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Friend of Music

KMEA > KMEA History > Friend of Music
  • 1985—Mike Mannerino & Alice McDonald
  • 1986—Richard Durlauf
  • 1987—Norman Lewis & Lucille Baker
  • 1988—Ella Mae Read & Lila Bellando
  • 1989—W. Carlyle Maupin & Charlie Stone
  • 1990—Robert Grover & Jody Richards
  • 1991—Willis Bradley & James Burch
  • 1992—Lee Suman
  • 1993—Mel Owen
  • 1994—Kentucky Educational Television & Sue Gilvin
  • 1995—Linda Young
  • 1996—Carolyn Fern
  • 1997—Toyota Corporation
  • 1998—Stuart Silberman
  • 1999—Gene Wilhoit & Col. John Jameson, Jr.
  • 2000—Keith Shoulders
  • 2001—Billie Jean Osborn
  • 2002—Kerry Davis & Spottsville Elementary School
  • 2003—Carroll Hall
  • 2004—Toni Sheffer
  • 2005—Tony Lindsey
  • 2006—no award
  • 2007—Stephen Foster Music Club
  • 2008—W. Paul and Lucille Caudill Little Foundation
  • 2009—River Park Center, Hardin County Performing Arts Center, and Pi Kappa Omicron Fraternity
  • 2010—Kevin Dennison
  • 2011—Bill Samuels, Jr. and Fran Taylor
  • 2013—Schmidt Opera Outreach Program
  • 2014—Randy Lanham
  • 2015—Central Kentucky Youth Orchestra, Lexington
  • 2016—Brigadier General Merwyn L. Jackson
  • 2017—Greg Lyons
  • 2018—George Milam
  • 2019—Paul Bartel
  • 2020—Ruth Tompkins
  • 2022—Allen County-Scottsville Arts Council