Gary Miller upholds Dingeldein tradition

Southeast Missouri State University and the entire community can be proud of its most recent Otto F. Dingeldein Award winner.

Dr. Gary Miller, chairman of Southeast's music department, received the award for his incredible contribution to music in the area. He formerly has won awards for his teaching abilities, including the Southeast Faculty Merit Award, the Governor's Award for Outstanding Teaching and Excellence in Teacher awards.

Miller is organist and music director for the First Presbyterian Church, and his performances have become renowned throughout the region and beyond. He also plays the harpsichord, oboe and English horn and graces the Cape Girardeau Municipal Band with his considerable talents.

Dingeldein, a silversmith who founded the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri in the 1960s, surely would have approved of the selection. The award is a reminder of the talented people Cape Girardeau enjoys.