OkMEA Retired Music Teacher Directory

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Retired Teacher Name	Charles W. Chapman
Spouse	Sara
Children	Sara and Jennifer
Address	PO Box 1070 Wagoner, OK 74477 Map It
Phone	(918) 485-1943
In what year did you retire from teaching?	2004
How many years did you teach?	45
Degrees Earned (start with most recent)	University of Texas - Austin, TX - PhD: Music - 1971
Other Training Institutions (certifications, etc.)	University of Oklahoma - Norman, OK
Teaching Positions (start with the most recent)	1962-2004 - Southwestern State University, OK - Professor of Music
Teaching Highlights (ensemble accomplishments, personal accomplishments, etc.)	Choral performance at the National Cathedral in Washington D.C. Many OMEA performances ACDA SW Region Conference
Professional Education Associations	MENC - President of Southwestern Division, MENC (seven-state division) - 1987-1989 - Chair of the National Council of State Editors OMEA - Editor of Oklahoma School Music News (1992-present) - President 1981-1983 - Vice President for Higher Education 1985-1987 - COMEA Advisor 1983-1984 ACDA - Treasurer for the Southwestern Division 2005-2006 OCDA - President 1980-1982 Alliance for Arts Education - Oklahoma Chair 1982-1985 NATS - District Governor for Oklahoma 1991-1994 - Governor of Texoma Region (Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico) 1995-1999 American Guild of Organists Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia - Governor for Province VIII 1979-1981
Personal Honors and Awards	1974 - SW Chapter of OEA Teacher of the Year 1980 - Distinguished Professor at Southwestern Oklahoma State University 1981 - OCDA Director of Distinction 1992 - OSSAA Outstanding Oklahoma Music Educator 1995 - OMEA Hall of Fame 2000 - SWOSU Department of Music Distinguished Service Award 2001 - Oklahoma Arts Council State of Oklahoma Governor's Award, Arts in Education 2005 - OCDA Lifetime Achievement (the first such award) Military Experience: ROTC Band - 2 Years
Retirement Years (jobs, accomplishments, travel, etc.)	Editor of Oklahoma Music Docent Intern Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa Substitute organist in the Tulsa area Contest judge Clinician Sailing

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