MMEA Hall of Fame Awards Rob Nichols, MMEA Past-president
The MMEA Hall of Fame Award is the highest award presented by our association. MMEA Hall of Fame members are educators who have made a lasting impact on the state of music in education in Missouri. Every Hall of Fame member has shown a continued commitment to music education, an enthusiasm for excellence, and a caring for individual students, as well as having demonstrated a continued commitment to their own personal and musical growth through active membership in professional organizations.
The MMEA Hall of Fame Award was first presented in 1985. Since then, 61 of Missouri’s most exceptional educators have received this distinguished honor. This year, MMEA honored four new inductees into the MMEA Hall of Fame. These four outstanding educators were recognized on Friday, January 24, 2014 at the third general session of the 76th
Annual MMEA In-Service Workshop/Conference. Paul C. Copenhaver
Paul C. Copenhaver’s career includes more than 40 years of service to music education. After receiving his bachelor’s degree from Truman State University and his master’s degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia, Paul spent thirty-three years as Director of Bands for the Moberly School District. In addition to producing
Paul Copenhaver accepts the Hall of Fame award from Rob Nichols
outstanding bands, Paul served the Moberly School District in an administrative capacity as well. During his time in Moberly, he served as the chair of the Fine Arts/Practical Arts Department, chair of the Instructional Coordinating Council, as well as the Salary Welfare Committee.
Throughout his career, Paul has demonstrated a passion for serving the profession through many leadership and service capacities. Paul has served as All-State Band coordinator & president of the Missouri Bandmasters Association. He has also served our state activities association (MSHSAA) with his participation on the Music Advisory Committee, the Graded Music Committee, the Music Adjudicator Training Committee, as well as serving as a music adjudicator trainer, and as a music rules interpreter. He has served our Department of Elementary and Secondary Education with his involvement in the Teacher Education Program Evaluation teams, the Missouri Fine Arts Academy Steering Committee, and the Fine Arts Assessment
Committees. Finally, Paul has served MMEA for many years as C-MENC President, Northeast District President, Northeast District Band Vice-President (23 years), MMEA President, and Paul is currently serving as the MMEA Advancing Music Education Chair.
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Included below are quotes from Paul’s friends and colleagues that reflect his passion for music education:
“As a teacher, Paul has inspired many students through his caring and thoughtful teaching, having many of his students go on to pursue a music degree or just to continue playing after they graduated from high school. I had the great pleasure to hear his bands many times and they always played outstanding literature with great understanding and success”
“Paul has consistently demonstrated his genuine commitment to improving music education in Missouri. His selflessness in accepting challenges and leadership roles has underscored his professional dedication.”
“Through his teaching, leadership and community contributions, Paul C. Copenhaver has impacted many students and adults to include in their lives an enjoyment of music, and music education.”
Paul continues to contribute to music and music education as a teacher in the St. Pius X School in Moberly, as a conductor, serving as the assistant conductor of the Columbia Community Band, as an adjudicator, and as a performer, most notably today through his brass quintet, the Harmonium Brass. Mr. Copenhaver is also a member of the Missouri Bandmasters Association Hall of Fame.
Mary A Eichenberger
Known affectionately by her students as Mrs. E, Mary A. Eichenberger spent the majority of her teaching career, over 25 years, in the Furguson-Florissant School district. Throughout her career, she possessed and demonstrated all of the qualities one would deem necessary to be considered a master teacher. Ensembles under her direction earned local, state and national recognition by receiving consistent “1” Honor ratings at festivals, performing 7 times on the MMEA
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