How do I join AGO and what does it cost? What can AGO do for me? Membership Benefits AGO Membership Categories Membership form 2010 - 2011 Please mail the completed form to the Chapter Treasurer -- Bob Craig 441 W. Broadview Drive Lincoln NE 68505 Lincoln Chapter Membership Roster Lincoln Chapter Officers AGO Code of Ethics Past Deans, Lincoln Chapter National/Regional/State Leadership

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How do I join AGO and what does it cost?

Fill out the membership form and mail it to the Lincoln Chapter, Treasurer. The annual dues are $92 for a regular member, with other options listed on the membership form.

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What can AGO do for me?

The AGO seeks to help all of its members, no matter what their denomination:

• through education and instruction at local chapter meetings, workshops and seminars, and through regional and national conferences
• through AGO publications — The American Organist, pamphlets, cassette tape recordings, self-help training materials and local publications, such as the Chiff Chat
• through correspondence with members at the local, regional and national levels providing advice and counsel on choral and organ matters as well as professional concerns pertaining to employment
• through the AGO Professional Certification program which seeks to standardize certain levels of musical expertise and provide professional recognition of our member's ability

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Membership Benefits

The AGO provides a wealth of benefits and opportunities under the guidance of the National Officers; Councillors for Education, Professional Development, Competitions and Conventions, and Finance and Development; Regional Councillors; and working committees — all volunteer leaders of the Guild.

Educational Activities

• National and Regional Conventions
• Chapter events: performances, workshops, meetings, and seminars
• Competitions in organ performance, organ improvisation, and organ and choral composition.
• Pipe Organ Encounters for youth and adults
• PipeWorks for intermediate school children

Certification

A comprehensive series of examinations for professional certification, providing standards of excellence to churches, synagogues, schools, and other employers.

• Service Playing (SPC)
• Colleague (CAGO)
• Choir Master (ChM)
• Associate (AAGO)
• Fellow (FAGO)

Professional Development

• Compensation guidelines
• Employment guidelines and model contracts
• Chapter placement services
• Assistance with denominational relations
• Support for musical education of clergy
• Management and planning for church musicians

Publications

• THE AMERICAN ORGANIST Magazine, published monthly by the AGO, is the most widely read journal devoted to organ and choral music in the world. Articles cover contemporary and historic instruments; musicological studies; reviews of new music, books, and recordings; practical aspects of sacred music; listings of professional resources and events, and news of the field; plus display and classified advertising. Other publications of the Guild include books, recordings, and resources on topics as diverse as performance practice, organ construction, and compensation.
• Chapter newsletters
• Educational brochures, audio and video cassettes, books, monographs, and pamphlets.

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AGO Membership Categories

• Regular: Voting privileges, subscription to national magazine, The American Organist and to local newsletter, Chiff Chat.
• Special: Same as Regular, but for persons under 21, over 65, or disabled.
• Partner: Two members at same address. Voting privileges, one subscription to national magazine, but two local newsletters. (1st member - regular dues, 2nd member - regular dues less magazine subscription)
• Dual: After paying regular dues to primary (first) chapter, you can join a second chapter (Lincoln) by paying amount specified.
• Student: Voting privileges, subscription to national magazine, The American Organist, and to local newsletter, Chiff Chat. For full-time students only, please.
• Chapter Friend: Subscription to local newsletter, Chiff Chat, but no national magazine or voting privileges.

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Lincoln Chapter Officers

Dean Stacie Lightner, AAGO 1016 N. 13th Street Beatrice, NE 68310 Cell 402-773-9188 C 402-773-5623 E-mail Stacie		Sub-Dean
Secretary Sinda Dux 2301 Southwest 18th Street Lincoln NE 68522 H: 402-742-5032 W: 402-472-1178 E-mail Sinda	Treasurer Bob Craig 441 W. Broadview Drive Lincoln NE 68505 H: 402-483-6472 Cell: 402-430-0947 E-mail Bob	Immediate Past Dean James J. Lytton, ChM 6641 S. 57th Street Lincoln, NE 68516 H: 402-421-0975 E-mail Jim Lytton
Board Members (Class of 2012) Carolyn Schroeder 7552 Hamann Meadows Place Lincoln, NE 68506 H: 402-489-5502 Tom Trenney 3180 S. 72nd Street, #277 Lincoln, NE 68506 Cell: 248-321-5815 E-mail Tom	Board members (Class of 2013)      J. Gordon Christensen, SPC, CAGO, AAGO 170 Nicholas Street Council Bluffs, IA 51503 Home: 712-352-0298 Church: 712-322-4729 E-mail Dr. C Darrell K. Fluehr 4000 S. 56th Street, #119B Lincoln NE 68506 H: (402) 421-6166 E-mail Darrell	Board Members (Class of 2012) Willa Foster Jones 1800 S. 26th Street Lincoln, NE 68502 H: 402-477-5586 E-mail Willa Jim Hejduk 1860 G Street, apt. B Lincoln, NE 68508 H: 402-742-9017 E-mail Jim Hejduk

