Nominees for vice president.(Sigrid Luther and Kenneth Williams are the Music Teachers National Association nominees for vice president)

Sigrid Luther, NCTM, is professor of music at Bryan College, teaching piano, piano-related courses and music theory. She holds a D.M.A. degree from Louisiana State University and has studied with Adelaide Banaszynski, Laurence Morton, Peggy Ramsey and Daniel Sher. She is active as recitalist, collaborative pianist, adjudicator and lecturer on keyboard skills. She also accompanies the Bryan Chorale and serves as pianist at First Presbyterian Church in Chattanooga. Luther developed the piano pedagogy major at Bryan College, organized and advises the Chattanooga Area Collegiate Chapter of MTNA (2004 Chapter of the Year) and founded the Bryan College Community Music School. She has received outstanding teaching awards from Bryan College, the Tennessee Governor's School for the Arts, the Chattanooga Music Teachers Association and the Tennessee MTA. Luther's students have won numerous state competitions and area concerto contests, and have gone on to private, conservatory and university teaching positions as well as church appointments. In addition to being on the MTNA Board of Directors and chair of the Code of Ethics revision committee, Luther's past MTNA services include Southern Division president, state president, local president and various offices at the state and local level. She is currently the national MTNA Senior Performance Competition coordinator.

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"MTNA is people serving others. It is thousands of music teachers sharing ideas and supporting one another. It is experienced members mentoring new recruits and certification applicants. It is pedagogy experts informing and inspiring members through meeting presentations, conference sessions and AMT articles. It is local associations reaching out to music teachers debilitated by hurricane Katrina. It is collegiate members raising funds to purchase musical instruments needed in their communities. It is a skilled national staff facilitating MTNA programs on every level of the association. It is volunteer leaders carrying out their duties and then training their successors. It is guest artists or competition winners performing at a conference and elementary students performing on a first recital. Above all, it is professional music teachers enriching the lives of students with the lifelong gift of music. During my nearly 30 years as an MTNA member, I have enjoyed countless benefits and lasting friendships. MTNA has truly helped me to become a better teacher. I am pleased to serve an association that has given so much to me," she says.

Kenneth Williams, NCTM, ...