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FACULTY

Dr. Susan Berdahl
Associate Professor of Music and Flute
B.M., University of Iowa
M.M., University of Miami
Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Dr. Alison Bory
Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance
B.A. in Dance and Psychology, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA
M.A. in Dance Studies, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, UK
M.F.A. in Experimental Choreography, University of California, Riverside
Ph.D. in Dance History & Theory, University of California, Riverside

Dana Crabtree
Instructor of Music and Voice
B.M., M.M., Louisiana State University

Christopher Dobbins
Adjunct Instructor of Music / Trombone
B.M., B.M.E. Hastings College
M. M., University of Utah

Prof. Nicole Foran
Assistant Professor of Studio Art
B.F.A., University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
M.F.A., University of Cincinnati

Dr. Friedrich Charles Gechter

Associate Professor of Music and Piano
B.M., Central Washington University
M.M., D.M.A., The University of Texas at Austin

Jose Guerra
Adjunct Instructor of Music / Percussion
B.M., Texas A&M International University

Prof. Alma R. Haertlein
Associate Professor of Studio Art
B.F.A., University of Nebraska
M.A., Sam Houston State University
M.F.A., University of Texas at San Antonio

Dr. Yu-Mei Huang
Assistant Professor of Music and Strings
B.M., National Taiwan Academy of Arts
B.M., Soo-Chow University, Taipei, Taiwan
B.M., M.M., Florida International University
D.M.A., University of Miami, Coral Gables

Sandra E. Leal
Adjunct Instructor of Dance /Director of Ballet Folklorico
B.E.E.S. Exercise & Sports Science, Texas State University

Prof. Bede L. Leyendecker
Chair, Asst. Professor of Dance
B.S., M.Ed., University of Houston

Robert M. Lopez
Adjunct Instructor of Music / Trumpet
B.M., Texas A&I University

Prof. Andrea Moon
Visiting Assistant Professor of Art
B.F.A. in 3-D Studies, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
Non Degree graduate in Ceramics, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois
M.F.A. in Ceramics, secondary in Sculpture, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

Reuben Njaa
Adjunct Instructor of Art
B.A. in Art, Texas State University
M.F.A. in Photography, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi

Jerry Quintero
Visiting Instructor of Music / Director of Mariachi
B.M., North Texas State University
M.S. in Education, Texas A&M International University

Norma Quintero
Adjunct Instructor of Music
B.A.A.S., Texas A&M International University
M.A. in English, Texas A&M International University

Suzanne Ramo-Gechter
Adjunct Instructor of Music / Voice
B.A. in Music, Whitworth College
M.M., University of Texas at Austin

John R. Reimund
Adjunct Instructor of Music/Low Brass
B.M.E., M.M., West Texas A&M University

Joann Sanchez
B.A. in Art, Texas A&M International University

Dr. Gilberto Soto
Professor of Music and Guitar
B.Ed., Universidad Autonoma del Noreste
B.A., Abilene Christian University
M.M., Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi

Prof. Brendan Townsend
Assistant Professor of Music
Director – Laredo Philharmonic Orchestra and TAMIU International Chorale
Diplomate Cork School of Music
Licentiate, Trinity College London
Docerend Musicus, Uitvoerend Musicas, Conservatorium Maastricht, Netherlands

Roberto M. Vela
Adjunctor Instructor of Music
B.A. in History, Texas A&M International University
M.M. in Music Performance, Texas Tech University
M.M. in Musicology, Texas Tech University

Kimberly Walton
Adjunct Instructor of Art / Design and Drawing
B.F.A., Winthrop University

Dr. Richard Wright
Associate Professor of Art History
B.A., Wesleyan University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia

Jessica Zamarripa
Adjunct Instructor of Dance
B.A. in Theatre & Dance, University of Texas at Austin
M.S. in Curriculum and Instruction, Texas A&M International University

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Ms. Cynthia Stewart Rodriguez
Administrative Assistant

STUDENT WORKERS
Noe Benavides
Pedro Cortez
Yvette Garcia
Leonela Gutierrez
Richard Lira