Featuring: Phi Kappa Phi Member Focus
Total Page：16
File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb
Featuring: Phi Kappa Phi Member Focus • Wish You Well Foundation • Seeger, Springsteen, and American Folk Music • Chapter News • David Thurmaier • Member News • Jazz Yesterday and Today: So Much Music for One Small Word • Bookshelf • David E. Aaberg The Quest for Country Music Jocelyn R. Neal The Songs Remain the Same…Sort of Philip Chang The Tale of Two Witches: Reflections on an Unlikely Friendship in Wicked Kevin Clifton American Music Education: A Struggle for Time and Curriculum David Conrad The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897 and became a national organization through the Board of Directors efforts of the presidents of three state universities. Its Paul J. Ferlazzo, PhD primary objective has been from the first the recogni- National President tion and encouragement of superior scholarship in Northern Arizona University Dept. of English, Box 6032 all fields of study. Good character is an essential sup- Flagstaff, AZ 86011 porting attribute for those elected to membership. The motto of the Society is philosophia krateit¯o ph¯o t¯o n, Robert B. Rogow, CPA, PhD which is freely translated as “Let the love of learning National President-Elect rule humanity.” Eastern Kentucky University Phi Kappa Phi Forum Staff College of Business and Technology 317 Combs Building Guest Editor: Richmond, KY 40475 DAVID THURMAIER Donna Clark Schubert National Vice President Editor: Troy University 101-C Wallace Hall AMES AETZ J P. K Troy, AL 36082 Associate Editors: Wendell H. McKenzie, PhD STEPHANIE BOND SMITH Past President Phi Kappa Phi encourages and recognizes academic Dept. of Genetics LAURA J. KLOBERG 312 Gardner Halll excellence through several programs. Through Box 7614 Book Review Editor its awards and grants programs, the Society each NC State University triennium distributes more than $1,700,000 to Raleigh, NC 27695 NEIL LUEBKE deserving students and faculty to promote academic excellence and service to others. These programs Gilbert L. Fowler, PhD Marketing and Member Benefits Director: Vice President, South Central include its flagship Fellowship program for students TRACI NAVARRE Region entering their first year of graduate study, Study Arkansas State University Honors Design Intern: Abroad grants for undergraduates, and Literacy College Initiative service grants. For more information about P.O. Box 2889 State University, AR 72467-2889 JACQUELINE URDA how to contribute to the Phi Kappa Phi Foundation and support these programs, please write Perry A. Ronald E. Johnson, PhD Snyder, PhD, Executive Director, The Honor Society Vice President, of Phi Kappa Phi, Box 16000, Baton Rouge, LA Northeastern Region Phi Kappa Phi Forum Old Dominion University Mission Statement 70893 or go to the Phi Kappa Phi Web page at www. Dept. of Ocean, Earth & PhiKappaPhi.org. Atmos. Sciences The purpose of the Phi Kappa Phi Norfolk, VA 23529 Forum is to enhance the image of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Sandra W. Holt, PhD Vice President, and promote the pursuit of academic Southeastern Region excellence in all fields through a Phi Kappa Phi Forum (ISSN 1538-5914) is published Tennessee State University quality, intellectually stimulating quarterly by The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, 3500 John Merritt Blvd., Box 9545 Box 16000, Baton Rouge, LA 70893. Printed at R.R. Nashville, TN 37209-1561 publication for its membership. Donnelley, 1600 N. Main, Pontiac, IL 61764. ©The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, 2006. All rights Terry Mathias, PhD Vice President, reserved. Nonmember subscriptions $25.00 per year. North Central Region Single copies $8.50 each. Periodicals postage paid 130 Sasamac Road The views expressed in this at Baton Rouge, LA and additional mailing offices. Carbondale, IL 62901 publication are not necessarily Material intended for publication should be addressed Penny L. Wright, PhD those of the staff of Phi Kappa to James P. Kaetz, Editor, Phi Kappa Phi Forum, 108 Vice President, Phi Forum or the Board of M. White Smith Hall, Mell Street, Auburn University, Western Region Directors of The Honor Society AL 36849-5306. 