Marilyn Shrude received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of the West, Romania, November 2024. The Romanian university honors BGSU’s Marilyn Shrude as composer, pianist, educator, & role model.
In her remarks, she addressed the importance of the arts in the contemporary world. Art helps people “make sense out of the confusion, to sort things out, to prioritize,” she said. “Those of us who make our living as artists must secure its place in the future. We should embrace the responsibility of protecting and nurturing the artistic soul of our society. It would be wrong to watch to idly watch the arts dwindle to a state of non-existence.
(photo) Marilyn Shrude (center) with educators at the West University of Timisoara, Romania.