Emeritus Faculty

* Cecil Adkins, music history (1963–2000)

* Louise Alton, music education (1968–1980)

* Larry Austin, composition (1978–1996)

* Stefan Bardas, piano (1954–1980)

* Virginia Botkin, soprano (1958–1995)

Brian Bowman, euphonium (1999–2018)

* Leon Breeden, One O' Clock Lab Band
director, chair of Jazz Studies (1959–1981)

Lester Brothers, music history (1974–2005)

* Leon Brown, trombone (1946–1983)

Newell Kay Brown, composition (1970–1991)

*Anshel Brusilow, Symphony Orchestra
conductor (1973–1982, 1989–2008)

Deanna Bush, music history (1980–2011)

Leonard Candelaria, trumpet (1974–2003)

Thomas Clark, composition (1976–2004)

* Michael Collins, music history (1969–2001)

* Eugene Conley, tenor (1960–1978)

Jeannine Crader, soprano (1970–1997)

Linda DiFiore, contralto (1996–2014)

Paul Dworak, music theory (1979–2017)

Donna Emmanuel, music education
(2002–2020)

Jesse Eschbach, organ (1986–2024)

Ron Fink, percussion (1964–2000)

Dennis Fisher, Symphonic Band conductor
(1982–2019)

Hildegard Froehlich, music education
(1976–2001)

* William Gardner, music theory (1949–1980)

Cody Garner, bass-baritone (1989–2006)

Henry (Hal) Gibbons, Canticum Novum
conductor (1980–2012)

* Oscar (O.) Lee Gibson, clarinet (1945–1981)

James Gillespie, clarinet (1978–2011)

* Floyd F. Graham, Eagle Band director,
orchestra, Stage Band director (1928–1973)

Joán Groom, music theory (1973–2011)

* John M. (Dan) Haerle, Jr., jazz piano
(1977–2007)

Fred Hamilton, jazz guitar (1989–2017)

* John J. Haynie, trumpet (1950–1985)

* Harold Heiberg, vocal coach,
collaborative piano (1971–2004)

* Paula Homer, opera (1992–2016)

Margaret Hudnall, music education
(1968–2004)

* Milvern (Mel) Ivey, A Cappella Choir
conductor (1990–2000)

* J. Keith Johnson, trumpet (1986–2014)

* R. Fred Kern, class piano (1980–2011)

* Rosemary Killam, music theory (1977–2005)

Malena Kuss, music history (1976–1999)

* William P. Latham, composition (1965–1984)

* James Lerch, violin (1966–1990)

* Martin Mailman, composition
(1966–2000; awarded posthumously)

* Frank Mainous, piano (1947–1983)

* Robert Lincoln Marquis, Jr.,
Eagle Band director (1934–1942),
music education (1943–1977)

* Maurice McAdow, wind bands (1945–1975)

Alan McClung, music education (2002–2017)

* Mary McCormic, opera, soprano (1944–1962)

Jerry McCoy, A Cappella Choir
conductor (2000–2015)

Lenora McCroskey, harpsichord,
organ (1982–2009)

* David Charles McGuire, music education
(1962–1987)

* Frank McKinley, A Cappella Choir
conductor (1940–1980)

Cindy McTee, composition (1984–2010)

* Clyde Miller, horn (1955–1983)

* Donald L. Miller, string education
(1979–1989)

* Laurel Miller, mezzo-soprano (1977–2003)

* George Morey, flute, chamber music
(1947–1980)

* John Murphy, jazz history (2001–2020),
chair of Jazz Studies (2008–2020)

Lyle Nordstrom, Collegium Singers
conductor (2000–2010)

Margaret Notley, music history (1999–2021)

* Adolfo Odnoposoff, cello (1975–1987)

* Robert Ottman, music theory (1946–1980)

* George Papich, viola, chamber music
(1967–2019)

* Dale Peters, organ, music theory
(1959–2005)

Graham Phipps, music theory (1984–2014)

* Edward Rainbow, double bass (1967–1994)

Darhyl S. Ramsey, music education
(1987–2018)

Kathleen Reynolds, bassoon (1995–2020)

* Alan W. Richardson, music theory
(1945–1976)

James Riggs, saxophone (1973–2008)

* Paul Roe, music education (1961–1981)

* Robert J. Rogers, piano (1948–1984)

* Paris Rutherford, Jazz Singers director
(1978–2009)

James Ryon, oboe (2011–2021)

William Scharnberg, horn (1983–2018)

Robert Schietroma, percussion (1977–1998)

* Arthur Schoep, opera (1967–1986)

John Scott, clarinet (1981–2018)

Neil Slater, One O' Clock Lab Band
director (1981–2008)

Ed Soph, drumset (1987–2017)

Richard Sparks, chair of Conducting
and Ensembles, Collegium Singers
conductor (2008–2019)

Mike Steinel, jazz improvisation,
fundamentals, pedagogy, trumpet
(1987–2019)

* David Sundquist, tenor (1989–2009)

Charles Veazey, oboe (1973–2011)

* Larry Gene Walz, piano (1956–1987)

* Roger Warner, music education (1976–2006)

* Grant Williams, tenor (1966–1994)

* Ira Donald Willing, organ (1968–1979)

* Robert A. Winslow, wind bands (1975–1993)

Rosemary Chisholm, class voice (1995–2012)

Karrell Johnson, string education (1996–2013)