Awards Deadline: September 15.
Current nominations will be considered for the 2025 awards cycle. 

Lifetime Achievement Award

Presented each year by the South Carolina  Choral Directors Association to a choral director working in South Carolina who has made a significant impact on the field of choral music in South Carolina over the course of their career.​

Past Recipients:
Dr. Bingham Vick, Jr.
​​2024
Rusty Keesler
2023
​Dr. Katherine Kinsey
​2022
Dr. Valerie Bullock
​2021
Dr. Warren Cook
2020

Excellence
Award​

Presented each year by the South Carolina Choral Directors Association to a choral director with 10 or more years of experience working in South Carolina in recognition of excellence and achievement in the field of choral music.
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Past Recipients:
Gina Jolly
​2024
Carla Brock
2023
​William Bennett
​2022
​Angela Lemere
​2021
Phil Suggs
2020

Emerging Scholar
Award

Presented each year by the South Carolina Choral Directors Association to a choral director with less than 10 years of experience working in South Carolina in recognition of excellence in the field of choral music.


Past Recipients:
Emily Bohl
​2024
Joshua Wald
2023
​Amanda Shaw
​2022
​Millie Shiflett
​2021
Erin Phillips
2020

Leadership & Service to the Profession Award

Presented annually by the South CarolinaChoral Directors Association to a SC director who consistently demonstrates excellence through choral music in addition to loyalty & service to ACDA at the state level.
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Past Recipients:
Dr. Alicia Walker
​2024
Dr. Jonathan Hall
2023
​Dr. Don Campbell
​2022
Melissa Henderson
​2021
Camille Jones
2020