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Historical Timeline
Notes from UO catalogs, yearbooks, registered & board minutes (1876-1939 compiled by John McManus, Emeritus 1995)
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2007-2008 (School of Music)

New faculty/staff are as follows:
- Jessica Simoes, 2008- (part-time admissions assistant)
- Jeff Brown, 2008- (information technology director)
- Cynthia Kolb, 2007- (part-time CMS asst.)
- Kim Rottschaefer, 2007- (adm coord athletic bands)
- Douglas Webster, 2007- (adjunct opera instr)
- Laura Barron, 2007- (adjunct instructor, flute)
- Jonathan Bolden, 2007- (adjunct instructor, gospel ensembles)
- Jonathan Dubay, 2007- (adjunct instructor violin)
- Amy Salmore, 2007- (development program assistant)
- Karin Hallberg 2007- (Interim Community Music Institute director/Suzuki strings)


2006-2007 (School of Music)

Special Events:
(Spring 2007) New construction begins on east and north wings adding practice rooms, studios, classrooms, performance rehearsal spaces, and hearth. Project also includes renovation of the 1950 south classroom wing and the 1920s wing near Beall Hall Lobby adding a club room and renovated administrative offices.
New faculty/staff are as follows:
- Laura Cozad, Fall 2006 (accounting tech)
- Ruth Dobson, 2006- (part-time voice)
- Alexandre Dossin, 2006- (piano)
- Maria Dossin, 2006-2007 (part-time piano)
- Kat L'Estrange, 2007 (part-time development secretary)
- Tegan Johnson, Spring 2007 (adj instructor music ed)
- Terri Libert, 2007- (accounting tech)
- (part-time admissions secretary) 2006-
- Brian McWhorter, 2006- (trumpet)
- Lydia Van Dreel, 2006- (horn)
- Laura Wayte, Spring 2007- (adj instructor voice/lyric diction)
- Eric Wiltshire, 2006- (music education/assistant director of bands)


2005-2006 (School of Music)

- July 1, 2005 official name became School of Music and Dance
- July 11, 2005 Music building renamed MarAbel B. Frohnmayer Music
Building following significant support of two lead donors enabling them
to request naming the building
New faculty/staff are as follows:
- David Bender, 2005-2006 (trumpet)
- Joseph Berger, 2005-2006 (horn)
- Judy Weigert Bossuat, 2005-2007 (Community Music Institute director/Suzuki strings)
- Patrick Carney, 2005-2006 (asst. director of bands)
- Dana Clark, 2005-2007 (Development secretary 2005-06/asst. Development director 2007)
- John Fenn, 2005- (ethnomusicology)
- Ellen Frohnmayer, Fall 2005 (courtesy appointment, voice)
- Philip Frohnmayer, Fall 2005 (courtesy appointment, voice)
- Glenn Griffith, 2005-2007 (trombone)
- Amy Goeser Kolb, 2005- (oboe/theory)
- Carla McShane, 2005- PT Business Manager Community Music Institute (1999-2002 volunteer, 2002-2005 temp staff CMI)
- Gail Norris, 2005- (Volunteer Coordinator-OBF)
- Timothy Pack, 2005- (theory/musicianship)
- Alan M. Phillips, W2006- (piano technician)
- Stephen Rodgers, 2005- (theory)
- Idit Shner, 2005- (saxophone/jazz studies)
- Siqin Taoli, 2005-2006 (part-time piano)

Special Events:
- SEAMUS (Society for Electronic Acoustic Music in the United States) host
- Chinese Winter and Summer Camp host


2004-2005 (School of Music)
New facility:
- Collier House (built 1885-1886) added to School of Music facilities for music history faculty and Early Music Program.
