Betty Rose Miller Morrison - (B.Public School Music '43). Betty retired from the Taylor County public school system in 1987. She is a member of the Taylor County Board of Education and its First woman president. Betty still drives her car locally, sings in the church choir and loves to read, crochet and quilt. **(ed. 12/2006) **

Dr. Joseph Levey - (B.M. '50, M.M. '61, DMusic Ed '69 U. of Oklahoma). Dr. Levey earned a M.Music in Theory and Composition from Northwestern University in 1961. He earned a DME (Music Ed. & Theory) from Oklahoma University in 1969. Dr. Levey is retired from the Ohio State Univ. School of Music where he was Director of Jazz Studies and a member of the Theory and Composition faculty. **(ed. 12/2006; 02/2008) **

Joseph L. "Larry" Zingale - (A.B. Pre-Med '44, M.Mus.Ed.'53) Larry was Assistant Director of Bands in '52-'53. He is now retired from Miami-Dade Colled. **(ed. 12/2006) **

Elizabeth Traubert Lane - (B.M.Ed. '53 - Cum Laude, M.Mus.Ed.- Music Supervision '58) Elizabeth is a life member of the WVU Music Alumni Association and serves on the MAA Board of Directors. She sings in the Wheeling Thursday Music Club chorus, and is a life member of both the Wheeling Symphony Auxiliary and the Ohio Retired Teachers Association. Elizabeth volunteers at both the Oglebay Mansion and St. Michael Church.**(ed. 06/2007) **

Phyllis M. Osenton - (B.M.Public School Music'54, MA Educational Administration '69). Phyllis just completed two three year terms on the WVU Alumni Association Board of Directors. She was inducted into the WVU Order of Vadalia in 2005. Phyllis was elected to the Southern WV Community and Technical College Foundation Board. Phyllis is a member of the National Association of Parliamentarians and serves a parliamentarian for many organizations. Phyllis lives part-time in St. Petersburg, FL, with her husband, Owen - class of 1955 - and enjoys her son Reginald's family. Reggie, '86, is a lawyer in Tampa. Phyllis's daughter, Beth Lord, '84', is a lawyer in Charleston WV. **(ed. 12/2006) **

Elizabeth Ann Henderson (Libby) (B.M.) passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008, at the Wyoming Medical Center after a short illness. **(ed. 2/2008) **

Nancy (McNary) Douglas - (B.M.) Happily retired as of June 29, 2007, following 50 years of continuous, uninterrupted employment in the field of education. Her first years were dedicated to music instruction (elementary thru higher education) and music supervision. The last 29 years Nancy held the position of Director of Federal Programs for Kanawha Co. Schools. Her experiences were rich and the associations beautiful. Nancy considers herself to have been most fortunate those many years. **(ed. 2/2008)**

John Maiolo - (B.M.) Retired after many years of teaching instrumental music in the Ft. Lee, NJ, Public Schools, John continues to perform extensively as a freelance trumpeter in the NYC/NJ metro area. John also operates a private trumpet studio in his home. **(ed. 10/2006) **

Luther Bolen - (B.M.) Luther plays a weekly gig as first trumpet in a 10 piece group that has been performing at an Irsh pub for 33 years. They welcome sit-ins each Thursday at the Cross Roads Tavern. **(ed. 12/2006) **

Susan Adams Spencer - (B.M.Applied Voice) Sue enjoys writing sacred choral music and had a piece (Psalm 100) performed in Carnegie Hall in 2001 at Memorial Day pre-concert. **(ed. 12/2006) **

Karen Ryner Collins - (B.Mus Ed - Voice) relocated to Crossville, Tennesse in March 2006**(ed. 2/2007) **

Jack Sharretts - (B.M.) Since retiring from his position with the Department of Defense in 1993, Jack has remained active with various big bands in the Baltimore-Washington area. One of Jack's hobbies, writing and arranging saxophone quartets, took a commercial turn in mid-2006 when Berben of Ancona, Italy published two of his arrangements of works by Astor Piazzolla. Jack uses his remaining time for periodic trips overseas to visit old friends in Southeast Asia, Australia, and Europe. **(ed. 12/2006) **

