William Calvin Rorick

Background

Rorick, William Calvin was born on June 23, 1941 in Elyria, Ohio, United States. Son of Harold R. and Edythe E. (Harris) Rorick.

Education

Bachelor in Economics and Business Administration, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1963; Bachelor of Music in Music History and Literature, U. Utah, 1968; Master of Music in Music History and Literature, Northwestern University, 1970; Master of Library Science, Pratt Institute, 1974; Master of Arts in Musicology, New York University, 1982; trainee in portraiture, various art schools, workshops, since 1990.

Career

Curator orchl.-choral library, reference assistant, office manager, Manhattan School Music Library., New York City, 1970-1974; music reference library, CUNY Queens College Music Library., Flushing, 1974-1996; instructor, CUNY Queens College Music Library., Flushing, 1974-1979; assistant professor, CUNY Queens College Music Library., Flushing, 1979-1996; assistant professor emeritus, CUNY Queens College Music Library., Flushing, since 1996; member senate nominating committee, delegate-at-large arts division, CUNY Queens College Music Library., Flushing, 1984-1986.

Achievements

• William Calvin Rorick has been listed as a notable portrait artist, librarian by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board deacons South Britain (Connecticut) Congressional Church, 1998—2001, historian, 2002. Member of Connecticut Pastel Society, Kent Art Association (board directors 2003-2007, elected artist, member exhibition committee), Academy Artists Association (artist member), New York Society Portrait Artists (member leadership team 2001-2002), Connecticut Society Portrait Artists (founding member since 2002, secretary 2008-2010), Portrait Society Atlanta, Portrait Society of America, Inc., Society Creative Artists of Newtown (correspondent secretary 1999—2002), Connecticut Classic Arts, Inc. (publicity chairman 1996-1999), Sonneck Society, American Society Portrait Artists, Music Library.

Association (program chairman Greater New York chapter 1977-1979, member national subcommittee on basic music collection 1977-1979, secretary-treasurer chapter 1979-1981, chairman national membership committee 1979-1982, chapter chairman 1983-1985, member Music Public Association joint committee 1986-1988), Library. Association City University of New York (chairman grants committee 1978-1980, member publication committee 1979-1981, editor Directory 1980-1981, delegate 1983-1985), International Association Music Library., Association for Recorded Sound Collections, American Printing History Association, American Musicological Society, Portrait Clubs American (certified leader-instructor since 2003, Greater Southbury chapter), Beta Phi Mu, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.

Connections

Married Anne L. Sherbondy, August 21, 1971.

Father:

Harold R. Rorick

Mother:

Edythe E. (Harris) Rorick

Spouse:

Anne L. Sherbondy