Thomas Edwin Schneider

Background

Schneider, Thomas Edwin was born on May 24, 1945 in St. Joseph, Missouri, United States. Son of Carl William and Vesta Mae (Stuber) Schneider.

Education

Student, Missouri Western State College, 1964-1965; B. Music Education, Center Methodist College, 1968; Master of Music in Choral Conducting, U. Missouri, Kansas City, 1979.

Career

Kindergarten through 12th grade music teacher, Salisbury (Missouri) R-4 School District, 1968-1969; 9-12 choral music teacher, St. Joseph School District, 1969-1989; supervisor fine arts, St. Joseph School District, since 1989. Director music Huffman United Methodist Church, St. Joseph, 1971-1980, First Christian Church, St. Joseph, 1980-1982. Member steering committee Arts Centers and Schools Partners in Education, Kennedy Center, since 1994.

Membership

Board of directors St. Joseph Symphony, since 1989, Allied Arts Council, since 1989, Performing Arts Association, St. Joseph, since 1989, Leadership St. Louis, since 1991. Vice president St. Joseph Community Chorus, since 1990. Member Missouri Music Educators Association, National Art Education Association, American Choral Dirs.Assn.

(district chair 1985-1988), Music Educators National Conference, Missouri State Teachers Association, St. Joseph Community Teachers Association Mu Alpha (chapter vice president 1967-1968).

Interests

• Avocations: cooking, gardening, classical music.

Connections

Married Suzanne Miles, December 2, 1967 (divorced January 1974). Children: Bradley Edwin, Christine Emily. Married Julia Lynn Thompson, January 31, 1975.

Jedd Christian, Jeremy Adam, JacobMartin.

Father:

Carl William Schneider

Mother:

Vesta Mae (Stuber) Schneider

Spouse:

Suzanne Miles

Spouse:

Julia Lynn Thompson

child:

Christine Emily Schneider

child:

Bradley Edwin Schneider