Maria Roditeleva-Wibe, tenured music instructor at CWU, passed away Oct. 2 after a battle with COVID-19, according to her obituary.

Originally from Ufa, Bashkiria, Russia, Roditeleva-Wibe was an accomplished musician and instructor for over 20 years. She began playing the piano at age four. 

According to her bio on the employee directory, after obtaining her Master’s in Musicology from the State Institute of Arts Conservatory, she completed her doctorate under Dr. Izaly Zemtsovsky at the Russian Institute of Arts History.

She conducted research on the Russian folk song traditions in Bashkiria including traveling to Russia and making video and audio recordings of folk songs in Bashkiria.

Roditeleva-Wibe was a respected and brilliant instructor, with the general consensus being she was universally loved. She leaves behind a great legacy, and she will be missed tremendously.

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