CMEA/ACME celebrates outstanding work by Canadian music educators. Our professional awards include the following:
Honourary Life Member
- Recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to music education.
- Honourary Life Membership Award Nomination (PDF file)
Jubilate Award of Merit
- This award may be granted to an individual, a group of people, an industry, foundation, institution, or other organization in recognition for a significant contribution to music education in Canada.
- Jubilate Award of Merit (PDF file)
Builders Award
- The Builders Awards seek to recognize those who advance music education in any Canadian province, through building community or establishing significant collaborative efforts. There are two awards: CMEA/Acme Builders Award and the CMEA/Acme Builders Award for Newer Teachers.
- Builders Award Nomination Form (PDF file)
Executive Award Recipients
- Alan Janzen, Secretary-Treasurer (Presented at MMEA, 1991)
- Ninette Babineau, Member-at-Large (Presented by NSMEA, 1991)
- Nancy Vogan, Member-at-Large (Presented by NBMEA, 1991)
- Paul Maynard, Past President (Presented by BCMEA, 1992)
- Joan Therens, Past President (Presented by CMEA, Conference 1993)
- Pat Stefanchuk, Secretary-Treasurer (Presented by MMEA, 1995)
- Rodger Beatty, Past President ((Presented by CMEA, Conference 1997)
- Marjorie Fanjoy, Member-at-Large (Presented by NSMEA, 1997)
- Sharon Fitzsimmons, Member-at-Large (Presented by OMEA, 1999)
- Eric Favaro, Past President (Presented by NSMEA, 2000)
- Brian Roberts, Journal Editor (Presented by CMEA)
- Debbie McPherson, Past President
- Barbara Graham, Past President (Presented by MMEA, 2006)
- Cathy Lynn Yorke-Slader (Presented by OMEA, 2007)
- Gregg Bereznick (2007)
- Allan Anderson (2009)
- Mary Dinn (2011)
- Ed Wasiak (2013)
(Executive Award discontinued 2018)
Honourary Life Member Recipients
- Dr. Catherine Allison (d.1986)
- Mrs. Leslie Bell
- Kenneth Bray (presented at OMEA Conference ’86) (d.1999)
- Jean Broadfoot (presented in Halifax CMEA/ACEM Conference ’89) Nomination (PDF file)
- Beth Douglas (d.1987)
- Richard Edmunds (presented at CMEA/ACEM Conference ’71)
- Verla Jean Forsyth (presented at CMEA/ACEM Conference ’91)
- Christopher Gledhill (d.1987)
- Ada S. Hamilton
- Wallace Laughton (d. 2001)
- Vanett Lawlor, MENC Executive Director (deceased)
- Sir Ernest MacMillan (d. 1999)
- Dr. Irene MacQuillan Murphy (presented Conf. 1987) (d.1991)
- Gifford Mitchell (presented at CMEA/ACEM Conference ’83)
- Dr. Elizabeth Murray (presented at CMEA/ACEM Conference ’91) (d.1998)
- Read more about Elizabeth Murray in Carol Harris’ book, A Sense of Themselves: Elizabeth Murray’s Leadership in School and Community (Fernwood Publishing, 1998)
- Dr. Wilfred Pelletier (deceased)
- Rev. Sister Mary Agnes Sesk (presented at CMEA/ACME Conference ’87)
- Dr. Lloyd Slind
- Dr. Paul Murray (presented at CMEA-KSC-NSMEA-KSNS Conference ’97)
- Joan Therens (presented at SMEA Conference 1999)
- Senator Tommy Banks (presented at the NSMEA conference, 2001)
- George Bishop (presented at the OMEA conference, 2001)
- Dr. Brian Roberts (presented at the NF/LAB conference, 2001)
- Dennis Tupman (presented at the 2003 BCMEA Conference)
- Rodger Beatty (presented at the 2002 OMEA Conference)
- Ninette Babineau (presented at the 2002 NSMEA Conference)
- Chalmers Doane
- Dr. Betty Hanley
Jubilate Award of Merit Recipients
- Dr. Helen Creighton first recipient (presented at CMEA/ACEM Conf.’89) (d.1989)
- Dr. Sandra Davies (presented at Conf. ’91, Vancouver)
- Dr. Paul Freeman (presented at BCMEA Conf. ’90 in Vancouver)
- Prof. Donald A. McKellar (presented at CMEA/ACEM Conf. ’91, Vancouver)
- Kaye Pottie (presented at CMEA/ACEM Conf. ’93, Waterloo)
- Dr. Patricia Shand (presented at CMEA/ACEM Conf. ’93, Waterloo)
- Dr. Nancy Vogan (presented at CMEA/ACEMConf.’93, Waterloo)
- George Bishop (presented at OMEA-CMEA Accent ’94, London)
- Sr. Blanche Gillis (presented at OMEA-CMEA Accent ’94, London)
- M. Wilfred Harvey (presented at OMEA-CMEA Accent ’94, London)
- Howard Saunders, Britannia Printers (presented at OMEA Conference’97)
- Dr. Diana Brault (presented at OMEA Conference ’96)
- Dr. Paul Green
- Lois Birkenshaw-Fleming (presented at the OMEA conference, 2001)
- Jan Wicha (presented at the NSMEA conference, 2001)
- Sr. Rita Clare (presented at the 2002 NSMEA Conference)
- Dr. Betty Hanley (presented by Gregg Bereznick at the 2004 BCMEA conference)
- Peter Stigings (presented by David Ennis at the 2006 BCMEA Conference)
Dennis Tupman (presented by Alan Anderson at the 2006 BCMEA Conference) - Donna Rhodenizer (2011)
Builders Award Recipients
- 2012 – Francis Seaton, George Douglas, Andrew Legany
- 2013 – Bill Kristjanson, Gabriela Gallo
- 2014 – Peggy Bochun, Ken Epp, Stephanie Poulin
- 2015 – Eric Marshall, Matt Abraham
- 2016 – Joan Linklater, Jordan Laidlaw
- 2017 – Henry Engbrecht, Matt Careless
Archive – Award Recipients
- Executive, Honourary Life and Jubilate Award Recipients (PDF file)
- Professional Award Recipients 2012-15 Update (PDF file)
- Professional Award Recipients 2013 (PDF file)
- Professional Award Recipients 2012 (PDF file)