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, as well as national and international professional organizations.
Name | Contact | Program | Area |
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Joelle Arp-Dunham Instructor | joellead@k-state.edu | Theatre | Acting, Directing |
Amanda Arrington Collaborative Piano | aarring@k-state.edu | Music | Keyboard |
Dinh Phan Fiscal and Personnel Officer | Administration | Staff | |
Melissa Briggs Assistant Professor | Theatre | Drama Therapy | |
Fred Burrack Professor, Director of Graduate Studies in Music, Director of the K-State Office of Assessment | fburrack@k-state.edu | Music | Music Education |
Alfred Cochran Professor | cochalw@k-state.edu | Music | Music Theory, History, and Composition |
Cora Cooper Professor, Violin and Viola, Chair of String Division | corac@k-state.edu | Music | Strings and Orchestra |
Jerry Jay Cranford Associate Professor | jjcranford@k-state.edu | Theatre | Acting, Directing |
James Davis Assistant Professor, Lighting and Sound Design | kdavis01@k-state.edu | Theatre | Design, Tech, and Management |
Kate Digby Associate Professor, Associate Director for Dance | kdigby@k-state.edu | Dance/Administration | Dance |
Rachel Dirks Assistant Professor, Cello, Director of Orchestral Studies | rdirks@k-state.edu | Music | Strings and Orchestra |
Slawomir Dobrzanski Professor, Piano | Music | Keyboard | |
Neil Dunn Instructor, Percussion | Dance/Music | Dance/Wind and Percussion | |
Cindy Friedrich Administrative Assistant | cindyle@k-state.edu | Administration | Staff |
Kurt Gartner Professor, Percussion Associate Director for Music | kgartner@k-state.edu | Music/Administration | Wind and Percussion |
Wayne Goins University Distinguished Professor, Guitar Director of Jazz Studies | weg@k-state.edu | Music | Jazz |
Courtney Grecu Administrative Assistant | cljensen@k-state.edu | Music | Bands |
Amy Guffey Instructor, Clarinet | aguffey@ksu.edu | Music | Wind and Percussion |
Ruth Gurgel Associate Professor | gurgel@k-state.edu | Music | Music Education |
Paul Hunt Professor, Trombone | phunt@k-state.edu | Music | Wind and Percussion |
Jacqueline Fassler-Kerstetter Associate Professor, Horn | jkerstet@k-state.edu | Music | Wind and Percussion/Music Theory, History, and Composition |
John Kilgore Instructor, Trumpet | jrkilgor@k-state.edu | Music | Trumpet |
Chuck Leonard Instructor, Theatre | chuckl@ksu.edu | Theatre | Acting, Script Analysis, and Intro to Theatre |
Stephen Loch Instructor | loch@k-state.edu | Dance | Dance |
David Mackay Associate Professor, Associate Director for Theatre | dbmackay@k-state.edu | Theatre/Administration | Acting, Directing |
George Wame Matthews Scene Shop Supervisor | georgewm@k-state.edu | Theatre | Design, Tech, and Management |
Steven Maxwell Professor, Tuba/Euphonium, Chair of Wind and Percussion Division | smaxwell@k-state.edu | Music | Wind and Percussion/Music Theory, History, and Composition |
Susan Maxwell Instructor, Bassoon | suemax@k-state.edu | Music | Wind and Percussion/Music Theory, History, and Composition; |
Alyssa Morris Assistant Professor, Oboe | alyssamorris@k-state.edu | Music | Wind and Percussion/Music Theory, History, and Composition |
Melissa Neville Costume Shop Manager | costume@k-state.edu | Theatre | Design, Tech, and Management |
Joshua Oppenheim Professor, Co-Director of Choral Activities | joshuao@k-state.edu | Music | Choral |
Craig Parker Associate Professor | cbp@k-state.edu | Music | Music Theory, History, and Composition |
Phillip Payne Professor, Chair of Music Education | ppayne@k-state.edu | Music | Music Education |
Julie L. Pentz Professor | jpentz@k-state.edu | Dance | Dance |
David Pickering Professor, Organ Chair of Keyboard Division | dpickeri@k-state.edu | Music | Keyboard/Music Theory, History, and Composition |
Bryan Pinkall Associate Professor, Voice | pinkall@k-state.edu | Music | Voice |
Dana Pinkston Associate Professor, Costume Design | dmpink@k-state.edu | Theatre | Design, Tech, and Management |
Reginal Pittman Professor, Opera, Chair of Voice Division | pittman@k-state.edu | Music | Voice |
Cheryl Richt Instructor, Voice | clricht@k-state.edu | Music | Voice |
Amy Rosine Associate Professor, Voice | arosine@k-state.edu | Music | Voice |
Shannon Blake Skelton Associate Professor | sbskelton@k-state.edu | Theatre | Theatre History and Criticism |
Ben Stark Professor, Production Manager and Technical Director | benstark@k-state.edu | Theatre | Design, Tech, and Management |
Patricia Thompson Associate Professor, Voice | patthomp@k-state.edu | Music | Voice |
Frank Tracz Professor Director of Bands | ftracz@k-state.edu | Music | Bands |
Kathy Voecks Associate Professor, Scenic Design Head of Design | kvoecks@k-state.edu | Theatre | Design, Tech, and Management |
Jeff Ward Professor, Director of the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance | jeff98@k-state.edu | Administration/Music | Music Education |
Craig Weston Professor, Composition, Chair of Theory, History, and Composition | cweston@k-state.edu | Music | Music Theory, History, and Composition |
Colleen White Assistant Professor, Flute | colleenwhite@k-state.edu | Music | Wind and Percussion |
Alexander Wimmer Instructor, Assistant Director of Bands | amwimmer@k-state.edu | Music | Bands |
David Wood Instructor, Director of Early Music Ensembles | davidwood@k-state.edu | Music | Choral/Music Theory, History and Composition |
Sharyn Worcester Academic Advisor | ses8555@ksu.edu | Administration | Staff |
Anna Marie Wytko Professor, Saxophone | wytko@k-state.edu | Music | Wind and Percussion |
Julie Yu-Oppenheim Professor, Co-Director of Choral Studies | julieyu@k-state.edu | Music | Choral |
Emeritus Faculty
Sally Bailey
sdbailey@k-state.edu
Jennifer Edwards
jre@k-state.edu
Robert L. Edwards
rle@k-state.edu
Jana Fallin
jfallin@k-state.edu
Norman Fedder
fedder@k-state.edu
Jack Flouer
flouer@k-state.edu
Virginia Houser
vhouser@k-state.edu
David Littrell
dlitmus@k-state.edu
Charlotte MacFarland
charmac@k-state.edu
Gary Mortenson
Gary_Mortenson@baylor.edu
Marci Maullar
marcima@k-state.edu
David Ollington
Gerald S. Polich
polich@k-state.edu
Lew Shelton
shelton@k-state.edu
Mary Ellen Sutton
sutton@k-state.edu
John Uthoff
jsutd@k-state.edu
William Wingfield
wwingf@k-state.edu