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Music Professor Receives Chase A. Sawtell Inspirational Faculty Award
September 22, 2008
AZUSA, Calif. –
La Verne, Calif. resident Rodney Cathey, DMA, professor of music at Azusa Pacific University, recently received the 2008 Chase A. Sawtell Inspirational Faculty Award.
The award recognized Cathey for his exceptional motivational skills while challenging students both academically and spiritually. He will receive a $2,000 award accompanied by a clock.
Cathey joined the APU music faculty in 1993 and is currently the conductor of University Choir and Orchestra and Men’s Chorale. His past achievements include the Fiske Memorial Tuition Fellowship from Claremont Graduate University and the Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers award.
Cathey holds a B.A. in Vocal Performance and Music Education, and an M.M. in Conducting, both from APU. He also received a DMA in Conducting from Claremont Graduate University.
Featured in TIME magazine and ranked as one of the nation’s best by U.S.News & World Report and The Princeton Review, Azusa Pacific is a comprehensive, Christian, evangelical university, committed to God First and known for excellence in higher education. Azusa Pacific’s main campus lies just 26 miles northeast of Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley, while its seven Southern California regional centers bring convenience and extend quality programming. The university offers more than 60 areas of undergraduate study, 26 master's degree programs, and 7 doctorates to a total student population of more than 8,100.
