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The Council of Past Presidents is pleased to announce three Distinguished Service Awards and a Special Reconition Award for 2011.
Please read more below about the recipients' significant contributions to MMEA and to music education.
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Dean Peterson has contributed to choral music in Montana in so many ways; as an adjudicator, guest conductor and clinician, but also in his professional service. He has been a member of the MHSA Music Committee for the past five years and helped rewrite the choral/vocal rubrics for the current festival forms. He served on the MMEA Executive board from 1998-2000 as the MCDA President, and continues to be a “go to” person for leadership and sage advice for choral educators. Last year, he was chosen to receive the "Outstanding Music Educator Award" for Montana from the MHSA/NFHS.
Dean’s choirs were known for their excellence and garnered consistent Superior ratings at music festivals. A large number of Hellgate choir members were invited each year to sing in All-State and All-Northwest groups, and earned Superior ratings with solos and ensembles at both District and State Festival. In 2004, the Hellgate Chevaliers were selected to sing at the Northwest ACDA conference in Boise.
His personal honors are testament to his ability both as a singer and as a choir teacher. In 1997, Dean was chosen to receive the National Milken Educator Award which included a $25,000 cash prize. He served as Leader/Teacher for a U.S. State Department sponsored US/China Diplomatic Initiative in a six-week student/teacher exchange with Shuda High School in Chengdu China. Dean also served as Assistant Conductor, soloist and accompanist for the Missoula Ambassador Choir tour to New Zealand and Australia, which included a performance in the Sidney Opera House. The Opera House was the second famous music hall in which Peterson had the opportunity to sing; he also sang in Carnegie Hall in 1992 with the Robert Shaw Chorale Workshop.
Dean received his Bachelors’ degrees in Music Education and Piano Performance with High Honors from the University of Montana and his Masters degree in Music Education / Kodaly Emphasis from Holy Names College in Oakland, CA. He is currently serving as Interim Director of Choirs at UM.
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Rob Wells has made tremendous contributions to the success of our MMEA conferences as well as to interscholastic high school music programs in Montana. As the organizer of three All-States, the Eastern State Music Festival, and also of the District 9 Music Festival for the past ten years, his work has touched several thousand Montana students. The sheer number of students that his efforts affected is astonishing, and the fact that those efforts quite often affect our most outstanding students on such a large level is exceedingly important - especially to those students who are the future of our profession. In addition, Rob helped to plan and host numerous local musical events such as the AA choir, band and orchestra festivals. His organization of such events were always impeccably done, and done with the best interests of students in mind.
Rob is an excellent musician himself – active as a clinician, adjudicator and performer in Montana, Wyoming and Idaho. A Great Falls native, he received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Idaho, with additional studies at Louisiana State. In 1980 he began teaching high school band in Moscow, Idaho, and in 1986 Rob accepted a Middle School/Assistant High School Band Director at Billings West High School, and moved to the top band position where he remained until 2001. During his time in the classroom his students performed at an exceedingly high level. For the past ten years, Rob continued to foster excellence in his position as Music Supervisor of the Billings Public School.
Rob has been a member of MENC since 1980, and a member of MMEA and the Montana Bandmasters since 1986. He has been very active in the state music organizations, and is an intelligent, thoughtful voice in the decisions made about music education in the state of Montana. His professionalism is evident in every event that he organizes. Rob is a valued leader in music education in Montana, and is well-deserving of this recognition.
Rob will soon assume the Manager position at Eckroth Music's Billings store.
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Nancy Murdock has been a music educator for thirty-two years, all teaching in Whitewater, Montana. Originally from Westport, Connecticut, Nancy was educated in Cincinnati, and graduated from Miami University of Ohio in 1979 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in music education.
Nancy's service to MMEA has indeed been distinguished. In 2003, Mrs. Murdoch received an MMEA Leadership Award, traditionally presented to outgoing presidents, for her work as MMEA Treasurer. Because of her extraordinary service to MMEA and its affiliate organizations, the Council deemed Mrs.. Murdock worthy of additional recognition, and presented an additional award to her at the 2010 All-State Gala Concert in Missoula last October.
