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AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS
ELECTS 2002–2004 NATIONAL COUNCIL
NEW YORK CITY — The AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS (AGO) is pleased to announce a newly elected National Council for a term of two years, 2002–2004. Election results were announced at the Annual Meeting of the AGO on Saturday, July 6, 2002, in Philadelphia, Pa. Members of the National Council include:
PRESIDENT
Frederick Swann, smm
Palm Springs, Calif.
VICE PRESIDENT
John Chappell Stowe, aago, chm, dma
Madison, Wis.
SECRETARY
Donald S. Sutherland, mm
Bel Air, Md.
TREASURER / COUNCILLOR FOR FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT
John Obetz, smd
Leawood, Kans.
COUNCILLOR FOR EDUCATION
Ronald L. Gould, aago, smd
Youngstown, Ohio
COUNCILLOR FOR COMPETITIONS AND CONVENTIONS
Karen A. Rich, ba
Tulsa, Okla.
COUNCILLOR FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Margaret B. Witschard, cago, ma
Lake Oswego, Oreg.
REGION I COUNCILLOR
New England
Lois Z. Toeppner, bs
Sudbury, Mass.
REGION II COUNCILLOR
New York—New Jersey
Allison Evans Henry, dma
Baldwinsville, N.Y.
REGION III COUNCILLOR
Mid-Atlantic
Neal Campbell, dma
Richmond, Va.
REGION IV COUNCILLOR
Southeast
Jeff R. McLelland, dma
Birmingham, Ala.
REGION V COUNCILLOR
Great Lakes
Steven L. Egler, amusd
Midland, Mich.
REGION VI COUNCILLOR
North Central
Dean Billmeyer, fago, dma
Minneapolis, Minn.
REGION VII COUNCILLOR
Southwest
Casey Cantwell, bm
Tulsa, Okla.
REGION VIII COUNCILLOR
Pacific Northwest
Walter E. Krueger, aago, dmus
Portland, Oreg.
REGION IX COUNCILLOR
Far West
Timothy Howard, dma
Pasadena, Calif.
The AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS is the national professional association serving the organ and choral music fields. Founded in 1896 as both an educational and service organization, the AGO seeks to set and maintain high musical standards and to promote understanding and appreciation of all aspects of organ and choral music. The purpose of the AGO is to promote the organ in its historic and evolving roles, to encourage excellence in the performance of organ and choral music, and to provide a forum for mutual support, inspiration, education, and certification of Guild members. The Guild currently serves more than 20,000 members in 343 local chapters throughout the United States and abroad. The American Organist Magazine, the official journal of the AGO, the Royal Canadian College of Organists, and the Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America, reaches an audience of more than 24,000 each month. The official Web site of the AGO is <www.agohq.org>.
This information is submitted by F. Anthony Thurman, Director of Development and Communications at the National Headquarters of the American Guild of Organists and The American Organist Magazine. For further information, please contact Dr. Thurman by TEL (212) 870-2310, FAX (212) 870-2163 or E-MAIL <fathurman@agohq.org>.
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