The following were recipients of awards given at the 2008 OMEA Conference.  Congratulations and thank you for your support of music education in the State of Oregon.

• Oregon Outstanding Music Educator – Mary Lou Boderman - South Salem  High School

• John C. McManus Distinguished Teacher Award – Chuck Bolton, Retired - Sam Barlow High School (Gresham), Warner Pacific College (Portland)

• Outstanding Administrator – Randy Hutchinson – David Douglas High School (Portland)

• Excellence in Elementary Music Education – Melinda Jordon - Oregon Trail Elementary School (Clackamas)

• Service to the Profession Award – Toni Skelton - Myers Elementary (Salem)

• Oregon Outstanding Contributor – Eugene Hilton Hotel