{"id":47487,"date":"2009-11-05T11:50:53","date_gmt":"2009-11-05T16:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.menc.org\/news\/view\/menc-acknowledges-members-celebrating-silver-gold-music-education-anniversaries"},"modified":"2009-11-05T11:50:53","modified_gmt":"2009-11-05T16:50:53","slug":"menc-acknowledges-members-celebrating-silver-gold-music-education-anniversaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/47487","title":{"rendered":"MENC Acknowledges Members Celebrating Silver, Gold Music Education Anniversaries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"ext-gen19\">\n<p id=\"ext-gen20\"><b id=\"ext-gen102\">MENC Members Celebrate 50 Years of Membership<\/b><\/p>\n<p id=\"ext-gen81\">MENC recognizes that its members have shaped the growth and development of music education through the years. The organization pauses to pay tribute to its 50-year and 25-year members &nbsp;for their dedication.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ext-gen90\">One member celebrating a golden MENC anniversary is <b id=\"ext-gen93\">Bennett Reimer<\/b>, the John W. Beattie professor of music education emeritus at Northwestern University. He has written a new book,&nbsp;<i><a href=\"http:\/\/menc.org\/news\/view\/the-significance-of-music-education-bennett-reimer-s-new-book-examines-the-profession-s-past-future\" id=\"ext-gen94\">Seeking the Significance of Music Education: Essays and Reflections<\/a><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/menc.org\/news\/view\/the-significance-of-music-education-bennett-reimer-s-new-book-examines-the-profession-s-past-future\">,<\/a> that examines music education&rsquo;s course over the past fifty years.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ext-gen89\">The members who celebrate their fiftieth year of MENC membership between August 1, 2009, and July 31, 2010, are<\/p>\n<p id=\"ext-gen67\">Gary Ahrens, Rockport, Indiana<br \/>\nHazel D. Arpke, Beatrice, Nebraska<br \/>\nBarbara S. Arquit, Bedford, Texas<br \/>\nRichard C. Barker, Coupeville, Washington<br \/>\nDennis L. Behrens, Bothell, Washington<br \/>\nEdward D. Benson, Matthews, North Carolina<br \/>\nDavid D. Black, Montgomery, Alabama<br \/>\nPeter Brasch, Babylon, New York  <br \/>\nStephen E. Busch, Fort Collins, Colorado<br \/>\nDean A. Bushnell, Englewood, Colorado<br \/>\nJoseph C. Cassinat, Riverton, Wyoming<br \/>\nWilliam A. Clark, New Smyrna Beach, Florida<br \/>\nLeon&nbsp;Cole, Alpharetta, Georgia<br \/>\nMorris Collier, Lincoln, Nebraska<br \/>\nA. Scott Collins, Glen Cove, New York<br \/>\nWilliam A. Cridge, Granville, New York<br \/>\nBernard Curry, Glendale, Arizona<br \/>\nArthur S. Danner, Portland, Oregon<br \/>\nWesley E. Diemer, Wilmington, Delaware<br \/>\nJohn L. Duling, Turlock, California<br \/>\nKenneth G. Evans, Greeley, Colorado<br \/>\nRichard V. Evans, Hewitt, Tennessee<br \/>\nSolie Fott, Clarksville, Tennessee<br \/>\nBruce B. Fowler, Buffalo Grove, Illinois<br \/>\nJefferson E. Fraser, Rochester New York<br \/>\nWayne S. Gammon, Marietta, Georgia<br \/>\nR. Phyllis Gelineau, Milton, New Hampshire<br \/>\nGlen M. Goering, Derby, Kansas<br \/>\nThomas L. Gray, Morgan Hill, California<br \/>\nRobert A. Guenzler, Aurora, Illinois<br \/>\nAnthony Guerere, Hammonton, New Jersey<br \/>\nHarriet I. Hair, Hilton Head, South Carolina<br \/>\nMavis S. Hamre, Tempe, Arizona<br \/>\nHarriet C. Heath, Portsmouth, Virginia<br \/>\nAlyn J. Heim, Ocean Grove, New Jersey<br \/>\nC. Richard Henckel, Sheboygan, Wisconsin<br \/>\nMarianne Holland, Pickens, South Carolina<br \/>\nWyman E. Holland, Fargo, North Dakota<br \/>\nLarry L. Huck, Fresno, California<br \/>\nJames F. Johnson, Leeds, Utah<br \/>\nWilliam C. Jones, Downey, California<br \/>\nJoan Kelham, Avilla, Indiana<br \/>\nRichard H. Knickerbocker, Lexington, Missouri<br \/>\nFranklin D. Lewis, Marshfield, Missouri<br \/>\nFrederick C. Loyer, St. Marys, Ohio<br \/>\nJames E. Mack, San Pedro, California<br \/>\nJametta W. Martin, Washington, DC<br \/>\nCharles P. Mason, Ashland, Oregon<br \/>\nRaff McDonald, Auburn, California<br \/>\nJames C. Myers, Worthington, Ohio<br \/>\nJoseph Oneschuk, Milford, Massachusetts<br \/>\nLarry D. Overton, Fort Morgan, Colorado<br \/>\nBeverly B. Panten, Bowmansville, New York<br \/>\nWilliam D. Pardus, Marlborough, New Hampshire<br \/>\nJohn G. Patterson, Columbia, Missouri<br \/>\nJames E. Perkins, Boise, Idaho<br \/>\nHarry Pfingsten, Avon Lake, Ohio<br \/>\nHerbert J. Philpott, Boston, Massachusetts<br \/>\nJames S. Ralston, Lawrence, Kansas<br \/>\nJohn R. Redfern, Coffeyville, Kansas<br \/>\nBennett Reimer, Wilmette, Illinois<br \/>\nWilliam H. Robison, Rome, Georgia<br \/>\nErvin A. Royer, Myrtle Point, Oregon<br \/>\nBruce E. Schmottlach, Durham, Connecticut<br \/>\nJames W. Sherbon, Lenexa, Kansas<br \/>\nSilvia K. Shiner, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania<br \/>\nDerral L. Siggard, Logan, Utah<br \/>\nJames W. Simmons, Charlottesville, Virginia<br \/>\nAime M. Simoneau, Bradenton, Florida<br \/>\nJames E. Singer, Columbus, Ohio<br \/>\nJames A. Smith, Spartanburg, South Carolina<br \/>\nJulia S. Spencer, Gastonia, North Carolina<br \/>\nWilliam G. Teaford, Rancho Palos Verdes, California<br \/>\nDonald L. Thatcher, Westboro, Massachusetts<br \/>\nErnest C. Thompson, Sacramento, California<br \/>\nPaul E. Thoms, Hamilton, Ohio<br \/>\nCarolyn B. Tower, Northville, Michigan<br \/>\nIrving B. Weinstein, Oxnard, California <br \/>\nBarrie E. Wells, Eugene, Oregon<br \/>\nFrank B. Wickes, Baton Rouge, Louisiana<br \/>\nBob C. Wig, Milaca, Minnesota<br \/>\nGerald H. Winter, Northridge California<br \/>\nAra Zerounian, Troy, Michigan<br \/>\nMuril Zimmerman, Mentor, Ohio<\/p>\n<p id=\"ext-gen79\">\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"ext-gen69\"><b id=\"ext-gen91\">MENC also congratulates music educators who have been MENC members for twenty-five years. They are listed below:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>June E. Ackroyd, Marquette Michigan<br \/>\nHelen E. Adams, Nicholson, Georgia<br \/>\nMiles Adams, Nicholson, Georgia<br \/>\nSteve Adams, Overland Park, Kansas<br \/>\nSally K. Albrecht, Raleigh North Carolina<br \/>\nAnthony Alduino, Conklin, New York<br \/>\nCarol J. Allen, Melbourne, Florida<br \/>\nMichael N. Allman, Timonium, Maryland<br \/>\nSusan Alves, Lincoln, Rhode Island<br \/>\nRonald Amos, King, North Carolina<br \/>\nPaul A. Amundsen, Exeter, New Hampshire<br \/>\nBrian L. Anderson, Fremont Nebraska<br \/>\nNicholas A. Angiulo, Sacramento California<br \/>\nHilary Apfelstadt, Reynoldsburg, Ohio<br \/>\nJay Asher, Powder Springs, Georgia<br \/>\nTony R. Auby, Newport News, Virginia<br \/>\nTammy Jo Austin, Rock Springs, Wyoming<br \/>\nVera S. Baker, Springfield, Massachusetts<br \/>\nMarcia L. Ball, Joplin, MIssouri<br \/>\nRex J. Barker, Omaha, Nebraska<br \/>\nJanine Baughman, Bowling Green, Ohio<br \/>\nSusan Beck, Tifton, Georgia<br \/>\nJeff Beckman, Old Hickory, Tennessee<br \/>\nLaurie Bell, Seattle, Washington<br \/>\nDave Bellis, Worland, Wyoming<br \/>\nJanet Bemiss, Tracys Landing, Maryland<br \/>\nTina Bennett, Clarion, Pennsylvania<br \/>\nJayme Berry, Alamogordo, New Mexico<br \/>\nKeith Berry, Amston, Connecticut<br \/>\nMichael L. Berry, East Brunswick, New Jersey<br \/>\nBeth