Experience
Teaching and Administrative Experience
| 1939-76 | Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan |
| 1939-67 | Chairman of Theory and Composition |
| 1957-58 | Acting Head of Music Department |
| 1967-76 | Chairman of Music Composition |
| 1976- | Professor Emeritus |
Guest Professorships
| 1950 | Montana State University (summer) |
| 1969 | Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA (spring) |
| 1980 | Michigan State University (January-June) |
| 1983 | University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA (January-May) |
Conducting and Instrumental Experience
| Assistant
Conductor and Arranger for "The Louisiana Kings" (Professional
30-piece Brass Ensemble)
Advanced conducting study with Paul White, Eastman School of Music Many guest conducting engagements Piano study for approximately 20 years; trumpet for approximately 15 years, played trumpet with the University of Missouri Band; principal trumpet with the Louisiana State University Symphony Orchestra; and second trumpet with the Lansing Symphony Orchestra |