Honorees

2004 Richard E. Southwick*
Wake County Schools, Retired 
2005 Robert B. Gaskins*
Onslow County Schools, Retired
2006 Billigene Garner
Moore County Schools, Retired
2010 Barbara L. Geer
Retired, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, MENC President 2008-2010
2012 Dr. Reta R. Phifer
Retired, NCMEA Executive Director 2006 – 2013; Retired, Choral Director Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
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

* Deceased