New faculty/staff are as follows:
- James Bunte, 2004-2005 (saxophone)
- Nancy Andrew, 2004-2007 (flute)
- Valerie "Val" Lawson, 2004 (Undergraduate Secretary)
- Anne Merydith, 2004- (Graduate Secretary)
- Laurel Parsons, 2004-2005 (music theory)
- Harry Price, 2004- (music ed)
- Timothy Paul, 2004- (music ed)
- David Riley, 2004- (collaborative piano)
- Charles Turley, 2004-2007 (voice and opera)
- Sarah Turley, F2004-2007 (athletic bands assistant)
- Lari Witt, Su2004 (Administrative Assistant Athletic Bands)

2003-2004 (School of Music)
New faculty/staff are as follows:
- Tyler Abbott, 2003- (Double Bass, Jazz String bass)
- Ken Boettcher, 2003-2006 (Accountant)
- Gary Davenport, 2003 Fall Term Only (Piano)
- Toby Koenigsberg, 2003- (Jazz Piano)
- Cecilia "Ceci" LaFayette, 2003- (Coordinator of Finance and Operations)
- Andrew Lane, 2003-2004 (Electronic Music)
- Marc Levy, 2003- (part-time Info. Technology Consultant)
- Gary Lewis, 2004 Winter Term Only (Flute)
- Paula Napora, 2003-2005 (Development Secretary)
- Debra Noel, 2003 (Music Education)
- Phyllis Paul, 2003- (Music Education)
- Ken Jennings, 2003-2005 (Javanese Gamelan)
- Ian Quinn, 2003-2004 (Theory)
- DeNel Stoltz, 2003- (Director of Development)
2002-2003 (School of Music)
New faculty/staff are as follows:
- Shannon Chase, 2002-2007 (Choral Music Education)
- C. Brad Foley, 2002- (Dean)
- Glenn Griffith, 2002-2003 (Jazz)
- Heidi Hopkins, 2002-2003 (Development Secretary)
- John Jantzi, 2002-(Theory)
- Terry McQuilkin, 2002- (Composition/Theory)
- Eric Mentzel, 2002- (Voice)
- Rebecca Oswald, 2002-2004 (Theory)
- Dima Palmer, 2002-2006 (part-time music office assistant)
- Randy Porter, 2002-2003 (Jazz Piano)
- Joko Purwanto, 2002-2003 (Visiting Instructor, Javanese Gamelan)
- Leigh VanHandel, 2002-2005 (Theory)
2001-2002 (School of Music)
New faculty/staff are as follows:
- John Gibbens, 2002-2003 (Development Director)
- Michael Grose, 2001- (Tuba)
- Connie Hansen, 2001-2004 (Administrative Assistant Athletic Bands)
- Lori Kruckenberg, 2001- (Musicology)
- Lynn Sjolund, 2001 (Music Education)
- W. Sean Wagoner, 2001- (Marching Band and Percussion Assistant, Theory)
- Laura Zaerr, 2001- (Harp)
2000-2001 (School of Music)
Special Events:
- Northwest Percussion Festival host
New faculty/staff are as follows:
- Mark Kaczmarczyk, 2000-2004 (Opera, Voice)
- Gale Fogelstrom, 2000-2003 (part-time Accounting Assistant)
- Donna Lee, 2000-2002 (Community Music Institute Accompanist, Musicology)
- Sharon J. Paul, 2000- (Choral Conducting)
- Kathleen L. Pengelly, 2000- (Music Education Practicums)
- Carol Roth, 2000- (Dean's Executive Secretary)
- Tom Trent, 1999-2002 (Theory)
- Steve Vacchi, 2000- (Bassoon, Theory)
1999-2000 (School of Music)
New faculty/staff are as follows:
- Stephen J. Dunn, 1999-2005 (Theory, Jazz, Trumpet)
- Thomas J. Dye, 1999-2000 (Vocal Jazz)
- Laurie Goren, 1999-2004 (Undergraduate Specialist)
- Scott Higgins, 1999-2005 (Piano Technician)
- Kathleen Jacobi-Karna, 1999-2002 (Music Education)
- Winifred Kerner 1999- (Piano Lit, Keyboard Skills)
- Cedric G. Weary, 1999-2007 (Gospel Choir and Ensemble)
