Morva Croxson | |
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8th Chancellor of Massey University | |
In office 1998–2002 | |
Preceded by | Hugh Williams |
Succeeded by | Nigel Gould |
Personal details | |
Born | 1934 (age 89–90) |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Auckland (BMus) Massey University (MPhil) |
Thesis | The effect of music therapy on motor control of cerebral palsied children (1988) |
Academic work | |
Institutions | Massey 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.
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]
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]