |
| Johnston, Robbin | Clarksville High School | Clarksville, TN | 2019 |
| Jolly, Julie | West End Middle School | Nashville, TN | 2017, 2018 |
| Kemp, Lisa | Haywood Elementary School | Nashville, TN | 2016, 2017 |
| Kennedy, Allen | Hume-Fogg Academic High School | Nashville, TN | 2024 |
| Kennedy, Theresa | Jamestown Middle School | Jamestown, NC | 2019 |
| King, Steven | Tom Joy Elementary School | Nashville, TN | 2016 |
| Lawrence-Carroll, Stephen | North Atlanta High School | Atlanta, GA | 2023 |
| Liddell, Ollie | Memphis Central High School | Nashville, TN | 2022, 2024 |
| Lipman, Jarrell | Claudia Taylor "Lady Bird" Johnson High School | San Antonio, TX | 2022 |
| Longo, Shawna | Durban Avenue Elementary School | Hopatcong, NJ | 2023 |
| Lynn, Andrew | Stewarts Creek Middle School | Smyrna, TN | 2022 |
| Maclin, Adrian | Cordova High School | Cordova, TN | 2020 |
| Machacon, Darlene | John A. Murdy Elementary School | Garden Grove, CA | 2022 |
| Mack, Ryan | P.S. 10 Magnet School of Math, Science, and Design Technology | Brooklyn, NY | 2023 |
| Mangum, Angela | Tar River Elementary School | Franklinton, NC | 2017 |
| Maunu, Chris | Arvada West High School | Arvada, CO | 2019, 2020 |
| Maurice, Margaret | Hidden Valley Elementary School | Charlotte, NC | 2022 |
| McAfee, Laura | Glenn Elementary Enhanced Option | Nashville, TN | 2016 |
| McClaran, Melissa | Cane Ridge Elementary School | Nashville, TN | 2016, 2017 |
| McGuire, Andrew | Roger C. Sullivan High School | Chicago, IL | 2018 |
| McKnight, Theresa | Oakdale Elementary School | Cincinnati, OH | 2020 |
| McLemore, Kimberly | Antioch High School | Antioch, TN | 2016 |
| Merideth, Tyler | James Lawson High School | Nashville, TN | 2022, 2024 |
| Miller, Anna Maria | Hume-Fogg Magnet High School Martin Luther King, Jr Magnet School | Nashville, TN | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020 |
| Miller, Eleni | John Overton High School | Nashville, TN | 2016, 2020 |
| Miller, Henry | Sierra Vista Middle School | Irvine, CA | 2019 |
| Millikin, Marie | Tara Oaks Elementary School | Collierville, TN | 2022 |
| Moody, Allen | Idlewild Elementary School | Memphis, TN | 2024 |
| Morris, Ann Marie | Cole Elementary School | Antioch, TN | 2023 |
| Mullins, Linzie | Snowden High School | Memphis, TN | 2020, 2022, 2024 |
| Nesvick, Spencer | Houston Middle School | Germantown, TN | 2019 |
| Newman, Cody | Forney High School | Forney, TX | 2024 |
| Nicholson, Ila | John Early Museum Magnet Middle Prep | Nashville, TN | 2016 |
| Nicholson, Katiana | Columbia Central High School | Columbia, TX | 2024 |
| Norris, Franklin | Meigs Academic Magnet Middle School | Nashville, TN | 2016, 2017 |
| O'Dwyer, Colin | James Otis Elementary School | East Boston, MA | 2017 |
| Padgett, Joanie | Fitzgerald High School College and Career Academy | Fitzgerald, GA | 2020 |
| Patridge, Jennifer | Gower Elementary School | Nashville, TN | 2016, 2018 |
| Patrick, Sean | Cole Elementary School | Antioch, TN | 2016 |
| Pearson, Rebecca | Norman Binkley Elementary School | Nashville, TN | 2017 |
| Phillips, Dr. JD | Oak Ridge High School | Oak Ridge, TN | 2018 |
| Pierre, Thomas | Thomas G. Pullen K-8 Creative and Performing Arts Academy | Landover, MD | 2020 |
| Petrelli, Dave | Lockeland Design Center Elementary | Nashville, TN | 2024 |
| Powell, Joseph | White Station High School | Memphis, TN | 2022 |
| Pratt, Catherine | Goodlettsville Elementary School | Goodletsville, TN | 2016 |
| Ramey, Lauren | Ravenwood High School | Brentwood, TN | 2018 |
| Rang, Holly | Pennington Elementary School | Nashville, TN | 2016, 2024 |
| Rangel, Amy | Glendale High School | Glendale, CA | 2019 |
| Reid, Samantha | Oliver Middle School | Nashville, TN | 2022, 2024 |
| Riley, Emily | Julia Green Elementary School | Nashville, TN | 2022 |
| Ripani, Richard | Hume-Fogg Academic High School | Nashville, TN | 2016 |
| Rivera, Ramon | Wenatchee High School | Wenatchee, WA | 2017 |
| Rives, Denise | Barksdale Elementary School | Clarksville, TN | 2019 |
