Sigma Alpha Iota

SIGMA ALPHA IOTA ANNUAL AWARDS 2 0 2 0 FALL 2020 20 PAN PIPES Amanda Craig Ec kerman Eta Omicron, Univer sity of Nevada/Reno, Delta B, Region I A manda Eckerman was initiated by the Eta Omega chapter at the University of the Pacific, where she received a bachelor's degree in music education. She is currently an elementary music teacher in the Washoe County School District in Reno, NV. In addition, Amanda is a teacher of note reading for the Reno Philharmonic after school kid's program, a member of the State of Nevada Department of Education Fine Arts Standards Committee, a member of the Sierra Nevada America Orff-Scheulwerk Association, and a member of the Sierra Nevada Kodaly Educators. Amanda is also the current Treasurer and Social Chair of the Reno Alumnae Chapter of SAI, while serving as financial advisor and chairman of Eta Omicron's advisory board. As advisor, Amanda has coordinated "Chapter Healing" activities between alumnae and collegiate members, as well as presented on Social and Emotional Learning at both chapter events and Province Days. As her chapter shared, "Amanda has been a constant source of support, encouragement, and knowledge. Her excellent performance as financial advisor has turned our chapter's financial knowledge around significantly. She has been a rock to our chapter, and we would be in a completely different place without her." Kr ystyn Jensen Theta Omega, Texas State Univer sity, Kappa A , Region II K rystyn Jensen attended Texas State University, home of the Theta Omega chapter, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Music with a concentration in flute and graduated Magna Cum Laude. During her time at Texas State, she joined the Theta Omega chapter and received the Collegiate Honor Award, Sword of Honor, and Ruby Sword of Honor in 2007. She also served as Kappa A Province Officer from 2012-2015. In addition to being Theta Omega's Faculty Advisor, Krystyn works for the Texas State School of Music as an Administrative Assistant where one of her main duties is serving as the school's Recruitment Coordinator. For her hard work, she received the Staff Council Deborah and James Matthews Excellence in Collaboration/ Outreach Award. Having experienced the School of Music Greek organization life, Krystyn is also the Greek Music Organization Liaison, in which she oversees all the music organizations at Texas State (Kappa Kappa Psi, Tau Beta Sigma, Phi Mu Alpha, Mu Phi Epsilon, and Sigma Alpha Iota) and collaborates often with their advisors. This experience also led her to be the organizer of the Campus Interfraternity Music Council. As a member of the Austin Alumnae chapter, Krystyn makes sure that Theta Omega attends events and stays connected with their local alumnae chapters each semester. In the words of the chapter, "Passion flows through her, into our chapter members, and is contagious to everyone she meets. She guides us in so many ways and yet gives us the independence that we need. She pushes us to do better than our best and continues to provide us with encouragement and motivation to support our campus, community, and the national organization in every way possible. She constantly reminds us that SAI is bigger than our small chapter in San Marcos, Texas. She reminds us that our time with SAI is not just the time we spend in the School of Music classrooms holding our chapter meetings, but that it continues afterward with alumnae membership." NATIONAL OUTSTANDING ADVISOR AWARD

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