Dr. Eugene G. White, Superintendent of the Indianapolis (IN) Public Schools, has been named the recipient of the fifth annual Administrator Award for Distinguished Support of Music Education. White was chosen for his commitment to ensuring that music education is part of the core curriculum in all 64 Indianapolis Public Schools.

The award was sponsored by the VH1 Save The Music Foundation and was given on February. 11, 2010, at the general session of the American Association of School Administrator's (AASA) National Conference on Education in Phoenix, Arizona.  The award is presented each year at AASA's national conference to one superintendent or school CEO who has exhibited outstanding commitment to restoring music education in his or her school district.  Past recipients include: Duncan N. P. "Pat" Pritchett Jr., past superintendent of the Indianapolis Public Schools; Dr. John Lange, past superintendent of Adams County School District 14 (Colorado); Dr. Carol Johnson, past superintendent of the Memphis City Schools and current superintendent of the Boston Public Schools; and Richard Kaplan, superintendent of New Brunswick (New Jersey) Public Schools.
(L-R) Mark Bielang, AASA President; Chiho Okuizumi, VH1 STM; Dr. Eugene White; Daniel A. Domenec, AASA Executive Director