Harold Robison - (B.Mus. Ed. '59, M.Mus. History '60. DMA - Bassoon '70 - U. of Michigan) !!New Lifetime Memeber 2006!!. Harold is retired from Ohio University where he served as Professor of Bassoon and Theory as well as Associate Director of the School of Music. His wife, Janice Fowler Robison, B. MusicEd '61, last April (2006) celebrated 35 years as organist of Athens First Presbyterian Church. **(ed. 12/2006) **

Alice Fortney Welch - (B.M. Piano '59, M.M. Piano '60). Alice teaches piano part-time at Abilene Christian University; she also has a home studio. **(ed. 2/2007) **

Thomas Cavendish - (B.M.) (PhD - Florida State '66) begins his twenty seventh season as Artistic Director/Conductor of the Gold Coast Opera in South Florida. Productions for 2007 are TURANDOT, RIGOLETTO, and DON GIOVANNI. In the summer of 2005, Thomas Cavendish conducted the Sinfonia di Tito Schipa Foundation in two series of concerts in the province of Apuglia, Italy. Guest soloists were pianists Allesio Bax and Igor Kamens. In 2007 the maestro returns to Italy to conduct the Sinfonia di Francesco Cilea in Calabria. **(ed. 10/2006) **

Janice Sue White Crane - (B.Mus.Ed., MS Curriculum & Instruction '68) Janice is enjoying retirement after teaching 34 years at Kingwood Elementary. Janice and her husband enjoy traveling and spen ding time with their teenage granddaughter. **(ed. 12/2006) **

Rachel Weber Gragson - (M.M. Piano Performance '66, D.M.A. Piano Performance '73) Rachel retired from Elizabeth City State University in 1998 and was named Professor Emerita of Music in 2007. Following retirement she decided to hone her organ skills and eventually received a M.M. in Organ Performance from ECU in 2006. Rachel is presently Director of Music/Organist at Monumental United Methodist Church in Portsmouth VA and presenting recitals throught out the area - including one at the Washington National Cathedral in January 2007. **(ed. 03/2008) **

Charles V. "Vern" Snyder - (B.Mus.Ed.'68, M.Mus.Ed.'72) Vern is currently Vice President of Institutional Advancement at the University of Toledo. **(ed. 12/2006) **

Pamela M. Bailey - (B.M. '68, M.M. '69). Pamela's older son, Jim, is attending Concord University. Her younger son, Tommy, is attending WVU and is in the "Pride of West Virginia" marching band drum line! :-) Pamela is currently teaching music at Pineville Elementary school in Pineville, WV. Her husband, Roger, is retired **(ed. 12/2006) **

 

Cathie Buseman Bird - (B.Mus. Ed. '69, M.Mus. Ed. '70). Cathie reitred from teaching in 2004. Sha had taught music at Mountainview Elementary in Monongalia County. Cathie is currently the Director of Music, Choir director and organist at First Christian Church in Morgantown, WV. She is also a private piano teacher. **(ed. 12/2006) **

Robert Hamrick - (B. Applied Mus. '68, M.Mus. Ed. '70). Robert retired from the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra after 31 seasons as a tombonist. He currently resides with his wife, Anne-Marguerite Michaud, in Orange, VA on Lake Anna. **(ed. 12/2006) **

Pamela Maurer Heipertz - (B. Mus. Ed.). Pamela has been an Elementary Music Teacher for the Elizabeth, NJ Board of Educatgion for the past 35 years. Her husband - Richard; her son - Richard Jr.**(ed. 12/2006) **

David Benedum - (B. Mus. Ed. '72; M. Mus. Ed. '73). David left the teaching profession in 1987 to pursue other career goals. He is currently employed by the Federal Government as a Human Resources Specialist. David's wife, Patty, is Director of Student Services for Monogalia Co. Schools; his daughter, Erin, teaches ice skating professionally and lives near Baltimore, MD.**(ed. 04/2007) **

