Beverly Henson (1949)
Educator / Choir Director
Class of 1949 | Inducted 1965
(In fondest memory of Beverly Henson, who passed away August 15, 1998)
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Born into a family of musicians, Beverly Henson grew up surrounded by music. He played piano and tuba while by the age of 13 he was organist/choir director at his church.
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He registered for Navarro College and opened a dance school to pay for his tuition, books and supplies, food, and transportation; he kept the dance school open two years while he attended NC.
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After Navarro, he went to Southwestern University in Georgetown where he majored in piano, organ and music education.
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Successfully built an outstanding high school choral program at McAllen ISD.
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Developed a fine choral department at Trinity University.
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Built an amazing music program at Texas Christian University while also being a choir director of various churches.
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Helped establish a doctoral level curriculum for choral directors at Oklahoma University.
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After returning to Texas, Henson took over as Director of Choral Activities at Sam Houston State University.