unt college of music: Famous Jazz Educator Receives Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters - 08/27/09 02:46 PM
LEON BREEDEN RECEIVES HONORARY DOCTORATE OF LETTERS
World famous jazz educator, Leon Breeden, who brought his University of North Texas Lab Bands to international fame, playing for presidents, heads of state and in many foreign countries, received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters at the university's 2009 summer commencement exercises.
Surrounded by fellow jazz educator, Jim Riggs big jazz band, comprised of many former UNT graduates, a brief concert was performed and dedicated to Dr. Breeden.
The University's president, Dr. Gretchen Batzille said in her announcement:
"I was proud to award Leon Breeden, the director of the jazz studies program and … (0 comments)
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unt college of music: LEON BREEDEN, JAZZ GREAT, BECOMES DR. LEON BREEDEN ON 8-14-09 - 08/05/09 07:18 AM
The University of North Texas began as North Texas Normal College. A normal college was the name given colleges that primarily educated students to be public school teachers.
And normal colleges, for whatever the reasons, were second rate citizens among colleges and universities.
Oft times their classroom credits wouldn't even transfer to a new college should a student move, say, from North Texas Normal to the University of Texas.
Or, if the credits were accepted, they came in as a "C" regardless of what grade the student had earned.
Additionally, at least in Texas, the legislature had a history of not giving fairly, much less … (3 comments)
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