The Outstanding Jazz Educator Award

Formerly the Jess Cole Award, the MOAJE Outstanding Jazz Educator Award is presented annually at the Missouri Music Educators Association Conference as part of the All-State Jazz Ensemble concert.
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This award is presented to an individual for their outstanding contributions to jazz education by the Executive Board of the Missouri Association for Jazz Education.


Past Recipients:
Arch Martin, 1976
Don Vern Joseph, 1977
Jerry Hoover, 1978
Dennis McBride, 1979
Carrol Lewis, 1980
Roger Cody, 1982
Ron Stilwell, 1983
Frank Haspiel, 1985
John Brophy, 1986
Jim Widner, 1990
Craig Buck, 1991
Charlie Meneese, 1992
Mary Lightfoot, 1994
Gerry McCollum, 1995
Steve Lenhert, 1996
Terry Boone, 1998
Warren Durrett, 1999
Charles Loeber, 2000
Paul Smith, 2001
Bob Drummond, 2002
Leon Bradley, 2003
Bob Waggoner, 2004
Mike Parkinson, 2005
King Shollenberger, 2006
Bob Scott, 2007
Bob Boedges, 2008
Garry Anders, 2009
Ron Anson, 2010
David Aaberg, 2011
Gary Brandes, 2012
Larry Bennett, 2013
Robert "Bob" Meeks, 2014
Dan Schunks, 2015
Paul DeMarinis, 2016
Brenda Kueck, 2017
​Jim Widner, 2018