Marisa Frank and students. Image courtesy: WAOW TV
ABBOTSFORD, WI (WSAU-WAOW) — A Central Wisconsin native finished just short in the race to be named GRAMMY Music Educator of the Year.
On Thursday we learned that Pamala Dawson, a choir instructor in DeSoto, Texas, was named the winner of the 2023 award and will be honored during the GRAMMY ceremony Sunday night. Meaning Abbotsford native Marisa Frank will have to wait until next year to try to claim the trophy.
Frank was one of ten finalists for the honor and over 1,200 nominees.
She previously told WAOW TV that the moment she found out she was a finalist was special. “I’m pretty sure I cried, it was really exciting,” she said. “At the end of every single music class, I name a GRAMMY award winner.”
That winner gets to hold a souvenir GRAMMY which she bought online.
According to the Recording Academy, any music instructor at a public or private school is eligible to be nominated for the award. Nominations can come from students, parents, or fellow educators. Nominations for the 2024 award are open and being accepted at the GRAMMY website. Quarterfinalists will be announced this summer, and a list of semifinalists will be posted in the fall.
Dawson won this year’s award on her third try as a finalist.
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