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Lincoln Chapter Membership Roster

Nancy Anderson Masako Nakamura Bacon, AAGO Roger Bailey Jeremy Bankson *Gene Bedient - Lifetime Margaret (Peggy) Benes Dr. Jeffrey Blersch Paul Bouffard Robert C. Bruce Karen Buck J. Gordon Christensen SPC CAGO AAGO Marjory Clements Charles Cohen, CAGO - Dual *John Carter Cole Susie Cook Robert B. Craig Burns Davis, CAGO - RIP Sinda Dux Claire Roehrkasse Eason, SPC, CAGO - Dual Michael Emmerich - Student Dr. Quentin Faulkner AAGO - Lifetime Arthur Fliege Darrell K. Fluehr Dr. Donald Callen Freed

Jessica Freeman, SPC, CAGO Mark F. Gardner Mildred M. Gardner Naomi Getty Vernon Groves Janice Harris Jim Hejduk *Dr. David Held Arline Henni - Dual Dr. Joseph Herl AAGO, ChM Larry Hill Sally J. Johnston Willa Foster Jones Priscilla Kliewer Kurt Knecht Phyllis R. Knosp Aaron Kortze - Student Dr. Stacie Lightner, AAGO Loretta Love Ryan Luckey Margaret L. Lutton SPC Christopher Lyons - Student Paul Lytle *James J. Lytton ChM *Joy Maag Denise Witfoth Makinson

Dr. Christopher Marks Mark W. Miller Curtis Moeller Dr. James Moeser - Lifetime Rev. Larry Moffet Kaye A. Moore *C. Richard Morris *Dr. Charles W. Ore Timothy Richert *Dr. George Ritchie - Lifetime Jon Ross Sara Schott Carolyn Schroeder Brent Shaw Gina Simpson Paul Soulek - Student Jeanice Stahly Peggy Sutton Tom Trenney Dale Underwood Marjorie D. Underwood David von Behren - Student Marilyn Vukich Gil Ward - Dual Marcia Wiebers Joyce Wubbels

*Former Deans of the Lincoln AGO Chapter

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Past Deans, Lincoln Chapter

Edith Burlingim Ross* Grace Finch* Alice Sexton* Mrs. Charles Fleming* Cornelia Gant Cole* Donald Kettring* Frank Cunkle* Margaret McGregor* Myron Roberts* Ruth Dreamer* Karl Haase Paul LeBar* Glayne Doolittle Gwen McCormack Fisher *=deceased

Josephine Waddell* Maryalice Macy Paul Reynolds Charles Tritt* John Carter Cole Rosanna Williams Wheaton* Ernest Bedell The Rev. Victor Balla Russell Blackmer, Jr. Richard Knaub C. Richard Morris Dr. Kenneth Hart Dr. George Ritchie Dr. Mary Murrell Faulkner

Michael Veak Adelaide Spurgin* Robert Murray Gene Bedient Jane Plettner-Nielson Louis Patterson Dr. Linda Volland Kimberly Patterson Joy Maag Dr. David Held Marlene Hallstrom Dr. Gerald W. Holbrook Dr. Charles Ore James J. Lytton, ChM

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National/Regional/State Leadership

Eileen Gunther, DMA    National President Washington, DC E-mail Dr. Gunther

Jam Kraybill, CAGO, AAGO, DMA    Regional Councillor, Region VI Community of Christ, Independence, Missouri E-mail Dr. Kraybill

District Convener, Nebraska
Charles Cohen, CAGO
Lincoln Chapter
E-mail Charles