Faculty and Staff

Our world-class faculty members have attended some of the nation and world's most prestigious and competitive programs. This background, combined with a wealth of professional experience and depth of knowledge, is reflected through the quality of our applied, academic, and ensemble offerings.

Although they take great pride in teaching, our faculty are still passionate about performing, as well as participating in a variety of academic and creative activities on campus and at prestigious venues throughout the world. Together, we are dedicated to service, taking pride in bettering the university, our community, and national and international professional organizations.

Name & Area	Contact
David Alsup Personnel Officer	davidalsup@ksu.edu
AnnDee Alvidrez Professor of Practice, Scenic Design	anndee@ksu.edu
Joelle Arp-Dunham Assistant Professor, Acting/Directing	joellead@ksu.edu	Acting Associate Director of the School
Amanda Arrington Senior Professor of Practice, Collaborative Piano	aarring@ksu.edu
Toby Bitner Academic Advisor	tbitner@k-state.edu	Academic Advisor (BA Music; BA/BS Theatre)
Melissa Briggs Teaching Assistant Professor, Drama Therapy	mbriggs@ksu.edu
Jamie Bunce Teaching Assistant Professor, Choir	jbunce@ksu.edu	Assistant Director of Choral Studies
Fred Burrack Professor, Music Education	fburrack@ksu.edu	Director of Graduate Studies in Music, Director of the K-State Office of Assessment
Songhwa Chae Teaching Assistant Professor, Piano	schae@ksu.edu
Russell Clark Instructor, Piano, Aural Skills, String Techniques and Materials	reclark@ksu.edu
Alfred Cochran Professor, Music History	cochalw@ksu.edu	Division Head for Music History
Syneva Colle Teaching Assistant Professor, Cello & String Education	scolle@ksu.edu
Joshua Cook Instructor, Instrument Repair and Extension	jccook@ksu.edu
Michelle Davenport Instructor, Drama Therapy	msdavenp@ksu.edu	Director of Drama Therapy
James Davis Associate Professor, Lighting & Sound Design	kdavis01@ksu.edu	Associate Director of the School, Head of Design/Tech/Management
Maris Deaver Instructor, Yoga	marisc3@k-state.edu
Zack Deininger Teaching Assistant Professor, Band	deininger@ksu.edu	Assistant Director of Bands
Kate Digby Associate Professor, Dance	kdigby@ksu.edu	Associate Director of the School
Rachel Dirks Assistant Professor	rdirks@ksu.edu	Director of Orchestral Studies; Music Area Coordinator (Ensembles)
Sławomir Dobrzański Professor, Piano	slawomir@ksu.edu	Division Head of Keyboard
Neil Dunn Instructor, Dance & Percussion	neildunn@ksu.edu	Academic Advisor for Dance
Kayla Engel Office Specialist II	krengel@ksu.edu
Kurt Gartner Professor, Percussion	kgartner@ksu.edu
Wayne Goins University Distinguished Professor, Guitar	weg@ksu.edu	Director of Jazz Studies
Courtney Grecu Program/Project Coordinator (Bands)	cljensen@ksu.edu
Amy Guffey Teaching Assistant Professor, Clarinet	aguffey@ksu.edu
Ruth Gurgel Associate Professor, Music Education	gurgel@ksu.edu	Division Head of Music Education; Music Area Coordinator (Music Education/Graduate Studies)
Jacqueline Fassler-Kerstetter Associate Professor, Horn	jkerstet@ksu.edu
Sara Heptig Classy Cats & Twirlers Coordinator	saraheptig@k-state.edu
Dan Hinman Assistant Professor, Trombone	djhinman@ksu.edu
Jesus De Hoyos Teaching Assistant Professor, Voice	jdehoyos@ksu.edu	Recruiting Office Director
Hai Tao Huang Instructor, Music Theory	hthuang@ksu.edu
Madeleine Jansen Assistant Professor, Violin and Viola	mjansen@ksu.edu	Division Head of Strings
John Kilgore Assitant Professor, Trumpet	jrkilgor@ksu.edu	Music Area Coordinator (Applied Music)
Mirta Lenart-Mocnik Budget/Fiscal Coordinator	mlm01@ksu.edu
Stephen Loch Teaching Assistant Professor, Dance	loch@ksu.edu
Heather McCornack Instructor, Musical Theatre, Colloborative Pianist, Country Music	hmccor@ksu.edu
David Mackay Associate Professor, Acting/Directing	dbmackay@ksu.edu
George Wame Matthews Senior Professor of Practice, Scenery Construction	georgewm@ksu.edu	Scene Shop Supervisor
Steven Maxwell Professor, Tuba/Euphonium	smaxwell@ksu.edu	Division Head of Wind & Percussion
Susan Maxwell Teaching Associate Professor, Bassoon	suemax@ksu.edu	Division Head for Music Business
Alyssa Morris Associate Professor, Oboe	alyssamorris@ksu.edu	Acting Associate Director of the School
Jacob Narverud Visiting Professor, Choral Conducting	jnarverud@k-state.edu
Melissa Neville Senior Professor of Practice, Costume Design	costume@ksu.edu	Costume Shop Manager
Joshua Oppenheim Professor, Choir	joshuao@ksu.edu	Director of Choral Studies
Craig Parker Associate Professor, Music History	cbp@ksu.edu
Phillip Payne Professor, Music Education	ppayne@k-state.edu	Acting Dean of the Graduate School
Julie L. Pentz Professor, Dance	jpentz@ksu.edu
Audrey Pickering Instructor, Organ and Music Theory	audreyp@ksu.edu
David Pickering Professor, Organ	dpickeri@ksu.edu
Bryan Pinkall Associate Professor, Voice	pinkall@ksu.edu	Director of the School of Music, Theatre, & Dance
Reginald Pittman Professor, Voice/Opera	pittman@ksu.edu	Director of Opera Activities
Patrick Reading Professor of Practice, Theatre	preading@ksu.edu	Technical Director
Cheryl Richt Instructor, Voice	clricht@ksu.edu
Amy Rosine Professor, Voice	arosine@ksu.edu	Division Head of Voice
Shannon Blake Skelton Associate Professor, Theatre History	sbskelton@ksu.edu
Ben Stark Professor, Theatre	benstark@ksu.edu	Assistant Dean for Infrastructure and Faculty Support
Patricia Thompson Associate Professor, Voice	patthomp@ksu.edu
Amy Tighe Color Guard Coordinator	dundas@k-state.edu
Frank Tracz Professor, Band	ftracz@ksu.edu	Director of Bands
Dwight Tolar Instructor, Acting and Directing	dhtolar@ksu.edu
Darin Volwiler Instructor, Yoga	darindv@ksu.edu
Casey Ward Instructor, Yoga	caseyward@ksu.edu
Peter Weinert Assistant Professor, Music Education	pweinert@ksu.edu
Craig Weston Professor, Composition	cweston@ksu.edu	Music Area Coordinator (Academics); Division Head of Music Theory & Composition
Colleen White Associate Professor, Flute	colleenwhite@ksu.edu	Division Head for Music Service Courses
Alexander Wimmer Assistant Professor, Band	amwimmer@ksu.edu	Associate Director of Bands
David Simmons Wood Advanced Instructor, Performance Practice, World Music, Music Theory	davidwood@ksu.edu	Marketing Director of the School; Director of Early-Music Ensembles
Ben Worcester Academic Advisor, Instructor	bdw3355@ksu.edu	Academic Advisor for Music
Anna Marie Wytko University Distinguished Professor, Saxophone	wytko@ksu.edu
Megan Zeman Event Coordinator	mmzeman@ksu.edu