Sylvia Reynolds Eckes (BM ’68, Piano), a Sarasota resident and professor emerita of piano from Ohio University, was recently appointed Officer, Knight First Class, of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit and received the award from the Consul General of Norway, Jostein Mykletun in Tampa, Florida in July 2011. She received the Medal of St. Olav and a citation signed by King Harald V of Norway. A performer and researcher of the music of Edvard Grieg, Eckes was recognized for enhancing ties between the U.S. and Norway as a top-level performer and promoter of Grieg’s music.
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