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Education
M.A., Jazz Studies, 2006, Northern Illinois University.
B.A., Music Education, 1971, Knox College.
Honors/Grants
Boston Music Award.
Elizabeth Carter Brooks Community Educator Award.
Take a Stand Award for using her gift of music and song, giving voice to freedom and justice, 2003.
Award of Appreciation, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Music Department, 2003.
Steppin' Out Award in recognition of outstanding contributions to the music world, and the rich cultural life of the community, 2002.
Outstanding Jazz Vocalist, 1988.
Campus & Community Involvement
International Association for Jazz Education.
Music Educators National Conference.
Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity.
Mark Konkol, a member of the Chicago Sun-Times team that won a 2011 Pulitzer Prize, converses about his work and offers tips to aspiring journalists about how to report and write high-quality news stories.
The National Endowment of the Arts' Big Read Blog interviews a Knox College student and faculty member who helped to create a unique audio archive that spotlights writers from across the United States.
"Horizons: A Celebration of Student Inquiry, Imagination, and Creativity" featured student research presentations in the humanities, sciences and social sciences on May 5, and student presentations in music in on May 8.