Onyx Fall-Winter 2017

REUNION 2017 AWARDS

Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Award

President Dottie L. King, Ph.D., with Elizabeth Jacobi ’63

gift despite difficult events in her life and even debilitating arthritis. After her singing career, she found other ways to use music for others. She founded the Music Medicine Institute, a non- profit organization that uses music in a therapeutic relationship to address the physical, psychological, cognitive and social needs of the patient. Jacobi was also instrumental in the formation of the master of arts in music therapy at SMWC. Jacobi has a master’s of music and voice performance from Rosary College in Florence, Italy, and a music therapy certification from Montclair State University. She did clinical training in behavioral medicine at Harvard Medical School and received her doctorate in clinical psychology from The Union Institute.

In the spirit of the College’s foundress, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Award winner Elizabeth Jacobi ’63 reflects God’s love and abundant grace in the world while possessing strong leadership, purpose, devotion and community service. With a degree in music education and voice performance, Jacobi became a successful opera soprano and concert soloist. During her career, she performed in many European cities and was a cultural delegate to China. Later, she became a music teacher in the New York City public schools, Director of Project Head Start in New York and a consultant and international lecturer, as well as a founder and director of many music therapy programs. Much like Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, Jacobi never abandoned her

Elizabeth Jacobi '63

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