John Appleton, 1998 Distinguished Alumnus
Jon H. Appleton, a nationally-recognized figure in electronic music, was named the UO School of Music's Distinguished Alumnus for 1998. The award was presented at Commencement Exercises at the School of Music on June 13.
Appleton is a composer, author, and currently the Arthur R. Virgin Professor of Music at Dartmouth College. He received both his bachelor's degree (1961) and his master's degree (1965) from the University of Oregon, and his doctorate from Columbia University.
A composer of both instrumental and electro-acoustic music, Appleton is best known for the latter, much of it composed for the Synclavier, a digital performance instrument he helped develop. He is a founding member of the International Confederation for Electro-Acoustic Music (ICME) and the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS). At Dartmouth, he directs the graduate program in electro-acoustic music, which combines study in music, computer science, music cognition, and engineering.
Appleton's music is recorded on the Smithsonian/Folkways and Centaur labels, and covers a wide spectrum of styles: chamber music, vocal music, piano music, theatre music, film scores, as well as a great deal of music using electroacoustic and digital technology. He is the author of four books and dozens of articles concerning the relationship of music and technology, including: "21st Century musical Instruments: Hardware and Software," (Institute for Studies in American Music, Brooklyn, New York, 1989), "Science in the Service of Music; Music in the Service of Science," Computer Music Journal, 1992.
Appleton has been awarded Guggenheim, Fulbright, National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, Rockefeller Foundation, and American-Scandinavian Foundation fellowships. He has been a fellow at the Dibner Institute for the History of Science and Technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a visiting professor at the Moscow Conservatory of Music, and at Keio University in Tokyo, Japan.
| DISTINGUISHED ALUM AWARDS Given annually and presented at commencement. The award is given in honor of continued service to the school, honor to the school, and service to the community. |
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| 2011 | Mira Frohnmayer Mary Seereiter, Dance |
| 2010 | Doree Jarboe Timothy Ryan, Dance |
| 2009 | Richard Benedum Ann Rodiger , MS Dance |
| 2008 | Larry Gookin Barbara Sellers-Young, Dance |
| 2007 | Ray Miller, Dance Edgardo Simone |
| 2006 | Terry Kuhn Dianne Markham, Dance |
| 2005 | Julie Anne McCornack Sadie Tiffany Mills, Dance |
| 2004 | Barry McNabb, Dance Richard M. Smith |
| 2003 | Allan Eugene Aitken |
| 2002 | Richard Fuller |
| 2001 | Charlotte Plummer Owen |
| 2000 | Janet Towner, Dance |
| 1999 | David Schrader |
| 1998 | Jon Appleton |
| 1997 | Lynn Sjolund |
| 1996 | Doug Orme |
| 1995 | Jerold Ottley |
| 1994 | Gene Slayter |
| 1993 | MarAbel Frohnmayer |
