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Since its inception, Interlochen has centered its arts education upon the lessons that endure. Young artists may spend only a few summers or just their high school years on our campus, but the arts education they receive here will reverberate for decades. Interlochen sets their creativity ablaze, broadens their horizons, unlocks new dimensions to their potential, and imbues their lives with a passionate love for the arts and humanities, regardless of what careers they pursue. Education of this sort requires faculty of the highest caliber. Our progress here is as exciting as the potential of building on this great foundation. Linda VanSickle Smith Horn Chair One of the first faculty positions to be endowed was the Linda VanSickle Smith Horn Chair, established by and named after Camp alumna Linda VanSickle Smith (IAC/NMC 57-60), whose successful career in music and social work was sparked by her summers at Interlochen. Smith’s gift will spark countless more journeys of artistry through the teaching position she has now funded permanently. The first person to hold the position is Dr. Lauren Hunt, who joined our faculty in autumn 2023 and also serves as Director of Brass Studies. FACULTY POSITIONS broaden and deepen our curriculum and artistic programs by retaining and recruiting the most accomplished and passionate educators and mentors for our young artists
It’s the permanence of a faculty chair that makes it so deeply valuable. Its dedicated endowment adds a level of prestige to the position and, equally important, signals the seriousness and depth of Interlochen’s commitment to excellence — both to potential faculty hires and to current and potential students and their families. Like the lessons they will impart, endowed chairs such as the Linda VanSickle Smith Horn Chair strengthen Interlochen — forever. Read on to learn more about other new endowed chairs funded as part of Vision 2028.
I’m so excited about this opportunity to work
with Interlochen’s amazing horn students.
Linda’s generous gift will allow the next
generation of young horn artists to thrive in
this unique place.
— Dr. Lauren Hunt, Linda VanSickle Smith Horn Chair
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