Faculty

Virginia Cameron
virginia.cameron@mvnu.edu
(740) 392-6868 Ext. 3002

Education:

• Doctor of Worship Studies, The Robert Webber Institute for Worship Studies, Jacksonville, FL; specialization in Wesleyan Hymnody and Eucharistic Hymns
• M.S. The Ohio State University, Vocal Pedagogy Secondary, 1971.
• B.S. Olivet Nazarene College, Music Education, 1969.

Professional Experience:

• Assistant Professor 1970 to present; taught at MVNU for 41 years; served as the coordinator of Music Department for a year and as chairman of Fine arts Division for two years.
• Director of Fine Arts/Music Ministry, Lakeholm Church of the Nazarene, 1974-76; 77-78, 1980-present.
• Private Studio Instructor in Voice, 1970-present.
• Director of Chancel Choir, Brass Ensemble and Hand Bell Choir, First Presbyterian Church, Mount Vernon, OH 2008-2010
• Voice Class Instructor K-G Music Studios, 1988-90.
• Voice Instructor, Mount Vernon Bible College, winter quarter, 1987-88.
• Research Assistant, The Ohio State University Information Retrieval System for the Arts, 1970-72.
• Instructor in Intermediate Special Education, New Paris, Ohio Public Schools, fall semester, 1979.
• Music Director, Linden Church of the Nazarene, 1970-73.
• Director of Choral Music, Bishop McNamara High School, 1968-69.
• Activity and Music Therapy, Richmond State Hospital, summer, 1966-68.

Published Works and Presentations:

• Cameron, V. A Collection Of Wesleyan Communion Hymns For The Twenty-First Century Church.
• Cameron, V. Developing A Collection Of Charles Wesley's Hymns On The Lord's Supper For The Church Of The Nazarene.
• Cameron, V. (1987) "Tenebrae" (chapter 15) and "Tenebrae Service" (chapter 18) in J. Spruce: A Pastor's Worship Resource For Advent and Lent, Beacon Hill Press, Kansas City.
• Cameron, V. (1986) "Tenebrae: A Service of Darkness," Preacher's Magazine, March-May, 1986, 10-13.
• Cameron, V. (1986) "Easter, Breaking the Rabbit Habit," Preacher's Magazine, March-May, 1986.
• Cameron, V. (1979) "A Cereal Bowl of Lessons," Herald of Holiness, March 1, 1979.

Professional Organizations:

• National Association of Teachers of Singing, 1971-2001
• American Choral Directors Association, 1972-2000
• Nazarene Association of Schools of Music, 1979-83

Awards and Recognition:

• President's Award for Excellence in Teaching, MVNC, 1973-74
• International Secretary for Phi Delta Lamda, Nazarene Honorary Society, 1989
• Outstanding Woman in Education, 1980
• Outstanding Young Women of America, 1982, 80, 78, 77
• Phi Kappa Lambda (National Music Honorary Society), 1969
• Phi Delta Lambda, 1969
• Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, 1969

Past jobs and/or current hobbies unrelated to your profession:

Bagpipes.