Sweet Adelines International 75th Jubilee Commemorative Album

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Mission Statement

Then, Now, and Always Our First 25 Years • 1945-1970 .......................................................................................... 5 Our Second 25 Years • 1971-1995 ....................................................................................... 36 Heading Toward 75 Years • 1996-2020 .................................................................................. 80 Acknowledgements ........................................................................................ 136 Appendix .......................................................................................................... 138 Past Conventions and Champions Rising Star Quartet Champions International Presidents Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients Ann Gooch Award Recipients NAfME Award Recipients 2021 Regional Maps ....................................................................................... 146

Information in this publication is taken from various archival sources including The Pitch Pipe magazine and other documents from the Sweet Adelines International archives located at Sweet Adelines International Headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma (USA).