Best, Naperville, Illinois<br \/>\nThomas W. Billing, Springfield, Ohio<br \/>\nMark P. Blackmore, Wright City MIssouri<br \/>\nGuy Blair, Pella, Iowa<br \/>\nWayne B. Blumrick, Middleport, New York<br \/>\nMatthew Boice, Washington, Pennsylvania<br \/>\nWandalyn G. Boley, Manassas, Virginia<br \/>\nCraig R. Bond, Saint Helena, California<br \/>\nMichele J Boulanger, Dover, New Hampshire<br \/>\nKathleen H Boyer, West Chester, Pennsylania<br \/>\nDonna M. Boylan, Dunkirk, Maryland<br \/>\nBecky S. Bradley, Littleton, Colorado<br \/>\nStanley D. Bragg, Shawsville, Virginia<br \/>\nRobert E. Brase, Dix Hills, New York<br \/>\nJoel I, Brickman, Paramus, New Jersey<br \/>\nCarol &quot;Kickie&quot; H. Britt, Potsdam, New York<br \/>\nGary L. Brookhart, Aurora, Ohio<br \/>\nFabiene H. Brown, Cinnaminson, New Jersey<br \/>\nNancy Brown, Corvallis, Montana<br \/>\nPatricia A. Brown, Newark, Delaware<br \/>\nClayton Browne, Oakdale, Minnesota<br \/>\nCharles J. Brumbaugh, Lyman, Wyoming<br \/>\nDavid B. Buetzow, Canonsburg, Pennsylania<br \/>\nChris Bumgarner,  Polson, Montana<br \/>\nJoanne Bunce, Hillsborough, New Jersey<br \/>\nRichard J. Burkart, Columbus, Ohio<br \/>\nWilliam H. Campbell, Plant City, Florida<br \/>\nTed L. Carrico, Nampa, Idaho<br \/>\nClaretta C. Carroll, Temple Hills, Maryland<br \/>\nSandra Carroll, Avoca, Iowa<br \/>\nGail R. Cavallo, Farmingdale, New York<br \/>\nJoseph Ceo, Wood River Junction, Rhode Island<br \/>\nAnn M. Cheek, Charleston, South Carolina<br \/>\nJoseph J, Ciufo, Pylesville, Maryland<br \/>\nLori J. Ciulla, Medina, Ohio<br \/>\nJoyce J. Click, Carmel, Indiana<br \/>\nRobert Clowes, Mystic, Connecticut<br \/>\nSally Conklin, New Martinsville, West Virginia<br \/>\nShirley K. Conley, Chester, Virginia<br \/>\nTimothy D. Connery, Hamilton Square, New Jersey<br \/>\nJudith Ann Conrad, Fishertown, Pennsylania<br \/>\nJack J. Conway, Cincinnati, Ohio<br \/>\nAnita M. Cook,  Bluffton, Ohio<br \/>\nBruce Cook, Clemson, South Carolina<br \/>\nKevin J. Cooper,  Mohnton, Pennsylania<br \/>\nMarlin D. Cooper,  Shawnee, Kansas<br \/>\nMiriam T. Cotter, Englishtown, New Jersey<br \/>\nBen Counce, Caruthersville, Missouri<br \/>\nDennis Cox, Brewer, Maine<br \/>\nKim Cozart, Marble, North Carolina<br \/>\nRuth A. Craig, Charleston Illinois<br \/>\nMarlene A. Creech Dudley, Cape Girardeau, Missouri<br \/>\nThomas G. Cremer, Stockbridge, Georgia<br \/>\nDon R. Crowe, Brookings, South Dakota<br \/>\nNancy C. Cuartas, Powell, Ohio<br \/>\nRichard Curlee, Belvidere, Illinois<br \/>\nAdele Cutrali-Valovich, Westport Connecticut<br \/>\nCarol J. Dallinger, Evansville, Indiana<br \/>\nMarcia K. Dalton, Holyoke, Colorado<br \/>\nDavid J. Danckwart, Lake City, Minnesota<br \/>\nDennis Danders, Wichita, Kansas<br \/>\nDennis L. Darling, Decorah, Iowa<br \/>\nRodney L. Dasinger, Panama City Florida<br \/>\nDean Davison, Louisburg, Kansas<br \/>\nGloria Day, Tucson, Arizona<br \/>\nHelen Deitz, Portland, Oregon<br \/>\nLawrence DelMasto, Manahawkin, New Jersey<br \/>\nKathleen M. DeLozier, Hollidaysburg, Pennsylania<br \/>\nRobert Delwarte, Chatsworth, California<br \/>\nJames DePalo, Keene New Hampshire<br \/>\nRodney K. Derstine, Lansdale Pennsylania<br \/>\nPaul F. DeRubeis, Rochester Hills MI<br \/>\nBea Devereaux, Litchfield, Minnesota<br \/>\nRick Dickinson, Kellogg, Idaho<br \/>\nTeresa M. Disbrow, Swanton, Ohio<br \/>\nBarbara R. Dobrinen, San Francisco California<br \/>\nAmy M. Dodge, Livonia, New York<br \/>\nSusan K. Dolacky, Edmonds, Washington<br \/>\nArthur Drummond, Greenville, Rhode Island<br \/>\nRobert W. Duda, Canton, New York<br \/>\nMaryellen Dulisse-Caldwell, Norristown, Pennsylvania<br \/>\nMichael Dunsmoor, Oswego New York<br \/>\nPhillip E. Dunzweiler, Sacramento, California<br \/>\nCurt Ebersole, White Plains, New York<br \/>\nElizabeth Eccles, Chesapeake, Virginia<br \/>\nDean Ekberg, Rochester, New York<br \/>\nLeila Elkins, Oxford, Georgia<br \/>\nDavid G. Elliott, Lexington, Kentucky<br \/>\nM&#8217;Lynn Emanuel, Norman, Oklahokma<br \/>\nDon P. Ester, Yorktown, Indiana<br \/>\nJames R. Farmer, Hanson, Massachusetts<br \/>\nJoan Farquhar, Maryville, Missouri<br \/>\nRussell J. Faunce, Black River, New York<br \/>\nGaetano T. Ferlazzo, North Fort Myers, Florida<br \/>\nKathy Finck, Alamo, Texas<br \/>\nRandall E. Fink, Spokane, Washington<br \/>\nPamela W. Fiocca, Stow, Ohio<br \/>\nGilbert B. Fisher, St. Louis, Missouri<br \/>\nLeilani E. Fisher, Spartanburg, South Carolina<br \/>\nMark Fonder, Ithaca, New York<br \/>\nJack E. Foote, Sacramento California<br \/>\nJohn R. Ford, Round Hill, Virginia<br \/>\nKathryn J. Ford, Blue Springs, Missouri<br \/>\nElaine W. Foster, Jefferson City, Missouri<br \/>\nWayne C. Fox,  Lebanon, Pennsylania<br \/>\nLynne A. Francis, Parkersburg WV<br \/>\nMitchell Frank, Yardley, Pennsylania<br \/>\nDonald E. Franklin, Wappingers Falls, New York<br \/>\nElizabeth Marie Froman, Patterson, Missouri<br \/>\nRozanne R. Fuller, North Kingstown, Rhode Island<br \/>\nPeter Gage, Orleans, Vermont<br \/>\nJames Gai,  Warrensburg, Missouri<br \/>\nWard Gailey, Conyers, Georgia<br \/>\nAntonio E. Gallardo, Oakland, California<br \/>\nLisa A. Galvin, Columbus Ohio<br \/>\nRichard D. Galyean, Wise, Virginia<br \/>\nAnthony T. Gambino, Lakewood, New Jersey<br \/>\nJoseph A. Ganci, West Hartford, Connecticut<br \/>\nNathan  Garfinkel, Massapequa, New York<br \/>\nJohn W. Garren,  Newark, Ohio<br \/>\nLinda Gartner, Loveland Ohio<br \/>\nStephen A. Geis, Cincinnati Ohio<br \/>\nMary Gibson, Roselle, Illinois<br \/>\nJackie Gilley, Midwest City, Oklahoma<br \/>\nKathleen Gjerdingen, Cathedral City, California<br \/>\nStephen W. Glosser, Beachwood, Ohio<br \/>\nBarry Golden, Swainsboro, Georgia<br \/>\nLinda Goodwin, West Columbia, South Carolina<br \/>\nPatricia A. Gordan, Raymond, Maine<br \/>\nDiane Gourley, Peoria, Arizona<br \/>\nJohn Granatella, Milwaukee, Wisconsin<br \/>\nDaniel Green, Hartford, Connecticut<br \/>\nJudy A. Green, Lovington, New Mexico<br \/>\nRebecca P. Green, Clemmons, North Carolina<br \/>\nDalos W. Grobe, Detroit, Michigan<br \/>\nJanet T. Gross, Huntingtown, Maryland<br \/>\nVirginia D. Grossman, S. Milwaukee, Wisconsin<br \/>\nAlan J. Gumm, Mount Pleasant, Michigan<br \/>\nBrian M. Gustafson, Owatonna, Minnesota<br \/>\nGary J. Guth, Rochester, New York<br \/>\nJohn H. Guthans, III, Pearl River, Louisiana<br \/>\nAnne W. Hadden, Fairfield, Connecticut<br \/>\nThomas R. Hageman, Huntley, Illinois<br \/>\nGregory K. Hall, Salisbury, North Carolina<br \/>\nPaul A. Hallsted, Las Cruces, New Mexico<br \/>\nLouis Hamilton, Westwood, California<br \/>\nDiane Flood Hanzlicek, Sabetha, Kansas<br \/>\nLaura M. Harris, Tyrone, Pennsylania<br \/>\nLynn Harris, Greenwich, New Jersey<br \/>\nWilliam N. Harris, Germantown, Maryland<br \/>\nBill Harshbarger, Newton, Kansas<br \/>\nTim M. Hausman, St. Louis, Missouri<br \/>\nJean Hays, Fresno, California<br \/>\nHarlan E. Henderson, Cheney, Washington<br \/>\nDiann Henson, Poteau, Oklahoma<br \/>\nSharon B. Hermann, Manassas, Virginia<br \/>\nPaul E. Hess, Newark, Delaware<br \/>\nKevin R. Hibbard, Carrollton, Georgia<br \/>\nL. Rick Hilborn, Nazareth, Pennsylania<br \/>\nJames Hoffmann, Camp Hill, Pennsylania<br \/>\nTimothy Hogan, Patchogue New York<br \/>\nBrenda S. Holcombe, Carrollton Georgia<br \/>\nLaurie