Outstanding Service Award

The Outstanding Service Award recognizes those members who have gone above and beyond in their service to NAMTA. These members work tirelessly to help NAMTA be the best organization it can be. They lead, support leadership, offer ideas for improvement, and make events happen! NAMTA is indebted to these hardworking members. 

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2014 - Dan Landes, Roland Schneller, Barbara Hildebrand, Sally Zeringue, Carol Butler, Debra Nelson

2015 - ChiHee Hwang, Helen Gleason

2016 - Amanda Welch

2017 - Karen Krieger, Melissa Rose

2018 - Simone Parker

2019 - Sarah Burke

2020- Amanda Welch

2021- Christia Chambers

2022-Valerie Middleton, Carol Boeing (posthumous)

2023 - Jama Reagan, Dana Mayer

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Teacher of the Year Award

The Teacher of the Year Award is a prestigious award NAMTA presents to one of its members each spring. The Teacher of the Year exhibits excellent teaching standards, service to the organization, and professional activity. The candidates are chosen by the past year's recipient nominations, and the entire NAMTA membership votes on which candidate should receive the award. NAMTA is proud to recognize its dedicated teacher membership. 

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1982 – Enid Katahn
1983 – Grace Mangum
1984 – Dianne Barbee
1985 – Roland Schneller
1986 – Enid Katahn
1987 – Jerome Reed
1988 – Elizabeth Cormier*
1989 – Dianne Barbee
1990 – Joan Scudder
1991 – Carole Batson
1992 – Carol Boeing
1993 – Marcia Hughes
1994 – Josephine Harper
1995 – Barbara Hildebrand
1996 – Vivian Miller
1997 – Carol Butler
1998 – June Warren
1999 – Joan Scudder
2000 – Sallye Zeringue
2001 – Hilda Mohler
2002 – Lynnette Ahaus
2003 – Carole Batson
2004 – Jama Reagan*
2005 – Debra Nelson
2006 – Carol Boeing*
2007 – Kathy Edwards*
2008 – Helen Gleason*
2009 – Dan Landes
2010 – Jerome Reed*
2011 – Marilyn Tolk*
2012 – Connie Heard*
2013 – Vicki King
2014 – Karen Ann Krieger
2015 – Valerie Middleton
2016 – Dana Meyer

2017 - Jama Reagan

2018 - ChiHee Hwang*

2019 - Sarah Barham

2020- Carolyn Huebl

2021- Amy Dorfman*

2022- Susan Yang*

2023 - Kristian Klefstad

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*Selected as TMTA Teacher of the Year