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 | Laura Butler Artist in Residence Email: lbutler@tarleton.edu Office: Fine Arts 105 Phone: (254) 968-9245 |
 | Mark Davis Associate Professor Email: mdavis@tarleton.edu Office: Fine Arts 165 Phone: (254) 968-9235 B.A. University of Colorado M.A. University of North Texas Teaching Interests: In addition to painting classes Professor Davis also teaches: Printmaking, Life Drawing, Design II, Drawing II, American Art History & Visual and Theatre Arts |
 | Mr. Chris Ireland Assistant Professor Email: ireland@tarleton.edu Office: FA 163 Phone: (254) 968-9274 B.F.A. Cleveland Institute of Art M.F.A. Washington State University Teaching Interests: Digital Media Art, Art Appreciation, Design 2, and Photography |
 | Sharon Seeling Associate Professor Email: seelig@tarleton.edu Office: Fine Arts 161 Phone: (254) 968-0742 B.S.ED.University of Houston M.ED. Sam Houston State University M.F.A. Sam Houston State University Teaching Interests: In addition to drawing classes, Professor Seelig also teaches: Watercolor, sculpture, Design I & II, Art History I & II and Experimental Media |
 | Dr. Iwao Asakura Assistant Professor Email: asakura@tarleton.edu Office: Fine Arts 108 Phone: (254) 968-9243 D.M.A. University of Southern Mississippi M.M. Florida State University B.M. University of Southern Mississippi Teaching Interests: Voice |
 | Gregory L. Ball Assistant Professor; Assistant Director of Bands Email: ball@tarleton.edu Office: Fine Arts 106 Phone: (254) 968-9828 M.M. University of North Texas B.M. Youngstown State University Teaching Interests: Woodwinds Research Interests: Jazz, General Music, Maynard Ferguson's Jazz Band |
 | Steven Chambers Instructor and Accompanist Email: schambe@tarleton.edu Office: Fine Arts 116 Phone: (254) 968-9964 M.M. University of Houston B.S. Tarleton State University Teaching Interests: Class Piano, Beginning Fundamentals of Music to non-majors and Vocal coaching |
 | Dr. Teresa Davidian Associate Professor and Department Head Email: davidian@tarleton.edu Office: Fine Arts 105B Phone: (254) 968-9245 Ph.D. University of Chicago M.A. Columbia University A.B. Columbia University Teaching Interests: Music Theory, Music History, Aural Skills, Popular Music, Music and Society Research Interests: Counterpoint, Analysis, Set Theory, 19th-and 20th-Century Music History, World Music |
 | Heather Hawk Instructor Email: hhawk@tarleton.edu Office: Fine Arts 170 Phone: (254) 968-9453 B.A. Tarleton State University M.M. Baylor University Teaching Interests: Applied private voice for Music majors and non-majors, Fundamentals of Music, Vocal Pedagogy |
 | Dr. Vicky V. Johnson Assistant Professor and Area Coordinator Email: vjohnson@tarleton.edu Office: Fine Arts 122 Phone: (254) 968-9238 D.M.A. Boston University M.A. Sam Houston State University B.M.E. Tarleton State University Teaching Interests: Music Theory; Music History; Music Education |
 | Dr. Anthony Pursell Assistant Professor and Director of Bands Email: pursell@tarleton.edu Office: Fine Arts 117 Phone: (254) 968-9242 D.A. Ball State University M. M. Ed Loyola University B.M.Ed Loyola University Teaching Interests: Wind Ensemble, Conducting, Arranging Research Interests: Improvement of Sight-Reading, Teacher Preparation, Student Teacher Supervision, Audience Perceptions and Attitudes Website: www.tarleton.edu/band |
 | Dr. Troy Robertson Assistant Professor/Director of Choir Email: robertson@tarleton.edu Office: Fine Arts 111 Phone: 254-968-9240 B.M. Music Education 2001 Furman University
M.M. Choral Conducting 2003 The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Ph.D. Choral Conducting and Music Education 2011 Florida State University |
 | Dr. Leslie Spotz Associate Professor of Music Email: spotz@tarleton.edu Office: Fine Arts 124 Phone: (254) 968-9241 D.M.A. Rutgers University M.M. Temple University B.M. Curtis Institute of Music |
 | Dr. Brian Walker Assistant Professor/Trumpet Email: walker@tarleton.edu Office: Fine Arts 172 Phone: 254-968-0744 B.M. Trumpet Performance, 2004 Southeastern Oklahoma State University M.M. Trumpet Performance, 2006 Florida State University DMA. Trumpet Performance, 2011 University of North Texas |
 | Dr. Gary Westbrook Assistant Professor and Director of Athletic Bands Email: gwestbrook@tarleton.edu Office: Fine Arts 174 Phone: (254) 968-9439 Teaching Interests: Band, Applied Percussion Research Interests: Identification of Jazz Mystery Recordings |
 | Prudence Wehnert-Skinner Assistant Professor Email: wskinner@tarleton.edu Office: Fine Arts 177 Phone: (254) 968-9669 B.A., Cedar Crest College MFA, California Institute of the Arts Teaching Interests: Technical Theatre, Lighting and Sound Design |
 | Mark Holtorf Associate Professor Email: holtorf@tarleton.edu Office: FA 180 Phone: (254) 968-9888 BA, University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire MFA, University of Virginia Teaching Interests: Set Design, Lighting Design, Acting, Directing |
 | Carol Stavish Associate Professor Email: stavish@tarleton.edu Office: FA 179 Phone: (254) 968-9381 B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania MFA, University of Virginia Teaching Interests: Set Design, Costume Design, Directing |
 | Dayle Cox Administrative Assistant III; Purchasing; Box Office Email: dcox@tarleton.edu Office: Fine Arts 105E Phone: (254) 968-9291 |
 | Johnny Feagan Technical Director Email: feagan@tarleton.edu Office: Fine Arts 105G Phone: (254) 968-9292 |
 | Lori LaRue Operations Manager Email: larue@tarleton.edu Office: Fine Arts 105F Phone: (254) 968-9639 |
 | Debbie Miller Administrative Assistant II-Music Email: dmiller@tarleton.edu Office: Fine Arts 109 Phone: (254) 968-9617 |
 | Sara "Sally" Simpson Administrative Assistant III-Departmental Email: ssimpson@tarleton.edu Office: Fine Arts 105 Phone: (254) 968-9245 |
 | Teresa Westmoreland Costume Shop Supervisor Email: westmoreland@tarleton.edu Office: Fine Arts 178 Phone: (254) 968-9637 |