Outstanding Administrator Award

This award recognizes individual administrators who have demonstrated commitment to promoting and supporting music education programs within their own school, district, or region. 

YearRecipientOrganization
2009Peyton ChapmanLincoln High School (Portland)
2010Cherie StroudCrescent Valley High School (Corvallis)
2010Dan JamisonSherwood School District (Sherwood)
2011Lynn BakerSummit High School (Bend)
2012Joel SebastianBaker Paine Middle School (Canby)
2014Rene CardiffSouth Middle School (Grants Pass)
2014Ed JohnWest Salem High School (Salem)
2015Ron BeickNorth Medford High School (Medford)
2015Don GrottingDavid Douglas School District (Portland)
2016Laura PerezStraub Middle School (Salem)
2017Brent BelvealSouth Albany High School (Albany)
2018Sandra HarrisRedmond School District (Redmond)
2020Bruce SchmidtSam Barlow High School (Gresham)
2021Guadalupe GuerreroPortland Public Schools (Portland)
2021Lara TiffinSouth Salem High School (Salem)
2022Dr. Karen GrayLincoln County School District (Newport)
2023David NieslanikSouthridge High School (Beaverton)
2024Nevin Van ManenHighland Elementary School (Grants Pass)
2025Jerimy KelleyScappoose High School (Scappoose)
No award given in 2013 and 2019 due to joint conference with Northwest.