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DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS friend of the arts Duane Keith McClelland Duane Keith McClelland was initiated by the Gamma Rho Chapter in January. An ardent supporter of the chapter, McClelland is Professor of Music at the University of Tennessee. He received the Bachelor's Degree from the Eastman School of Music and his Master's Degree from Columbia University.  McClelland is also the bassoon teacher at the Tennessee Governors School For The Arts and volunteers at the Joy of Music School, a nonprofit organization offering free music lessons to at-risk youth. He holds adjunct positions at Carson-Newman College and East Tennessee State University. He was principal bassoonist with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra for 36 years. His chamber music associations include Windstrum, a bassoon/guitar duo; Lyric Chamberwinds, a clarinet, bassoon, and piano trio that performed at the International Double Reed Society Conference in Manchester, England as well as throughout the Southeastern United States; Mozart on a Summers Eve, a wind octet in Spokane, WA; and the Tennessee Bassoon Quartet, which performed on the Grammy Award-winning PDQ Bach CD, An Awful Lot of Winds and Percussion. Dr. Timothy L. McDonald Dr. Timothy L. McDonald was initiated by the Kansas City Alumnae Chapter in October. The Dean of Rockhurt University's School of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Communication & Fine Arts, McDonald McDonald holds a Bachelor's in Economics, a Master's Degree in Music Theory and Music History, and a Doctorate in Musicology. He previously directed choirs at Rutgers University and served as Director of Choral Activities at Lafayette College. He received the Brenner Award for Scholarship Achievement from the American Institute of Musicology. McDonald established Musica Sacra, a choral ensemble-in-residence which recently celebrated its twentieth anniversary. He hosts a local radio classical-music show and serves as a classical music reviewer for the Kansas City Star. Donna Mitchell-Cox Donna Mitchell-Cox was initiated by the Alpha Iota Chapter in March. Instructor of Voice at the University of Oklahoma, MitchellCox also serves on the faculty advisory council and previously served as coordinator of the university's Benton-Schmidt Opera Competition and a member of the Dr. Martin Luther King Convocation Committee. She served as adjunct applied voice professor at Southern Nazarene University, Mitchell-Cox voice graduate assistant at Teachers College Columbia University, and adjunct professor of voice at Oklahoma City Community College. She also taught vocal music for kindergarten through sixth grade at Oklahoma's Houchin & Kelley Elementary School. She holds a Bachelor's Degree and Master's Degree in Voice Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music. As a master class clinician and adjudicator, she has operated in the Midwest and New Mexico. She is a member of the National Association of Teachers for Singing. Dr. Douglas Niedt Dr. Douglas Niedt was initiated by the Kansas City Alumnae Chapter in October. The director of the guitar program Conservatory of Music and Dance at the University of MissouriKansas City, Dr. Niedt earned international recognition with a firstprize win in the Atkins International Guitar Neidt Competition at age 17, besting 300 performers from around the world. He studied at the Juilliard School of Music and the Segovia Master Classes in Spain. He made his New York debut at Carnegie Hall at age 21. His CDs include Pure Magic and Heavenly Peace and he recently published How to Make a Million Dollars Playing the Guitar. Dr. Merton Shatzkin Dr. Merton Shatzkin was initiated by the Kansas City Alumnae Chapter in October. Professor Emeritus of the Conservatory of Music and Dance at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Dr. Shatzkin is a graduate of the Juilliard School of Music, and holds a Master's and Doctorate in Theory and Performance from the Eastman School of Music. He serves as assistant concertmaster for the Shatzin Kansas City Symphony, as a member of the Volker Quartet, Contemporary Chamber Players, and the NewEar Ensemble, and as conductor of the Medical Arts Symphony, succeeding Friend of the Arts Leopold Shopmaker. He is the author of Writing for the Orchestra, published by Prentice-Hall. PAN'S LEGACY T he Board of Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc. thanks members who have included SAI Philanthropies in their estate plans, becoming part of PAN'S LEGACY. By making a gift to SAI Philanthropies through your estate, you too can provide perpetual support for future projects designed to carry out the ideals of SAI. The scholarships and grants that are awarded to individuals and music institutions create ongoing inspiration for the next generation of musicians and teachers, and your gift will make that possible. All donors making a documented commitment in their estates are entitled to PAN'S LEGACY membership. A plaque is displayed at National Headquarters where members' names are prominently displayed. Inquiries about this new program and requests for a packet to be used in documenting your gift may be directed to SAI Philanthropies, Inc. through National Headquarters, One Tunnel Rd, Asheville, NC 28805. A Statement of Intent may be downloaded from the SAI website, sai-national.org sai-national.org SPRING 2011 PAN PIPES 31

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