
The Scott Joplin Ragtime Foundation Board is now accepting nominations for its Outstanding Achievement Award in Ragtime. The award is presented to the person(s) or organization that has made exceptional contributions to performance, research, support, education, or advancement of the ragtime genre. Nominee submissions should include letters of recommendation, a list of accomplishments, and contact information for the nominee. We will also need the contact information for the person submitting the nomination.
Submissions should be sent to the Scott Joplin Ragtime Foundation at PO Box 1244, Sedalia MO 65302 or via email to SJFsedalia@gmail.com . The deadline for 2020 submissions is March 1, 2020. The recipient of the award will be announced at the evening concert on May 30, 2019.
The award began in 1989 in order to honor those who work to preserve and keep ragtime music and its history alive. Past recipients are not eligible for nomination. Below is a list of the current and previous awardees:
Submissions should be sent to the Scott Joplin Ragtime Foundation at PO Box 1244, Sedalia MO 65302 or via email to SJFsedalia@gmail.com . The deadline for 2020 submissions is March 1, 2020. The recipient of the award will be announced at the evening concert on May 30, 2019.
The award began in 1989 in order to honor those who work to preserve and keep ragtime music and its history alive. Past recipients are not eligible for nomination. Below is a list of the current and previous awardees:
2019 - Peter Lundberg
2018 - Jerry & Mary Grace Lanese 2017 - Lucille Salerno 2016 - Bill Edwards 2015 – Janice Clear 2014 – Tex Wyndham 2013 – Johnny Maddox 2012 – Patricia Lamb Conn 2011 – Helen & David “Smiley” Wallace 2010 – Sue Keller 2009 – Jim Radloff 2008 – Richard Berry 2007 – Scott Joplin Festival Founders: Dorothy Kitchen, Kathryn Rayford, Jake Siragusa, and Harlan Snow 2006 – David Reffkin 2005 – Jack Rummel |
2004 - Nora Hulse
2003 - Michael Schwimmer 2002 – St. Louis Ragtimers 2000 – Dr. Edward Berlin 1999 – Jeanene Wright 1998 – John Arpin 1997 – Terry Waldo 1996 – Jean & Paul Huling 1995 – David Jasen 1994 – Bob Darch 1993 – Dick Hyman 1992 – Trebor Tichenor 1991 – Richard Zimmerman 1990 – Wally Rose 1989 – Max Morath |