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Barbara Franklin

Barbara Franklin, Mt. Ararat choral director from 1982-2002, was named 2000 Maine Music Educator of the Year by her colleagues in the Maine Music Educators Association. The announcement was made at the annual MMEA Banquet on May 19, 2000 during the Maine All State Music Festival and Conference at Sunday River. Barbara was nominated by Mary Love Canning, choral director from Dexter, Maine. Recommendations came from colleagues, students, former students, and parents.

The MMEA Music Educator of the Year Award is given in recognition of exceptional support and outstanding accomplishments by one MMEA member to the advancement of music education in the schools of Maine. The nominee must have demonstrated effectiveness in teaching young people through music, and the ability to inspire positive attitudes among students, school, and community. The nominee must also have demonstrated a consistently effective and balanced program of music education.

Read the article from the Times Record about the award.