- Todd Zimbelman, 1999-2005 (Director of Athletic Bands)
1998-1999 (School of Music)
New faculty/staff are as follows:
- Susan Boynton, 1998-2000 (Music History)
- Fritz Gearhart, 1998- (Violin)
- Gary Hobbs, 1998- (Jazz Drumset)
- Lance Miller, 1998- (Recording Engineer)
- Jacob M. Pavlak, 1998-2006 (Guitar)
- Gene Slayter, 1998-1999 (Music Education, Director Summer Music Camps)
1997-1998 (School of Music)
Special Events:
- Beall Concert Hall renovation and new seat campaign
- Suzuki Strings Program founded as part of the Community Music Institute
New faculty/staff are as follows:
- Robert Cloutier, 1997-1999 (Piano technician)
- JillMichelle Cosart, 1997-2004 (Graduate Specialist)
- Pamela Gifford, 1997- (Communications Assistant)
- David Crumb, 1997- (Composition, Theory)
- Paul F. Doerksen, 1997-2004 (Music Education)
- Christine A. Mirabella, 1997-1999 (Piano Pedagogy)
- Shelley Rich, 1997-2005 (String Pedagogy, Community Music Institute)
1996-1997 (School of Music)
New faculty/staff are as follows:
- Gregory Mason, 1996-2004 (Piano Accompaniment, Chamber Music, Piano)
- Carl Woideck, 1996- (Jazz History)
1995-1996 (School of Music)

New faculty/staff are as follows:
- Mark Beudert, 1995-2002 (Voice)
- Jack Boss, 1995- (Music Theory& Composition)
- David Captein, 1995-2004 (Jazz String bass)
- Michael P. Denny, 1995- (Guitar)
- Joan Gardner, 1995-2002 (Director of Development)
- D. Sidney Haton, 1995-1999 (Vocal Jazz, Marching Band, Symphonic Band)
- Christopher M. Lee, 1995-1998 (Drumset)
- Julia Neufeld, 1995-2000 (Gospel Choir)
- Marc Vanscheeuwijck, 1995- (Music History, Collegium)

Special Events:
- International Horn Society host

1994-1995 (School of Music)
Special Events:
- Northwest Percussion Festival host
New faculty/staff are as follows:
- Rick Blake, 1994- (Stage/Production Manager, Instrument Technician)
- Marilyn Bradetich, 1994-1999 (Undergraduate Admissions Director) (P/T 1999-2004)
- Ellen Campbell, 1994-2005 (Horn)
- Julia J. Heydon, 1994-1996 (Music History, Music Literature)
- Paige Lawlor, 1994-1997 (Band Admin Coordinator)
- Shawne Melvin, 1994-1995 (Oboe)
- Michele O'Leary, 1994-2000 (Dean's Secretary)
- Neill Archer Roan, 1994-1997 (Executive Director, Oregon Bach Festival)
- Michelle Van Handel, 1994-1996 (Vocal Jazz)
1993-1994 (School of Music)
Special Events:
- Music Today biennial festival founded
- Community Music Institute founded
New faculty/staff are as follows:
- Kenneth T. Baldwin, 1993-1997 (String bass)
- Francis Graffeo, 1993-2000 (Opera Workshop)
- Frank Heuser, 1993-1995 (Music Education)
- Steve Larson, 1993- (Theory I, Aural Skills)
- Kathryn Lucktenberg, 1993- (Violin, Chamber Music)
- Forrest Moyer, 1993-2001 (Classical Double Bass)
- Steven Pologe, 1993- (Cello, Chamber Music)
- Douglas Scheuerell, 1993- (Tabla)
- Sylvie Spengler, 1993-2002 (Director, Community Music Institute)
- Gary T. Versace, 1993-2002 (Jazz Piano, Jazz Studies)
1992-1993 (School of Music)
New faculty/staff are as follows:
- George Evano, 1992- (Bach Festival Director of Communications)
- Barbara Goodson, 1992-1995 (Development Director)
