Sweet Adelines Music Educator Award
Nominations for the 2026 Sweet Adelines Music Educator Award are Open!
Sweet Adelines celebrates the achievements of music educators who have embodied our Guiding Principles of musical excellence, culture of belonging, diversity & inclusion, personal empowerment and leadership, and outreach by using their expertise to promote barbershop-style singing in their schools.
Submit Nominations to Sweet Adelines Education Department by April 21, 2026.
Watch Adrianna Aragon receive the 2025 Sweet Adelines Music Educator Award from IBOD President Mary Rhea!
Since 1992, Sweet Adelines has empowered educators through awards made possible by the generosity of our donors.
| 2024 Pamela Grubb | 2013 Debbie Baker | 2002 Judie Sharp |
| 2023 Lauren Fladland | 2012 Lori Lyford | 2001 Estelle Glarborg |
| 2022 Sarah Clay Lindvall | 2011 Natalie Allen | 2000 Janice Kueppers |
| 2021 Sarah Shapiro | 2010 Anne Kotchman | 1999 Jan Meyer |
| 2020 Melody Hine | 2009 Karen Wysocky | 1998 Beth Bruce |
| 2019 Susan Ives | 2008 Jennifer E. Edwards | 1997 Debbie Connelly |
| 2018 Jane Brown | 2007 Sheila Koplitz | 1996 Dede Nibler |
| 2017 Annette Lambrecht | 2006 Lauren Altiere | 1995 Sarah Boeka |
| 2016 Jana Gutenson | 2005 Kim Wonders | 1994 Lorraine Barrows |
| 2015 Amanda Sky Harris | 2004 Carol Grimmer | 1993 Sharon Vitkovsky |
| 2014 Patricia Danner | 2003 Melody Horgan | 1992 Lindi Bortney |
| EMEA Award Recipients: | 2001 Alyson Alan and Glen Chaney | |
| CMEA Award Recipient: | 2016 Patti Thorpe | |
For questions about the Sweet Adelines Music Educator Award, contact education@sweetadelines.com.
