College of Fine Arts Directory
Richard C. Gipson,
Dean
Lori Boornazian Diel, Associate Dean for Research & Faculty Development
William Gibbons, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Carrie Franklin, Assistant to the Dean
Tyra Musoma, Academic Advisor
School of Art
AMANDA ALLISON,
Associate Professor, Art Education. B.A. (Louisiana State University), 1996; M.A. (Northwestern State University), 2000; Ph.D. (University of North Texas), 2008. Since 2006.
BABETTE BOHN, Professor, Art History. B.A. (Northwestern University), 1972; M.A. (Boston University), 1975; M.Phil. (Columbia University), 1978; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1982. Since 1988.
NICK BONTRAGER, Assistant Professor of Art, New Media. B.F.A. (University of Houston), 2008; M.F.A. (The Ohio State University), 2011. Since 2012.
FRANCES COLPITT, Professor and Deedie Potter Rose Chair in Art History. B.F.A. (University of Tulsa), 1974; M.A. (Ibid.), 1977; Ph.D. (University of Southern California), 1982. Since 2005.
LORI BOORNAZIAN DIEL, Associate Professor, Art History. B.A. (Emory University), 1992; M.A. (Tulane University), 1996, Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2002. Since 2001.
JESSICA FRIPP, Associate Professor, Art History. B.A. (UC San Diego), 2002; M.A. (Williams College), 2005; Ph.D. (University of Michigan Ann Arbor), 2012.
ADAM FUNG, Assistant Professor, Painting. B.F.A. (Western Washington University), 2005; M.F.A. (University of Notre Dame), 2008. Since 2013.
DICK LANE, Associate Professor, Photography and Director of the School of Art. B.F.A (University of Texas at Arlington), 1983; M.F.A (University of Florida), 1985. Since 1989.
RACHEL LIVEDALEN, Assistant Professor, Printmaking. B.A. (University of Virginia), 2010; M.A. (University of Iowa), 2013; M.F.A. (University of Iowa), 2014. Since 2014.
EDITH JANE RILEY-PEINADO, Visual Resources Librarian and Instructor of Art History. B.F.A. (Stephen F. Austin State University), 1974; M.A. (Southern Methodist University), 1983. Since 1983.
CHRIS POWELL, Assistant Professor of Art, Ceramics. B.F.A. (Abilene Christian University), 1980; M.F.A (Bradley University), 1983. Since 1984.
CAMERON SCHOEPP, Associate Professor, Sculpture. B.F.A. (Pacific Lutheran University), 1984; M.F.A. (Texas Christian University), 1987. Since 2003.
School for Classical & Contemporary Dance
ROMA FLOWERS, Associate Professor of Professional Practice and Dance Lighting Designer. B.F.A. (Goodman School of Drama, DePaul University), 1983. Since 2005.
ELIZABETH GILLASPY, Professor and Director of the SCCD. B.B.A. (Texas Tech University), 1985. M.F.A. (Texas Christian University), 1991. Secondary Certification-Dance (Ibid.), 1995. Since 1990.
SUKI JOHN, Professor. B.F.A. (University of New Mexico), 1980; M.A. (New York University), 1991; Ph.D. (University of Connecticut), 2007. Since 2007.
NINA MARTIN, Professor. B.A. (Empire State College, State University of New York), 2006; M.F.A. (Texas Woman's University), 2008; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2013. Since 2008.
ADAM W. MCKINNEY, Assistant Professor of Dance. B.F.A. (Butler University) M.A. (New York University)
SARAH NEWTON, Instructor in Dance, B.F.A. (Sam Houston State University), 2005; M.F.A. (Texas Woman's University), 2008.
SUSAN DOUGLAS ROBERTS, Professor of Dance. B.A. (Texas Christian University), 1979; B.F.A. (Ibid.), 1980; M.F.A. (University of Illinois), 1983. Since 1984.
KEITH SAUNDERS, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice. M.F.A. (Hollins University), 2017. Since 2018
JESSICA ZELLER, Assistant Professor of Dance. B.S. (Butler University), 2000, M.F.A. (Ohio State University), 2008, Ph.D. (The Ohio State University), 2012. Since 2012.
Design
JAN BALLARD,
Instructor, Graphic Design. B.F.A. (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), 1983.
YVONNE CAO, Assistant Professor, Visual Communication. B.A. (Hunan Normal University), 2009; Exchange Program (Middle Tennessee State University), 2008; M.F.A. (Louisiana State University), 2012. Since 2014.
DUSTY CROCKER, Associate Professor of Professional Practice, Graphic Design. B.F.A. (Texas Christian University), 1982; M.A. (Syracuse University), 1999; Ph.D. (Capella University), 2008. Since 2007.
