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College of Music Advancement Board 2024-2025

The purpose of the Advancement Board is to support UNT College of Music in achieving its mission to serve our diverse musical culture with excellence, integrity, and imagination. Members advance the mission by identifying enhancement opportunities and connecting UNT College of Music with resources that will ensure its future success.

The Board meets three times each year to partner with the COM Dean and Development team, working to accomplish strategic priorities: philanthropy, partnership, and advocacy. Members increase public and private financial support for the college by making annual contributions, and by taking leadership roles in the solicitation of major gifts. The Board leverages professional networks to establish new applied learning experiences for students, including internships, music industry projects, and corporate partnerships. Advancement Board members serve as ambassadors for the college within communities of influence, increasing UNT College of Music's visibility as America's largest public university music program and educator of internationally-celebrated musicians.

You can make a direct impact and join the Advancement Board's philanthropic efforts to support College of Music programs, students, and faculty by making a donation online here, or by contacting Sr. Director of Development Cherese Bassett-Sowell at cherese.bassett@unt.edu.

Board Members

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Deborah S. Brooks
Board Chair
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William Smialek
Nominating and Memberships Committee Chair
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Michael M. Archer
Managing Partner, Manhattan Innovation Lab
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Bob Brown
Officers
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John A. Rydman
President & Owner, Spec's Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods
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Christopher P. Stanton
Officers
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Belinda Broughton
Board Member
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A. Baron Cass, III
Co-Founder & Partner, C3 Capital LLC
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Hoyt Frenzel
Board Member
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M. Jean Greenlaw
Regents Professor Emeritus at the University of North Texas
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David B. Hooten
Multi-Grammy and Emmy nominated musician; Oklahoma County Clerk
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David B. Hooten
Multi-Grammy and Emmy nominated musician; Oklahoma County Clerk
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Stanley R. Levenson
CEO, Levenson Strategic Communication Advisors, LLC
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Elizabeth Nieto
VP, Equity and Impact, Spotify
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Christian O'Donnell
Private Studio Instructor
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Amanda S. Ryan
President & CEO, ONE Ryan Global LLC
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Richard H. Schulze
Director, Athena Group, Inc.
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Judith A. Donachie Watson
Interim Nominating & Memberships Committee Chair
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Sarah Andrew Wilson
Alumni Representative
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Malcolm Winspear
Retired President and C.E.O., Javelin Logistics

2024-2025 Alumni Representatives to the Board

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S. Andrew Lloyd
Alumni Representative
John Strauss
John Strauss
Emeritus Member