| President | Corinne Nustad, NCTM |
| Vice President | Arlene Gray, NCTM |
| Secretary | Michelle Heaford,State Certified |
| Treasurer | Ann DeLorme-Holmen, State Certified |
| Advertising | Linda Hanson-Bell, State Certified |
| Arts Awareness & Advocacy | Lisa Schuler |
| Certification | Kathleen Johnson, State Certified |
| College Faculty | Diana Skroch, NCTM |
| Collegiate Chair | Joel Walters |
| Directory | Jan Herr, NCTM |
| Foundation/Past President | Priscilla Keogh |
| Grant Coordinator | Beth Klingenstein |
| Historian | Nancy Harsch |
| IMTF | Sheryl Kjelland, State Certified |
| Locals | Lisa Schuler |
| Membership | Kathy Bresee |
| Music Link | Laura O'Rourke |
| Newsletter | Co-editors: Sara Hagen, NCTM, and Warren Granfor |
| Rally | Linda Wallevand, NCTM |
| Technology | Pam Jangula ajangula@ndsupernet.com |
Under the sponsorship of the Fargo-Moorhead Teacher Association, a group of 30 music teachers met in the Gardner Hotel in Fargo on January 20, 1957 and organized the North Dakota Music Teachers Association. At
that meeting, a constitution was accepted and the following officers were elected:
It was voted at this time to join the East Central Division of the MTNA. 44 members enrolled, five attending the National Convention in February. The first State Convention was held October 13 and 14, 1957 at Jamestown College, Jamestown.
NDMTA: A Timeline |
| 1960 | Membership was 82 |
| 1963 | First high school audition winner: John Murphy, Minot |
| 1964 | First commissioned work: Symphonia by Daniel Goode |
| | NDMTA moved to West Central Division |
| 1966 | First Baldwin winner: Sharon Christianson, Grand Forks |
| 1967 | Certification adopted |
| 1968 | First collegiate winner: Mrs. Marilyn Coles, UND |
| 1969 | First state directory and level one of study guide |
| 1974 | First West Central Division president: Dr. Frank Pearson, Dickinson |
| 1975 | First rally |
| 1976 | First composition winners: |
| | Elementary: Ann Marie Almlie, Valley City |
| | Junior High: Carrie Flatau, Valley City |
| | Senior High: Jurgan Almlie, Valley City |
| 1985 | First national winner: Scott Thornton (high school brass), Dickinson |
| 1993 | First non-advancing competition |
| 1994 | First NDMTA Teacher of the Year: Sharon Wesbrook, Hillsboro |
| 1995 | First Handbook/Directory |
| 1999 | Second national winner: Chris Rom (collegiate brass), Minot |
| | First Lifetime Achievement Award: Janie Green, Fargo-Moorhead MTA |
| 2000 | NDMTA honored for having the highest % of teachers contributing to the MTNA Foundation |
| | Partnership established with Illinois State Music Teachers Association for NDMTA State Theory/Rally Program |
| 2002 | Initiated a 25 year Membership Certificate |
| | Janie Green honored as NDMTA's first Foundation Fellow |
| 2003 | Durum Triangle Chapter awarded MTNA Local Chapter of the Year |
| | Eloise Halverson honored as NDMTA's second Foundation Fellow |
| 2004 | Frank Pearson honored as NDMTA's third Foundation Fellow |
| | Eileen Geske, MTA National Teacher of the Year Award |
| 2005 | NDMTA leads the nation in MTNA foundation giving. |
| | Carole Flatau honored as NDMTA fourth Foundation Fellow |
| Year | President | Convention Site |
| 1957 | Mrs. W. H. Temple, Fargo | Jamestown |
| 1958 | John W. Seale, Jamestown | Grand Forks |
| 1959 | John W. Seale, Jamestown | Fargo |
| 1960 | Elisabeth Lewis, Grand Forks | Bismarck |
| 1961 | Elisabeth Lewis, Grand Forks | Grand Forks |
| 1962 | Gerrit G. Vander Mei, Minot | Minot |
| 1963 | Mrs. A. Ross Fillebrown, Fargo | Jamestown |
| 1964 | Frank C. Pearson, Dickinson | Fargo |
| 1965 | Frank C. Pearson, Dickinson | Dickinson |
| 1966 | Mrs. O. K. Jacobson, Fargo | Bismarck |
| 1967 | Mrs. O. K. Jacobson, Fargo | Grand Forks |
| 1968 | Mrs. Bertel Nelson, Clifford | Minot |
| 1969 | Mrs. Bertel Nelson, Fargo | Fargo |
| 1970 | Earnest M. Larson, Grafton | Valley City |
| 1971 | Earnest M. Larson, Grafton | Bismarck |
| 1972 | Mrs. Donald Flatau, Valley | City Grand Forks |
| 1973 | Mrs. Donald Flatau, Valley | City Williston |
| 1974 | Lise Johnson, Cooperstown | Fargo |
| 1975 | Arlene Beckwith, Fargo | Jamestown |
| 1976 | Eloise Halvorson, Williston | Bismarck |
| 1978 | Eloise Halvorson, Williston | Valley City |
| 1979 | Sue Hegberg, Jamestown | Grand Forks |
| 1980 | Helen Sayer, Cooperstown | Dickinson |
| 1981 | Helen Sayer, Cooperstown | Fargo |
| 1982 | Helen Sayer, Cooperstown | Minot |
| 1983 | Barbara Hallgrimson, Grand Forks | Jamestown |
| 1984 | Paulette Kilts, Fargo | Valley City |
| 1985 | Paulette Kilts, Fargo | Dickinson |
| 1986 | Marie Almlie, Valley City | Grand Forks |
| 1987 | Marie Almlie, Valley City | Williston |
| 1988 | Diane Eichhorst, Washburn | Fargo |
| 1989 | Diane Eichhorst, Washburn | Bismarck |
| 1990 | Diane Eichhorst, Bismarck | Jamestown |
| 1991 | Diane Eichhorst, Bismarck | Dickinson |
| 1992 | Diane Eichhorst, Bismarck | Grand Forks |
| 1993 | Janie Green, Fargo/Moorhead | Fargo |
| 1994 | Janie Green, Fargo/Moorhead | Bismarck |
| 1995 | Janie Green, Fargo/Moorhead | Valley City |
| 1996 | Janie Green, Fargo/Moorhead | Grand Forks |
| 1997 | Ruth Stenson, Thief River Falls, MN | Bismarck |
| 1998 | Ruth Stenson, Thief River Falls, MN | Fargo |
| 1999 | Diana Skroch, Valley City | Dickinson |
| 2000 | Diana Skroch, Valley City | Grand Forks |
| 2001 | Beth Klingenstein, Valley City | Williston |
| 2002 | Beth Klingenstein, Valley City | Valley City |
| 2003 | Sara Bloom, Grand Forks | Bismarck |
| 2004 | Sara Bloom, Grand Forks | Fargo |
| 2005 | Priscilla Keogh | |
| 2006 | Priscilla Keogh | |