LEWIS A. GLASER, Professor and Chair of Graphic Design. B.A. (Western Michigan University), 1977; M.F.A. (Syracuse University), 1988. Since 1987.
ALBERT MARICHAL, Assistant Professor, Interior Design. B.S. (University of Houston), 1996; B.Arch (University of Houston) 1996; M.S, (Columbia University) 1997; M.Arch (Harvard) 1999. Since 2015.
AMY ROEHL, Associate Professor, Interior Design, Interior Design Program Coordinator. B.S. (Miami University), 1992; M.F.A. (The Art Institute of Chicago), 1996. Since 2007.
GAYLA JETT SHANNON, Associate Professor of Professional Practice, Interior Design. B.F.A. (Texas Tech University); M.Arch. (University of Texas at Arlington), Since 2010.
ALYSSA HUMPHRIES STEWART, Assistant Professor and Director of the Center for Lighting Education. B.F.A. (Baylor University), 2004; M.F.A. (Parsons The New School for Design), 2007. Since 2015.
Fashion Merchandising
STEPHANIE BAILEY,
Instructor II, Fashion Merchandising, B.S. (Texas Christian University), 1994; M.A. (Texas Woman's University), 2000. Since 2009.
JULIENNE BALLANTYNE, Instructor II, Fashion Merchandising and Interior Design. D.A. (Glasgow School of Art), 1974; M.F.A. (Texas Christian University), 1976. Since 2005.
JANACE E. BUBONIA, Professor, Fashion Merchandising and Chair of the Department. B.S (State University of New York at Oneonta), 1991; M.A. (Texas Woman's University), 1994; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1998. Since 2000.
SALLY L. FORTENBERRY, Associate Professor, Fashion Merchandising, Director of Center for Merchandising Education and Research. B.S. (Carson-Newman College), 1980; M.S. (Texas Woman's University), 1981; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1985. Since 1989.
SHWETA REDDY, Associate Professor, Fashion Merchandising. B.B.A. (Madras University, India), 2001; M.Sc. (Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom), 2004; Ph.D. (Oregon State University), 2008. Since 2008.
JAY SANG RYU, Associate Professor, Fashion Merchandising. B.S. (Philadelphia University), 1994; M.S. (University of North Texas), 1996; Ph.D. (Oklahoma State University), 2010. Since 2014.
School of Music
ELISABETH ADKINS,
Professor of Violin. B.M. (University of North Texas); M.M.A. (Yale University); M.M. (Yale University); D.M.A. (Yale University). Since 2014.
NEIL ANDERSON-HIMMELSPACH, Assistant Professor of Music Technology and Music Theory/Composition. A.A. (Pierce College), 1997; B.M. (Pacific Lutheran University), 1999; M.M. (Central Michigan University), 2006; D.M.A. (Florida State University), 2009. Since 2015.
CHRISTOPHER ASPAAS, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities. B.M. (St. Olaf College), 1995; M.M. (Michigan State University), 1997; PhD (Florida State University), 2004. Since 2015.
SEAN ATKINSON, Assistant Professor of Music Theory. B.M. (Furman University), 2004; M.M. (Florida State University), 2006; PhD (Florida State University), 2009. Since 2014.
DAVID BEGNOCHE, Associate Professor of Trombone. B.M. (New England Conservatory), 1990; M.M. (Manhattan School of Music), 1995; D.M.A. (University of North Texas), 2014. Since 2009.
MARTIN BLESSINGER, Associate Professor of Music (Theory/Composition). B.A. (State University of New York at Stony Brook), 2000; M.A. (Ibid.), 2003; D.M. (Florida State University), 2006. Since 2007.
GINA BOMBOLA, Instructor in Musicology. B.M. (Vanderbilt University), 2008; M.M. (University of Nevada, Las Vegas), 2010; M.A. (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), 2013; PhD. (Ibid.), 2017. Since 2007.
LAURA L. BRANDENBURBURG, Instructor of Harp, B.M. (Louisiana State University), 1986; M.M. (Texas Tech University), 1988.
J. DAVID BROCK, Professor and Chair of Voice. B.A. (Abilene Christian University), 1974; M.M. (New England Conservatory of Music), 1978. Since 2002.
MICHAEL BUKHMAN, Assistant Professor, Collaborative Piano and Chamber Music. B.M. (Oberlin College Conservatory of Music), 2005; M.M. (The Juilliard School), 2007; D.M.A. (Ibid.), 2012. Since 2018.
JON BURGESS, Professor of Trumpet. B.M. (University of Illinois), 1978; M.M. (University of Kansas), 1980; D.M.A. (University of Arizona), 1988. Since 2000.
