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CMEA Awards Recipients 2022-2023
CMEA Award Recipients2022-2023 CMEA Pearson/Silver Burdett Choral Educator Award Dr. Jenny Bent, Sonoma State University - Professor & Director of Choral Activities, Santa Rosa Symphony - Choral Director CMEA Byron Hoyt/Don Schmeer Band Educator Award Aubrey Penmen Retired Music Educator Award Dean Hickman, San Diego Unified School District, Instrumental Music & Math
Andre Spence, Oxnard Union High School District, Oxnard High School, Performing Arts Director
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CMEA Outstanding Administrator Awards
Dr. Monica Colunga,
Irvine High School, Principal
Shannon Angstadt,
Columbia Elementary School District, Middle School Principal
CMEA Ernest R. Yee Illuminating Culture Awards
Juanda Marshall, Los Angeles Unified School District, PK-5th Vocal General Music
Aubrey Penmen Retired Music CMEA Peripole General Music Educator Award
Gayle Winney, San Juan Unified School District, Howe Avenue Elementary, Music Teacher
CMEA Middle School Music Specialist Award
Peggi Stoffel, William S. Hart Union High School District, Rancho Pico Junior High School
CMEA Richard L. Levin Orchestra Educator Award
Tiffany Ou-Ponticelli, Henry M. Gunn High School, Orchestra Director
CMEA Pearson/Silver Burdett Choral Educator Award
Dr. Jenny Bent, Sonoma State University - Professor & Director of Choral Activities, Santa Rosa Symphony - Choral Director

CMEA Paul Shaghoian Jazz Educator Award
Kris Tiner, KCCD/Bakersfield College, Professor of Music & Director of Jazz Studies, Performing Arts Department Chair
CMEA Byron Hoyt/Don Schmeer Band Educator Award
Andre Spence, Oxnard Union High School District, Oxnard High School, Performing Arts Director
CMEA Innovations Award
Dennis Feinland, Long Beach Unified School District, Cabrillo High School
CMEA John Swain College/Univeristy Educator Award
Dr. Tamara Thies, CSU Long Beach, Director of Music Education for BCCM & Coordinator of Music Education for the SSCP in the College of Education
CMEA Music Industry Leadership Award
Mary Luerhsen, NAMM Foundation
CMEA Ernest R. Yee Illuminating Culture Awards
CMEA Hall of Fame Awards
John Abigana,
Dixon USD, Woodland JUSD, Sacramento Youth Symphony, Retired
Norm Dea,
CSUEB, Las Lomas High School, Acalanes High School, Retired
2021 CASMEC Professional Development Sessions


February 15-19, 2023 Fresno Convention Center

BringingCASMECtothecomfortofyourhome.Register at www.casmec.org
The2021CaliforniaAll-StateMusicEducationConferencehasgonevirtual.Inordertoprovidethe highestqualityprofessionallearningexperienceformusiceducatorsacrossthestate,the organizationsofCASMEChavedecidedtoprepareanonlineconference.
Weareexcitedtoprovideforyouallatwo-dayvirtualexperience.Sessionsfromallfivecollaborative organizationsbeginFriday,February19,2021at2pm.OurfirstdaywillendwithaspecialHeadline performancefeaturing DCappella at7pm!Grabyourpreferredbeverage,findacomfortableseatin yourownlivingroom,andjoinmusiceducatorsacrossthestateinthisexclusiveperformance. Saturday,February20,2021sessionsbeginat10amandrunthrough5pm.Allsessionswillbe recordedandmadeavailabletoconferenceattendeesforalimitedtimefollowingtheconference.
Thisconferenceisopentoeducatorsacrossthecountryandworld. Join us! Registrationopens, October 1st forjust $55 fororganizationmembers.Collegestudentsandretiredmembersmayattend forjust$10whileournon-membersmayjoinusfor$75.Welookforwardtoseeingyouallvirtuallythis February!
