Congratulations to Rick Asher
EMTA Member of the Year 2025- 2026

Rick Asher EMTA 2025-2026 Member of the Year news article

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The EMTA Member of the Year award is given to an EMTA member that has been nominated by the EMTA membership and then selected by a committee of previous award recipients. Typically, nominated members have met some or all of the following criteria:

● A member who has volunteered in recent years to take on a role or responsibility that has had a significantly positive impact on the association. For example, this could include such things as chairing a major event, serving on the board, or writing a grant that generated funding for EMTA activities.
● A member who has given many years of service to the association in many roles but has not yet been granted this award.
● A member who has demonstrated excellence in their volunteer role(s) with the association above and beyond what was asked or expected.
● A member who has improved the association’s impact in the wider community or created new opportunities for our local musical community in line with our stated goals: EMTA is committed to the advancement of musical knowledge and education by fostering professional standards, networking, and promoting the art of music through various events and festivals

EMTA Member of the Year selection process

Previous Recipients

2024-2025 Dr. Jensina Oliver
2023-2024 Bonnie Thomas
2022-2023 Marilyn Droz
2021-2022 Allan Park
2020-2021 Laurie McFarland
2019-2020 Valerie Gathright
2018-2019 Dawn Taylor-May
2017-2018 Dr. Peter and Kathy Wolf
2016-2017 Erica Lee
2015-2016 Brandi Bassett
2014-2015 Roxanne Kar
2013-2014 Angela Michael
2012-2013 Marcia Soule
2011-2012 Keva Vaughan-McMorrow
2010-2011 Lisa Maria d’Aquila
2009-2010 Cathy Baylor
2008-2009 Frances Goei
2007-2008 Tim Saye
2006-2007 Ruth Bradshaw
2005-2006 Mary Beth Rogers
2004-2005 Tina Smith
2003-2004 Mary Beth Cecil
2002-2003 Naoko Noguchi
2001-2002 Jolinda Creery
2000-2001 Suzetta Glenn
1999-2000 Warren Kunz
1998-1999 Paula Barta
1997-1998 Sonja Berg
1996-1997 Carolyn Malnes