| Year | Award | Name | Workplace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | WMEA/WIAA Music Educator of the Year | Neil Lieurance | Shoreline SD |
| 1989 | WMEA/WIAA Music Educator of the Year | Leo Dodd | Bellevue SD |
| 1990 | WMEA/WIAA Music Educator of the Year | Robert Buck | |
| 1991 | WMEA/WIAA Music Educator of the Year | Dave Cross | Everett SD |
| 1994 | WMEA/WIAA Music Educator of the Year | Wayne Timmerman | Olympia SD |
| 1995 | WMEA/WIAA Music Educator of the Year | Judd Aetzel | Northshore SD |
| 1996 | WMEA/WIAA Music Educator of the Year | Roger Stansbury | Yakima SD |
| 1997 | WMEA/WIAA Music Educator of the Year | Garry Walker | Bellevue SD |
| 1998 | WMEA/WIAA Music Educator of the Year | Dan Jackson | Wenatchee SD |
| 1999 | WMEA/WIAA Music Educator of the Year | Peggy Burrough | Puyallup SD |
| 2000 | WMEA/WIAA Music Educator of the Year | Dave Baldock | Kent SD |
| 2001 | WMEA/WIAA Music Educator of the Year | Vicki White-Miltun | Mercer Island SD |
| 2002 | WMEA/WIAA Music Educator of the Year | Ron Jones | Port Angeles SD |
| 2003 | WMEA/WIAA Music Educator of the Year | Larry Gookin | Ellensburg |
| 2004 | WMEA/WIAA Music Educator of the Year | Raydell Bradley | Tacoma |
| 2005 | WMEA/WIAA Music Educator of the Year | Fred Dole | Clarkston SD |
| 2006 | WMEA/WIAA Music Educator of the Year | Glen Mitchell | Walla Walla SD |
| 2007 | WMEA/WIAA Music Educator of the Year | Bill Klouse | Tacoma SD |
| 2008 | WMEA Elementary Music Educator of the Year | Charlene Sutton | Mount Baker SD |
| 2008 | WMEA Middle Level Music Educator of the Year | Greg Allison | Olympia SD |
| 2008 | WMEA High School Music Educator of the Year | Rob Tapper | Cheney |
| 2008 | WMEA Higher Education Music Educator of the Year | Ramona Holmes | Seattle |
| 2008 | WMEA/WIAA Music Educator of the Year | Rob Tapper | Cheney |
| 2009 | WMEA/WIAA Music Educator of the Year | Dale Johnson | Auburn SD |
| 2010 | WMEA Elementary Music Educator of the Year | Patty Bourne | Everett SD |
| 2010 | WMEA Middle Level Music Educator of the Year | Gary Riler | Chehalis SD |
| 2010 | WMEA High School Music Educator of the Year | Doug Gailey | Port Angeles SD |
| 2010 | WMEA Higher Education Music Educator of the Year | Peter Gries | Ellensburg |
| 2010 | WMEA/WIAA Music Educator of the Year | Peter Gries | Ellensburg |
| 2011 | WMEA/WIAA Music Educator of the Year | Dave Weatherred | Spokane SD |
| 2012 | WMEA Elementary Music Educator of the Year | Leslie Schneider | Ellensburg SD |
| 2012 | WMEA Middle Level Music Educator of the Year | Ward Brannman | Lake Washington SD |
| 2012 | WMEA High School Music Educator of the Year | Charles (Chip) Schooler | Olympia SD |
| 2012 | WMEA Higher Education Music Educator of the Year | Jeffrey Snedeker | Ellensburg |
| 2012 | WMEA/WIAA Music Educator of the Year | Charles (Chip) Schooler | Olympia SD |
| 2013 | WMEA/WIAA Music Educator of the Year | Bruce Gutgesell | Lake Washington SD |
| 2014 | WMEA Elementary Music Educator of the Year | Laura Telman | White River SD |
| 2014 | WMEA Middle Level Music Educator of the Year | Kate Labiak | Edmonds SD |
| 2014 | WMEA High School Music Educator of the Year | Ron Gerhardstein | West Valley SD |
| 2014 | WMEA Higher Education Music Educator of the Year | Steve Demorest | Seattle |
| 2014 | WMEA/WIAA Music Educator of the Year | Ron Gerhardstein | West Valley SD |
| 2015 | WMEA/WIAA Music Educator of the Year | Mark Lane | Ellensburg |
| 2016 | WMEA Elementary Music Educator of the Year | Linda Honn | Central Valley SD |
| 2016 | WMEA Middle Level Music Educator of the Year | Frank Halferty | Shoreline SD |
| 2016 | WMEA High School Music Educator of the Year | Barbara Tappa | Spokane SD |
| 2016 | WMEA Higher Education Music Educator of the Year | Chris Bruya | Ellensburg |
| 2016 | WMEA/WIAA Music Educator of the Year | Chris Bruya | Ellensburg |
| 2017 | WMEA/WIAA Music Educator of the Year | Kirk Marcy | Edmonds |
| 2018 | WMEA Elementary Music Educator of the Year | Kelly Foster Griffin | Northshore SD |
| 2018 | WMEA Middle Level Music Educator of the Year | Katherine Elshire | Steilacoom SD |
| 2018 | WMEA High School Music Educator of the Year | Nancy Duck-Jefferson | Mukilteo SD |
| 2018 | WMEA Higher Education Music Educator of the Year | Chris Bianco | Bellingham |
| 2018 | WMEA/WIAA Music Educator of the Year | Chris Bianco | Bellingham |
| 2019 | WMEA/WIAA Music Educator of the Year | Dan Wing | Shoreline SD |
| 2020 | WMEA Elementary Music Educator of the Year | Janie Anderson | Northshore SD |
| 2020 | WMEA Middle Level Music Educator of the Year | Noreen Norfleet | Ellensburg SD |
| 2020 | WMEA High School Music Educator of the Year | Kevin Clayton | Pasco SD |
| 2020 | WMEA College/University Music Educator of the Year | Patricia Shehan Campbell | University of Washington |
| 2020 | WMEA/WIAA Music Educator of the Year | Kevin Clayton | Pasco SD |
| 2021 | WMEA/WIAA Music Educator of the Year | Bruce Walker | Columbia Basin College |
| 2022 | WMEA Elementary Music Educator of the Year | Kelly McFadden | Kennewick SD |
| 2022 | WMEA Middle Level Music Educator of the Year | Sarah Berglund | Richland SD |
| 2022 | WMEA/WIAA High School Music Educator of the Year | Peter Briggs | Tacoma SD |
| 2022 | WMEA College/University Music educator of the Year | Patty Bourne | Western Washington University |
| 2023 | WMEA/WIAA Music Educator of the Year | Ramon Rivera | Mount Vernon SD |
| 2024 | WMEA Elementary Music Educator of the Year | Laurie Bianco | Ferndale SD |
| 2024 | WMEA Middle Level Music Educator of the Year | Kevin Paustian | Auburn SD |
| 2024 | WMEA/WIAA High School Music Educator of the Year | Jeff Horenstein | Edmonds SD |
| 2024 | WMEA College/University Music educator of the Year | Danh Pham | Washington State University |
| 2025 | WMEA/WIAA Music Educator of the Year | Carol Pederson | Spokane SD |
Beginning in 2008, WMEA honors four teachers in the even-numbered year of each biennium.