VICTORIA “VICKI” GRISWOLD
Victoria “Vicki” Griswold ran the Plainfield Music Store from 1994 to 2018 and continues to excel as a performance pianist.
Victoria “Vicki” Griswold ran the Plainfield Music Store from 1994 to 2018 and continues to excel as a performance pianist.
Now retired from teaching, Carol Kniebusch Noe devotes herself to her work as a dog judge with the American Kennel Club.
Marilynn J. Smiley, PhD is currently managing publicity for the Oswego Opera Theater’s production of “The Golden Cage,” a 1945 operetta.
In 1979, Deborah A. Turner joined the Anne Arundel County Public Schools, where she served as a music educator until her retirement in 2021.
Susan E. Basalik has taught music to third, fourth, fifth and sixth grade students in the Methacton School District for over four decades.
Carol Ann Modesitt is a professor of music and former chair of the department of music at Southern Utah University.
Carrie Foxx Ware, MEd, felt a strong desire to ensure that young African American children had good role models and teachers in their lives.
A certified music teacher, Barbara J. Belew excelled as an associate professor of music at McNeese State University for many decades.
As a lifelong music educator, Patricia Thornton Hayes began playing the piano between the ages of 3 and 4, gaining a passion for music.
Susan Stanard is the director of choral ensembles and vocal studies and a professor of music at Lewis & Clark Community College since 2002.
Damaris Porter Peters-Pike started chairing the music department at Hiram College in Ohio from 1983 to 1991, also directing the chorus from 1980 to 1991.
Retiring in 2015, Carole J. Seitz is recognized as an associate professor emerita of music of Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska.
Loyal and trustworthy, Rev. Janet A. Lee has led an exemplary career in music education and religion. She started out as a music teacher.
Backed by stellar training, Ms. Pearce set out to make her mark on music and the performing arts. She became a chorus and drama director.
When Donna Kelly Eastman was 3 years old, her mother noticed her ability to sing and identify notes. Her family encouraged her to develop her talents.
From the time she was young, Lois A. Height Allen dreamed of using her passion for music and education to make a difference.
Linda Vaughn has been an organist for the Community United Church of Christ, the Zion Lutheran Church and St. Peter’s United Church of Christ.
Dr. Jewel Taylor Thompson has been a professor in the Music Department of Hunter College since 1997, combining her love of education and music.
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