Jane (Quick) Irvine - (B. Mus. Ed. '77). Jane retired from teaching in Summer 2007 after 30 years teaching K-8 general music, 5-8 choir, 7-8 handbells, and occasionally 5-8 band. She is organist/music coordinator/handbell director at the First Presbyterian Chuch in Parkersburg, WV. She is active in the handbell world, serving her third term as education chair for Area V American Guild of English Handbell Ringers (Ohio, WV, Indiana, Kentucky & Michigan) She rings and shares conducting duties with the Mid-Ohio Valley Ringers, an auditioned, bronze level community choir. Husband Tim owns Irvine Camper Sales and is the fiscal officer for Belpre Township. Her son Ross will graduate from Capitol University in Columbus and attend law school in 2008.**(ed. 02/2008) **

Scott Green (M.M. '80, DMA '84 - Composition) Scott teaches elementary music at Third Ward Elementary School in Randolph County. (See also Barbara Miltenberger Green in 1983) **(ed. 03/2008)**

Peggy Bair - (B.M. '80 - Flute) Peggy is the concertmaster and principal flutist at the U.S. Navy Band in Washington, DC, where she has served for over 28 years! **(ed. 02/2008) **

Barabara Miltenberger Green (B.M. '82 Woodwind Performance) (see 1983) **(ed. 03/2008)**

Barabara Miltenberger Green (B.M. '82 Woodwind Performance, M.M. '83 Bassoon Performance) Barb teaches **all** music at the K-12 school: Harmon School in Randolph County, WV. She and Scott Green have two children: their son, Curtis, graduated from WVU (Cello/Music Ed.) and is currently working on his Master's degree at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana; their daughter will graduate from WVU in May 2008 (Piano/Music Ed.). **(ed. 03/2008)**

Jenny (Zatezalo) Morris (B.M. - Oboe '83) Jenny remains active musically, playing with the Huntington Symphony and substituting with 3 others. Jenny maintains a small private studio and is active in her church - playing with the Praise Band and accompanying the choir on piano - Thank You Christine Kefferstan!. Jenny's husband, Robert Morris, continues singing gloriously with several choral groups. They are parents of **three** teenagers and pray daily for their own sanity! **(ed. 02/2008)**

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Scott Green (M.M. '80, DMA '84 - Composition) Scott teaches elementary music at Third Ward Elementary School in Randolph County. (See also Barbara Miltenberger Green in 1983) **(ed. 03/2008)**

Mark Hardman - (B. Music Ed '85 - Euphonium, M.M. '91) Mark is currently Director of Bands at George Washington High School in Charleston, WV. He is the President of the WV Bandmasters Association and the President of the Tau Chapter (WV) of Phi Beta Mu Bandmaster Honorary. Mark had a great time with Don Wilcox et. al. on the WVU Music Alumni Tour of Scandanavia in 2001! **(ed. 02/2008) **

Amy Cavazos - (B. Applied Music - Flute) Amy is an active chamber musician and private teacher in the Washington, DC, area. In August 2006 she performed with the flute quartet, Flauto Dolce, at the National Flute Association annual convention in Pittsburgh, PA. More recently Amy and Flauto Docle performed at the Mid-Atlantic Flute Fair in Reston, VA. Two of Amy's students were selected in February 2007 for the Virginia District 12 All-District Band representing Northern Virginia in Fairfax county. **(ed. 04/2007) **

Lawrence Marino (B. Music Ed. - Violin), despite the efforts of the Con Moto editor, is alive and well in Teaneck, NJ. **(ed. 1/2007)**

Lori A. (Salvato) Friedline (B. Music Ed.) resides in Kendall Park, NJ. Lori is an Interactive Production Artist at Dow Jones and Company; Enterprise Media Group; Certified Macromedia Dreamweaver Developer. Percussionist with a Rutgers community symphonic band, snare drummer in a local Drum & Bugle Corps. Served as Sunday school teacher, Council Secretary, started and directed a children's church choir, was drummer with a contemporary Christian rock ensemble, did some freelance Web design and took single engine-land flight lessons. **(ed. 10/2006)**

