Message from the President

Submitted by divers on Mon, 08/28/2023 - 13:19
James Knight

As I continue through my first year as KMTA president, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your support and occasional reminders as I traverse through my duties. I am learning more and more about what a wonderful organization KMTA is. As they say, “It takes a village” and I couldn’t do it without all of you in the executive and advisory board.

I will be starting my 29 th year as piano professor at Friends University in Wichita this coming fall. We are in the final stages of finishing the renovations of the Riney Fine Arts Center and we are very excited about the new look and capabilities of this building. I invite all of you to come visit our campus if you get a chance.

We had a successful and enriching MTNA National Conference on March 18-20 in Atlanta, Georgia. It was filled with very informative sessions, beautiful and artistic performances, and wonderful fellowship with members of our state as well as members from across the nation. We had several members from KMTA at the event, and if you have not gone, I highly recommend it.

KMTA and MMTA are looking forward to our joint state conference on September 27-28 at UMKC. I would like to thank especially Dr. Jason Hausback from Missouri and Dr. Chris Madden from UMKC for their work in collaborating with us on what I know will be a wonderful and enriching event. I hope you all are enjoying your summer months and that you continue to feel encouraged by our organization.

Thank you again for all of your support

Dr. James Knight
KMTA president