GMEA Administrative Leadership Award
Eligibility: Active, professional Georgia administrators
Purpose: To recognize significant leadership by system or school level administrators in support of music education. Ongoing encouragement and support for music education for all students merits consideration for this award.
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GMEA Community Impact Award
Eligibility: Active members of GMEA
Purpose: To recognize a GMEA member who has made a significant, measurable impact on their local community through music education.
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GMEA Distinguished Career Award
Eligibility: Active or retired members of GMEA
Purpose: To recognize significant career achievement by individuals who have provided outstanding contributions to education through music.
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GMEA Friend of Music Education Award
Persons who are not included in the categories above who have significantly contributed to the furtherance of music education in Georgia are eligible for this award. This would include, but not be limited to, local and state government officials, officers of other educational associations, and business and community leaders.
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GMEA Music Educator of the Year Award
Eligibility: Active members of GMEA
Purpose: To recognize outstanding merit in teaching and/or administration by music educators whose service to students, the community, and the profession is exemplary.
** If you are interested in nominating someone for Music Educator of the Year, there is a separate nomination form available in OPUS under Applications & Forms. To access the nomination form, you can also click here.
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GMEA Volunteer of the Year Award
GMEA members who have served as organizers and district and state officers consistently over a long period of time will be eligible for this award. District nominations are essential since district leaders and officers are in the best position to identify those members who have gone above and beyond in their volunteer work for the association. In addition to being recognized at the conference and having their names placed on the office plaque, the winner of this award will receive complimentary registration and a complimentary hotel room for Thursday and Friday nights at the In-Service conference in the year following their award.
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GMEA Young Music Educator Award
Eligibility: Active GMEA member in the first 5 years of their teaching career
Purpose: To recognize a promising GMEA member in their first 1 to 5 years of teaching who demonstrates exceptional commitment, creativity, and effectiveness in music education.
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