- Roderick A. Harkins, 1992-1995 (Marching Band, Symphonic Band)
- Anne Dhu McLucas, 1992-2002 (Dean, Musicology, Ethnomusicology)
- Robert D. Ponto, 1992- (Director of Bands, Wind Ensemble)
- Stephen K. Valdez, 1992-1996 (Music History, Rock History)
- Milagro Vargas, 1992- (Voice)
1991-1992 (School of Music)
- Department of Dance added to the School of Music
New faculty/staff are as follows:
- Dana Martin Huddleston, 1991-2001(Graduate Secretary, Band Admin Coordinator)
- A. Elray Stewart-Cook, 1991-1993 (Piano)
- Janet Stewart, 1991- (Chamber Music Series Director, Beall Concert Hall Mgr, Asst. Dean)
- Claire L. Wachter, 1991- (Piano, Piano Pedagogy)
1990-1991 (School of Music)
New faculty/staff are as follows:
- Bonnie Aasen, 1990-1994 (Graduate Secretary, Dean's Secretary)
- David Booth, 1990-1992 (Marching Band, Symphonic Band)
- Kelly Coutant,1990-1994 (Band Secretary)
- Richard Frazier, 1990-2001 (Tuba)
- Joseph Genualdi, 1990-1992 (Violin)
- Robert Kyr, 1990- (Composition, Theory, Director Pacific Rim Gamelan& Vanguard Concert Series)
- Alan M. Phillips, 1990-1996 (Piano Technician)
- Rick Wolfgang, 1990-1999 (Music Education)
1989-1990 (School of Music)
New faculty/staff are as follows:
- Rebecca Hinman Johnson 1989-1997 (Community Relations Secretary)
1988-1989 (School of Music)
New faculty/staff are as follows:
- Scott E. Barkhurst, 1988- (Assoc. Director Publicity& Marketing)
- Sara Jones Brandt, 1988-1995 (Oregon Bach Festival Development Director)
- Jim Caldwell, 1988- (Receptionist)
- Gus Clapp, 1988-2003 (Accountant) deceased 2003 (memorial bench and plaque installed summer 2004 at SW corner of School of Music near classroom 115)
- Herbert Eckhoff, 1988-1990 (Voice)
- Laura Littlejohn, 1988- (Office Manager)
- Barbara Gonzalez-Palmer, 1988-1996 (Piano Accompanying, Chamber Music)
- Stephen W. Owen, 1988- (Jazz Studies, Theory)
- Marian Elizabeth Smith, 1988- (History)
- Jeffrey Stolet, 1988- (Music for Dancers, Electronic Music)
1987-1988 (School of Music)
New faculty are as follows:
- Sibyl M. Barnum, 1987-1993 (Piano)
- Patrick F. Casey, 1987-1989 (Marching Band)
- Randi L'Hommedieu, 1987-1993 (Music Education)
- Gary S. Karpinski, 1987-1993 (Theory)
- Leslie Straka, 1987- (Viola, Violin, Chamber Music)
- Ann B. Tedards, 1987- (Voice, Diction, Opera, Assoc. Dean)
- Joyce Deters, 1987-1992 (Dean's secretary) deceased 1999
1986-1987 (School of Music)
Special Events:
- Northwest Percussion Festival host
New faculty are as follows:
- Barbara M. Baird, 1986- (Organ, Harpsichord)
- Mark Brombaugh, 1986-1987 (Organ Building)
- Bernard J. Dobroski, 1986-1990 (Dean)
- Mark Levy, 1986- (Ethnomusicology)
- Virginia R. Starling, 1986-1993, 2001, 2002 (Theory)
- Elizabeth B. Tomassetti, 1986-1993 (Piano)
1985-1986 (School of Music)
New faculty are as follows:
- William Hunt, 1985-1989 (Violin)
1984-1985 (School of Music)
Special Events:
- International Society for Music Education, host, 16th World Conference, Music for a Small Planet
New faculty are as follows:
- Jesse Gram, 1984-1990 (Tuba)
- Don Latarski, 1984- (Jazz Guitar)
1983-1984 (School of Music)
