to Baltimore in 1978. There she went to college at Morgan State University and played saxophone in all the instrumental ensembles she could. She also holds a M.S. in Adult & Continuing Studies from The Johns Hopkins University. In the spring of 1978 she became a member of Tau Beta Sigma at the Epsilon Omega Chapter. She is now a Life Member and Chapter Sponsor of Epsilon Omega. If you ask Cathy what she thinks her greatest contribution to Tau Beta Sigma is, she would tell you her role as a Chapter Sponsor. As sponsor she enjoys mentoring young members into adult leadership roles and protecting potential members from hazing. If you attended National Convention in the last seven years, you might remember Cathy. She has been privileged to serve as “song leader”, teaching and encouraging all of us to sing with ‘gusto’, the National songs and hymns we should commit to memory. Serving on the Board of Trustees has been humbling for Cathy, in that she never served as a District or National Officer (which, of course, is NOT required). Learning the ropes on the Board has been enlightening and fulfilling for Cathy. “In Tau Beta Sigma, we get the opportunity to experiment with our leadership styles and motivational techniques. We are joined together with the love of music and crazy love of college bands. It gives us the opportunity to work in tandem with Kappa Kappa Psi, and support women in instrumental music. We give ourselves away, and yet, receive so much more in return.”
Kathy Rodeffer
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atherine A. Rodeffer earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education from the University of Maryland. She did graduate work in Music Education at the University of Maryland and in 1992 received a Masters of Education degree in Administration and Supervision from Bowie State University.
Kathy taught instrumental music in Prince Georges County, Maryland for twenty years at the elementary, middle, and high school levels, most recently at Thomas Rullen Creative Arts Magnet School. Her bands consistently received “Superior” ratings and were invited
to perform at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Rayburn Congressional Office Building. In 1994, Kathy was one of four music educators from Maryland chosen to participate in a National Assessment Exercise Development Project for the National Assessment of Educational Progress in the Arts. She is active as an adjudicator, clinician, and guest conductor and is currently the Instrumental Music Specialist for the 185-school Prince Georges County Public Schools system. Kathy served as a national officer of Tau Beta Sigma from 1981 - 1991 and has been a member of the Board of Trustees since 1989. She is a member of Music Educators National Conference, Woman Band Directors International, and an honorary member of Kappa Kappa Psi.
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Lisa Tackett First ΤΒΣ Trustees’ Scholarship Recipient
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isa J. Tackett of Glenwood, Iowa, is the first recipient of the ΤΒΣ Trustees’ Scholarship. Lisa is a music education (instrumental) major at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, specializing in jazz and choral music. She has been a member of the UNI Panther Marching Band, Symphonic Band, and Wind Symphony since 1995, and was in inducted into ΤΒΣ in 1996 and has served as Chapter President and Treasurer. She is currently student teaching band, choir, and general music at Lewis Central Middle School in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and expects to receive her B.A. this spring. The Tau Beta Sigma Trustees’ Scholarship was created to provide assistance to women who are preparing to enter the field of music education. Recipients are awarded $500 and have their name added to the “Plaque of Honor” at the National Headquarters.
The PODIUM, Spring 2000—7
