1. SWOSU Music Therapy 30th Anniversary Celebration Homecoming Reception

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

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

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

5. Historical Overview (Continued)
2001 (Dr. Cassity left for Drury University, Susan Claeys, Interim Program Director)
2002 ChihChen Sophia Lee, Program Coordinator
2004 SWOSU Music Therapy Awareness Week—the week after Valentine Day

6. Historical Overview (Continued)
2006 AMTA Program Re-approval
2008 1st Annual Music Therapy Awareness Expo (Inviting OKMTs for poster & oral presentations)
2009 Yu-Chin Anthea Lin, 2nd SWOSU MT Faculty Member

7. Current MT-BC Clinical Supervisors for SWOSU
Elisabeth Allen & Marni Dowell: Northern Oklahoma Resource Center of Enid (NORCE)
Robbin Bufford: Stillwater Public Schools & Rise School of Stillwater
Jennifer Carlson, NMT: Special Care, Inc.

8. Current MT-BC Clinical Supervisors for SWOSU
Stacy Clothier: Integris Clinton, Western Oklahoma Hospice (Clinton)
Susanne Heppel, NMT: Jim Thorpe (Integris) Rehab. (OKC)
Katy Kirk, MM, NMT, Oklahoma Music Therapy

9. Current MT-BC Clinical Supervisors for SWOSU
ChihChen Sophia Lee, PhD & Yu-Chin Anthea Lin, MM: SWOSU Music Therapy Clinic
Rachel Nowels, NICU-MT, NMT & Jennifer Schefer, NMT: The Children’s Center
Jennifer Voss, MME, NMT: Full Circle Senior Adult Day Center (Moore/OKC)

10. Affiliated Clinical Projects
University Affiliated Internship Programs
The Children’s Center (Bethany, OK)
Northern Oklahoma Resource Center of Enid
Stillwater Public Schools
Special Care, Inc (2012)
OK Arts Council Grants (S06 & 08-09): Musical Arts Curriculum in Alternative Education
Weatherford
Cordell

11. Affiliated Clinical Projects
SWOSU A & S Organized Grants (2006-present): SWOSU MT Clinic
OK Campus Compact Service Learning Incentive Grant (08-09): Music Therapy Field Studies
OKC VA Medical Center: The Effectiveness of Piano Improvisation Protocols on the management of PTSD symptoms

12. Fun as SWOSU Music Therapy Students

13. SWOSU Music Therapy Student Association/MTSA
2006--Present

14. Alumni News
Tom Wheelus, BA ’84, BME ’85: Retired from Griffen State Hospital (Norman, OK) in 2009 (Freelance Musician now)
Marti P. Bessinger, BME ’85: East Elementary School (Weatherford, OK)
Joel Leckie, BME ’86: Special/Music Education Teacher at Northside Middle School (Clinton, SC)

15. Alumni News (Continued)
Kimberly Theobold, J.D., BA ’87: Adult Protective Services, Northwest Senior & Disability Services (Tillamook, OR)
Antoinette Neff, NMT, MT-BC, ’91: Owner/Founder, Nizhoni Music (Gallup, NM)
Margaret Cook, ’93: Dir. Of Help-in-Crisis/HUG (Tahlequah, OK)
Jamie Reed, ’93: Mustang, OK

16. Alumni News (continued)
Todd Balcom, ’94: Guitar Center (Norman, OK)
Marni Dowell, MT-BC, ’94: Northern Oklahoma Resource Center of Enid (OK)
Robyn Harris, MT-BC, ’95: Founder/CEO, Musical Surprise (Surprise, AZ)
Stacy Clothier, MT-BC, ’95: Integris Healthcare (Clinton, OK)

17. Alumni News (Continued)
Anita Gadberry, PhD (KU), MT-BC, ’99: Dir. Music Therapy/Asst. Prof., Marywood University (PA)
Melanie Haley, ’00: Reynoldsburg, OH
Amy Weaver, MT-BC, ’00: Owner, Under Music Construction, Inc. Norcross, GA
Marisa Burrell, MT-BC, ’01: Fairview, OK

18. Alumni News (Continued)
Roger Keith Botello, MMT (SMU), MT-BC, ’01: Children’s Medical Center (Dallas, TX)
Rachel Nowels, NICU-MT, NMT, MT-BC, ’03: The Children’s Center (Bethany, OK)
Beth Buehne Carr, MT-BC, ’04: Registered Therapist, North Texas State Hospital (Wichita Falls, TX)

19. Alumni News (Continued)
Megan Looper, ’04: Edmond, OK
Christine Ales Heaps, MT-BC, ’05: Music Maker Workshops, LLC (Tempe, AZ)
Derrick Clark, MA (Maryville U), MT-BC, ’05: Cottage Life Supervisor/Milleu Services Manager at the Boys and Girls Town of Missouri (Columbia, MO)

20. Alumni News (Continued)
Rebecca Findley, MT-BC, ’05: In-House Hospice (Grand Rapids, MI), President, Michigan Music Therapists
Chelsea Dunn, ’06: Access Center Specialist, Integris Behavioral Health, Meadowlake (Enid, OK)
Mei-Wai Lam, ’06: Medical Residency

21. Alumni News (Continued)
Marcella Muller, MT-BC, ’08: MT, Victoria Healthcare (Orange, CA); pursuing MM in NMT at Colorado State University
Jeremy Titsworth, MT-BC, ’08: Music Therapist, Oklahoma Play Therapy (Enid, OK)
Mollie Baker, MT-BC, ’09: Choir Teacher, Spearman ISD (TX)

22. Alumni News (Continued)
Rachel Wilczek, MT-BC, ’10: Content Mastery Teacher, Guymon Public Schools (OK)
Shanna Boily, MT-BC, ’10: Activity Director, Heritage Convalescent Center (Amarillo, TX)
Tiffany Lee, ’11: Director of Worship & Prayer Ministry, Liberty Church (Weatherford, OK) & Private Practice
Amber Speath, ’11: Columbia, MO

23. In Loving Memory Of: Mary Susan Claeys, MME, MT-BC
(December 21, October 13, 2010, after battling the Ovarian Cancer since 2006)

24. To be Continued… Stay Tuned for: SWOSU Music Therapy Awareness Week
Feb , 2012
5th SWOSU Music Therapy Awareness Expo
4:00 PM, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012
SWOSU Memorial Student Union Ballroom