Thomas named GMEA Music Educator of the Year
Published 8:45 am Tuesday, February 28, 2017
- Submitted PhotoMichael Thomas has been named the 2017 Georgia Music Educators Association Music Educator of the Year.
VALDOSTA — The Marchin’ Cats band director is considered the best in state.
The Georgia Music Educator’s Association has selected Michael Thomas as the Music Educator of the Year for the state of Georgia, according to a city schools press release.
He has been directing the Valdosta High School Marchin’ Cats band for nearly a decade.
GMEA active members are eligible for the award, which “recognizes outstanding merit in teaching and/or administration by music educators whose service to students, the community, and the profession is exemplary,” according to the press release.
Nominations were taken from the band, orchestra, chorus, elementary, piano, and college divisions of the Georgia Music Educator’s Association.
A committee was formed by the GMEA President Dr. John Odum to look through all of the nominees and vote on the one person they thought should be the recipient of the award, according to the press release.
