SDMEA Distinguished Service to Music
These awards were presented at the 2009 All State Chorus/Orchestra Concert in Rapid City. Our recipients are:

Dr. Charles Canaan:

Charles Canaan had earned degrees from California State University at Long
Beach (BA), Western Michigan University (MA) and Arizona State University
(DMA). During his career he taught choral music at the secondary level for
fourteen years and the collegiate level for the twenty-four years. He taught
at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa before becoming the Director of
Choral Activities at South Dakota State University in 1986, a position he
held until his retirement in 2003.

Upon retirement he served as an adjunct voice instructor at the University
of Sioux Falls and Lincoln High School (SF). For the past six years he has
been the choral director and organist at First Lutheran Church in Brookings
and is now in his fourth year as an adjunct voice instructor at SDSU. He
continues to remain active as a clinician, adjudicator and guest conductor.
He has directed honors choirs in Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North
Dakota and South Dakota. Choirs under his direction have appeared at state,
regional and national conventions of the Music Educator's National
Conference (MENC) and the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA).

Previous awards he has received include: the South Dakota ACDA's Lifetime
Achievement Award (1997), the SDSU Teacher of the Year Award (2002) and
National Federation of High Schools Outstanding Music Teacher of the Year
award for South Dakota (2004). He and his wife, Joan, reside in Brookings,
have three married sons and eight grandchildren and enjoy traveling at home
and abroad.

Mrs. Barbara Newman:

Barb Newman has taught general music and beginner’s band for over 34 years in the Pierre and Brookings School districts. She now teaches privately and is founder and director of Capital City
Children’s Chorus, a non-profit organization that services unchanged voices in the Pierre and surrounding area. She has judged regional music contests throughout the State of South Dakota, and has directed high school music festivals, IMC, community choruses, theatre musicals, Episcopal church choirs and is a featured clarinet soloist.

Mrs. Newman is a graduate of SDSU, and has her Level Three Orff-Schulwerk certification from the University of St. Thomas. She is past president of South Dakota Music Educators Association and has served as an Elementary Chair, Membership Chair, and currently Government and Relations Chair. She is also a member of ACDA, National Orff-Schulwerk Association, National Kodaly Association and is on the advisory board for SD Alliance for Arts Education (SDAAE).

Mrs. Newman and her husband Rick are owners of the Zesto Ice Cream Shoppe in Pierre and have two children, a daughter Jocelyn 30, who is a dermatology resident at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, and a son Brendan 24, audio engineer and guitarist in Manhattan, New York.

Nomination Form for Distinguished Service to Music Award
2010 All State Chorus and Orchestra

I wish to nominate _____________________________________________ from
____________________________________________(school or organization) for the:
____ Distinguished Service to Music Award (music educators who are presently teaching or retired)

STATEMENT: _______________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________

Two Submission Methods:

1. Please copy and paste the above information and email to submit this form and a short statement on why you feel this person should receive this award along with your name and school.

2. You may also download the following form in <WORD> format and submit it to Susan.Karels@k12.sd.us

Email or mail to:
Susan Karels
SDMEA Awards Chair
15237 487th Avenue
Big Stone City, SD 57216

DEADLINE: May 15, 2010
Notification of Distinguished Service to Music Award results will be sent to both
the nominator and nominee (by September 1) unless otherwise specified.

Archives

2008 Wayne Dempster, Larry Johnson
2007 Beverly Peterson, Clayton Southwick, Margaret Tretheway, William Tretheway
2006 Don Harris
2005 Glenyta Hanson, Corliss Johnson, David Elder, Allan Jacobson
2003 Paul & Lois Hedge, Diane Ketel, Gloria Brandt Harrison
2002 Dr. Frank Aiello, Larry Torkelson, Lois Harchanko, Paul Cherry, Jan Pearson
2001 Lonn Sweet
2000 Milo Winter, Alan E. Stanga
1999 Ken & Veryln Eckert
1998 Phyllis Marie Juliette Hanse, Jerry L. Hanson, Donald Owen Levsen
1997 DeVonne Rae Snow, Leo J. Getsgo
1996 Maynard H. Berk, Harold E. Krueger, Lois Tilgner
1995 Betty Johnson, Wilmer Peter Kirschenmann
1994 Ronald H. Best, Warren A. Erickson, Thomas A Mathews
1993 John Harry Cacavas, Glenna Marie Rundell, Melvin Leroy Thislte
1992 Jack Knowles, Pauline J. Lunde, Ethel Rounds, Zona White
1991 Paul J. Fialkowski, Jr., Donald J. Peterson, Walter Rennerfeldt

Additional Information
Susan Karels
SDMEA Awards Chairman
Susan.Karels@k12.sd.us
(605) 432-5546 (ext. 134)