New faculty are as follows:
- Leslie K. Greer Bennett, 1983- (Music Librarian, Head Music Services)
- David P. Doerksen, 1983-2003 (Music Education, Men's Choir) Emeritus 1998
- John Gainer, 1983-1999 (Director African-American Gospel Choir)
- Dean F. Kramer, 1983- (Piano, Chamber Music)
- Stephen J. Paul, 1983-1991 (Marching Band, Music Education) deceased 2001 (memorial bench and plaque installed summer 2004 at SW corner of School of Music near classroom 115)
- George W. Recker, 1983-2007 (Trumpet) Emeritus 2003
1982-1983 (School of Music)
New faculty are as follows:
- Richard G. Clark, 1982-2007 (Choral Conducting, Music Education) Emeritus 2000
- Marsha E. Mabrey, 1982-1989 (Orchestra, Conducting)
- Bill Moore, 1982- (Computer and Information Services, Receptionist, Undergrad Secretary)
1980-1981 (School of Music)
New faculty are as follows:
- Guy Bovet, 1980-1981 (Organ, Harpsichord)
- Bernard McWilliams, 1980-1986 (Violin, Viola)
- Jeffrey Williams, 1980- (Trombone, Low Brass, Jazz Studies, Director, Brass Choir, undergrad assoc dean 2004)
1979-1980 (School of Music)
New faculty are as follows:
- Derek Healey, 1979-1987 (Composition)
1978-1979 (School of Music)
Special Events:
- Practice rooms, studios, and performance wing building addition completed
New faculty are as follows:
- Doris R. Allen, 1978-1993 (Piano Pedagogy, Class Piano, Women in Music) Emeritus 1993
- R. Wayne Bennett, 1978- (Band, Orchestra, Conducting, Clarinet)
1977-1978 (School of Music)
New faculty are as follows:
- John Brombaugh, 1977-1991 (Organ Construction)
- Franciska Koscielny, 1977-1980 (Violin, Viola)
- Mary Lou Van Rysselberghe, 1977-2003 (Music Education, General Music) Emeritus 1999
- Lizabeth Wing, 1977-1981 (Music Education)
1976-1977 (School of Music)
New faculty are as follows:
- Joan Benson, 1976-1983 (Piano, Harpsichord)
- Lois N. Harrison, 1976-1985 (Music Education)
- Gerald D. Poe, 1976-1981 (Trumpet, Marching Band)
- Stephen Stone, 1976-1990 (Asst. to Dean, Jazz History, Music Education, Choral Music, Director Song& Dance Troupe, Chamber Music Series Director) Emeritus 1990
1975-1976 (School of Music)
New faculty are as follows:
- David Case, 1975- (Classical Guitar)
- Sally Calkins Maxwell, 1975-2001 (Harp)
- J. Robert Moore, 1975-2005 (Oboe, Saxophone, Woodwind Tech) Emeritus 2003
- Morrette Rider, 1975-1986 (Dean) Emeritus 1986 (Deceased: January 12, 2008)
- Paul H. Westlund, 1975-1981 (Choral Conducting, University Singers, Music Education)
- Walter Wilson, 1975-1977 (Music Education)
1974-1975 (School of Music)
New faculty are as follows:
- Charles Dowd, 1974- (Percussion, Jazz studies)
- Richard Koehler, 1974-1976 (Asst. to Dean)
- Randall S. Moore, 1974-2004 (Music Education, Director Oregon Children's Choir) Emeritus 2003
1973-1974 (School of Music)
Special Events:
- recital hall named Beall Concert Hall in honor of Robert Vinton Beall whose bequest funded contruction of the organ
New faculty are as follows:
- G. Roy Mann, 1973-1977 (Violin)
- John R. McEldowney, 1973-1974 (Oboe)
- Vondis Miller, 1973-1974 (Music Education) deceased 2003
- Marlene J. Soriano Thal, 1973-1992 (Piano) deceased 1992