Nancy’s career is a true success story and a role model for younger and aspiring teachers. She represents a small group of Montana teachers who have built rich music programs over many years by remaining in tiny, remote Class C schools with few resources.
Besides the rigors of creating a music program with limited resources and raising two children, Nancy has been involved in MMEA leadership for more than a decade, willingly giving hundreds of hours of volunteer time and driving thousands of miles to attend meetings and conventions. Nancy has served as Secretary/ Treasurer for MBA, MMEA State Manager, MMEA Secretary, and as MMEA President, as well as serving on the MHSA Music Committee.
Nancy made a big and challenging move from mid-west city life to a small rural ranching community. She was asked to start and develop a music program for the small school, which had never had a music program. She began a high school choir and junior high/ high school band, both of which developed and grew into performing groups that now consistently receive superior ratings at festivals, and a number of the students have participated in All-District, All-State and All-Northwest honor groups.
In June, Nancy was named Manager of the Eckroth Music Store in Bozeman, and plans to continue her service to music teachers in that capacity, as well as MMEA Past-President.
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Because of her unparalleled efforts to improve music teaching in Montana, both as an educator and a music industry ambassador, The Council of Past Presidents will honor Sherry Linnerooth with an MMEA Special Recognition Award at the General Session on Thursday. Sherry's award will represent only the fifth person to be so honored by MMEA. Previous winners include Joe Clark, Bill Eckroth, Dan Freund and Jim Haugen.
Sherry Linnerooth has served as a mentor to music teachers and as a friend to music education in Montana during her twenty-six years with Eckroth Music as a School Sales Representative and Store Manager.
Sherry has retired from Eckroth Music in June and is currently promoting the arts in Montana as the Executive Director for the Bozeman Symphony. She is the Instructor of Horn at Montana State University and is Principal Horn of the Bozeman Symphony. Sherry teaches horn at the Flathead Lake Music Camp, is the founder of the Montana State University Horn Ensemble,
She is a member of the Bozeman ParForce Ensemble and a member of the International Horn Society, and has performed with the Fargo-Moorhead, Grand Forks, Helena, Butte and Billings Symphonies. Sherry currently performs with the Intermountain Opera Association and the Montana Ballet.
Sherry has presented several clinic sessions and is a member of the Montana Bandmasters Association and was noted for providing elegant dinners at MBA Rendezvous.
Linnerooth is a graduate in Music Education from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. She has taught public school music in Fargo, North Dakota and Bozeman, and continues to be active as a soloist, clinician and educator.
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MONTANA MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS
2011 Nancy Murdoch, Dean Peterson, Rob Wells
2009 Terry Annalora, Beth Mazanec, Paul Ritter
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
2008 Beth Mazanec
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
2011 Sherry Linnerooth
2004 Jim Haugen
1996 Dan Freund
1992 Joe Clark, Bill Eckroth
PRESIDENT’S AWARD
2005 Ed Harris
1991 Ed Sedivy
RETIREMENT PLAQUE
2011 Cindy Holst, Patricia Gates, Judy Jones, Jean Perry, Dean Peterson, Celeste Pogachar, Don Stone, Barbara Swaby, Bill Ulrickson, Rob Wells.
2010 Dick Bratton, Jim Bratvold, Vicki Knight, Carmen McFarlane, Margaret Nitschke, Mike Peterson, Sarah Schotterbach
2009 Terry Annalora, Miles City; Ken Berg, Beth Mazanec & Tom Mazanec, Helena; Ty Nagode, Troy; Cheryl Pittack, Billings; Paul Ritter, Missoula.
2008 Paul Gates, Livingston; John Haughey, Billings; Carol Metzler, Billings; Vicki Ries, East Helena; Larry Rowton, Great Falls; Joyce Stewart, Forsyth
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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