James E. Mumford (June 25, 1936 - April 12, 2019) was the Director of The African American Chorale Ensemble from 1983-2006 and Professor Emeritus at Indiana University. Memberships * Music Educators National Conference * Equity Union for Theatre, the Black Music Caucus * Phi Delta Kappa * Indiana Music Education * Association Society for Ethnomusicology * Omega Psi Phi fraternity * Music Teachers National Association Distinctions * Ph.D. (1984) from Indiana University School of Music with a major in music education and minors in voice and ethnomusicology, and a Master of Music Education (1978). * Presidents Award - Who's Who in American Education Voted Distinguished African American Professor by Black Student Union & Delta Sigma Theta * Indiana University Facet Award * Award for Outstanding Contributions and Excellence in Performance by Holden Key National Honor Society * Award for Excellence in Teaching from the President of Indiana University * First African American to receive the Annual Staff Merit Award from Indiana University * Honored on the occasion of his retirement (2006) by Indiana House Resolution 0064 * Black History Month Trailblazer Award
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