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GLEN L. TAGGART AWARD FOR COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION TO INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING Marilyn Kesler Marilyn Kesler has devoted her career as a music educator to introducing her students to the international language of music. For 35 years, Marilyn has been instrumental in organizing unique music education and performance opportunities for Michigan high school students. In the 1970s Ms. Kesler began her first international music tour for students at Okemos High School. Since then, she has perfected the concept of an international student orchestra exchange program by organizing bilateral international high school orchestra tours for US and overseas students, their teachers, and families. More than 3,000 students have experienced the world of classical music in an international setting because of Marilyn Kesler. She has led programs to United Kingdom, Canada, Venezuela, Mexico, Czech Republic, Japan, and, Italy, Austria, and Germany. The trips have given participants the opportunity of a lifetime to hear and play classical music in the composer=s own country—Haydn in a hall designed by Hadyn himself, and cathedrals or palaces that once hosted Rossini, Vivaldi, Beethoven and Mozart. Say the word ASuzuki@ to a music educator anywhere in the world, and the Suzuki method of violin and cello instruction immediately comes to mind. In 1976, Marilyn Kesler traveled to Japan for her first meeting with Dr. Suzuki to discuss the adaptation and implementation of his methods for the cello. The success of her efforts has forever transformed cello instruction throughout the world. Marilyn was first recognized for her efforts as State Teacher of the Year in 1976 by the American Strings Teachers Association. Since then she has received numerous state and national awards, such as Teacher of the Year (Michigan State Band and Orchestra Association), National String Music Educator of the Year (American String Educator Association), Distinguished Service Award (Suzuki Association of the Americas), and the 2001 Okemos Education Foundation Commitment to Excellence Award. In addition to her work as director of orchestras at Okemos Public Schools, she is leader of both the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp International Orchestra group and the Suzuki Program. Marilyn was invited to be guest conductor for the 50 th anniversary celebration of the US National Convention on Music Education and Midwest International Orchestra conference. Michigan State University is proud to present the Glen L. Taggart Award for Community Contribution to International Understanding to Marilyn Kesler for her lifelong exemplary achievements, contributions to promoting international fellowship and understanding through music, and her legacy of Suzuki music education. 14
MSU AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO STUDY ABROAD H. Paul Roberts Over the past two decades, Dr. H.Paul Roberts has made major contributions to the advancement of international studies at MSU, first in his capacity as program coordinator for the Institute for International Agriculture and, for the past 13 years, as the Director of Study Abroad Programs for the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR). Dr. Roberts has fostered the development of more than 50 different CANR study abroad programs and has served as instructor in 24 different programs encompassing 32 offerings in 25 different countries. He has also provided mentoring and training for faculty on program development, travel safety and security, course innovations, and student recruitment. He has promoted the development of short-term and semester-long programs, including exchange programs with universities in Europe, Africa, South America, and Australia. Colleagues from other MSU colleges and from universities around the U.S. and the world have sought his advice on the development and implementation of study abroad programs. He has been a key contributor not only to CANR=s study abroad programs, but also to the overall growth of study abroad programs at MSU. His highly successful undergraduate course, AInternational Issues in Agriculture and Natural Resources,@ has inspired students from across the campus to pursue international opportunities. He has also served on the Office of Study Abroad (OSA) Safety Committee and contributed to the creation of the OSA Faculty Handbook. The foundation for his long and tireless commitment to the expansion of international opportunities in CANR is Dr. Roberts=s ardent belief in the power of overseas study experiences to profoundly affect the way in which young people understand and view themselves and their world. Due to his vision and leadership, hundreds of students and a large number of faculty have experienced first-hand the transformative power of international education. He is indeed a most worthy recipient of the MSU Award for Outstanding Service to Study Abroad. 15
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