Music Faculty

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Full-Time Music Faculty

• Don Bowyer, Associate Professor
  Department Chair
  • Web Page
  • Email:  bowyerd@uah.edu
  • Phone:  256-824-2582
     
  • Credentials
    • Doctor of Arts - University of Northern Colorado
    • Master of Arts - California State University, Northridge
    • Bachelor of Arts - West Virginia Wesleyan College
  • Research/Creative Activity
    • Composition
    • Jazz Performance
    • Internet-Based Computer-Assisted Instruction in Music
  • Teaching Areas
    • Jazz
    • Music Technology
       
• Michael Conran, Assistant Professor
  • Web Page
  • Email:  conranm@uah.edu
  • Phone:  256-824-2581
     
  • Credentials
    • Doctor of Musical Arts - University of Arizona
    • Master of Music - San Francisco Conservatory of Music
    • Bachelor of Music - New England Conservatory of Music
  • Research/Creative Activity
    • Choral Conducting
  • Teaching Areas
    • Choirs
    • Conducting
    • Music Education
       
• C. David Ragsdale, Assistant Professor
  • Web Page
  • Email:  dave.ragsdale@uah.edu
  • Phone:  256-824-6436
     
  • Credentials
    • Doctor of Musical Arts - University of Miami
    • Master of Music - Winthrop University
    • Bachelor of Music - Appalachian State University
  • Research/Creative Activity
    • Bands
    • Conducting
  • Teaching Areas
    • Bands
    • Conducting
    • Music Education

• Carolyn Sanders, Professor
  • Web Page
  • Email:  sandersc@uah.edu
  • Phone:  256-824-2580
     
  • Credentials
    • Doctor of Music - Florida State University
    • Master of Music - University of Southern California
    • Master of Education in Counseling Psychology - University of Missouri, Columbia
    • Bachelor of Music - University of New Mexico
  • Research/Creative Activity
    • Trumpet Performance
    • Baroque Music Editions
  • Teaching Areas
    • Trumpet
    • Music History
    • Music Literature
    • Music Theory
       
• Margery Whatley, Associate Professor
  • Web Page
  • Email:  mcduffm@uah.edu
  • Phone:  256-824-2579
     
  • Credentials
    • Doctor of Musical Arts - University of Southern California
    • Master of Music - University of Southern California
    • Bachelor of Music - University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
  • Research/Creative Activity
    • Piano Performance
  • Teaching Areas
    • Piano
    • Music Literature
       
• Ron Wray, Associate Professor
  • Web Page
  • Email:  wrayr@uah.edu
  • Phone:  256-824-3302
     
  • Credentials
    • Doctor of Musical Arts - Louisiana State University
    • Master of Music - Louisiana State University
    • Bachelor of Music Education - Louisiana State University
  • Research/Creative Activity
    • Clarinet Performance
    • Composition
  • Teaching Areas
    • Music Theory
    • Clarinet

Part-Time Music Faculty

• Keith Anderson – Instructor
  • Web Page
  • Email:  kanderson@madisoncity.k12.al.us
     
  • Credentials
  • Research/Creative Activity
    • Music Education
    • Percussion Performance
  • Teaching Areas
    • Percussion
       
• Mary Balch – Instructor
  • Web Page
  • Email:  bulldawgtider@knology.net
     
  • Credentials
    • Master of Music - University of Georgia
    • Bachelor of Music Education - University of Montevallo
  • Research/Creative Activity
    • Woodwind Methods
    • Woodwind Performance
  • Teaching Areas
    • Saxophone
       
• Veneta Billmayer – Instructor
  • Web Page
  • Email:  cello1@bellsouth.net
     
  • Credentials
    • Bachelor of Music - University of Alabama
  • Research/Creative Activity
    • Performance
  • Teaching Areas
    • Cello
    • Chamber Ensembles
       
• Kevin Bounds – Instructor
  • Web Page
  • Email:  bounds@uah.edu
     
  • Credentials
    • Doctor of Musical Arts (ABD) - University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
    • Master of Music - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
    • Bachelor of Music - Birmingham Southern
  • Research/Creative Activity
    • Performance
  • Teaching Areas
    • Music Literature
    • Trombone
       
• Tom Branch – Instructor
  • Web Page
  • Email:  brancht@knology.net
     
  • Credentials
    • Bachelor of Music - Memphis State University
    • Bachelor of Science - Memphis State University
  • Research/Creative Activity
    • Performance
  • Teaching Areas
    • Jazz Drums
       
• Lauren Carter – Instructor
  • Web Page
  • Email:  LaurenWCarter@comcast.net
     
  • Credentials
    • Master of Music - Jacksonville State University
    • Bachelor of Music - Ohio Wesleyan University
  • Research/Creative Activity
    • Performance
  • Teaching Areas
    • Piano
       
• Jim Cavender – Instructor
  • Web Page
  • Email:  thecavenders@knology.net
     
  • Credentials
    • Bachelor of Science - University of North Texas
  • Research/Creative Activity
    • Performance
  • Teaching Areas
    • Jazz Combos
    • Jazz Guitar
    • Jazz Bass
       
• Karen Conran – Instructor
  • Web Page
  • Email:  KMCONRAN@aol.com
     
  • Credentials
    • Master of Music - New England Conservatory of Music
    • Bachelor of Arts - University of California, Los Angeles
  • Research/Creative Activity
    • Performance
  • Teaching Areas
    • Music Literature
       
