July 12, 2004
NEW YORK CITY — The AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS (AGO) is pleased to announce a newly elected National Council for a term of two years, 2004–2006. Election results were announced on Friday, July 9 at the Annual Meeting of the AGO in Los Angeles, Calif. Members of the National Council are:
PRESIDENT
Frederick Swann, SMM
Palm Springs, Calif.
VICE PRESIDENT
Margaret R. Evans, DMA
Ashland, Oreg.
SECRETARY
Donald S. Sutherland, MM
Bel Air, Md.
TREASURER / COUNCILLOR FOR FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT
Morgan Simmons, SMD
Evanston, Ill.
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
W. James Owen, JD, BA
Dayton, Ohio
REGION I COUNCILLOR
New England
Lois Z. Toeppner, BS
Sudbury, Mass.
REGION II COUNCILLOR
New York—New Jersey
David S. Macfarlane, AAGO, DMA
Bogota, N.J.
REGION III COUNCILLOR
Mid-Atlantic
Neal Campbell, DMA
Richmond, Va.
REGION IV COUNCILLOR
Southeast
Sarah J. Hawbecker, MM
Atlanta, Ga.
REGION V COUNCILLOR
Great Lakes
Steven L. Egler, DMA
Midland, Mich.
REGION VI COUNCILLOR
North Central
Dean Billmeyer, FAGO, DMA
Minneapolis, Minn.
REGION VII COUNCILLOR
Southwest
Madolyn Douglas Fallis, CAGO, MM
San Antonio, Tex.
REGION VIII COUNCILLOR
Pacific Northwest
Walter E. Krueger, AAGO, DMUS
Portland, Oreg.
REGION IX COUNCILLOR
Far West
Frances Nobert, DMA
Whittier, 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, it sets and maintains high musical standards and promotes the understanding and appreciation of all aspects of organ and choral music. The mission of the AGO is to enrich lives through organ and choral music. The Guild currently serves approximately 19,000 members in more than 300 local chapters throughout the United States and abroad. The American Organist Magazine, the official journal of the AGO and the Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America, reaches an audience of more than 20,000 readers each month.
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.