Dean, former Chair of music performance studies, bachelor’s from Wichita State University and a master’s and doctorate from the University of Michigan; principal teachers include H. Dennis Smith, Larry Zalkind, Russel Widener, Johann Doms and Harvey Phillips; formerly served for 13 years as professor of low brass at Northwestern State University of Louisiana; member of the Glass City Brass Quintet; former member of Shreveport Symphony; solo appearances at the Festival of Sandpoint and with the Ann Arbor Chamber Orchestra; chamber appearances with the Canadian Brass, the Festival at Sandpoint, Keystone and Rafael Mendez Brass Institutes, International Brassfest, International Trombone Festival, New York Brass Conference, Eastern Trombone Workshop and state music education conventions in Arkansas, Louisiana, Ohio and Texas; member of the LATEX Trombone Quartet; performed with Toledo, Utah, Wichita, Longview, Rapides Symphonies and the Eisenstadt Summer Festival Orchestra.