H. JOSEPH BUTLER, Professor, University Organist. B.A. (Bowdoin College), 1976; M.M. (New England Conservatory), 1978; D.M.A. (Eastman School of Music), 1985. Since 1996.
JOEY CARTER, Instructor in Percussion, Music Theory, Jazz Studies. B.M.E. (University of Texas at Arlington), 1991; M.M. (Texas Christian University), 2000.
STUART G. CHENEY, Associate Professor of Music (Musicology). B.M. (University of North Texas), 1985; M.M. (University of North Texas), 1989; Ph.D. (University of Maryland), 2002. Since 2009.
LORI CHRIST, Director of Music Preparatory Program and Instructor in Piano Pedagogy. B.M. (Wells College); M.M. (Texas Christian University). Since 1985.
PAUL CORTESE, Assistant Director for Operations. B.M. (Syracuse University), 1989; M.M. (New England Conservatory), 1992; Ph.D. (Texas Christian University), 2018. Since 2005.
JOSEPH ECKERT, Professor of Music (Saxophone) and Director of Jazz Studies. B.M. (Baldwin-Wallace College), 1977; M.M. (University of North Texas), 1981. Since 2007.
BLAISE J. FERRANDINO, Chair, Music Theory and Composition. B.M. (Ithaca College), 1980; M.M. (Syracuse University), 1982; D.M.A. (University of Hartford), 1990. Since 1990.
BOBBY R. FRANCIS, Professor of Music and Director of Bands. B.M.E. (Commerce), 1981; M.M.E. (Commerce), 1989. Since 2000.
MATTHEW R. GARRETT, Assistant Professor of Music and Assistant Director of Bands B.A. (Texas Tech University), 2000; M.M. (Texas Christian University), 2004. Since 2015.
MIKHAIL MISHA GALAGANOV, Professor of Viola. B.M. (Jerusalem), 1994; Artist Certificate (Southern Methodist University), 1996; M.M. (Rice University), 1998; D.M.A. (Ibid.), 2003. Since 2000.
DAVID GATELY, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, and Director of Opera Studio. B.A. (Oberlin College), 1975, Since 2015.
WILLIAM GIBBONS, Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Musicology. B.A. (Emory & Henry College), 2003; M.M. (University of North Carolina), 2006; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2010. Since 2011.
ANN M. GIPSON, Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Music and Director of Piano Pedagogy. B.M. (Eastern Illinois University), 1982; M.M. (University of Oklahoma), 1985; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1992. Since 2005.
RICHARD C. GIPSON, Dean and Professor of Music. A.A. (Del Mar College), 1969; B.M. (University of Texas at Austin), 1971; M.M. (Ibid.), 1973; D.Ed/Music Education (Pennsylvania State University), 1978. Since 2002.
GEORGE (TREY) GUNTER, Instructor of Music Theory and Composition. B.M.E. (Texas Christian University), 1995; M.M. (Ibid.), 1997. Since 2011.
GERMÁN AUGUSTO GUTIÉRREZ, Professor/Director of Orchestral Studies and Director of the Center for Latin American Music. Maestro en Musica (Tolima Conservatory), 1978; M.M. (University of Illinois), 1991; D.A. (University of Northern Colorado), 1997. Since 1996.
SAN-KY KIM, Associate Professor of Voice and Opera. B.A. (Australian National University), 1988; B.M. (Canberra Institute of the Arts, Australia), 1988; M.M. (Curtis Institute of Music), 1991; Professional Studies Diploma (Temple University), 1992; D.M.A. (Ibid.), 2004. Since 2005.
YUAN XIONG LU, Associate Professor of Double Bass. B.M. (Shanghai Conservatory); M.M. (University of Texas at Austin). Since 2008.
HAROLD MARTINA, Professor of Professional Practice in Music and Pianist-in-Residence Institute of Fine Arts (Medellin, Columbia); Academy of Music (Vienna, Austria). Since 1999.
TILL MACIVOR MEYN, Professor of Music Theory and Composition. B.A. (University of California, San Diego), 1993; M.M. (Indiana University), 1996; D.M.A. (University of Southern California), 2000. Since 2007.
RICHARD MURROW, Instructor of Tuba/Euphonuim, Tuba-Double Bass Performance, U.S. Navy School of Music; B.F.A. (Louisiana Tech University).
SHERI NEILL, Division Chair of Music Education. B.M.E. (Texas Tech), 1970; M.Ed. (Stephen F. Austin University), 1983; Ph.D. (University of Missouri at Kansas City), 1998. Since 2001.
JOHN OWINGS, Herndon Professor of Piano and Chair of the Piano Division. B.M. (University of Texas at Austin), 1965; M.S. (Juilliard School), 1970. Since 1990.