A. Holdsworth, Elma Washington<br \/>\nJ. Thomas Holland, Weaver, Alabama<br \/>\nWilliam M. Holman, Rexburg, Idaho<br \/>\nSusan E. Hottovy, Adams, Nebraska<br \/>\nJohn E. Huber, Hays, Kansas <br \/>\nCathie Hudnall, Snellville, Georgia<br \/>\nLorna Huerta, Porterville California<br \/>\nCraig W. Hughes, High Bridge, New Jersey<br \/>\nThomas R. Huhn, Goodview Virginia<br \/>\nDonna J. Hurd, East Baldwin Maine<br \/>\nJohn S. Husser, Blacksburg, Virginia<br \/>\nDavid K. James, Waxhaw North Carolina<br \/>\nDwight I. James, Bishopville, South Carolina<br \/>\nArthur Jay, Ossining, New York<br \/>\nDonald F. Jeanes, Fairfax, Virginia<br \/>\nDeborah N. Jenkins, Lawrenceville Georgia<br \/>\nWayne A. Jenson, Garland, Utrah<br \/>\nCecile L. Johnson, Denton Texas<br \/>\nDan Johnson, Nampa, Idaho<br \/>\nDee D. Johnson, Metairie, Louisiana<br \/>\nRobert L. Johnson Jr., Leicester, North Carolina<br \/>\nZavaan B. Johnson, Xenia, Ohio<br \/>\nCurtis Jones, Maryland Heights, Missouri<br \/>\nMickey Y. Jones, Hutchinson, Kansas<br \/>\nKaren E. Jurkowski, Springville, New York<br \/>\nLynn Just, Hillsboro, Kansas<br \/>\nPat B. Kaiser,   West Allis. Wisconsin<br \/>\nRobert J. Kalweit, Aurora, New York<br \/>\nKirk Kassner, Federal Way, Washington<br \/>\nKerisha Kegley, Abingdon, Virginia<br \/>\nBonnie A. Kelly, Bedford, Massachusetts<br \/>\nWanda C. Kensinger, Richmond, Virginia<br \/>\nPaul H. Kimpton, Downers Grove, Illinois<br \/>\nJoyce L. King, Jefferson, Georgia<br \/>\nKathleen L. King, Sutherlin Oregon<br \/>\nPatricia A. King, Enon, Ohio<br \/>\nCarol King-Chipman, Arlington, Tennessee<br \/>\nRhonda Kiser Ledbetter, Piedmont, Alabama<br \/>\nDenise Klaas, Beaverton, Oregon<br \/>\nKathryn L. Knueven, Liberty Township, Ohio<br \/>\nRaymond A. Koch, Eau Claire, Wisconsin<br \/>\nLeonard Konda, Beloit, Kansas <br \/>\nAnita M. Kowalski, Fort Wayne, Indiana <br \/>\nBryan Kreps, Hanceville, Alabama<br \/>\nDiane Krick, Andes, New York <br \/>\nMartha R. Kroese, Cedar Falls, Iowa<br \/>\nKathryn M. Kuddes, Plano, Texas<br \/>\nWayne Kuehl East Grand Forks, Minnesota<br \/>\nLeon Kuehner, Hampton Iowa<br \/>\nLois E. Kuhn, Myersville, Maryland<br \/>\nJudith E. Landes, Paris Illinois<br \/>\nBrenda B. Landry, Pierre Part, Louisiana<br \/>\nJames W. Lanning, Branson, Missouri<br \/>\nNancy L. Laporte, Goffstown, New Hampshire<br \/>\nElaine M. Larson, Kenai, Alaska<br \/>\nRichard A. Larson, Englewood, Colorado<br \/>\nJeff Lawless, Owasso, Oklahoma<br \/>\nKaren R. Leamon, Auburn, Georgia<br \/>\nPaula Lee, Clarkson, Kentucky<br \/>\nRandy Lee, Duluth, Minnesota<br \/>\nTheta Lee, Wellington, Illinois<br \/>\nHarry M. Leff, Thousand Oaks, California<br \/>\nPhilip C. Lehenbauer, Canton, Ohio<br \/>\nIra C. Lehn, Modesto California<br \/>\nMarjorie R. Lehr, Carmichael, California<br \/>\nGrace M. Lentini, Auburn, New York<br \/>\nLisa Leonardi,  Huntington, New York<br \/>\nGregory Leonardo, Jackson Heights, New York <br \/>\nAlan R. Lewis, Las Vegas, Nevada<br \/>\nJudith L. Lewis, Stow, Ohio<br \/>\nKaren A. Lewis, Fort Meade, Florida<br \/>\nMichael Lipton, Yardley, Pennsylania<br \/>\nJames K. Little, Jackson, Georgia<br \/>\nBonnie J. Lockrem, Malibu, California<br \/>\nDonny Longest, Shawnee, Oklahoma<br \/>\nPhillip B. Louden, Westerville, Ohio<br \/>\nCollins G. Loupe, Spokane, Washington<br \/>\nRobert Loveridge, Helena, Montana<br \/>\nRobin H. Loy, Greenville, North Carolina<br \/>\nDenise L. Lueke, Blair, Nebraska<br \/>\nDenis Lumbrezer, Swanton, Ohio<br \/>\nGlen R. Lunde, Waukesha, Wisconsin<br \/>\nDonna R. Lundy, Petersburg, Virginia<br \/>\nKevin J. Madigan, Cheyenne, Wyoming<br \/>\nJohn