• Beth Davis – Instructor
  • Web Page
  • Email:  Beth.Davis@dcs.edu
     
  • Credentials
  • Research/Creative Activity
    • Music Education
  • Teaching Areas
    • Music Education
       
• Alice Eaton – Instructor
  • Web Page
  • Email:  grandpiano@bellsouth.net
     
  • Credentials
    • Bachelor of Music - University of South Alabama
  • Research/Creative Activity
    • Performance
  • Teaching Areas
    • Piano
       
• Bob Gifford – Instructor
  • Web Page
  • Email:  huntsvillebob@gmail.com
     
  • Credentials
    • Master of Music - Catholic University of America
    • Bachelor of Music - University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
  • Research/Creative Activity
    • Performance
  • Teaching Areas
    • Flute
       
• Charles Hogue – Instructor
  • Web Page
  • Email:  ckhogue@knology.net
     
  • Credentials
  • Research/Creative Activity
    • Performance, conducting
  • Teaching Areas
    • Violin, viola
       
• Mark Huff – Instructor
  • Web Page
  • Email:  dmhuff@juno.com
     
  • Credentials
    • Master of Music - Cleveland Institute of Music
    • Bachelor of Music - Miami University
  • Research/Creative Activity
    • Double bass, conducting, composition
  • Teaching Areas
    • Double bass
       

• Dan Lawhon – Instructor
  • Web Page
  • Email:  danl@fbchsv.org
     
  • Credentials
    • Doctor of Musical Arts - Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
    • Master of Church Music - Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
    • Bachelor of Arts - Belmont University
  • Research/Creative Activity
    • Performance
  • Teaching Areas
    • Organ
       
• Margaret Leach – Instructor
  • Web Page
  • Email:  mahgretl@comcast.net
     
  • Credentials
    • Bachelor of Arts - University of Alabama in Huntsville
  • Research/Creative Activity
    • Performance
  • Teaching Areas
    • Voice
       
• John Miller – Instructor
  • Web Page
  • Email:  millerj2@bellsouth.net
     
  • Credentials
    • Bachelor of Arts - University of Alabama in Huntsville
  • Research/Creative Activity
    • Performance
  • Teaching Areas
    • Piano
    • Jazz Piano
       
• Steve Motz – Instructor
  • Web Page
  • Email:  papamotz@aol.com
     
  • Credentials
    • Bachelor of Music Education - University of Denver
    • Bachelor of Science - Memphis State University
  • Research/Creative Activity
    • Performance
  • Teaching Areas
    • Jazz Saxophone
       
• Dawn Neely
  • Web Page
  • Email:  dawn.neely@hotmail.com
     
  • Credentials
    • Master of Arts - Florida State University
    • Bachelor of Music - University of Alabama
  • Research/Creative Activity
    • Performance
  • Teaching Areas
    • Voice
       
• Dorrie Nutt – Instructor
  • Web Page
  • Email:  dorrienutt@comcast.net
     
  • Credentials
    • Master of Music - Auburn University
    • Bachelor of Music - Auburn University
  • Research/Creative Activity
    • Performance
  • Teaching Areas
    • Horn
    • Brass Quintet
       
• Lisa Schneider – Instructor
  • Web Page
  • Email:  LisaA440@hotmail.com
     
  • Credentials
    • Master of Music - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
    • Bachelor of Music Education - Southeast Missouri State University
  • Research/Creative Activity
    • Performance
  • Teaching Areas
    • Oboe
    • Woodwind Quintet
       
• Ingrid von Spakovsky – Adjunct Instructor
  • Web Page
  • Email:  consonare@msn.com
     
  • Credentials
    • Master of Music - University of Illinois
    • Bachelor of Arts - University of Alabama in Huntsville
  • Research/Creative Activity
    • Performance
  • Teaching Areas
    • Piano
       
• Keith Taylor – Instructor
  • Web Page
  • Email:  keithtaylor88@direcway.com
     
  • Credentials
    • Master of Music - University of South Carolina
    • Bachelor of Arts - University of Alabama in Huntsville
  • Research/Creative Activity
    • Performance
  • Teaching Areas
    • Piano
    • Jazz Piano
       
• Becky Waters – Instructor
  • Web Page
  • Email:  becky@beckywaters.com
     
  • Credentials
    • Master of Music - Georgia State University
    • Bachelor of Music - Oklahoma Baptist State University
  • Research/Creative Activity
    • Composition
  • Teaching Areas
    • Composition
    • Music Theory
    • Music Literature
       
• Phil Weaver – Adjunct Instructor
  • Web Page
  • Email:  consonare@msn.com
     
  • Credentials
    • Bachelor of Arts - University of Alabama in Huntsville
  • Research/Creative Activity
    • Performance
  • Teaching Areas
    • Classical Guitar
       
• Karen Young – Instructor
  • Web Page
  • Email:  k16young@knology.net
     
  • Credentials
    • Bachelor of Arts - University of Alabama in Huntsville
  • Research/Creative Activity
    • Performance
  • Teaching Areas
    • Voice

Emeritus Music Faculty

• D. Royce Boyer – Professor Emeritus
  • Web Page
  • Email:  cristoforipiano@bellsouth.net
     
  • Credentials
    • Doctor of Musical Arts - University of Texas, Austin
    • Master of Arts - Catholic University of America
    • Bachelor of Music - Butler University
  • Research/Creative Activity
    • Music of Henry James
  • Teaching Areas
    • Music History
    • Voice
    • Choirs

Administrative Professional

• Ms. Cil Spina CPS/CAP – Senior Staff Assistant
  • Email:  spinac@uah.edu
  • Phone:  256-824-6436