SGMA of Texas announces finalists for its 2010 Annual Awards

SGMA will hold its Annual Awards Ceremony Saturday, September 25, 2010 in Paris, Texas.  Members of the organization have completed nominations for various awards categories.  The top nominees are finalists and are listed below.

GROUP OF THE YEAR

Best Family (Mineral Wells, TX)
Faithful Touch (Mansfield, TX)
Jubil-Heirs (Seagoville, TX)
Kings River (Fort Worth, TX)
Master’s Touch (Grand Prairie, TX)

PROMOTER OF THE YEAR

Forrest Fichthron (Meadowgreen Min.)
Cindy Gallant (Evangel Family Outreach)
Joe Gordon (Rodeo City Music Hall)
Terry & Rosie O'Toole (The Place)
Marvin Stewart (Pleasantview Friday Night)
                     

GROUP FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Donna Borden (Master's Touch)
Judy Earley (Earley Praises)
Mary Manry (Faithful Touch)
Judy Melton (Friends by Grace)
Margie Rowland (Master's Touch)

            

GROUP MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Martin Borden (Master's Touch)
Don Earley (Earley Praises)
Johnny Huckaba (Huckaba Family)
Steve Miller (The Millers)
Lonnie Royal (Friends by Grace)

 

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR

Dennis Davis (Kings River)
Jeremy Herrin (The Herrins)
Bill Ligon (Jubil-Heirs)
Dean McColley (Master Focus Min.)   
Laura McElroy (Jubil-Heirs)

                                      

MALE SOLOIST OF THE YEAR

Lonnie Hambrick (Haltom City, TX)
Mark Sargent (Burleson, TX)
Jonathan Splawn (Decatur, TX)
Marvin Stewart (Arlington TX)
Bill Sumpter (Morgan, TX)

 

FEMALE SOLOIST OF THE YEAR
Carole Butterfield (Watauga, TX)
Sandra Elms (Cooper, TX)
Cindy Gallant (Fort Worth, TX)
Dolores Hunt (Fort Worth, TX)
Brenda North (Burleson, TX)

SPECIAL AWARD OF THE YEAR

Regina Bestul (President SGMA)
Tom Ellis (CEO of SGMA)
Steve Miller (The Millers)
Belva Smith (Convention Coordinator)
Joe Wheeler (Road Manager)

 

YOUTH MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Marshall Cooper (Cooper Family)     
Paul Hinkle, Jr. (Hinkle Family)
Daniel Splawn (Splawn Legacy)
Jared Splawn (Splawn Legacy)                  
Landry Wills (The Wills)

 

YOUTH FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Rosie Cooper (Cooper Family)
Ranessa Hendrix (Hendrix Trio)
Kiley Monroe (The Weidels)
Jessica Nichols - (Soloist-Paris,TX)
Bethany Wills (The Wills)

 

YOUTH MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Marshall Cooper (Cooper Family)
Caleb Frazier (Psalm 100)
Maci Gastineau (The Gastineaus)
Haley Patillo (David Patillo Family)
Elizabeth Splawn (Splawn Legacy)

 

SONG OF THE YEAR

"Born Again" -
written by Jeremy Herrin (The Herrins)

"Let Me Tell You Who I Am"-
written by Bobby Lee Wills (The Wills)

"Nothing to Lose" -
written by Becky Griffis (Soloist-Euless,TX)

"The Answer’s on the Way" -
  written by Margie Rowland (Master's Touch)    

"When Jesus Comes" -
written by Don Earley (Earley Praises)