1972-1973 (School of Music)
Special Events:
- Nationally renowned Jürgen Ahrend organ construction completed
New faculty are as follows:
- David L. Sannerud, 1972-1973 (Music Education)
1971-1972 (School of Music)
New faculty are as follows:
- Ronald K. Falter, 1971-1972 (Percussion)
1970-1971 (School of Music)
New faculty are as follows:
- G. Burnette Dillon, 1970-1975 (Trumpet, Marching Band)
- Edward W. Kammerer, 1970-1993 (Horn, Brass Choir, Jazz) deceased 1993
1969-1970 (School of Music)
Special Events:
- Oregon Bach Festival founded
- Chamber Music Series founded
New faculty are as follows:
- Robert C. Davies, 1969-1970 (Music Education)
- Rebecca Sue Chapman Rakish, (1969-1972) (typing clerk)
- Richard W. Knuth, 1969-1970 (French Horn)
- Jesse N. Kregal, 1969-1970 (Percussion)
1968-1969 (School of Music)
New faculty are as follows:
- Billie Raye Erlings, 1968-1970 (Piano Pedagogy)
- Victor Steinhardt, 1968-2007 (Piano, Theory, Chamber Music) Emeritus 2003
1967-1968 (School of Music)
New faculty are as follows:
- Leslie T. Breidenthal, 1967-1991 (Voice, Opera, Lyric Diction) Emeritus 1991
- Yoriko T. Chodos, 1967-1968 (Piano)
- David Gustafson, 1967-1989 (Piano tech, Piano repair)
- John C. McManus, 1967-1983 (Clarinet, Music Education) Emeritus 1983
- Marian Aird, ?-1981 (Dean's Secretary, Graduate Secretary) retired 1981, deceased 2003
1966-1967 (School of Music)
- Chamber Music Series formed by Ed Cykler
New faculty are as follows:
- Floyd T. Ellefson, 1966-1970 (Music Education)
- Marcia Farmer, 1966-1967 (Organ)
- Gary M. Martin, 1966-2003 (Music Education, Music History, Assoc. Dean, Acting Dean) Emeritus 2000
- Harold J. Owen, 1966-2000 (Composition, Theory, Musicianship, Director University Consort& Collegium Musicum) Emeritus 1997
- Monte E. Tubb, 1966-1991 (Composition, Theory, Musicianship) Emeritus 1991
1965-1966 (School of Music)
New faculty/staff are as follows:
- Charles W. Farmer, 1965-1971 (Piano)
- John Gibbens, 1965-1970 (Administrative Officer)
- Robert I. Hurwitz, 1965-2006 (Theory, Music History, Assoc. Dean) Emeritus 2003
- Gene R. Lewis, 1965-1969 (Marching Band, Trumpet)
- James A. Miller, 1965-1999 (Voice, Chamber Choir) Emeritus 1995
- Virginia J. Whitfield, 1965-1978 (Music Education)
1964-1965 (School of Music)
New faculty are as follows:
- Peter E. Bergquist, 1964-1995, 1998-1999 (Bassoon, Music History, Theory) Emeritus 1995
- H. Royce Saltzman, 1964-1994, 1997-2007 (Choral, Church Music, Assoc. Dean, Bach Festival Director, P/T endowment) Emeritus 1994
- David L. Shrader, 1964-1968 (Percussion)
1963-1964 (School of Music)
New faculty are as follows:
- Gabriel Chodos, 1963-1968 (Piano)
- Walter C. Martin, Jr., 1963-1965 (Voice)
- Paul B. Moore, 1963-1964 (Music Education)
- William J. Rost, 1963-1965 (Instrumental Music)
- Richard Trombley, 1963-2006 (Flute, Music History) Emeritus 2003
- Robert M. Trotter, 1963-1975 (Dean, Music in World Culture) deceased 1994 (Three tulip poplars planted November 6, 1995 in memory of him and his wife at the SW corner of the School of Music near classrooms 105 and 111.)
