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Summer 2021 24 24 P A N P I P E S Symphony Orchestra, and the First Violinist and Concertmaster for the JSU Community Orchestra. Ms. Chong received her Master of Arts in Music at JSU in 2015, and has been teaching students in the region through the Gadsden Cultural Art Center, the Cheaha Creative Art Center, e Donoho School, and Faith Christian School. A highly sought-aer teacher, she was awarded the American String Teachers Association Strings Teacher of the Year in 2010, and received the Benjamin Johnson Jr. Award for Distinguished Service to the Etowah Youth Orchestra in 2017. Dr. Andrew Crow Dr. Andrew Crow was initiated as a Friend of the Arts by the Iota Chi Chapter at Ball State University in February. Dr. Crow joined the Ball State University faculty in 2009. As Director of Choral Activities, he leads the Ball State Statesmen and the Chamber Choir. Crow also teaches conducting and choral literature and supervises the choral graduate conducting program. A graduate of the University of Minnesota, he earned the degree Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting, including studies with choral, orchestral, and wind ensembles. Following studies at Temple University, where he earned the degree Master of Music in Choral Conducting in studies with Alan Harler, he taught at Rutgers University in Camden, NJ. In the summer of 2008, Dr. Crow traveled to Austria on a research fellowship to explore church architecture relating to composer Anton Bruckner, whose Mass in E Minor served as the topic of his doctoral dissertation. Since the summer of 2011, he has led an intergenerational choir for a project called Musica in Situ that annually tours to perform choral music in historic and interesting architectural spaces. Some unusual concert venues include a space observatory, a library, and county courthouses, in addition to numerous beautiful houses for worship. In 2014 and 2015 Musica in Situ was taught as an Immersive Learning course at Ball State for students from the School of Music and the Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning. Dr. Crow has been active with professional organizations in choral music, serving on state and national boards for the American Choral Directors Association and the National Collegiate Choral Organization. He is currently Associate Editor overseeing book reviews for e Choral Scholar. Dr. Lori Gooding Dr. Lori Gooding was initiated as a Friend of the Arts by the Beta Alpha Chapter at Florida State University in March. Lori Gooding, PhD, MT- BC, is an Assistant Professor of Music erapy at Florida State University. Dr. Gooding taught at Charleston Southern University and founded the academic and clinical music therapy programs at the University of Kentucky before joining the FSU faculty in 2015. Her research and teaching interests include music therapy in mental and physical healthcare, with particular focus on psychosocial care and wellness. Dr. Gooding's publications appear in a variety of refereed journals including the Journal of Music erapy, Music erapy Perspectives, and Medical Problems of Performing Artists. She is editor of Medical Music erapy: Building a Comprehensive Program and co-author of Procedural Support Music erapy: A Guide to Evidence-Based Practice and Program Development. Dr. Gooding is President of the Southeastern Region of the American Music erapy Association, co-chair of the Florida Music erapy Task Force, and a member of the editorial board for the Journal of Music erapy. She has presented nationally and internationally. She has also received several grants, including one from AARP and one from the National Institute on Aging. She received her BME degree from the University of South Carolina and her MM and PhD degrees from Florida State University. Dr. Steven Kelly Dr. Steven Kelly was initiated as a Friend of the Arts by the Beta Alpha Chapter at Florida State University (FSU) in March. Dr. Kelly is a Professor of Music Education in the College of Music at Florida State University. He received his bachelor and master degrees in music from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and his Ph.D. in music education from the University of Kansas.Prior to his appointment at FSU, Dr. Kelly taught in the Virginia public schools, and on the faculties at Brevard College and the University of Nebraska (Omaha). He is an active clinician, adjudicator, consultant, and guest conductor across the United States. His teaching and research interests include sociological issues in music education, teacher preparation, and effective teacher characteristics. Dr. Kelly has published and presented papers in international and national journals, and at state, regional, national, and international conferences. He is the author of the book Teaching Music in American Society: A Social and Cultural Understanding of Music Education. Additionally, Dr. Kelly currently serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Research on Music Education, Journal of Band Research, Research Perspectives in Music Education, and is the Editor-In-Chief of the Florida Music Director. Julie McEntee Julie McEntee was initiated as a Friend of the Arts by the Mu Eta Chapter at the University of Montevallo in April. Mrs. McEntee is currently an Administrative Assistant for the Department of Music at the University of Montevallo. Since 1995, she has worked through various faculty positions at the University of Montevallo, and has obtained many professional honors, including theUM National Alumni Association Outstanding Staff Award (1999) and the UM Office Support Personnel Award for Excellence (2003-2004). Mrs. McEntee studied music at the University of New Mexico and the University of Montevallo, specializing in the French Horn. She is a member of the Red Mountain Chamber Orchestra, a founding member of the Montevallo Community Band, and performed with the Vallo Wind Quintet. She shows incredible involvement in the community, including membership in the Montevallo Progressive Alliance, Musicians' Local 256-733, and the Montevallo Arts Council. Dr. Timothy Earl Smith Dr. Timothy Earl Smith was initiated as a Friend of the Arts by the Zeta Rho Chapter at Arkansas Tech University in April. Dr. Smith brings a wide range of experience to the concert stage. A native of Rugby, ND, he began his piano studies at age 5, matriculating in 1989 from St. Olaf College with a Bachelor of Music degree, summa cum laude. He continued his study at Indiana University-Bloomington, where he completed a doctoral degree in piano in 1998. He is currently Professor of Music at Arkansas Tech University and is a former faculty Crow Crow DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS Gooding Gooding Kelly Kelly McEntee McEntee

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