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SMTD Alumni Society

All alumni of the School of Music, Theatre & Dance of the University of Michigan, past and present faculty members, and friends who have demonstrated a vital interest in the School are voting members of this Society.  Members of the Alumni Society are invited to nominate and elect the representatives that make up the SMTD Alumni Society Board of Governors. Contact Ellen Storch at 734-763-9769 if you would like to nominate someone or put yourself forward as a candidate to serve on the Alumni Society Board of Governors.

All members of the Alumni Society are invited to participate in the Board of Governors annual business meeting, usually held during the fall term in conjunction with Homecoming Weekend, this year on Friday, October 4, 2013 (Location TBD). Alumni Society members are also encouraged to nominate fellow alumni and friends of the School for the annual Emerging Artist and Hall of Fame Awards. To nominate someone for either award, contact Ellen Storch.

Board of Governors

The SMTD Alumni Society Board of Governors has 15 volunteer members, elected on a rotating basis, for three-year terms. Board members may serve two consecutive terms. As representatives of all disciplines of the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, the Board provides support for programs and endeavors outlined by the School of Music, Theatre & Dance.

Programs and projects initiated by the Board of Governors:

  • Create mentoring opportunities for current SMTD students
  • Award alumni for professional work & dedication to the performing arts
  • Plan annual alumni reunion activities
  • Help advance the mission and goals of the U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Current Board Members

Toni Auletti, Dexter, MI
Department of Theatre & Drama, MFA 1995 auletti@umich.edu

Mark C. Beudert, South Bend, IN
Voice, MM 1992, DMA 1995 Voice beudert@earthlink.net

Kathleen Conlin, Champaign, IL
Theatre & Drama, Ph.D. 1984  kconlin@uiuc.edu

Jere Humphreys, Tempe, AZ
Music Education, Ph.D. 1984  jere.humphreys@asu.edu

David Jackson, Ann Arbor, MI
Trombone, BM 1991, MM 1992  trombone@umich.edu

Phyllis Kaplan, Montgomery Village, MD
Music Education, Ph.D 1977, Music Literature, BM 1960, MM 1961  singitphyl@comcast.net

Brenda Kee, Silver Spring, MD
Piano, DMA 1977  brendaekee@aol.com

Lizzie Leopold, Evanston, IL
Dance, BFA 2005  lizzieleopold@gmail.com

Donald Morelock, Ann Arbor, MI
Piano, MM 1967 donaldmorelock@hotmail.com

Joel Puckett, Lutherville Timonium, MD
Composition, MM 2001, DMA 2004 puckettj@umich.edu

Robert Radock, Celebration, FL
Trombone, BM 1973, MM 1974  radockr@aol.com

Eugene Rogers, Ann Arbor, MI
Conducting, MM 2001, DMA 2008 erogers2@macalester.edu

Samantha Shelton, Troy, MI
Dance, MFA 1994, Political Science, BA 1989  sammshell1@aol.com

Susan Waller, San Ramon, CA
Flute, MM 1972 piccolosue@aol.com

*Peter T. Witte, Overland Park, KS
Conducting, MM 1997, French Horn, BM 1989  wittep@umkc.edu

*Board Chair

SMTD Representative to the UMAA Alumni Leadership Council

John B. Morgan, Deer Park, NY
Music Education, MM 62
johnmo@umich.edu

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