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Lowell Hickman |
Our 2007
Distinguished Service Award recipients have made an enormous impact on music education in Montana! |
John Schuberg |
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Lowell Hickman has had a huge influence on choral teaching in Montana and throughout the region. His practical methods, passion for teaching, and wonderful personality have made him a favorite at festivals and clinics throughout the state. Although Lowell was phenomenally successful at the university level, he was closely involved with high school teaching. MMEA salutes Lowell Hickman for his outstanding service to music education in Montana.
Lowell began his forty-five year teaching career in Glendive where he taught elementary music grades 1-4, junior and senior high choral music, and high school U.S. History. In 1965 he moved to Bozeman and continued to teach junior and senior high choral music. In 1968 he joined the faculty of Montana State University’s Department of Music where his duties included teaching Music Appreciation, Voice, and conducting the MSU Choral and Montanans. Lowell led those ensembles until his retirement in July. His classes in choral conducting, choral literature and choral methods have helped prepare a generation of music educators who continue to serve the profession.
From 1968 to 1997 Mr. Hickman prepared the Bozeman Symphonic Choir for performances of many great orchestral/choral masterpieces with the Bozeman Symphony. During that period he also appeared as conductor of the Bozeman Symphony, Intermountain Opera and the Bozeman Municipal Band. Mr. Hickman also produced and conducted stage productions at both the high school and university level. Throughout his career Mr. Hickman has remained active as a baritone soloist in recital and oratorio.
Lowell is a graduate of Minot State College and the University of Iowa. He has been an active member of ACDA, MCDA, MENC, NATS, and is an honorary member of Kappa Kappa Psi band honorary.
Lowell’s wife Laurie is the band director at Sacajawea Middle School in Bozeman and president-elect of the Montana Bandmaster’s Association. Daughter Suzanne is a graduate of Lawrence Conservatory and Michigan State University and is Professor of Clarinet at Wichita State University. The Hickmans’ younger daughter Kathryn is a graduate of Western Washington University and employed by the U.S. Forest Service, and their son Steven is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and serves aboard the U.S.S. Sampson as a Lt. J.G.
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John Schuberg retired in June from his position with Missoula County Public Schools after a twenty-eight year career, leaving his mark of excellence on every position he held. Often described as a “Pied Piper,” John had a magical connection with his students. His Rattlesnake Middle School bands involved the majority of the students in the school and far outgrew the band facilities. John always encouraged young directors and is highly sought after as a clinician, mentor and adjudicator. MMEA wishes to thank John Schuberg for his invaluable service to his profession, some highlights of which appear below.
John taught applied saxophone at Lane Community College (2 years), high school band in Belt, Montana (5 years), middle school band in Missoula, Montana (20 years), and beginning band in Missoula (3 years). During his tenure at Rattlesnake Middle School, his 7th/8th grade band was invited to perform at All-Northwest MENC conferences on four occasions.
John is an Oregon native with two undergraduate degrees in Music Performance & Education from the University of Oregon. He earned his Master’s Degree from the University of Montana in 1980. John received the Outstanding Educator Award from the Dufresne Foundation in 1985, the Friends of Youth Award in 1989, and was nominated for teacher of the year several times. He has been active as an adjudicator and clinician throughout his teaching career.
John’s musical arrangements for Middle School Concert Band, All-City Jazz Band, Red Wave Marching Band, and All-City Winds have been used extensively throughout the Missoula School District for the last twenty years. His Solo and Duet Collections for all instruments have been the standard Solo Day texts in the Missoula area since 1992.
John’s wife, Maggie, is Associate Professor of Flute at the University of Montana. They have two children – Benjamin (22) and Jennifer (20). John’s latest contribution to the Missoula teaching community are his former students who have just recently entered the teaching profession – Chad Reep (Big Sky High School band director), Randy Zschaechner (Porter Middle School band director), & Dale Olinger (Lolo Middle School).
