MTSU will hold a memorial service in honor of MTSU Professor Dale McGilliard, who died late last year.
The memorial service is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23 in Tucker Theatre. The service will give tribute to the lasting impact that McGilliard had on the lives of students, colleagues, and friends during his life.
“In his capacity as teacher and director, Dale had a positive and lasting impact on hundreds of students throughout Tennessee and the nation,” said Jeff S. Gibson, MTSU’s director of theatre. “Join us to pay tribute to our friend and colleague Dale McGilliard.”
McGilliard died Dec. 28 after a fight with cancer.
A lifelong educator, McGilliard taught a variety of acting classes at MTSU while also serving as head of Performance Studies, coordinator of Theatre, and associate chair of Speech and Theatre during his 18 years at the university.
An accomplished thespian whose passion was musical theatre, McGilliard directed over 25 plays while on the faculty, including recent productions of Oklahoma, Cabaret, and The Rocky Horror Show.
McGilliard joined the MTSU faculty in 1990, after having taught theatre at Arkansas State University, Jarvis Christian College, and Dyersburg State Community College.
Besides his University leadership roles, he also served as President of the Tennessee Theatre Association, Commissioner for the Murfreesboro Center for the Arts and president of the Murfreesboro Little Theatre.
His influence and guidance has been perhaps most evident since 2002 as Director of the Tennessee Governor’s School for the Arts, a summer program for talented high school students in theatre, music and dance from across the state.
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