Distinguished Members

Distinguished members are very important to Sigma Alpha Iota. They are usually not collegiate college students, but faculty members of the University or members of the community who are passionate and support music. There are several classifications including Member Laureate, Honorary Member, National Arts Associate, Friend of the Arts, and Patroness. All distinguished members are initiated except Patronesses.

Name	Year Initiated	Classification
Dorothy Bray-Seibert		Patroness
Renato Butturi	1992	Friend of the Arts
Teresa Cheung	2002	Member Laureate
Kristina Crago	2001	Friend of the Arts
Ira Dale, Jr.	1993	Friend of the Arts
Jeannie DePriest		Patroness
Carol Dallinger	1992	Friend of the Arts
Richard Faith	2000	National Arts Associate
Norma Faust		Patroness
Remig Fehn	1988	Friend of the Arts
Judy Fiddick		Patroness
Anne Hastings Fiedler	1983	Friend of the Arts
Cynthia Grassman		Patroness
Barbara Graves		Patroness
Phyllis Grimm		Patroness
Joseph Hopkins	2001	Friend of the Arts
John Jordan	2004	Friend of the Arts
Lilian Kallir	1968	Honorary Member
Eva Key		Patroness
Edwin Lacy +	1983	Friend of the Arts
Gloria Lane	1956	Honorary Member
Becky Listenfelt		Patroness
Helen McKinney		Patroness
Darrell Megli	1999	Friend of the Arts
Eula Megli		Patroness
Sally Perkins		Patroness
Johnny Poon	1999	Friend of the Arts
Kitty Savia		Patroness
Helen Thompson	1955	Honorary Member
Laurel Vaughn		Patroness
Mary Ellen Wylie ++	2000	Friend of the Arts
Timothy Zifer	2004	Friend of the Arts

Classification Descriptions

• Member Laureate - an iniated member of the Fraternity who has achieved international distinction in the music profession.
• Honorary Member - a woman who has achieved international distinction in the music profession who is not an initiated member of Sigma Alpha Iota.
• National Arts Associate - a man or woman who is nationally recognized for distinguished contribution to the arts.
• Friend of the Arts - a man or woman who is supportive of and actively involved in the arts at a local or regional level.
• Patroness - a woman who supports the arts in the community, and have been invited by a college or alumnae chapter to join SAI.

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