Faculty and Staff

Therese Todd

• Office Manager
• SH 359

Catharine Bushman

• D.M.A. University of Texas - Austin
• M.M. University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
• B.M. Northwestern University
• Wind Ensemble, Music Education

Melissa Krause

• Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts, Interim (2023-24)
• D.M. Florida State University
• M.A. University of Minnesota
• B.M. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
• Flute, Theory, Musicianship

Scott Miller

• Ph.D. University of Minnesota
• M.M. University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
• B.A. SUNY - Oneonta
• Composition, New Media, Theory

Kristian Twombly

Kristen Bauer

• Music Education

Anthony Cox

• M.S. Metropolitan State University
• B.A. Metropolitan State University
• Double Bass, Electric Bass

Patty Diederichs

• M.M. University of Wisconsin-Madison
• B.M. St. Cloud State University
• French Horn

Mary Emmons

• M.M. University of Missouri Columbia
• B.M. University of Tennessee Martin
• Percussion, World Drumming Group, Husky Sports Band

Lauren Husting

• M.A. University of North Texas
• B.M. University of Wisconsin - Madison
• Trombone/Euphonium, Husky Sports Band

Sara Langmead

• D.M.A. and M.M. Peabody Conservatory
• B.M. University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Applied Piano and Piano Pedagogy (Sabbatical Replacement 2023-24)

Richard Manik

• M.M. Boston University
• B.M.Duquesne University
• Saxophone, History of Rock

Peter Meyer

• M.A. St. Mary of the Woods College
• B.A. University of Minnesota
• Guitar, Music & World Cultures

Nancy Parker

• Ph.D. University of Minnesota
• M.A. Portland State University
• B.A. Bethel University
• Music Education

Jill Pattock

• D.M.A. University of Missouri - Kansas City
• M.M. Western Michigan University
• B.S. St. Cloud State University
• Clarinet

Amy Schendel

• D.M.A. University of Wisconsin-Madison
• M.M. Indiana University
• B.M. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
• Applied Trumpet, Brass Methods, Musicianship

Evan Shallcross

• M.M. Yale School of Music
• B.M. Oberlin Conservatory

• Violin

Bonnie Sorensen-Ernst

• M.M. Southern Methodist University
• B.M. St. Cloud State University
• Class Piano

David Thompson

• M.M. University of Northern Iowa
• B.S. and B.M. St. Cloud State University
• Oboe, Musicianship

Charles Wazanowski

• M.M. Manhattan School of Music
• B.M. Hartt School of Music
• Tuba

Dani Andersen

• Staff Emeritus

Mary Jo Bot

• Faculty Emeritus
• M.S. St. Cloud State University
• B.S. St. Cloud State University

Charles Echols

• Faculty Emeritus

Carroll Fisher

• Staff Emeritus

Kim Gast

• Faculty Emeritus
• D.A. University of Northern Colorado
• M.A. University of Denver
• B.M.E. University of Denver

James Johnson

• Faculty Emeritus

Marion Judish

• Faculty Emeritus
• D.M.A. University of Minnesota
• M.M. University of Minnesota
• B.M. University of Colorado-Boulder
• Violin, Viola, Orchestra, Humanities

Dennis R. Layne

• Faculty Emeritus

Al Moore

• Faculty Emeritus

Janelle Pederson

• Staff Emeritus

Marcelyn Smale

• Faculty Emeritus

Terry Vermillion

• Faculty Emeritus
• D.A. University of Northern Colorado
• M.M. University of Northern Colorado
• B.M. University of Montana

Catherine Verrilli

• Faculty Emeritus
• D.M.A. University of Maryland College Park
• M.M. University of Michigan
• B.M. Shenandoah Conservatory

Carmen Wilhite

• Faculty Emeritus