Morva Croxson

Morva Croxson
CBE
Croxson in 1997
8th Chancellor of Massey University
In office
1998–2002
Preceded byHugh Williams
Succeeded byNigel Gould
Personal details
Born1934 (age 90–91)
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Auckland (BMus)
Massey University (MPhil)
ThesisThe effect of music therapy on motor control of cerebral palsied children (1988)
Academic work
InstitutionsMassey University

Morva Olwyn Croxson CBE (née Jones; born 1934) is a New Zealand music therapist. She was the first woman to serve as chancellor of Massey University.

Education and career

Croxson was born in 1934,[1] and was educated at Otago Girls' High School and St Dominic's College in Dunedin.[2][3] She went on to study at the University of Otago, Victoria University of Wellington and the University of Auckland, graduating from the latter with a Bachelor of Music degree in 1965.[4] She earned a Diploma of Teaching in 1979,[4] and graduated from Massey University in 1988 with a Master of Philosophy in education for her thesis titled The effect of music therapy on motor control of cerebral palsied children.[5]

To celebrate the centenary of women's suffrage in New Zealand, Croxson was selected as one of eight women to give graduation addresses at Massey University in 1993.[6]

In 1997, she was the first woman to be appointed chancellor of Massey University. She served in that role from 1998 to 2002.[7]

Honours and awards

In the 1995 Queen's Birthday Honours, Croxson was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to arts and the community.[8] She was made a life member of Music Therapy New Zealand in 1999.[9] In 2003, she was awarded a Doctor of Literature (honoris causa) by Massey University.[10]

References

  1. ^ International Who's Who in Music and Musicians' Directory (10th ed.). Cambridge: Melrose Press. 1984.
  2. ^ "Tournament continues". Otago Daily Times. No. 27483. 1 September 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Public speaking contest". The Press. Vol. 87, no. 26521. 8 September 1951. p. 8. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  4. ^ a b Taylor, Alister, ed. (2001). New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa 2001. Auckland: Alister Taylor Publishers. p. 256. ISSN 1172-9813.
  5. ^ Croxson, Morva (1988). The effect of music therapy on motor control of cerebral palsied children (Masters thesis). Massey Research Online, Massey University. hdl:10179/6123.
  6. ^ McIlroy, Andrea, ed. (1994), Commemorating Women's Achievements: Graduation addresses by women in the centennial year of women's suffrage, 1993, Massey University, ISBN 978-0-908665-86-0
  7. ^ "Paul Rieger and Morva Croxson, December 1997". Massey University Library. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  8. ^ "The Queen's Birthday Honours List 1995". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 17 June 1995. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Persons of Note". Music Therapy New Zealand. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Honorary doctorate citation, Morva Olwyn Croxson, 2003". Massey University Library. Retrieved 3 June 2022.