Himie Voxman

Background

Voxman, Himie was born on September 17, 1912 in Centerville, Iowa, United States. Son of Morris and Molly (Chapman) Voxman.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Iowa, 1933. Master of Arts, University Iowa, 1934. Doctor of Music. (honorary), Coe College, 1975.

Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), De Paul University, 1987.

Career

He became a faculty member at the university in 1939, and was director of the school of music from 1954 until his retirement in 1980. The Voxman Music Building at the university was named in his honor in 1995. Through his work, Voxman became one of the most well-known and respected music educators in the nation.

Eugene Rousseau, the classical saxophonist, is one of his former students.

Much of his music was published by Rubank, Incorporated. Voxman was born in 1912 to Jewish Ukrainian parents, Morris Voxman (b 1879 Chernigov, Ukraine.

Doctorate 1912 Centerville, Iowa) and Mollie Voxman (b 1878 Kiev, Ukraine. Doctorate 1943 Chicago), née Tzipanuk, three years after they immigrated to the United States.

Until Himie was in high school, spellings of the surname varied among family members: Vocksman, Vakcman, and Vaksman.

Voxman died in 2011 in Iowa City, Iowa. He was 99 years old.

Achievements

• Himie Voxman has been listed as a noteworthy music educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Woodwind Music Guide Volume 1 Ensemble Music in Print 1982 Edition
  • Woodwind solo and study material music guide
  • Woodwind Music Guide: Solo and Study Material in Print (Music Guide Series)
  • Woodwind Music Guide: Solo and Study Material in Print: 1984 Edition
  • Woodwind Ensemble Music Guide (1973 Edition)

Membership

He also served on the National Commission for Accreditation of Teacher Education and Welfare, on North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, as a field reader for music projects, on the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and as a member of the Academic Panel for cultural exchange projects for the United States Department of State.

Connections

Married Lois Ruth Wilcox, December 28, 1936. Children: William Lloyd, James Herbert.

Father:

Morris Voxman

Mother:

Molly (Chapman) Voxman

Spouse:

Lois Ruth Wilcox

child:

James Herbert Voxman

child:

William Lloyd Voxman