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Prior to UAHuntsville, Ragsdale served as the Associate Director of Bands for the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami where he directed the internationally-acclaimed "Band of the Hour" Marching Band for the Miami Hurricanes. In 2004, Ragsdale was inducted into the Iron Arrow Society, the highest honor attainable at the University of Miami by any student, faculty member, or alumnus. Ragsdale holds memberships in Rotary International, College Band Directors National Association, Alabama Music Educators Association, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia – Professional Music Fraternity for Men, Pi Kappa Lambda – National Honorary Music Fraternity, Kappa Delta Pi – National Honorary Education Fraternity, and honorary membership in Tau Beta Sigma – National Band Fraternity. Ragsdale holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Appalachian State University (NC), a Master of Music degree from Winthrop University (SC), and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Miami (FL). He and his wife Jennifer, Middle School Music Specialist at Randolph School, currently reside in Madison, Alabama along with their daughters, Ella and Anna. Email: dave.ragsdale@uah.edu |
Dr.
C. David Ragsdale
is the conductor of the Wind Ensemble and an
Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Alabama in
Huntsville. In addition to university teaching responsibilities
in the areas of music education and conducting, Ragsdale serves
as the Classical Music Critic for the Huntsville Times,
on the conducting staff of the Huntsville Youth Orchestra,
and as conductor and founder of the Huntsville Chamber Winds.