Morva Olwyn Croxson

Morva Olwyn Jones (married, Croxson) was born in 1934. She received her schooling in Hamilton and tertiary education in Dunedin, Wellington, Auckland and Palmerston North. 

In the early 1960s Mrs Croxson and her family spent three years in the United Kingdom. During this time she gained a Fellowship in Piano Performance.

In 1965 the Croxsons returned to New Zealand and settled in Palmerston North.  She lectured in Teacher Education at the Palmerston North College of Education (which merged with Massey University in 1996). Throughout her career she was a proponent of music therapy.

Mrs Croxson became a member of the Massey University Council in 1991 and was the first woman to be elected as Chancellor of Massey University, a role she held from 1998 to 2002. The university awarded her an honorary doctorate degree in 2003.

Dr Croxson has been a strong advocate for greater recognition of women in society.