NATS announces the 2010 recipients of the NATS Emerging Leader Awards.  Each national conference year applications are sought from members who meet the selection criteria.  Each awardee will receive $750 to defray expenses to attend the 51st National Conference in Salt Lake City.  Recipients and their regions are:

Serdar Ilban (Cal-Western), Angela Peterson Winter (Mid-Atlantic), Shelley Neville (New England), Michelle Debruyn (Southeastern), Barbara Clements (Southern), Mark McQuade (Texoma), Maurice Burgess (Mid-Atlantic)

NATS announces the recipients of the 2010 Independent Teacher Fellowships.  These fellowships are awarded to 14 independent voice teachers who are NATS members.  Recipients receive complimentary registration to the 51st National Conference in Salt Lake City.  More information on this program can be found under the programs tab on this web site.  Recipients of this inaugural class of fellows are:

Cathryn Frazier-Neely (Mid-Atlantic), Frankie Hickman (Texoma), Karen Hoy (Mid-Atlantic), Martin Hurt (Eastern), Art Joslin (Great Lakes), Lisa Keim (Great Lakes), Joyce Liu (Southeastern), Nicole Marschall (North Central), Sarah McIntyre (Central), Laurie Reimer (Northwestern), Susan Shantora (Intermountain), Laura Stebbins (Great Lakes), Rachel Velarde (Cal-Western), Loretta Haskell (Mid-Atlantic)

A record number of 42 applicants challenged the selection committee for the 2010 NATS Intern Program as they had to narrow an excellent field of applicants to 12 interns comprising the class of 2010. The 2010 class includes teachers who primarily teach in university settings as well as those whose focus is the independent studio.  Interns will work with master teachers Elizabeth Daniels, Earl Coleman, Marjorie Halbert, and Norman Spivey at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida, hosted by program alumnus Stephen Ng from June 8-18, 2010. Past President Martha Randall is the NATS Intern Program Coordinator.

Interested in participating in the 2011 NATS Intern Program? Application materials will be available on the NATS website in late summer.

2010 NATS Intern Program Participants

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