About the Award
The National Exemplary Handbell/Handchimes Award was established to recognize school music curriculums that include handbells and handchimes as part of their instructional program in performance and general music. AGEHR has sponsored this award program since 1988.
The criteria are structured to recognize handbell/handchime programs that have developed a course of study, syllabus, goals, and objectives. Programs at all levels of education are eligible including colleges and universities. Schools that have previously received this award are eligible for endorsement as past recipients.
The recipient of the Handbell Exemplary Award for the 2006-2007 school-year is Concordia University Wisconsin. For more information about the handbell programs there, see the article in the March/April issue of Overtones.
Applications for the 2007-08 school year award are available now. Application Packet
PAST RECIPIENTS
1989-90 |
Wheeler School |
Providence, Rhode Island |
Daniel K. Moore |
1990-91 |
Bancroft School |
Worcester, Massachusetts |
Bernard J. Turgeon |
1990-91 |
Fay School |
Southborough, Massachusetts |
Anne Gamble |
1990-91 |
Gem State Academy |
Caldwell, Idaho |
Mark Becker |
1991-92 |
Carrolltowne Elementary School |
Sykesville, Maryland |
Larry L. Henning |
1991-92 |
Lottie M. Schmidt Elementary School |
New Baltimore, Michigan |
Martha E. Avery |
1991-92 |
Northwest Elementary School |
Lebanon, Pennsylvania |
Patricia L. Walter |
1991-92 |
Roosevelt Elementary School |
Keego Harbor, Michigan |
Carolyn Thibideau |
1991-92 |
Saint John Neumann School |
Cumberland, Maryland |
Jean Miller |
1992-93 |
Dallas Baptist University |
Dallas, Texas |
Ed Spann |
1992-93 |
Oak Park Elementary School |
Titusville, Florida |
Jan Young |
1993-94 |
Bob Jones Academy Handbell Choir |
Greenville, South Carolina |
Nancy Tipton |
1994-95 |
James Rutter Middle School |
Sacramento, California |
Paul W. Allen |
1995-96 |
Northwest Elementary School |
Lebanon, Pennsylvania |
Patricia L. Walter |
1996-97 |
Anchor Bay Schools |
New Baltimore, Michigan |
Martha Avery |
1996-97 |
Frederic School District |
Frederic, Wisconsin |
Patricia Anderson |
1996-97 |
Mount Saint Charles Academy |
Woonsocket, Rhode Island |
Marc Blanchette |
1997-98 |
Notre Dame Elementary School |
Chardon, Ohio |
Pamela W. Waitinas |
1998-99 |
Alice Maxwell Elementary School |
Sparks, Nevada |
Barbara Walsh |
1998-99 |
Farmington Woods Elementary School |
Cary, North Carolina |
Ann W. LeGarde |
1998-99 |
Thomas Harrison Middle School |
Harrisonburg, Virginia |
Kimly S. Schlabach |
1999-00 |
Citrus Park Christian School |
Tampa, Florida |
Jill Collinson |
1999-00 |
Faith Lutheran Junior-Senior High School |
Las Vegas, Nevada |
Sandra Youmans |
1999-00 |
PikeView High School |
Princeton, West Virginia |
Timothy H. Waugh |
2000-01 |
Carson Middle School |
Carson City, Nevada |
Nancy Mielke |
2000-01 |
Dallas Baptist University |
Dallas, Texas |
Edward Spann |
2000-01 |
Eastern Regional High School |
Voorhees, New Jersey |
Gail Posey |
2001-02 |
Covenant Day School |
Matthew, North Carolina |
Beth Joy Fowler |
2001-02 |
Farmington Woods Elementary School |
Cary, North Carolina |
Ann LeGarde |
2001-02 |
Vine Middle Performing Arts and Sciences Magnet School |
Knoxville, Tennessee |
Jill Hobby |
2002-03 |
Woodson Skill Center |
Abilene, Texas |
Cathy Taylor |
2002-03 |
Stivers School for the Arts |
Dayton, Ohio |
Henrietta Cissy Matthews |
2003-04 |
Westwood Junior High School |
Elyria, Ohio |
Sally Dellman |
2003-04 |
Wallenpaupack Area Middle School |
Hawley, Pennsylvania |
Debra Kettering |
2003-04 |
Jefferson County Public Schools |
Golden, Colorado |
Caroline Mallory, |
2004-05 |
Carmel Catholic High School |
Mundelein, Illinois |
Renee Simpson |
2004-05 |
First Avenue School |
Newark, New Jersey |
Joan Wetzel |
2005-06 |
Holy Innocent's Episcopal School |
Atlanta, Georgia |
Carolyn Alexander |
2005-06 |
Bob Jones Junior High and Academy |
Greenville, South Carolina |
Nancy Tipton |