182 Millennium - A Marquis Who’s Who Magazine EDUCATION MARILYNN J. SMILEY, PHD DISTINGUISHED TEACHING PROFESSOR EMERITA State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY Having long harbored a keen fascination for music history, Dr. Marilynn J. Smiley found success across the span of six decades in the field of education and higher academia, culminating in her emerita status at the State University of New York at Oswego. Prior to her retirement in 2014, Dr. Smiley served as a distinguished teaching professor on behalf of the SUNY Oswego since 1974. Throughout her tenure, she taught students on a wide variety of subjects, including ancient and medieval musical traditions, Renaissance-era music, the Baroque period, women in music, and American music, among many others. Having begun her career at the college as a faculty member in 1961, Dr. Smiley went on to sit as the chairperson of the music department between 1976 and 1981. Dr. Smiley first became involved in her profession out of a tremendous love for music. She initially learned to play the piano at the age of seven and the flute at the age of 12 — she continued to play both instruments all throughout high school. After attaining a Bachelor of Science at Ball State University in 1954, she became a public school music teacher in Logansport, Indiana, and remained active in this role until 1961. During that time, she earned a Master of Music in musicology at Northwestern University in 1958. Over the course of her subsequent career, Dr. Smiley continued her academic efforts at the University of Illinois, where she graduated with a PhD in musicology in 1970. Dr. Smiley’s dissertation, titled “The Renaissance Organ Magnificat,” saw her transcribe music originally put to paper during the 15th and 16th centuries. Outside of her primary endeavors, Dr. Smiley has maintained a longstanding membership with the American Association of University Women (AAUW), a nonprofit organization that seeks to advance equity for women through advocacy, education and research. First joining the AAUW in 1954, she has gone on to hold numerous roles of high leadership at a number of chapters, including as the diversity director and historian of the New York State Division. Likewise, she is the current president of the Oswego Branch, a position she has held since 2013 and previously served in between 1984 and 1986.
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