MU PHI EPSILON FOUNDATION

Marcus Wyche, Delta Delta, Washington, D.C. Alumni, has a Bachelor of Music in Composition and seeks to further his musical education in film and television scoring. Currently, he works as an Administrative Assistant in the Educational Issues Department of the American Federation of Teachers. Marcus has been President of the Washington, D.C. Alumni Chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon is the currently President of Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation. He is also a member of the Kappa Kappa Psi Honorary Band Service Fraternity and an Honorary Member of the Tau Beta Sigma Honorary Band Service Sorority. Marcus writes fiction stories and is a regular contributor of member interviews to The Triangle. Marcus plays piano and French Horn, and enjoys literary fiction, comic books, photography, and movies of all genres.

President
Marcus Wyche
2729 Nicholson St., Apt. 103
Hyattsville, MD 20782
Home: (301) 484-3652
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Dawn Phelps Neal, Phi Nu, Los Angeles, is a seasoned violin artist and is well-known locally for her many appearances on distinguished recital series, such as Community Concerts, University Series, and County Museum broadcasts. She is in constant demand as a clinician and adjudicator, as well as a popular seminar speaker. While attending L.A. City College, UCLA and the Los Angeles Conservatory many years ago her emphasis was in gaining performance skills. While attending UCLA, she headed the distinguished UCLA String Quartet, and also did some assistant coaching in Chamber Music. Dawn is recently retired as a String Specialist, teaching an in-school program she designed and introduced for Elementary and Secondary string class instruction. Currently she maintains two studios for private violin students in the Los Angeles and Ventura areas. She was a recipient of the Bronze Halo Award from the Southern California Motion Picture Council for "outstanding contribution to the Entertainment Industry in the field of Classical Music". Dawn is the mother of the famous Phelps Family Musicians, all five of whom perform here and abroad. Their gold album is in the Library of Congress. Dawn performs on her valuable Guarnerius violin made in 1722. Dawn has been President of the Los Angeles Alumni Chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon twice and a past Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation Director in charge of Scholarships and Grants. She was the General Chairman for the Fraternity's 2003 Centennial Convention held in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Vice President
Dawn Phelps Neal
3072 Solimar Beach Drive
Ventura, CA 90032

Eileen Butler Kennedy, Allied, is a retired college director of special programs. She earned her B.S. degree Cum Laude in Music Education from Southern University/Baton Rouge, LA with applied music studies in piano. She is an initiate of Beta Zeta Chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon at Southern University/Baton Rouge. She received the MMEd degree from Louisiana State University with minor studies in Music History. Upon graduation, Eileen taught elementary music and directed high school choirs in the Louisiana parish school systems before moving into college administration. In retirement, she continues her role as accompanist, church music director/pianist/organist and is expanding her role as a community/music advocate through her participation in community choral societies and membership on church and music foundation boards. She is board chairman of the United Methodist Church's Wesley Foundation at Southern University and A & M College and board member of the local DeBose Foundation, Incorporated Fine Arts Festival Series and National Piano Competition. Eileen is currently Secretary of the Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation Board and she serves on the Publicity Committee. She has two sons who are teaching music and are performing musicians, clarinet and trombone, respectively, in the Dallas and Oklahoma City areas.

Secretary
Eileen Butler Kennedy
2875 77th Avenue
Baton Rouge, LA 70807-5610
(225) 357-0310
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Beverly W. Abegg, Phi Upsilon, Boston Alumni, received BME and MM degrees from Boston University and later was awarded a business degree in accounting from the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Her experience in both music and business has led her to positions as a private teacher in clarinet, flute, saxophone and piano, plus tutoring students in higher mathematics. Beverly is a manager for a regional philharmonic orchestra and recently retired from her accountant position with an investment firm. She is currently President of the Boston Alumni Chapter and Atlantic 1 District Director.

Treasurer/Artist Concert Manager
Beverly W. Abegg
8 Phillips Dr.
Westford, MA 01886
(978) 692-7353
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Dale Griffa, Epsilon Mu, Allied. Dale is an immediate past Vice-President of Mu Phi Epsilon International Fraternity and served as a District Director. Dale received his Master's in Music in Vocal Performance and Bachelor's in Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. He has performed and directed opera programs at the University of Hawaii - Manoa Valley, University of Utah in Salt Lake City, and the University of Texas at Brownsville. He has performed in many musical theatre productions and as a soloist with many church choirs throughout the country. Dale is an active member in the American Choral Directors Association, the Music Educators National Conference, the Connecticut Music Educators Association, the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Dale is the current Western Region Director of the Connecticut Music Educators Association and is currently a DMA student at Boston University, Boston, MA. Dale is the Chairman of the Music Department at St. Luke's, a college preparatory school in New Caanan, Connecticut.

Chairman
Dale Griffa
187 Flax Hill, #B4
Norwalk, CT 06854-2849
(203) 838-6615
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Catherine Clyatt Schroth, Phi Omicron, Cleveland Alumni, received her Bachelors and Masters of Music in cello performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music. She has taught extensively in the Cleveland area as a former faculty member of the Cleveland Institute of Music Preparatory program, the Sato Center for Suzuki Studies, and as a teaching assistant to Richard Weiss at the Cleveland Institute of Music. Currently, she is on faculty at the Oberlin Conservatory Community Music School. During the summer, Mrs. Schroth teaches for the Credo chamber music program in Oberlin, OH. She has played in numerous chamber ensembles with Cleveland musicians, including members of the Cleveland Orchestra. In addition to teaching, Mrs. Schroth is currently pursuing certification in Music Therapy. Catherine joined Phi Omicron in December of 2003 in which chapter she served as Secretary, and Vice President. She also chaired some committees. She joined the Cleveland Alumni Chapter in 2009, where she has volunteered to research projects. In 2009, she won Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation's LaVerne Jackson Memorial Music Therapy Scholarship. Her material submitted for this scholarship was most impressive. Currently Catherine is playing with CityMusic Cleveland which is a professional chamber orchestra. In November, she was able to play with them at their New York City debut, which was at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Concert Hall. Catherine said that it was great fun. She is also finishing up her music therapy studies and will be interviewing soon for an internship that would begin in July.

Vice Chairman
Catherine Schroth
4230 White Pines St.
Avon, OH 44011
216-789-7988
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Rosemary Ames, President of Mu Phi Epsilon International Fraternity.

President of Mu Phi Epsilon
International Fraternity
Rosemary Ames
13 Travis Drive
Framingham, MA 01702
(508) 872-5818
(508) 498-4669 mobile
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