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