1962-1963 (School of Music)
New faculty are as follows:
- Paul H. Earls, 1962-1965 (Theory)
- Dorothy M. Wilson, 1962-1964 (Music Education)
1961-1962 (School of Music)
Special Events:
- front steps added to exterior of recital hall
New faculty are as follows:
- Everett S. Anderson, 1961-1963 (Voice, Opera)
- J. Robert Hladky, 1961-1993 (Cello, Double Bass, Music History, Grad Chmn.) Emeritus 1993
- Allan J. Nyegaard, 1961-1963 (Brass Instruments) Emeritus 1963
- Neil E. Wilson, 1961-1981 (Voice)
1960-1961 (School of Music)
New faculty are as follows:
- Harold O. Chaney, 1960-1961 (Organ)
- Thomas B. Lewis, 1960-1961 (Choral Music)
- Wayne R. Mercer, 1960-1964 (Percussion)
- Vondis Miller, 1960-1961; (Brass Instruments& Stage Tech Supervisor)
1959-1960 (School of Music)
New faculty are as follows:
- John Hamilton, 1959-1985 (Organ, Harpsichord, Theory)
1958-1959 (School of Music)
New faculty are as follows:
- Homer T. Keller, 1958-1976 (Theory& Composition)
- Lawrence C. Maves, 1958-2000 (Violin, Orchestra, Theory, Orchestration) Emeritus 1998, deceased 2003
- Edward H. Zambara, 1958-1960 (Voice)
1957-1958 (School of Music)
Special events:
- University Brass Choir founded by Ira Lee.
New faculty are as follows:
- Jerome M. Jelinek, 1957-1961 (Cello)
- Normand Lockwood, 1957-1958 (Theory& Composition)
- Gerald L. Smith, 1957-1958 (Voice)
1956-1957 (School of Music)
New faculty are as follows:
- George Frederick McKay, 1956-1957 (Theory& Composition)
- John M. Gustafson, 1956-1967 (Music Education)
1955-1956 (School of Music)
New faculty are as follows:
- Lewis T. Elvigion, 1955-1958 (Inst. Music)
1954-1955 (School of Music)
New faculty are as follows:
- Robert G. Cunningham, 1954-1973 (Oboe, Saxophone, Music Education)
- Max D. Risinger, 1954-1975 (Choral Conducting, Music Education) deceased 1975
1953-1954 (School of Music)
New faculty are as follows:
- Delbert Chinburg, 1953-1954 (Clarinet)
- Elwin L. Myrick, 1953-1960 (Organ)
1952-1953 (School of Music)
New faculty are as follows:
- Clyde H. Keutzer, 1952-1954 (Voice)
1951-1952 (School of Music)
New faculty are as follows:
- Marjorie Albertson, 1951-1953 (Music Education)
- Exine (Anderson) Bailey, 1951-1986 (Voice) Emeritus 1986
- Charles L. Steele, 1951-1958 (Percussion)
- John Strube, 1951-1959 (Flute)
1950-1951 (School of Music)
Special Events:
- south wing addition completed with administrative offices, studios, classrooms and choral room
New faculty are as follows:
- Shirley Dawley, 1950-1951 (Clarinet)
- Ira D. Lee, 1950-1980 (Marching Band, Trombone, Brass Choir)
- Robert E. Nye, 1950-1976 (Music Education) deceased 2/23/2007
- William C. Woods, 1950-1983 (Piano, Music History) Emeritus 1983
- Robert S. Vagner, 1950-1978 (Band, Clarinet) deceased 1989
1949-1950 (School of Music)
New faculty are as follows:
- Robert B. Glasgow, 1949-1950 (Trumpet)
1948-1949 (School of Music)
New faculty are as follows:
- Charles W. Peters, 1948-1950 (Trombone)
- Florence Vanderwicken, 1948-1951 (Voice)
1947-1948 (School of Music)
Special Events:
- High School Summer Band Camp founded
New faculty are as follows:
- Edmund A. Cykler, 1947-1972 (Musicology, Music Education) deceased 1988
- Herman Gelhausen, 1947-1957 (Voice)
- Robert W. Hord, 1947-1952 (Piano)
