Dinah Gretsch

Dinah Gretsch

Term of Award

Spring 2023

Degree Name

Doctor of Fine Arts

Institution Issuing the Honorary Degree

Georgia Southern University

Brief Biography of Degree Recipient

Dinah Gretsch was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from Georgia Southern University in the Spring of 2023. Mrs. Gretsch joined the company in 1979. She is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. She also serves on the board of the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) and is a member of the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. Mrs. Gretsch has received the Heroes Award from the Atlanta Chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts, Georgia Southern University’s Betty Foy Sanders Patrons of the Arts Award and the Women’s International Music Network’s She Rocks Award. Mrs. Gretsch is also the founder of Mrs. G’s Music Foundation to fund music education.

Dinah, along with her husband and fellow Honorary Doctorate holder Fred, are iconic figures in the music industry. Their guitars have been used by musical legends like George Harrison of the Beatles, Bo Diddley and Elvis Presley. They are also heavily involved in music advocacy and education. In 2021, the Fred and Dinah Gretsch School of Music opened at Georgia Southern University. The Gretsches provided funding as well as historical instruments and company archives to the school. Gretsch instruments are housed at the Great Gretsch Sound! Museum in downtown Savannah. The Gretsch Archival Records documenting the history of the Gretsch Company are housed within the Special Collections at Georgia Southern University Libraries. More information about the Gretsch School of Music can be found at The Fred and Dinah Gretsch School of Music.

Keywords

Georgia Southern University, Honorary Degree, Doctor of Fine Arts

Dinah Gretsch

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