Bennett Reimer stated, in the first sentence of the first article in the first issue of the Journal of Music Teacher Education: “The appearance of a new journal devoted to music teacher education is among the hopeful signs that the music education profession is attending to the health of its infrastructure...and I wish the journal a long, productive and stimulating life” (1991, p. 5). The growth of JMTE, as evidenced by the numbers of increased submissions and accepted OnlineFirst articles waiting publication, would seem to support the idea that we are productively “attending to the health” of the profession as Reimer recommended. In fact, JMTE has now grown to the extent that we will begin publishing three issues a year beginning in April 2015. Bennett Reimer, as philosopher and thinker, was invited to develop an agenda for the profession in the first issue of JMTE. Perhaps it would be worthwhile for those of us in teacher preparation to consider where we are now as a profession 23 years later. Reimer suggested the following eight issues for future directions and future debates: “the balance between general education and teacher education, the balance between professional education and music education, the breadth of musical studies, adding a composition program to the performance and general music programs, broadening the philosophical and critical understanding of music educators, moving from methods to curriculum, managing the status quo effects of field experience, and teachers as researchers” (1991, p.6). Since then Reimer has been mentioned by JMTE authors countless times in many different contexts, and continues to be cited in the current issues. His wisdom and unique worldview have certainly influenced and inspired our profession. Bennett Reimer left us on November 18, 2013 after a career of thought and remarkable influence. Two who knew him well serve as guest editors as they consider the impact Bennett Reimer had on the profession and on their personal lives. Bennett Reimer was John Richmond’s major professor; Peter Webster spent years as Reimer’s