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Governance 

The National Music Museum is a partnership between the National Music Museum, Inc., a non-profit, 501(c)(3) corporation (responsible for acquisitions, public exhibiting, and programming) and the University of South Dakota (providing staff and facilities for preservation, teaching, and research).

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The mission of the National Music Museum is to explore, enjoy, and preserve the world of musical instruments.

Board of Trustees

Officers of the Board
Scott Ray Lawrence, Sioux Falls SD, Chair
Gerald Gaul, Grand Forks ND, Vice Chair; and Chair, Collections Committee
Claire Givens, Minneapolis, MN, Secretary; and Chair, Nominating Committee
Boyd Hopkins, Sioux Falls, SD, Treasurer
Juliet Everist, Sioux City, IA, Chair, Development Committee
Albert P. Hegyi, Dakota Dunes, SD, Executive Committee Member-at-Large
Cindy Lillibridge, Bonesteel SD, Past Chair
Jo Wohlenberg, Yankton, SD, Chair, Finance Committee

Members of the Board
Cash Anderson, Pierre, SD
Bruce Babbitt, Deleware, OH
Joseph Brown, Sioux Falls
Steve Dillon, Woodbridge, NJ
Eric Grossman, New York, NY
Betsy Groves, Rapid City, SD
Cynthia Mahood Levin, Palo Alto, CA
Thomas Mace, Niwot, CO
Kent Peterson, Sioux Falls, SD 
Susanne L. Skyrm, Vermillion, SD
Joseph A. Vinatieri, Whittier, CA
John Vonk, Los Angeles, CA
Thomas Wilder, Montreal, Quebec
Jake Connolly, Northport, NY

Ex Officio Members of the Board
Sheila Gestring, President, University of South Dakota
Katherine Price, City of Vermillion
Bruce Kelley, Dean, College of Fine Arts, USD
Dwight Vaught, Director, National Music Museum

Trustees Emeritus
James (Jim) W. Abbott, Sioux Falls, SD
Alan G. Bates, West Grove, PA
John P. Mahoney, Tallahassee, FL
Joseph ("Tip") M. McFadden, Houston, TX

Honorary Trustees
Sharon Cutler, Sioux Falls, SD
Andrew Dipper, Minneapolis, MN

Spend a day with music - come check out our special exhibitions, take in a concert, or maybe put one on yourself. At the NMM, music comes to life!

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