Honorees

2004 Richard E. Southwick*
Wake County Public Schools, Retired 
2005 Robert B. Gaskins*
Onslow County Schools, Retired
2006 Billigene Garner
Moore County Schools, Retired
2010 Barbara L. Geer
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, Retired; MENC President 2008-2010
2012 Dr. Reta R. Phifer
NCMEA Executive Director 2006 – 2013; Choral Director Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools, Retired
2015 Richard Cox
Music Education Professor and Choral Conductor, UNC Greensboro, Retired
2018 Dr. John R. Locke
Director of Bands, UNC Greensboro College of Visual and Performing Arts
2023 Elizabeth Stanley Chance
Wake County Public Schools, Retired
2024 Dr. Lisa Runner*
Appalachian State University

* Deceased