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KCMEA Awards

2025 - 2026 Award Winners

Outstanding Educator of the Year

Honoring Extraordinary Accomplishments in Music Education

Becky Baker

Hall of Fame Award

Honoring Lifetime Achievement in Music Education

Grady Walls

Outstanding Administrator Award

Honoring a Non-Music-Educator Who As A School Administrator, Has Contributed Powerfully To the Support Of Music Education

Pat Spears

College/University Music Educator Award

Honoring Excellence in Music Education at the College/University Level.

Matt Hanne

General Music Educator Award

Honoring Excellence in General Classroom Music Education

Nancy Posada

Elementary Music Educator Award

Honoring Excellence in Elementary Instrumental and Choral Music Instruction

Sal Rios

Band Educator Award

Honoring Excellence in Instrumental Education and Performance

Amanda Posey

Choral Educator Award

Honoring Excellence in Choral Education and Performance

Nichole Heasley

Orchestra Educator Award

Honoring Excellence in Orchestra Education and Performance

Amanda Sproul

Jazz Educator Award

Honoring Excellence in Jazz Education and Performance

Ben Horton

Multicultural Music Award

Honoring Excellence in Multicultural Music Education

Matt Ouska

Emerging Educator Award

Honoring Excellence as an Early Career Educator

Natalie Hensley

Retired Music Educator Award

​Honoring Continued Influence in Developing Teachers

Teresa Rizo

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The man who disparages music as a luxury and non-essential is doing the nation an injury. Music now, more than ever before, is a national need.

Woodrow Wilson

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