| Roberts, Tracy | Dodson Elementary School | Hermitage, TN | 2016 |
| Rogers, Roberta | Glendale Elementary School | Nashville, TN | 2017 |
| San Roman, Stephanie | Oswego High School | Oswego, IL | 2023, 2024 |
| Sanders, Kacee | DuPont Hadley Middle School | Old Hickory, TN | 2023 |
| Schwartz, Alaina | Crieve Hall Elementary School | Nashville, TN | 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Seligman, Jonathan | Casillas Elementary | Chula Vista, CA | 2024 |
| Sharp, Samantha | Mt. View Elementary School | Antioch, TN | 2020 |
| Shepherd, Laura | Donelson Middle School | Nashville, TN | 2024 |
| Shipley, Todd | Martin Luther King, Jr. Academic Magnet School | Nashville, TN | 2016 |
| Smith, Andrew | Powell High School | Nashville, TN | 2024 |
| Smith, Nita L. | Creswell Middle Prep School of the Arts | Nashville, TN | 2016, 2020, 2023 |
| Smith, Marilyn | W.H. Oliver Middle School | Nashville, TN | 2016 |
| Smith Grooms, Carole | Freedom Middle School | Franklin, TN | 2019 |
| Snyder, Alexander | Two Rivers Middle Prep | Nashville, TN | 2016 |
| Songer, Eric | Chaska Middle School West | Chaska, MN | 2023 |
| Spatz, Ashleigh | Burgess-Peterson Academy | Atlanta, GA | 2019 |
| Starks Holcomb, Robyn | Roosevelt High School | Sioux Falls, SD | 2019 |
| Stenson, McKenna | Charles J. Colgan High School | Manassas, VA | 2020 |
| Stinson, Don | Joliet Central High School | Joliet, IL | 2017 |
| Taylor, Danielle Leigh | Mt. View Elementary School | Antioch, TN | 2020, 2022, 2023 |
| Taylor, Matthew | Meigs Academic Magnet Middle School | Nashville, TN | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Theres, Sarah | Florosa Elementary School | Nashville, TN | 2024 |
| Tierney, Christina E. | Roselawn Condon Elementary School | Cincinnati, OH | 2018 |
| Tilden, Kaitlin | Andrew Jackson Elementary | Nashville, TN | 2020, 2024 |
| Trevino, Matthew | Roan Forest Elementary School | San Antonio, TX | 2023 |
| Trevino, Matthew | Roan Forest Elementary School | San Antonio, TX | 2022 |
| Trobaugh, Barry | Munford High School | Munford, TN | 2018 |
| Turgeon, Brianne | Springdale Park Elementary School | Atlanta, GA | 2019 |
| Turner, Tiffany | Brentwood Middle School | Brentwood, TN | 2022 |
| Vest, Johnathan | Centennial High School | Franklin, TN | 2020 |
| Vogt, Briana | Franklin High School | Franklin, TN | 2023 |
| Voltz, Ed. D, Elizabeth | Crewswell Middle Prep School of the Arts | Nashville, TN | 2017 |
| Walle, Alice Asako | Waverly Belmont Elementary School | Nashville, TN | 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Walkup-Amos, Taylor | Yorktown Elementary School | Yorktown, VA | 2024 |
| Walton, Michael | DuPont Hadley Middle Prep | Old Hickory, TN | 2016 |
| Waters, Susan | W.H. Oliver Middle School | Nashville, TN | 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022 |
| Waters, Paul | Bellevue Middle School | Nashville, TN | 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Waters, Karen | Park Avenue Enhanced Option Elementary School | Nashville, TN | 2016 |
| Waugh, Kristina | Rossview Middle School | Clarksville, TN | 2018, 2023 |
| Werlin, Kayla B. | Longmeadow High School | Longmeadow, MA | 2020 |
| Williams, Richae | J.E. Moss Elementary School | Antioch, TN | 2016 |
| Williams, Anna Laura | Siegel Middle School | Murfreesboro, TN | 2019 |
| Willis, Franklin | Andrew Jackson Elementary School | Old Hickory, TN | 2016, 2018, 2019 |
| Witemeyer, Chad | Henry C. Maxwell Elementary School | Nashville, TN | 2016, 2018 |
| Womack, John | McGavock High School | Nashville, TN | 2016, 2017 |
| Wright, Joshua | McGavock High School | Nashville, TN | 2016 |
| Wulf, Shoshana | Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Magnet High School | Nashville, TN | 2024 |
| Yatuzis-Derryberry, Alexis | Lascassas Elementary School | Lascassas, TN | 2018 |
| Zimmerer, Frank | Antioch High School | Antioch, TN | 2016, 2019, 2022, 2023 |
| Zolkower, Ben | Hillwood High School | Nashville, TN | 2016, 2019 |
