2015 Grammy Music Educator Award finalists revealed
On Feb. 8, 2015, America will tune into the 57th annual Grammy Awards on CBS.
While the ceremony is held to present artists with the recording industry's most prestigious award, the Recording Academy and the Grammy Foundation will also honor one local hero.
For the second year, the organization will recognize a music educator who has "made a significant and lasting contribution to the field of music education and who demonstrates a commitment to the broader cause of maintaining music education in the schools."
This year, more than 7,000 names were submitted from all 50 states.
A complete list of finalists is below:
| Name | School | Location | ||
| Steven Acciani | Diamond Bar High School | Diamond Bar, California | ||
| William Bennett | Cane Bay High School | Summerville, South Carolina | ||
| Jared Cassedy | Windham High School | Windham, New Hampshire | ||
| Charles Cushinery | Ed W. Clark High School | Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
| Krista Fanning | Caddo Middle Magnet | Shreveport, Louisiana | ||
| Richard Maxwell | Arcadia High School | Phoenix, Arizona | ||
| Debra Reilly | Springhouse/Orefield Middle Schools | Allentown, Pennsylvania | ||
| Huber Smith | Maplewood Middle School | Sulphur, Louisiana | ||
| Nancie Tobison | Barrington High School | Barrington, Illinois | ||
| Danny Yancey | Martin Gifted & Talented Magnet School | Raleigh, North Carolina |