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MONTANA MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS
2007 Lowell Hickman, John Schuberg
2006 Carolyn Burns, Tomi Kent
2005 Dennis Granlie
2004 Tom Cook
2003 Gina Adoff
2002 John Baber
2001 David L. Edwards (posthumous)
1998 Joe Mussulman
1995 Sandra Verschoot, Richard L. Erickson
1994 Bill Larson, Don Simmons
1993 Ed Harris
1992 Dave Buness
1990 Larry D. Williams, James O’Brien, Jan Nerem
1989 Mike Roberty and Bob Bares
1987 I. Carlson and Frederick J. Nelson
1986 Dorothy Dahlstrom
1985 Gordon Wickham
1984 Royal Paus
1983 Creech Reynolds
1982 Virginia Vinal
1981 Art Brandvold
1980 Neil Dahlstrom and Rolf Johnson
1979 A. L. Harstad
1978 Betty Lou Berland and Robert Crebo
1977 Ed Sedivy and Dean Vinal
1976 Charles Johnson and James Cole
1974 Stan Richards
1973 Al Jahnke
1970 Eddie Hamper
1968 Lloyd Oakland
1967 Charlie Cutts
LEADERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AWARDS
2006 Erik Engebretson
2004 Doug Bartholomew
2003 Nancy Murdock
2002 Tom Cook
2000 Terry Annalora
1999 David L. Edwards
1998 Reneé Westlake
1997 Gary Toombs
1994 Dennis Granlie
1992 Bill Larson, Don Goddard, Jim Robertson
Ray Champlain
1991 Dave Buness
1989 Leonard Ostwalt
1988 Sandra Verschoot, Roy Wood
SPECIAL 50TH ANNIVERSARY
1987 Lloyd Collins, Ray Starks, Art Pascoe, Joe Kessler, Marguerite Hood, O.M. Hartsell, Joe Eve
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
2004 Jim Haugen
1996 Dan Freund
1992 Joe Clark, Bill Eckroth
PRESIDENT’S AWARD
2005 Ed Harris
1991 Ed Sedivy
RETIREMENT PLAQUE
2007 Michael Atherton, Eureka; Billie Chubb, Thompson Falls; Cliff Goodman, Missoula; Lowell Hickman, Bozeman; Scott Paisley, West Yellowstone; Kathryn Parks, Hardin; John Schuberg, Missoula
2006 Jerry Arthun, Columbus; Carolyn Burns, Shelby; Bob Clawson, Whitefish; Tomi Kent, Missoula; John Klassen, Whitefish; Ed Retzer, Plentywood
2005 Ron Coons, Havre; Dennis Granlie, Great Falls; Bill Lee, Fairfield; Earl Miest, Belgrade; Frank Payn, Havre; Michael Rosbarsky, Missoula.
2004 Tom Cook, Missoula; John Laing, Kalispell; Jodi Mattson; Echolyn Travis, Helena; Mary Ann Zorn, Simms
2003 Gina Adoff, Missoula; Joanne Buleson, Glendive; Carol Clark, Shepherd; Kippy (Carol) Sand, Bozeman; Dianna Stidman, Glasgow; Ron Thompson, Choteau; Doug Trost, Wolf Point.
2002 John Baber, Jan VanHook, Russ Newbury, Barb Good, Jon Good, Gary Walker, Jeannette Bach, Betty O'Toole, Tom Larson
2001 Allan Dancer, Dave Heidel, Don Beller, Leonard Ostwalt, Ella Ostwalt, Lyla Wallman, Wayne Brownson
2000 Lila Beck, Georgia Cragwick, Kathy McIntosh, Becky (Frank) Street, Ken Bergenheier, Jim Firestone, Bob Ortman
1999 Don Black, Karl Overby, Punky Wesbrook, Steve Payne, GaryTangen
1998 Coral Madden, Marian Paulson, Shirley Hansen
1997 Jerry Evans, Marilyn Winter, Nancy Wilson, Larry Williams, Ken Boggio
1996 Larry Cragwick, Carl Smart, Arlie Schulz, Colleen Cook, Delores Vigesaa, John Borer
1995 Mary Davis, Leo Medina, Richard Erickson, Sandra Verschoot
1994 Harold Anderson, Don Carey, Priscilla Chadduck, Marcia Engebretson, Warren Frank, Judy Oakey-Frank, Dale Hallock, Linda Hallock, Judy Heiser, Bill Larson, Bill Manning, Nadine Mutch, Dean Naylor, Ron Sager, Donna Sager, Kenyard Smith, Don Simmons, Ron Wiley, Audrey Wiley
1993 Judy Suvak, Roy Wood,
Rod Lewis (posthumously)
1992 Jan Narem, RussTippets, Ruth Gustafson, John Kohler, Norm Brunken, Dave Buness, Ed Harris, Paul Halpin, Bill Manning, Bill Long, Ray Camplain, Don Goddard, Lloyd Reynolds
1988 Patricia (Pat) Peterson, Frank Guenthner, Bob Prescott
1986 Hal Herbig, Richards Merley
1984 Glen Dieterick, Dick Schlatter
1983 Patty Reynolds, Tom Madden
1982 Bob Narum
1981 Paul Cress
1978 Gwen Wallace, Jan Kober,
John Billings, Dorothy Dolack
1976 Earl Walton, Les Opp, Gerald Doty, John Lester, Eugene Andrie, Pauline Ragen, Amalita Bonelli, Elva Brown, Betty Lou Berland, Francis White, Marion Herron, Fritz Bruggerman
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