Marsha Perry Juday (M. Music Ed.) (B.Mus.Ed '75 Oberlin College) Marsha is in her 18th year teaching elementary music in Manatee County, FL. After running the gamut of Orff levels, culminating in 2 master classes at the University of Memphis, she is pursuing a Dalcruze Certificate. She has studied at Carnegie Mellon and privately with Joy Yelin. Marsha's daughter, Elisabeth Weigand, is continuing a family tradition studying Music Education at WVU- majoring in French Horn - Class of 2008. **(ed. 12/2006)**

Martha Schwab (BA English '66, M.M Music History '93) Martha began violin study just over three years ago with WVU graduate Anne Hamilton. Martha's music activities include, in addition to weekly lessons, chamber music on Tuesday's with other adult beginners and the WVU Community Music Orchestra on Satruday mornings during Spring and Fall semesters. Martha has enjoyed chamber music workshops these past two summers. **(ed. 12/2006)**

Dearl "Jay" Drury (B.M. '94, M.M. 2000) currently serves as Assistant Director of Bandsat WVU as well as Marching Band and Pep Band director. Jay married Erin Anne (Sisk) Drury (BM '98) in July 2003. Congrats to both!!! **(ed. 2/2008)**

Jeffrey Price (B.M.) (M.M., Northwestern 1995), a native of Morgantown, WV, is a member of the US Army. He recently became a Warrant Officer/Bandmaster and currently serves as an instructor at the Army School of Music. He will become the Executive Officer of the US Army Medical Command Band in San Antonio, TX later this year (2008). Jeffrey lives in Virginia Beach with his wife Kari (WVU BS 1992, MS 1995) and children, Melissa Anne and JJ. He can be reached through his e- mail address: Jeffrey.Glen.Price@us.army.mil. **(ed. 10/20/2008)**

Justin Zealand (B.M. '95, M.M. '97 - Percussion) Justin, while not playing professionally, still enjoys playing on a weekly basis for his own enjoyment. When the dot.com boom hit, Justin taught himself how to program in Java for the Web. Eight years later he has started his own S-Corp "Zealand Technology Associates" doing independent Java programming contracting. Divorced with no kids, Justin is loving the music scene in the (San Francisco) Bay Area; but he misses "those days spent in the Appalachian mountains performing with so many talented WVU music students." Justin is a new Lifetime Member! **(ed. 02/2008)**

Andi (Frush) (B.M.) and Jamie Hasley are proud parents of a baby girl, Audrey Diane Hasley, September 13, 2006. **(ed. 09/2006)**

Martina Vasil (B.M. '05) Martina is in her 3rd year teaching K-8 music and 4-8 band. She is active in her Orff community - a member of the Pittsburgh Golden Triangle AOSA and West Virginia's Mountain Laurel Chapter. Martina attended the November 2007 Orff national conference in San Jose, CA. She has taken up salsa dancing and goes out 2-3 times a week around Pittsburgh to practice her dancing! **(ed. 02/2008)**

Joshua Bolyard (B.A. Music '07) Joshua is working outside music now - doing work similar to his father - stream monitoring over mining impact areas. Joshua still enjoys music very much; as he listens to classical and Christian music daily in his work truck. Mostly, Joshua enjoys the music of nature - the birds, the wind, and the music of the woods. **(ed. 02/2008)**.

Christopher Sklar (B.M. Music Ed. '07) is the high school band director for the Galax School District in Galax, VA.

Matthew Stultz (B.M.) is currently the Director of Instrumental Studies at Quaker Valley High School in Sewickley, PA. His responsibilities include the Marching Band, Symphonic Band, AP Music Theory, and middle school bands. The Quaker Valley School district has been named a Top 100 Community for Music Education for the past three consecutive years. You may reach Matthew at stultzm@qvsd.org. **(ed. 2/2008)**