In memoriam
Ian Mininberg, 102 Ian Mininberg, Ph.D., 102, of Middletown and formerly of New Haven, husband of Mary Ellen (Murphy) Mininberg, passed away on Thursday, April 29th at Middlesex Hospital. Born in Wishek, North Dakota, he was the son of the late Nison and Ella (Resvin) Mininberg. A concert pianist, he studied in Chicago, and later Berlin, with Frederick Lamonde. He continued his studies in Paris with pianist Isadore Philipp and composer Jacques Pillois. He was editor and publisher of Keyboard Magazine, the nation’s largest music education magazine for schools. A 1934 graduate of the Yale School of Music, he became alumni director in the 1960s and from 1980 to 2001 editor of the School’s alumni magazine. For his 60 years of service to the University, he was awarded the Yale Medal in 2002. The medal citation read, in part: “Through his personal efforts and leadership he has significantly strengthened the bond between the School of Music and its alumni over the years. His extraordinary loyalty, dedication, and vision have provided the School of Music with invaluable support and have invigorated alumni ties. Every music alumni gathering, communication, or effort for the past 60 years bears the stamp of Ian Mininberg’s tireless work and planning.” He was also the recipient of the Yale School of Music’s Alumni Certificate of Merit in 1973. The Ian Mininberg ’34 Alumni Award, School’s highest distinction for alumni achievement, was created in 1997, and he was the first recipient. His loving kindness will be remembered by all who were touched by him. Besides his wife, he is survived by his son, Mark Mininberg and his wife, Nancy of Middletown; his grandson, Matthew Mininberg and his step-grandchildren, Abrain, Jayne and Marah Paley. Ian Mininberg’s autobiography, which appeared in the January, 2001, issue of Music at Yale, is available on the School’s web site.
Pianist Shirley Hsiao-Ni Pan ’91MM, ’92AD On July 25, 2009, pianist Shirley Hsiao-Ni Pan died following a five-year battle with breast cancer. A concert celebrating her life and teaching was held on October 25, 2009 at the Peabody Institute, where she was on the faculty of the Peabody Preparatory division.
Mrs. Helen J. LaFlair ’34 CERT Mr. Ian Mininberg ’34 Mrs. Helen B. Rhein ’35 CERT Mrs. Elaine W. D’Elia ’38 Mr. George W. Avery ’39 Mrs. Helen B. Merrell-Siler ’40 Harry B. Ray, Ph. D. ‘41BA, ’42BM Professor Albert Gillis ’42BM, ’48MM Mrs. Celeste H. Morrison ’44 Professor David S. York ’44BM Mrs. Shirley E. Grossman ’45 Mrs. Martha B. Martin ’45 Mrs. Lillian C. Shockley ’45BM Virginia Hitchcock Hermann ‘46MM Professor James M. Beale, Jr. ’46BM, ’47MM Dr. George H. Jacobson ’46BM, ’47MM Professor Donald R. Currier ’47MM Miss Martha F. Lachowska ’47 Dr. Richard Edwards ’48BM Ms. Barbara S. Izard ’48BM Mr. Reynolds E. Steiger ’48 Professor Robert W. Baisley ’49BM Mrs. Dorothy F. Bartels-Keith ’49BM, ’51MM Mrs. Isabelle T. DeWitt ’49BM Mr. Timothy P. Miller ’49BM, ’51MM Mr. Barry B. Taxman ’49BM Mr. Vincent B. Allison ’50BM Mrs. Rose D. Aversa ’50 Mrs. Ruth Cole Kainen ’50BM Professor William Skelton ’50BM, ’51MM Mr. Chester Ray Jones ’51BM Professor Robert R. MacKinnon ’51BM, ’52MM Mr. Robert L. Mahaffey ’51BM, ’52MM Mrs. Jean Churchill Rymaszewski ’51 Professor Richard B. Stark ’51BM, ’52MM Mr. Alan W. Williams ’51BM, ’53MM Mr. Edward N. Chapman, Jr. ’52BM Mr. Arthur R. Kelley ’53BA, ’54BM, ’55MM Dr. Nancy C. Phillips ’53BM Ms. Joan T. Diedolf ’54BM Mr. Earl M. Banquer ’55BM, ’56MM Ms. Donia Adzima Carey ’55BM Dr. Martha Novak Clinkscale ’55MM Mr. John A. Riley, Jr. ’55MM Miss Virginia M. Carson ’56BM, ’57MM Mr. Richard D. Fortino ’57 Mr. Goff Owen, Jr. ’57BM Mr. Johannes F. Somary ’57BA, ’59MM Mrs. Marianna Hedlund Didriksen ’58 Ms. Bernadette B. Gutter ’59MM Mr. Abraham Isaac Menkin ’60 Mr. John M. Rinehart, Jr. ’61 Mr. Robert G. Meyers ’64MM Mr. John E. Ferritto ’65MM Ms. Karen Aleath Nelson ’68MM, ’69MMA Ms. Charlene H. Riccardi ’69 Mr. Charles W. England ’73MM Mr. Evan C. Ahern ’79MM Ms. Shirley H. Pan ’91MM, ’92AD Ms. Charlotte L. Braverman ’94MM, ’95AD
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