Five Alumni Selected for GRAMMY Music Educator Award Quarterfinals

The UNCG School of Music is proud of the five alumni who have been selected as quarterfinalists for the 2021 Music Educator Award™ presented by the Recording Academy® and GRAMMY Museum®. These graduates span four decades of excellence in the Music Education area.

  • Alisha Cardwell (BM ’17) — Riverside High School, Williamston, NC
  • Jordan Lee (BM ’17) — Western Guilford High School, Greensboro, NC
  • Brian McMath (BM ’96, MM ’10) — Northwest Guilford High School, Greensboro, NC
  • Neil Underwood (BM ’82, MM ’87) — Lenoir-Rhyne University, Hickory, NC
  • Donny Walter (BM ’94, MM ’12) — Northwest Guilford Middle School, Greensboro, NC

The Music Educator Award was established to recognize current educators (kindergarten through college, public and private schools) who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the field of music education and who demonstrate a commitment to the broader cause of maintaining music education in the schools. A joint partnership and presentation of the Recording Academy® and GRAMMY® Museum, the recipient will be recognized during GRAMMY® Week 2021.

Congratulations to all and good luck!

Read the full list of 2021 Music Educator Award quarterfinalists.