SWOSU Music Therapy 25 th Anniversary Celebration Homecoming Reception

Historical Overview 1978Proposal for MT Program (Dr. Jurrens, Chair) 1979Degree Program of Bachelor of Music Education in Music Therapy proposed (Barbara Brantley, instructor)

Historical Overview (Continued) 1981BME in Music Therapy approved by NAMT; Michael Cassity, Program Coordinator 1983Bachelor of Arts in Music Therapy available 1986NAMT Full Program Approval

Historical Overview (Continued) 1989Proposals for Special Music Program and Evening Music Therapy Registration Program 1990Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy 1994Music Therapy Equivalency Program

Historical Overview (Continued) 2001(Dr. Cassity left for Drury University, Susan Claeys, Interim Program Director) 2002ChihChen Sophia Lee, Program Coordinator 2006AMTA Program Re-approval

Current MT-BC Clinical Supervisors for SWOSU Elisabeth Allen & Marni Dowell: Northern Oklahoma Resource Center of Enid (NORCE) Todd Balcom: Children of PromiseMentors of Hope/Synergy Rhythm Robin Bufford: Integris Bass Behavioral Health

Current MT-BC Clinical Supervisors for SWOSU Susan Claeys, MME: Norman Alternative Academies Stacy Clothier: Integris Clinton, Western Oklahoma Hospice (Clinton) Jennifer Edwards: Companion Hospice (Guthrie, OK) Susanne Heppel, NMT: Jim Thorpe (Integris) Rehab. (OKC)

Current MT-BC Clinical Supervisors for SWOSU ChihChen Sophia Lee, PhD: SWOSU Music Therapy Clinic Rachel Nowels: The Childrens Center Jennifer Sullivan, MS, LPC: Enid Public School Jennifer Voss, MME, NMT: Private Practice (Moore/OKC)

Affiliated Clinical Projects University Affiliated Internship Programs The Childrens Center (Bethany, OK) Northern Oklahoma Resource Center of Enid Music Therapy in Alternative Education (funded by Oklahoma Arts Council & SWOSU Organized Research Grants) Cordell Weatherford

Fun as SWOSU Music Therapy Students

SWOSU Music Therapy Student Association/MTSA 1980s 1990s 2006

Alumni News Tom Wheelus, BA 84, BME 85: Griffen State Hospital (Norman, OK) Marti P. Bessinger, BME 85: East Elementary School (Weatherford, OK) Joel Leckie, BME 86: Special/Music Education Teacher, Adjunct Faculty of Erskine Seminary & Presbyterian College (SC)

Alumni News (Continued) Kimberly Theobold, BA 87: Lawyer (OR) Antoinette Neff, NMT, MT-BC, 91: Gallup-McKinley County School, NM Margaret Cook, MT-BC, 93: Dir. Of Help-in-Crisis/HUG Jamie Reed, 93: Mustang, OK Todd Balcom, MT-BC, 94: Children of PromiseMentors of Hope/Synergy Rhythm Events (Norman, OK)

Alumni News (continued) Marni Dowell, MT-BC, 94: Northern Oklahoma Resource Center of Enid (OK) Robyn Harris, MT-BC, 95: Private Practice (AZ) Stacy Clothier, MT-BC, 95: Integris Healthcare (Clinton, OK)

Alumni News (Continued) Anita Gadberry, MT-BC, 99: Private Practice (TX) Melanie Haley, 00: Administrative Assistant, OCU Business School Marisa Burrell, MT-BC, 01: Fairview, OK

Alumni News (Continued) Roger Keith Botello, MM, MT-BC, 01: Center of Discovery (NY); pursuing PhD. In Ethnomusicology at Univ. of North Texas Spring 07 Rachel Nowels, MT-BC, 03: The Childrens Center (Bethany, OK) Megan Looper, MT-BC, 04: Bartlesville Public School (OK)

Alumni News (Continued) Beth Buehne, MT-BC, 04: Terrell State Hospital (TX) Christine Ales, MT-BC, 05: Plaza Healthcare (Scottsdale, AZ) Derrick Clark, MT-BC, 05: Fulton State Hospital, MO; pursuing MMT at Maryville University (St. Louis, MO), F06

Alumni News (Continued) Rebecca Findley, MT-BC, 05: MM in Music Therapy, Western Michigan University Chelsea Dunn, 06: Activity/Social Services Director Enid, OK Mei-Wai Lam, MT-BC, 06: Medical School, American University of the Caribbean

Award Recipients Distinguished Alumni Award Todd Balcom, MT-BC, 94 Music Therapy Scholarships Marcella Muller Rachel McCurdy

To be Continued… Stay Tuned for: SWOSU Music Therapy Awareness Week Feb , 2007