This award will be presented annually to one outstanding member of MCDA who:

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• Demonstrates excellence as evidenced by choral music training, performance and scholarship

• Demonstrates excellence as evidenced by long-standing commitment to choral music in Missouri, positive communication with colleagues and active participation through service and leadership in MCDA

Selection Procedure:

• Nominations will be solicited from the general membership of MCDA

• Nominees must be current members of MCDA (posthumous nominations accepted)

• Nominator may be asked to submit a biographical sketch of the nominee along with a letter of nomination from a current member of MCDA and letters of support from two other members

• The elected members of the MCDA Executive Board shall serve as the selection committee reviewing nominations and voting to select a recipient for the award

• Current elected members of the Executive Board are ineligible to be nominated for this award

• Nominations are automatically carried forward for two subsequent years, and thereafter may be resubmitted for future consideration