13844 Avenida de la Luna Jamul, CA 91935 of Phi Kappa Phi. Nancy H. Blattner, PhD Regent Reprint Permission: Written permission Fontbonne University to reprint articles may be obtained 6800 Wydown Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63105 by mail or FAX to the following: The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Mission Statement: Permissions Department, Phi Kappa Phi Marya M. Free, PhD Forum, 108 M.White Smith Hall, Mell Director of Fellowships Street, Auburn University, AL 36849- Recognizing and Promoting Academic Excellence 185 Oakland Way 5306; FAX: 334/844-5994. Copying for in All Fields of Higher Education Athens, GA 30606 other than personal or internal reference and Engaging the Community of Scholars use without permission of Phi Kappa Phi in Service to Others Perry A. Snyder, PhD Forum is prohibited. Executive Director The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi P.O. Box 16000 Baton Rouge, LA 70893 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Box 16000 Baton Rouge, LA 70893 Back Issues* Number of Copies Winter 2002 Crime and Punishment _________ Spring 2002 Terrorism _________ Summer 2002 Food & Culture _________ Fall 2002 Big Space/Little Space _________ Winter 2003 Cancer Research _________ Spring 2003 Professional Ethics _________ Summer 2003 Architecture _________ Fall 2003 Globalization _________ Winter 2004 Is Democracy in Danger? _________ Spring 2004 Literacy _________ Summer 2004 Sequential Art: The Comics _________ Fall 2004 Professors Professing: Higher Education Speaks Out _________ Winter/Spring 2005 The Human Brain _________ Summer 2005 Computer Games _________ Fall 2005 College Athletics _________ Winter/Spring 2006 Is the Sky Falling? _________ Summer 2006 Founders _________ Fall 2006 American Music Today _________ Please send me ____ copies of back issues of Phi Kappa Phi Forum checked above at $8.50 each for nonmembers and $2.75 each for members.** $__________ Please enter my nonmember subscription to Phi Kappa Phi Forum at $25.00 per year.*** $__________ TOTAL AMOUNT: $__________ NAME: _____________________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS: __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ Check, money order, or purchase order only. Please make checks payable to PHI KAPPA PHI FORUM and return to: Subscriptions, Phi Kappa Phi Forum, The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Box 16000, Baton Rouge, LA 70893. * Call 1-800-804-9880 to order available back issues. ** Ten or more copies of the same issue are available for $5.00 each for nonmembers and $1.65 each for members. *** Members of Phi Kappa Phi receive Phi Kappa Phi Forum as a benefit of membership. To renew your membership, please contact The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi at the above address or go to PhiKappaPhi.org to renew online. ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED NOTE TO PHI KAPPA PHI MEMBERS AND NONMEMBER SUBSCRIBERS Please check the space below for “MEMBER” or “NONMEMBER SUBSCRIBER”and list your old address, current address, and I.D. number (if you are a member). On your mailing label, your member I.D. number is the first multi-digit number from the left immediately above your name. Then return this form to: The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Box 16000 Baton Rouge, LA 70893 JOURNALS THAT ARE NOT DELIVERED BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO NOTIFY THE SOCIETY HEADQUARTERS OFFICE OF A CHANGE OF ADDRESS CANNOT BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. Change of Address Form Please check one: ________ MEMBER ________ NONMEMBER SUBSCRIBER Name: _______________________________________________ I.D. Number (members only): ___________________________ Old Address: __________________________________________ New Address: ________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ ISSN 1538-5914 2006Fall American Music Today PHI KAPPA PHI FORUM, Volume 86, Number 4 ________________ Regular Features _________________________________________________ Articles 2 President’s Page Paul J. Ferlazzo 11 Seeger, Springsteen, and American Folk Music 3 Forum on Education & David Thurmaier Academics Terry Palardy 15 Jazz Yesterday and Today: So Much Music for One Small Word 4 Forum on Business & David E. Aaberg Economics Charles K. Davis 19 The Quest for Country Music Jocelyn R. Neal 6 Forum on Science & Technology 23 The Songs Remain the Same…Sort of John Knox Philip Chang 8 Forum on the Arts George Ferrandi 27 The Tale of Two Witches: Reflections on an Unlikely Friendship in Wicked 10 A Note from the Editor Kevin Clifton 38 Letters to the Editor 31 American Music Education: A Struggle for Time and Curriculum David Conrad __________________Member Focus 39 Wish You Well Foundation _____________________________________________ Book Reviews 41 Phi Kappa Phi Chapter News 35 Richard Crawford’s America’s Musical Life: A History 43 Phi Kappa Phi Bookshelf reviewed by Neil R. Luebke 44 Member News 35 Bill Crow’s Jazz Anecdotes: The Second Time Around reviewed by Ellis L. Marsalis, Jr. 47 In Memoriam 36 Arthur Kempton’s Boogaloo: The Quintessence of 48 Phi Kappa Phi Merchandise American Popular Music reviewed by Shane Porter President’s Page Paul J. Ferlazzo President of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Although we are in the process campus faculty member who is also of updating and revising the Ritual being honored for achievements in of Initiation and hope to