Cavitt receives Teaching Award of Honor

Texas State University professor Mary Ellen Cavitt has been named the recipient of the 2011 Teaching Award of Honor. Cavitt is a professor of music education and the director of graduate studies in music at Texas State University.

This prestigious award, given annually by the Texas State Alumni Association, recognizes, encourages and rewards superior Texas State classroom teachers. Texas State professors, lecturers, associate professors, assistant professors and instructors who have taught at least two years at the university are eligible for the award.

The award includes a certificate and a monetary gift of $1,500. Click here to learn more and submit a nomination for the 2012 award.

Cavitt’s excellence as a teacher also was recognized earlier this year when she received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching for the College of Fine Arts and Communications. Cavitt earned  her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music performance from The Juilliard School. She completed her Ph.D. in music education at the University of Texas.