NC H701

Honors Martha Maxine McMahon Swalin for her contributions to the North Carolina Symphony and the culture of North Carolina.

Recognizes Swalin's role in reviving the dissolved North Carolina Symphony in 1939 alongside her husband Dr. Benjamin Swalin, who served as unpaid director and conductor.

Acknowledges her work establishing the symphony's children's concert division in 1945 and serving as coordinator of music education programs and executive assistant to the director.

Notes Swalin's receipt of multiple honors including the North Carolina Award for Public Service (1989), honorary doctorate from Duke University (1979), and the North Caroliniana Society Award (2003).

Records Swalin's death on October 8, 2009, at age 106, and expresses the House's mourning and appreciation for her lifetime of service to music and music education in the state.