KRISTEN QUEEN, Interim Director of the School of Music. B.M. (University of Oklahoma), 2004; M.M. (Northwestern University), 2006; Ph.D. (Texas Christian University), 2018. Since 2006.
TWYLA ROBINSON, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice in Voice. B.M. (Centenary College of Louisiana); M.M. (Indiana University)
JAMES D. RODRIGUEZ, Assistant Professor of Voice & Voice Pedagogy. B.M. (Southern Methodist University); M.M. (University of Houston); D.M.A. (University of Houston)
LAURA SINGLETARY, Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator for Instrumental Music Education. B.M. and B.M.E. (Florida State University); M.S. (University of Illinois); Ph.D. (Florida State University)
AMY STEWART, Instructor I. B.M. (Texas Christian University); M.M. (Texas Christian University); D.W.S. (Robert Webber Institute of Worship Studies)
HEATHER TEST, Instructor of French Horn. B.M. (University of North Texas); M.M. (Southern Methodist University)
SHAUNA THOMPSON, Associate Professor of Flute. B.M. (Texas Tech University), 2008; M.M. (University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music), 2010; D.M.A. (University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music), 2012. Since 2013.
TAMÁS UNGÁR, Professor of Music. A.Mus.A., L.Mus.A. (Sydney Conservatorium, Australia), 1965; D.M. (Indiana University), 1983. Since 1978.
TIMOTHY D. WATKINS, Associate Professor of Music (Musicology and Ethnomusicology). B.M. (Samford University), 1987; M.M. (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary), 1990; M.M. (Florida State University), 1993; Ph.D. (Florida State University), 2001. Since 2009.
BRIAN WEST, Professor of Music and Coordinator of Percussion. B.M.E. (University of North Texas), 1992; M.A. (Indiana University of Pennsylvania), 1994; D.M.A. (University of Oklahoma), 2003. Since 2001.
ANGELA TURNER WILSON, Assistant Professor, of Professional Practice in Voice, Founding Director of the TCU Festival of American Song. B.M. (Abilene Christian University), 1991; B.M. (University of Mississippi), 1994; M.M. (New England Conservatory), 1996; A.C. (Southern Methodist University), 1996. Since 2009.
BRIAN YOUNGBLOOD, Associate Director of Bands, Director of the Horned Frog Marching Band. B.M.E. (Abilene Christian University), 1987; M.M. (East Texas State University), 1992. Since 1999.
Theatre
MICHELE ALFORD,
Costume Studio Manager. B.F.A. (University of North Texas), 1995. Since 2002.
BRIAN CLINNIN, Associate Professor. B.F.A. (University of Kansas), 1992; M.F.A. (Ibid.), 2004. Since 2008.
TRISTAN DECKER, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice and Technical Director. B.A. (University of Dallas), 1996; M. A. (Texas Woman’s University), 2009. Since 2012.
JENNIFER ENGLER, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department. B.F.A. (Emporia State University), 1995; M.F.A. (Michigan State University), 1998. Since 2003.
MURELL HORTON, Assistant Professor. B.A. (Ottawa University), 1989; M.F.A. (Rutgers University), 1993. Since 2015.
JESSICA HUMPHREY, Instructor. B.F.A. (Western Carolina University), 2012. M.F.A. (San Diego State University), 2015. Since 2018.
IAN LOVEALL, Assistant Professor. A.A. (College of the Canyons), 2009; B.A. (California State University of Fresno), 2012; M.F.A. (University of Texas at Austin), 2015.
PENNY MAAS, Assistant Professor. B.F.A. (Illinois Wesleyan University), 1987; M.F.A. (Virginia Commonwealth University), 2012. Since 2012.
HARRY PARKER, Professor. B.F.A. (Texas Christian University), 1980; M.A. (University of Kansas), 1982; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1992. Since 2003.
KRISTA SCOTT, Associate Professor. B.F.A. (Emporia State University), 1983; M.F.A. (University of Minnesota), 1990. Since 2009.
ALAN SHORTER, Professor and Associate Chair. B.A. (Indiana University), 1978; M.F.A. (Minnesota State University at Mankato), 2001. Since 2006.
MICHAEL SKINNER, Associate Professor. B.A. (West Texas State University), 1990; M.F.A. (University of Oklahoma), 1993. Since 1993.
THOMAS J. WALSH, Professor. B.A. (San Diego State University), 1979; M.F.A. (University of Texas at Austin), 1982; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1996. Since 1999.
CHRIS WILLMER, Production Technician. B.A. (Texas Wesleyan University), 2016. Since 2016.
PHILIP ZIELKE, Scenic Studio Supervisor. B.F.A. (Texas Christian University), 2006. Since 2006.