PRATT MUSIC FOUNDATION - Key Persons
Dave Hurst is retired from the Public Affairs Department at State Farm.
Deanne Bryant has been the Director of the Bloomington Normal Youth Symphony since 1995.
Job Titles:
- Adult Education Instructor
Diane Powers is an Adult Education Instructor at Heartland Community College.
Dr. Glenn Reeder is emeritus Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Illinois State University.
Job Titles:
- Inclusion and Diversity and Vice President
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- Retired Associate Professor of English at Illinois Wesleyan University
Dr. Pam Muirhead is retired Associate Professor of English at Illinois Wesleyan University. She has served on the Board of the Baby Fold in Normal. She serves on the Board of Share The Music.
Dr. Richard Wilson is a former President of Illinois Wesleyan University (2005-2015).
Job Titles:
- First Woman ) Woman President
Dr. S. Georgia Nugent is the 20th (and first woman) woman President of Illinois Wesleyan University.
Awadagin Pratt is a world-renowned classical concert pianist and Associate Professor of Piano and Artist-in-Residence at University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music. He has played for audiences at the White House and around the world.
Emmanuel Pratt-Clarke holds a BFA in Art from the University of Illinois; he is the grandson of Ted and Mildred Pratt.
Rabekkah Pratt-Clarke holds a BA from the University of Illinois and an MA from University of Michigan; she is the granddaughter of Ted and Mildred Pratt.
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- Is Director and Professor of the School of Music at Illinois Wesleyan University.
Frank Miles is a retired attorney who provided legal services to a variety of charitable not-for-profit agencies.
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- Emeritus Professor of Music at Illinois State University
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- Retired Director of Development at Illinois State University
Gigi Miles is a retired Director of Development at Illinois State University, and has served on the Board of the Children's Foundation.
Jan Scott is a retired Unit 5 School District music teacher, and a former IWU Preparatory Program piano teacher.
Joy Doran has served on the faculty at Illinois Wesleyan University since 1999 as a piano teacher and accompanist.
Job Titles:
- General Manager
- Retired Vice President of the Music Shoppe, Inc
Joy Hippensteele is the retired Vice President of The Music Shoppe, Inc. and a lifelong supporter of music education.
Julia Davis is a practicing attorney with Hayes, Hammer, Miles & Cox, and is a currently a non-practicing music teacher.
Karen Monhardt is an orchestra teacher and educator in the Bloomington Public School system.
Job Titles:
- Is Director of the Child Care Center at Illinois State University.
Elaine Vogt is a piano instructor and accompanist at Illinois Wesleyan University.
Katherine Hurst was a long-time member of the McLean County League of Women Voters and a founding member of the Beyond The Books Educational Foundation.
Job Titles:
- Music Director for the Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Marc Miller is a game designer and author. He is a founding member of the Bloomington-Normal Not In Our Town initiative against racism, and serves on the Board of Share The Music.
Margot Ehrlich is an orchestra teacher and educator at the Illinois State University Laboratory Schools.
Patsy H. Bowles is a retired speech pathologist from the public schools in Bloomington.
Job Titles:
- Professor of Piano and Head of the Keyboard Department
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- Is Director of the Children 's Choir at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church.
Shirley Boykin is director of the children's choir at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church.
Stephany Joslin was instrumental in establishing the Friends of Mennonite College of Nursing, and a founding member of the Beyond The Books Educational Foundation.
Job Titles:
- Retired Executive Assistant to the President of Illinois Wesleyan University
Susan Bassi is the retired Executive Assistant to the President of Illinois Wesleyan University; she has served on the board of the Children's Foundation.
Teresa Decker is a development specialist with a passion for education. Currently, she is a Major Gifts Officer at the Baby Fold.
Job Titles:
- Business Analyst at State Farm Insurance
Willie McCauley is a Business Analyst at State Farm Insurance. He is a past president of Beyond the Books Educational Foundation.