J. Mahlmann, Reston, Virginia<br \/>\nLeonard Martello, Holbrook, New York<br \/>\nCharles Martin, Oak Lawn, Illinois<br \/>\nDavid L. Martin, Sussex, New Jersey<br \/>\nFred Martinez, Colorado Springs, Colorado<br \/>\nDavid Martins, Westford, Massachusetts<br \/>\nMark Marusich, Scottsdale, Arizona<br \/>\nChristina L. Massey, Hillsboro, Oregon<br \/>\nVirginia P. Mateer, Wellington, Ohio<br \/>\nNonon Mathews,   Millersport, Ohio<br \/>\nHarold F. McAulliffe, Pittsford, New York<br \/>\nCheryl McClaren, Norwich, Kansas<br \/>\nLynn M. McCoy, Bellevue, Ohio<br \/>\nNorman F. McGill III, Kings Mountain, North Carolina<br \/>\nDavid McGillicuddy, Houlton, Maine<br \/>\nNaomi Y. McGrady, Rockbridge, Ohio<br \/>\nScott McKenzie, Missoula, Montana<br \/>\nRobert J. McKenzie Sullivan, Rochester, Washington<br \/>\nRobert A. Meadows, Albuquerque, New Mexico<br \/>\nPeg Mehuron, Barre, Vermont <br \/>\nJane Mendlik, Charlotte, North Carolina<br \/>\nNatalie Mentrup, Army Post Office, Armed Forces Europe<br \/>\nJoseph M. Metzer, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma <br \/>\nMarilyn Gregg Meyers, Beaver, Oklahoma<br \/>\nDarlene L. Miller,  Warren, New Jersey<br \/>\nGary S. Miller, Pittsfield, Massachusetts<br \/>\nMartha S. Miller, Duncansville, Pennsylania<br \/>\nNedra R. Miller, Bucyrus, Kansas<br \/>\nLaura Minker, Newark, Delaware<br \/>\nDominick A. Minni, Philadelphia, Pennsylania<br \/>\nSonya Missal-Brittin, Chandler, Arizona <br \/>\nThomas Monteleone, Harrison City, Pennsylania<br \/>\nRichard E. Moore, North Canton, Ohio<br \/>\nMichael S. Morey, Fargo, North Dakota<br \/>\nLynne Elaine Morgan Smoot, Mechanicsville, Maryland<br \/>\nMichael A. Mucci, Longmeadow, Massachusetts<br \/>\nMarilyn Myers, Hillsboro, Ohio<br \/>\nMarilyn J. Myers, Danville, Illinois<br \/>\nNeal Naquin, Mandeville, Louisiana<br \/>\nRachel Lee Nardo, Salt Lake City, Utah<br \/>\nRonald Netchi, Gibsonia, Pennsylania<br \/>\nDaniel M. Newberry, Moultrie, Georgia<br \/>\nRussell Newbury, Pasco, Washington<br \/>\nDane B. Newlove, Saint Marys, Ohio<br \/>\nRobert R. Nichols, Mesa, Arizona<br \/>\nBrian Nickoloff, Sandusky, Ohio<br \/>\nDebra L. Nimetz, North Hatfield, Massachusetts<br \/>\nPamela Nordquist, Talent, Oregon<br \/>\nPaul J. O&#8217;Donoghue, Hardinsburg, Kentucky<br \/>\nW. Steve Ogilvie, Jacksonville, Florida<br \/>\nGregory A. Olsen, Nebraska City, Nebraska<br \/>\nDebra L. Olson, Ephrata, Pennsylvania<br \/>\nDale A. Orris, Winfield Pennsylania<br \/>\nRichard S. Osterling, Fairport, New York<br \/>\nAnthony J. Palmer, Hudson, Massachusetts<br \/>\nGerald Pannone, San Francisco California<br \/>\nDean J. Paquette, Ellsworth Maine<br \/>\nKenneth Paris, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin<br \/>\nMark Parish, Norwalk, Ohio<br \/>\nScarlet J. Parker, High Point North Carolina<br \/>\nJerry L. Parsons, Powell, Ohio<br \/>\nBarbara Patterson, Westminster, Maryland<br \/>\nJ. Harley Patterson, Ripley Tennessee<br \/>\nDeirdre Gyr Patterson Turshen, Falls Church Virginia<br \/>\nRonald D. Payne, Matthews, North Carolina<br \/>\nIna Pegram, Taylors, South Carolina<br \/>\nPatricia J. Petersen, North Kingstown, Rhode Island<br \/>\nDon Peterson, Manteca, California<br \/>\nSharon G. Phillips, Decatur Georgia<br \/>\nKathryn Pienkowski, Philadelphia, Pennsylania<br \/>\nJoan Plasner, Watchung, New Jersey<br \/>\nJames C. Plondke, Smyrna, Georgia<br \/>\nMatthew F. Polacek, Salem Oregon<br \/>\nSherri L. Porterfield, Liberty Missouri<br \/>\nCarol R. Poston, Brentwood, Tennessee<br \/>\nPamela A. Potter, Quincy, Illinois<br \/>\nMelinde Poupore, Malone, New York<br \/>\nDavid Price, Greeneville, Tennessee<br \/>\nMichael S. Price, Lexington, North Carolina<br \/>\nDavid R. Pruitt, Springfield, Illinois<br \/>\nCharles A. Puricelli, Massapequa, New York<br \/>\nElizabeth A. Putnam, Kings Mountain, North Carolina<br \/>\nLisa Qualls, Asheboro, North Carolina<br \/>\nKarl W. Raschkes, Salem, Oregon<br \/>\nPaul Rataczak, Danville, California<br \/>\nAgnew W. Reddig, Millersville, Pennsylania<br \/>\nAlfred K. Reed, Morgantown, West Virginia<br \/>\nJohn C. Reed, Hazlehurst, Georgia<br \/>\nAudrey M. Reese, Atlanta, Georgia<br \/>\nDennis A. Reese, Afton, Wyoming<br \/>\nGlen Reinke, Marinette Wisconsin<br \/>\nBarbara Retzko, Bernardsville, New Jersey<br \/>\nKaren L. Reynolds, Plymouth, Nebraska<br \/>\nJoyce S. Richardson-Melech, Somerset, New Jersey<br \/>\nJohn M. Riddle, St. Louis, Missouri<br \/>\nGordon E. Roach,  Alexandria, Louisiana<br \/>\nMary Ann Roberson, Gilbert, Arizona <br \/>\nJon C. Robichaud, Blue Springs, Missouri<br \/>\nJulie H. Robinson, Fayetteville, North Carolina<br \/>\nMary L. Rogers, Brewster, New York<br \/>\nPenny M. Rogers, Chesterfield, South Carolina<br \/>\nClem Rolin, Oakdale, Pennsylania<br \/>\nRichard J. Rollo,  Warren, Ohio<br \/>\nJoan H. Rosen, Bayonne, New Jersey<br \/>\nJane A. Ross   Wadsworth, Ohio<br \/>\nClark Roush, York, Nebraska<br \/>\nHeyward Lee Ruff, Lexington, South Carolina<br \/>\nDavid Rush, Janesville, Wisconsin<br \/>\nJoanne Rutkowski, University Park, Pennsylania<br \/>\nThomas W. Sabatino, Newark, Delaware<br \/>\nJames Sadewhite, Irvington, NY<br \/>\nMark S. Sanders, Melbourne, Florida<br \/>\nDavid L Saunders, Romeoville, Illinois<br \/>\nKirt Saville, Mapleton, Utah<br \/>\nJohn Scandrett, Pittsburgh, Pennsylania<br \/>\nPhillip W. Schaefer, Liberty, Missouri<br \/>\nJudy   Schnebly, Saint Joseph, Michigan<br \/>\nThomas E. Schneider, St. Joseph, Missouri<br \/>\nKathy L. Schock,Mesa, Arizona<br \/>\nChuck Schroeder, Grass Valley, California<br \/>\nFred Schwinger, Cold Spring, New York<br \/>\nJonathan D Searfoss, Lake Ariel, Pennsylania<br \/>\nNoel Sell, Somerset, New Jersey<br \/>\nSarah K Sergesketter   Jasper, Indiana<br \/>\nTerri L. Setzer Waxhaw, North Carolina<br \/>\nScott Severance Queensbury, New York<br \/>\nSarah A. Shaffer, Columbus, Ohio<br \/>\nThomas A. Shaw Jr., Glen Allen, Virginia<br \/>\nWilliam R. Shoppell, Brielle New Jersey<br \/>\nElsie W. Shuler, Raleigh, North Carolina<br \/>\nDouglas D. Siegel,  Goldendale, Washington<br \/>\nPaul Silverman, Contoocook, New Hampshire<br \/>\nVictor Sisk, Lawrence, Kansas<br \/>\nJeff Skogley, Cascade, Montana<br \/>\nKaren Ajamian Smaldone, Lynbrook, New York<br \/>\nJeffrey A. Smith, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma<br \/>\nLisa D. Smith, Social Circle, Georgia<br \/>\nPam M. Smith, Jacksonville, Alabama<br \/>\nEdith Snider, Greenville North Carolina<br \/>\nDavid F. Sorgen, Lock Haven, Pennsylania<br \/>\nDon M, Sowers, Clermont, Florida<br \/>\nCynthia L. Sparks, Anthem, Arizona <br \/>\nKatherine J. Starrett,Trussville, Alabama<br \/>\nDonna N. Steckler, Spotsylvania, Virginia<br \/>\nArvida M. Steen, Richfield, Minnesota<br \/>\nKathy Stefani, Grangeville, Idaho<br \/>\nJulie G. Sterman, Broadview Heights, Ohio<br \/>\nJanet H. Steves, Brockport New York<br \/>\nTimothy Stiles, Waynesville, North Carolina<br \/>\nCaroline Stilwell, Rittman, Ohio<br \/>\nBenna D. Stokes, De Soto Missouri<br \/>\nCathleen L. Stranc, Maryville, Illinois<br \/>\nBeth E. Stribling, Murray, Kentucky<br \/>\nStephen Strouse, Manahawkin, New Jersey<br \/>\nDarlene Summerour, Shawnee, Kansas<br \/>\nSusanna C. Susoeff, San Carlos, California<br \/>\nWilliam A. Sutter, Lillington, North