Alumni Council
An umbrella organization for all alumni, the Curtis Alumni Council exists to unite Curtis alumni worldwide and to serve as advisors, guardians, and supporters of the Institute.
All Curtis alumni are represented by the council with no membership dues. Elected alumni serve as class representatives, as well as representatives from independent Curtis alumni organizations. One elected council representative also serves on the Curtis Board of Trustees to represent the alumni.
Alumni Organization Representatives
Alumni Council Meeting Schedule
Mission
- to foster lifelong connections among the alumni
- to encourage the exchange of information and ideas
- to inspire active involvement in the Institute’s mission
Core responsibilities
- to inform the alumni of the current and future goals of Curtis on a continuing basis
- to communicate alumni sentiment to the Trustees, Overseers, Faculty, and Staff
- to support Curtis through our financial contributions and volunteer service
- to be guardians of our collective history
Additional responsibilities
- to raise Curtis’s visibility on a national and international level in order to help recruit exceptional talent
- to nominate competent, committed alumni who reflect our rich cultural diversity to serve on the Council
- to recognize exceptional alumni achievement with the yearly Alumni Award
- to preserve the right to think independently, ask questions, express our opinions and our constructive criticism to the staff and board, and to praise worthy achievements
Executive Committee
Marsha Hunter (Voice '77), Chairman
Jonathan Bailey Holland (Composition '96), Vice-Chairman
Miles B. Davis (Double Bass ’74), Treasurer; Co-Chair, Annual Fund Committee; Board of Trustees liaison
Barbara Moskow (Voice ’50), Secretary
Teddy Abrams (Conducting '08), Chair, Student Liaison Committee
Cheryl Majercik Baranes (Voice '89, Opera '91), Co-Chair, Annual Fund Committee
Mimi Stillman (Flute '99), Chair, Communications Committee
Richard Shapp (Opera '75), Chair, Reunion Committee; Chair, Nominating Committee
Ann Woodward (Viola '65)
Class Representatives
1925-57
Frederick E. Sewell (Violin ’54)
Lois Gering Jungas (Organ '57)
1958-69
Evelyn McCarty (Oboe '58)
Zina Schiff (Violin '69)
Edmund Evans Moore (Tuba '60)
1970-77
Sandra N. Miller (Flute ’72)
Rev. Mary June Nestler (Voice '75)
1978-86
Diane Meredith Belcher (Organ '82)
Edward P. Gazouleas (Viola ’84)
Raymond Wang (Cello ’84)
1987-93
Wanchi Huang (Violin '90)
Daniel Matsukawa (Bassoon '92)
Daniel McDougall (Double Bass '93)
1994-2001
Jeffrey N. Lastrapes (Cello '96)
Arash (Joey) Amini (Cello ’97)
Daniel Wachs (Piano '98)
2002-11
John B Hedges (Composition ’02)
Weston A. Sprott (Trombone ’06)
Catalina Vicens (Harpsichord '06)
Shanshan Yao (Violin '08)
Alumni Organization Representatives
Alan Morrison (Organ '91, Accompanying '93), Alumni Society of Greater Philadelphia
Heather Conner (Piano '97), Curtis Alumni Association West, Inc.
Curtis Staff Representatives
Roberto Díaz (Viola '84), President
John R. Mangan, Dean
Elizabeth A. Wright, Vice President for Development
Anne O'Donnell, Director of Alumni and Parent Relations
Alumni Council Meeting Schedule 2011-12
Fall Meeting: during Alumni Reunion September 16-18, 2011
Spring Meeting: TBA
The Curtis Alumni Council can be contacted through the Alumni Relations Office.
Contact
Anne O'Donnell, director of alumni and parent relations, (215) 717-3128
Alumni Relations Office, (215) 893-5272; fax, (215) 893-5258
