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
Joelle Arp-Dunham Teaching Assistant Professor, Acting/Directing	joellead@ksu.edu
Amanda Arrington Senior Professor of Practice, Collaborative Piano	aarring@ksu.edu
Sally Bailey Professor, Drama Therapy	sdbailey@ksu.edu	Director of Graduate Studies in Theatre; Director of the Drama Therapy Program
Melissa Briggs 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
Alfred Cochran Professor, Music History	cochalw@ksu.edu
Jerry Jay Cranford Associate Professor, Acting/Directing	jjcranford@ksu.edu
James Davis Assistant Professor, Lighting & Sound Design	kdavis01@ksu.edu	Head of Design/Tech/Management
Zack Deininger Teaching Assistant Professor	deininger@ksu.edu	Assistant Director of Bands
Kate Digby Associate Professor, Dance	kdigby@ksu.edu	Associate Director of the School
Rachel Dirks Assistant Professor, Cello	rdirks@ksu.edu	Director of Orchestral Studies
Slawomir Dobrzanski Professor, Piano	slawomir@ksu.edu
Neil Dunn Instructor, Dance & Percussion	neildunn@ksu.edu
Cindy Friedrich Administrative Assistant	cindyle@ksu.edu
Kurt Gartner Professor, Percussion	kgartner@ksu.edu
Wayne Goins University Distinguished Professor, Guitar	weg@ksu.edu	Director of Jazz Studies
Courtney Grecu Administrative Assistant	cljensen@ksu.edu
Amy Guffey Teaching Assistant Professor, Clarinet	aguffey@ksu.edu
Ruth Gurgel Associate Professor, Music Education	gurgel@ksu.edu
Jacqueline Fassler-Kerstetter Associate Professor, Horn	jkerstet@ksu.edu
Dan Hinman Teaching Assistant Professor, Trombone	djhinman@ksu.edu
Jesus De Hoyos Instructor, Voice	jdehoyos@ksu.edu
Hai Tao Huang Instructor, Music Theory	hthuang@ksu.edu
Madeleine Jansen Instructor, Violin and Viola	mjansen@ksu.edu
John Kilgore Teaching Assistant Professor, Trumpet	jrkilgor@ksu.edu
Stephen Loch Teaching Assistant Professor, Dance	loch@ksu.edu
David Mackay Associate Professor, Acting/Directing	dbmackay@ksu.edu	Associate Director of the School
George Wame Matthews Senior Professor of Practice, Scenery Construction	georgewm@ksu.edu	Scene Shop Supervisor
Steven Maxwell Professor, Tuba/Euphonium	smaxwell@ksu.edu	Chair of Wind & Percussion
Susan Maxwell Teaching Associate Professor, Bassoon	suemax@ksu.edu
Alyssa Morris Associate Professor, Oboe	alyssamorris@ksu.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@ksu.edu	Associate Director of the School, Chair of Music Education
Julie L. Pentz Professor, Dance	jpentz@ksu.edu
Dinh Phan Fiscal and Personnel Officer	dinhphan@ksu.edu
David Pickering Professor, Organ	dpickeri@ksu.edu	Chair of Keyboard Division
Bryan Pinkall Associate Professor, Voice	pinkall@ksu.edu	Director of the School of Music, Theatre, & Dance
Dana Pinkston Associate Professor, Costume Design	dmpink@ksu.edu
Reginald Pittman Professor, Voice/Opera	pittman@ksu.edu	Director of Opera Activities
Cheryl Richt Instructor, Voice	clricht@ksu.edu
Amy Rosine Professor, Voice	arosine@ksu.edu	Chair of Voice Division
Shannon Blake Skelton Associate Professor, Theatre History	sbskelton@ksu.edu	Advisor for Theatre
Ben Stark Professor, Theatre Technical Design	benstark@ksu.edu	Assistant Dean of Facilities, Associate Director of the School
Patricia Thompson Associate Professor, Voice	patthomp@ksu.edu
Frank Tracz Professor, Band	ftracz@ksu.edu	Director of Bands
Craig Weston Professor, Composition	cweston@ksu.edu	Chair of Theory, History, & Composition
Colleen White Assistant Professor, Flute	colleenwhite@ksu.edu
Alexander Wimmer Assistant Professor, Band	amwimmer@ksu.edu	Associate Director of Bands
David Simmons Wood Advanced Instructor, Early Music	davidwood@ksu.edu	Marketing Director; Director of Early Music Ensembles;
Ben Worcester Academic Advisor	bdw3355@k-state.edu
Anna Marie Wytko Professor, Saxophone	wytko@ksu.edu