Alumni

LSU PhD in Music Education Graduates

Name Year Position Institution
Georgia Green 1987 Professor, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs Baylor University
Michael Sharp 1988 Professor of Worship Studies New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
Kevin Andry 1988 Band Director St. Michael's School, Baton Rouge, LA
Karen Graffius 1988 Assistant Professor of Music, Choral Director University of West Georgia
Susan Messer 1988 Choir Director Fulton County Schools, Atlanta, GA
Byron Dawes 1989 Adjunct Music Education Instructor University of South Alabama
Sophronia Thomas 1989    
George Sparks 1989 Dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts (deceased) James Madison University
Judy Bowers 1990 Professor of Music Education (retired) Florida State University
Don Speer 1991 Professor of Piano Western Kentucky University
Cindy Colwell 1993 Professor of Music Therapy University of Kansas
Catherine Hendel 1993 Professor of Music Clarke University, Dubuque, IA
Ricky Brooks 1994 Director of Bands (retired) University of Central Arkansas
Brant Karrick 1994 Director of Bands (retired) Northern Kentucky University
Wilma Benson 1995 Music Teacher (retired) Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, KY
Jerry Markoch 1995 Director of Bands  Athens Drive HS, Raleigh, NC
Steve Morrison 1995 Professor of Music Education Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Dwayne Dunn 1995 Director of Choral Activities Lawrence HS, Lawrence, KS
Paul Henley 1999 Assistant Director, Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment Stephen F. Austin State University
Ken Liske 1999 Associate Professor of Music Education University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Leigh-Ann Lethco 1999 Lecturer of Music Education, Assistant Director of Athletic Bands University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Katia Madsen 1999 Composer  
Melody Hanberry Payne 2004 (piano pedagogy) Assistant Professor of Piano Pedagogy Mississippi College
Jeremy Lane 2004 Director of the School of Music Belmont University, Nashville, TN
Leslie Paige Rose 2006 Associate Dean, Professor of Music Education  University of Central Arkansas
Jennifer Whitaker 2008 Professor of Music Education University of North Carolina-Charlotte
Nancy Baker 2008 Faculty Salisbury College, MD
Elizabeth Menard 2009 Associate Professor of Music Education Bowling Green State University
Judy Guilbeaux-James 2009 Associate Professor of Music Education Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA
Amanda Schlegel 2010 Assistant Professor of Music Education University of South Carolina
Sara Baker 2011 Music Program Coordinator, Professor of Music Education Texas A&M - Central Texas, Killeen, TX
Pam Taylor 2012 Instructor Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA
N. Alan Clark 2012 Director of Bands Middle Georgia College
Rebecca Bellelo 2013 Owner, Teacher Piano Pathways, Baton Rouge, LA
Kathryn Strickland 2013 Associate Professor, Director of Athletic Bands Northwest Missouri State University
Loneka Battiste 2014 Assistant Professor of Music Education University of Tennessee
Kelvin Jones 2016 Director of the Tiger Marching Band, Assistant Director of Bands Louisiana State University
Christine Russell 2016 Assistant Professor of Music Education University of Akron
Emily Mercado 2018 Assistant Professor of Music Education University of Utah
Jason Bowers 2018 Assistant Director of the School of Music, Instructor of Music Education Louisiana State University
Eric Rubenstein 2019 (DMA, MUED minor) Assistant Professor of Music, Director of Choral Activities Nazereth University, Rochester, NY
Cliff Croomes 2019 (DMA, MUED minor) Director of the Longhorn Band, Associate Director of Bands University of Texas at Austin
Yining Li 2019 (piano pedagogy)    
Elizabeth Wallace 2019    
Julius Kyakuwa 2020 Assistant Professor of Music Education University of Kansas
Dominique Petite 2020 (DMA, MUED minor) Assistant Professor of Instruction, Choral Music Education Ohio University
Jennifer Pulling 2021   Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA
Maria Vieira 2021    
Carla Salas-Ruiz 2022    
Ben Herrick 2022   Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA
Josh Burgos 2023   Kohelet School, Philadelphia, PA