Carolina<br \/>\nRuth I. Swallen, Wooster, Ohio<br \/>\nJohn H. Swecker, Longview, Washington<br \/>\nKathryn Tabor, Garfield, Kentucky<br \/>\nPaul D. Taranto, Baton Rouge, Louisiana<br \/>\nCynthia A. Taylor, Columbia, South Carolina<br \/>\nSalvatore Terrasi, Shorewood Wisconsin<br \/>\nShirley Terrinoni, Oswego, New York<br \/>\nEdith Thomas, Marlboro, Vermont<br \/>\nLaura M. Thomas, Charlottesville, Virginia<br \/>\nMichael Thomas, Morristown, Tennessee<br \/>\nSteven L. Thomas, Amherst New York<br \/>\nJoyce B. Thompson, Starr, South Carolina<br \/>\nSteve Tirmenstein, St. Louis, Missouri<br \/>\nCharlene Toler, Springfield, Missouri<br \/>\nKaren Townsend Gordy, Anacoco, Louisiana<br \/>\nMark Tripp, Caldwell, Idaho<br \/>\nBarry M. Turner Sr., Lexington, Kentucky<br \/>\nDeborah A. Turner, College Park, Maryland<br \/>\nRonald S. Turnmyre, West Jefferson North Carolina<br \/>\nBrian D. Uerling, Clovis New Mexico<br \/>\nWilliam C. Ulrickson, Lambert Montana<br \/>\nNeil S. Underwood, Lincolnton North Carolina<br \/>\nDavid J. Urness, Mankato Minnesota<br \/>\nBill D. Van Pelt, Medford Oregon<br \/>\nPaul Vander Gheynst, Columbus Georgia<br \/>\nJane P. Vanderhoff, Garden City, Kansas<br \/>\nJean A. Vanek, Babylon, New York<br \/>\nMary N. VanPelt, Graham North Carolina<br \/>\nLee A. Varpness, Montevideo Minnesota<br \/>\nMarylyn Varriale, West Hempstead NY<br \/>\nMary L. Villani, Altoona Pennsylania<br \/>\nKimberly K. Vineyard, Belpre Ohio<br \/>\nSteven N. Vogel, Inver Grove Heights Minnesota<br \/>\nLori L. Walker, McDonough Georgia<br \/>\nG. Darryl Waller, Newport News Virginia<br \/>\nKeith L. Wander, Moorhead Minnesota<br \/>\nMuriel Weaver, Chillicothe Ohio<br \/>\nMary Ann Weeks, Wakefield Massachusetts<br \/>\nF. Joe Weigand, Florissant Missouri<br \/>\nR. David Weimer Jr., Urbana, Ohio<br \/>\nLauree A. Wenger, Great Falls Montana<br \/>\nKayla B. Werlin, Longmeadow Massachusetts<br \/>\nJoel Westgaard, University Place Washington<br \/>\nCindy J. White, Poplar Bluff, Missouri<br \/>\nKaren Whitman,Titusville, Florida<br \/>\nElizabeth L. Whitney, Alna, Maine<br \/>\nWilliam L. Wicker, Bellevue, Washington<br \/>\nCathy A. Wilkinson, Maysville, Missouri<br \/>\nDeborah S. Willis, Rome Georgia<br \/>\nSharon W. Wills, Charlotte Court House, Virginia<br \/>\nDeborah G. Wilson, Grand Junction, Colorado<br \/>\nRebecca R. Winnie, Mequon Wisconsin<br \/>\nJeffrey A. Wirtz, Oak Park, Illinois<br \/>\nNancy P. Witcher, Lenoir, North Carolina<br \/>\nGary D. Witley, Olympia, Washington<br \/>\nNorman W. Wolfe, White River Junction, Vermont<br \/>\nDale Wolford, Castro Valley, California<br \/>\nBambi L. Wright, La Grange, Kentucky<br \/>\nKathy D. Wright, Moultrie Georgia<br \/>\nLinda G. Wright, Columbus Ohio<br \/>\nTim Wurgler, Cottage Grove, Wisconsin<br \/>\nBrian Yealy, McSherrystown, Pennsylvania<br \/>\nHenry B. Yorgey, Spring City, Pennsylvania<br \/>\nGuy S. Younce, Louisville, Kentucky<br \/>\nSandra K. Zielepuza,Tarpon Springs, Florida<br \/>\nSheldon Zucker, Great Neck, New York<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&#8212;<a href=\"mailto:rozf@menc.org\">Roz Fehr<\/a>, November 5 2009. &copy; MENC: The National Association for Music Education<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MENC Members Celebrate 50 Years of Membership MENC recognizes that its members have shaped the growth and development of music education through the years. The organization pauses to pay tribute to its 50-year and 25-year members &nbsp;for their dedication. One member celebrating a golden MENC anniversary is Bennett Reimer, the John W. 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