Elizabeth A.H. Green School Educator Award Application

Elizabeth A.H. Green

School Educator Award Application

ASTA's Elizabeth A. H. Green School Educator Award is given annually to a school string teacher with a current and distinguished career in a school orchestral setting. Past recipients include Christopher Selby, Jonathan Glawe, Sarah Ball, Laura Mulligan Thomas, Betsy Maliszewski, Alison Mayes, Denice Haney, James Palmer, Scott Laird, and a host of other distinguished string educators.

ASTA members making nominations should complete and submit using the online application.

Criteria for the award includes:

Nominee must currently be active in teaching strings or orchestra in a regularly scheduled school setting.
Nominee must have at least 10 years of successful school string/orchestra teaching experience.
Nominee’s program must be for school-aged children through the 12th grade.
Nominator and nominee must be ASTA members.

2026 Applications are DUE October 1, 2025

Late applications will not be accepted.

Nominee Information

Nominee First Name*

Nominee Last Name*

Nominee Title*

Nominee City/Town*

Nominee ZIP/Postal Code*

Nominee Email Address*

Nominee Phone Number*

Phone

Nominee Years in Profession*

Nominee Current Position*

Nominee Years in Current Position*

Nominee Current School District Name*

Nominee School District Location*

Urban

Suburban

Rural

Nominee Current Grade Levels Teaching*

Select all that apply.

High School

Middle School/Junior High School

Elementary School

Pre-K

Nominee Number of Schools Currently Teaching In*

Nominator Information

Nominator First Name*

Nominator Last Name*

Nominator Title*

Nominator City/Town*

Nominator Country*

Nominator State/Province*

Nominator Email Address*

Nominator Phone Number*

Phone

Narrative*

The selection committee’s initial assessment of the nominee will be based upon a narrative provided by the nominator. The narrative should be limited to one page and must address all of the following issues in the order listed:

The nominee’s impact on students
The nominee’s impact on the musical development in his/her school, community, and state
The nominee’s pursuit of his/her own professional development

Narratives may also provide other information, such as a listing of past teaching awards, leadership

activities, etc.

Please note: Be sure to use detailed examples in each section of the narrative to provide the selection committee with a complete description of the nominee’s qualifications.

The narrative document will be uploaded to the online application form; the file types accepted for upload are DOC, DOCX, or PDF.

Drag and drop files here or

References

ADMINISTRATOR

Administrator First Name*

Administrator Last Name*

Administrator City/Town*

Administrator State/Province*

Administrator ZIP/Postal Code*

Administrator Country*

Administrator Email Address*

Administrator Phone Number*

Phone

TEACHER/COLLEAGUE REFERENCE

Teacher/Colleague First Name*

Teacher/Colleague Last Name*

Teacher/Colleague City/Town*

Teacher/Colleague State/Province*

Teacher/Colleague ZIP/Postal Code*

Teacher/Colleague Country*

Teacher/Colleague Email Address*

Teacher/Colleague Phone Number*

PARENT/STUDENT REFERENCE

Parent/Student First Name*

Parent/Student Last Name*

Parent/Student City/Town*

Parent/Student State/Province*

Parent/Student ZIP/Postal Code*

Parent/Student Country*

Parent/Student Email Address*

Parent/Student Phone Number*

Phone

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