PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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| 2000 - Present | |
President, Columbia College Chicago 600 S. Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60605 312-344-7202 |
| 1996 - 2000 | |
Director of Entertainment Arts Walt Disney Entertainment Lake Buena Vista, Florida |
| 1984 - 1996 | |
Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Dean of Faculty Berklee College of Music Boston, Massachusetts |
| 1971 - 1984 | |
Governors State University Park Forest South, Illinois |
| 1976 - 1984 | |
Chairman, Division of Fine and Performing Arts |
| 1971 - 1976 | |
Coordinator of Music |
| 1971 - 1984 | |
Professor of Music |
| 1970 - 1971 | |
Director, "Music Education for Urban Schools Symposium" School of Music (Summer Program) Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan |
| 1966 - 1971 | |
Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Bands Department of Music University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, Maryland |
| 1964 - 1965 | |
Band Director Alton Park Junior High School Chattanooga, Tennessee |
EDUCATION
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| 1985 | |
Certificate of Employment Management and Contract Negotiations "The Art of Negotiation" Chicago, Illinois |
| 1978 | |
Certificate in Fund Raising Sixth Annual Conference on Fund Raising Chicago, Illinois |
| 1970 | |
Doctor of Philosophy, Music Education Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan |
| 1966 | |
Master of Music, Music Education Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan |
| 1964 | |
Bachelor of Science, Music Education Tennessee State University Nashville, Tennessee |
| 1964 - 1965 | |
Advanced Study in Percussion Blair Academy of Music Tennessee State University Nashville, Tennessee |
PROFESSORSHIPS AND GUEST LECTURES
- Koger Eminent Scholar, University of North Florida, Jacksonville. (1991 and 1992) Guest Lecturer for the Distinguished Visiting Professors Series, Living Legends of Jazz, a semester-long, three-credit hour lecture series featuring internationally recognized jazz musicians and historians. Miami-Dade Community College, Kendall Campus, Miami. (Winter Semester 1988)
- Guest Conductor for the Virginia Music Educators Association All-State Symphonic Band, Harrisburg. (1988)
- Guest Conductor for the Louisiana Music Education All-State Jazz Ensemble, Baton Rouge. (1986)
- Guest Lecturer, Jazz Pedagogy Workshop, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. (Summer 1983)
- Guest Lecturer, Department of Music, University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil. (Spring 1980)
- Visiting Professor, Department of Music, California State University, Los Angeles. (Spring 1978)
- Guest Professor, African American Studies, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. (1977 - 1984)
- Guest Lecturer, School of Music of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. (1976)
CONSULTING
- Consultant, Paris, France, to Organization for Economic Co-Operations and Development (OECD) Program on Institutional Management in Higher Education — an international forum for administrators, researchers and policy makers in higher education. (2003)
- Director, Writing Project "Jazz in the K-12 Curriculum," for Philadelphia Public Schools, sponsored by Philadelphia Jazz Institute. (1996 - 1998)
- Developer of Plan and Programs for Entertainment Arts, Walt Disney World Corporation. (1989, 1990 and 1994)
- Program Evaluator for Ohio Council for the Arts, Columbus. (1992)
- Music Program Consultant, Michigan Council for the Arts. (June 1988)
- Music Program Consultant/Evaluator, National Endowment for the Arts. (1983 - 1987)
- Program Consultant, National Endowment for the Humanities. (1982 - 1988)
- Development of Jazz Curriculum Program for Alcorn State University, Lorman, MS. (1986)
- Member, Jazz Curriculum Team, to Establish Jazz Programs in Colleges and Universities, Minister of Culture, Paris, France. (1984)
- Minority Awareness Workshops, Los Angeles Board of Education, Division of Music. (Spring 1978)
- Clinician, Wisconsin Music Educators State Convention, University of Wisconsin. (October 1975)
- Consultant for First Annual Symposium on Black Artistic Creativity, Michigan State University. (May 1972)
- Genesee Community College, Rochester, New York. (April 1972)
- Hutchinson Community College, Hutchinson, KS. (February 1972)
- Miami-Dade Community College, North Campus, Miami. (February 1972)
SERVICE TO PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
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| Board of Advisors | |
Jikei Group, Osaka, Japan | |
2001 - Present |
| Corporate Council | |
Interlochen Center for the Arts | |
1999 - Present |
| Board of Directors | |
New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts | |
1996 - Present |
| Board of Directors | |
International House of Blues Foundation | |
1993 - Present |
| Board of Advisors | |
Walt Disney World EPCOT Institute of Entertainment Arts | |
1986 - 1990 |
| Board President | |
MusicFest USA | |
1986 - 1992 |
| Board of Advisors | |
International Jazz Foundation | |
1986 - 1996 |
| Co-Chair | |
Massachusetts Arts and Humanities Council Music Policy Panel | |
1985 - 1986 |
| Chairman | |
National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Panel | |
1982 - 1985 |
| President | |
International Association of Jazz Educators | |
1982 - 1984 |
| President-Elect | |
National Association of Jazz Educators | |
1980 - 1982 |
| Secretary | |
National Association of Jazz Educators | |
1976 - 1980 |
| Executive Director | |
National Black Music Caucus | |
1976 - 1986 |
| Board of Directors | |
Foundation for the Advancement of Music | |
1982 |
| Board of Directors | |
Partners of Americas, Illinois Chapter | |
1976 - 1984 |
| Board of Advisors | |
Park Forest Illinois Arts Council | |
1976 - 1980 |
| Board of Directors | |
National Black Music Caucus | |
1976 - 1980 |
| Board of Directors | |
National Jazz Cable Network | |
1976 - 1980 |
| Board of Advisors | |
Will County, IL United Crusade | |
1974 - 1976 |