- Wade Parks, 1947-1950 (Piano)
- Denton D. Rossell, 1947-1948 (Voice)
1946-1947 (School of Music)
New faculty are as follows:
- Francis W. Bittner, 1946-1976 (Piano)
- Milton Dieterich, 1946-1964
- Byron L. Miller, 1946-1948 (Trumpet)
- Byron L. Riley, 1946-1949 (Saxophone)
- Vinton H. Snyder, 1946-1948(Trombone, Baritone)
1945-1946 (School of Music)
New faculty are as follows:
- Julie M. Balshizer, (Warner) 1945-1950 (Clarinet)
- Saga Boughton, 1945-1946 (Piano)
- George Boughton, 1945-1972 (Violin, Orchestra)
- Ralph Briggs, 1945-1946 (Piano)
- Winifred Colton, 1945-1946 (Cello, Piano)
- Adolph Siegrist, 1945-1947 (Flute)
1944-1945 (School of Music)
New faculty are as follows:
- Donald W. Allton, 1944-1953 (Organ, Theory, Choral Conducting)
- Stacy L. Green, 1944-1962 (Piano)
- Naomi Kellis, 1944-1962 (Voice)
1943-1944 (School of Music)
New faculty are as follows:
- Douglas Orme, 1943-1944 (Music Education)
1942-1943 (School of Music)
New faculty are as follows:
- Charles R. Bubb Jr., 1942-1945 (Wind Instruments)
1941-1942 (School of Music)
New faculty are as follows:
- Arnold Elston, 1941-1956 (Composition)
- Ferdinand Sorenson, 1941-1944 (Brass)
1940-1941 (School of Music)
New faculty are as follows:
- Maude Garnett, 1940-1953 (Public School Music)
- Sigurd Nilssen, 1940-1946 (Voice)
- Margaret Sweeney, 1940-1941 (Violin)
1939-1940 (School of Music)
New faculty and Dean are as follows:
- Theodore Kratt, 1939-1962, Dean of School of Music (see Deans of School of Music for credentials) deceased 1962
- Vinton Snyder, 1939, 1940 (Trombone).
1938-1939 (School of Music)
Added to the part-time staff:
- Margaret Allen, 1938-1940 (Oboe, Bassoon).
- Dorothy Louise Johnson, 1938-1940 (Violin).
- Mayo Sorenson, 1938-1940 (Flute, Saxophone).
- Alvin Templer, 1938-1939 (Trombone, Euphonium).
1937-1938 (School of Music)
Substituting for John Stein who was on sabbatical:
- Doug Orme, 1937-1938 (Band) University of Oregon B.S. (1932). Comuncia University M.A. (1940). Orme was Director of the Eugene High School Band and Orchestra at that time.
1936-1937 (School of Music)
New member of the faculty:
- Hal Young, 1936-1942 (Voice).
1935-1936 (School of Music)
New to the faculty:
- Louisa Youngs, 1935-1937 (Music). Michigan B.A. (1924), M.S. (1940).
1934-1935 (School of Music)
New teachers:
- Howard Halbert, 1934-1936 (Violin).
- Loren Luper, 1934-1938 (Trombone, Euphonium). Member of the National Trombone Hall of Fame; former performer with Arthur Pryer Band, Patrick Conway Band, Columbia Symphony and New York Philharmonic; 1933 to 1945, Director of the Albany High School Band.
- Blanche W. Riley Roberts, 1934-1940 (Piano Pedagogy). American Conservatory of Music, Chicago (Diploma 1932).
1933-1934 (School of Music)
Paul Petri, 1933-1939, joined the UO staff as a part-time teacher of Voice. Petri was Chairman of the Music Department and Choir Director at Oregon State College from 1924 to 1947.
1931-1932 (School of Music)
New faculty joining the School of Music staff:
- Doris H. Patterson, who later became Doris Calkins (Harp), 1931-1974 University of Oregon (B.M.).

The Catalog listed the following faculty and the fee charged for lessons. The faculty received 90% of the fee with the University retaining 10%. Faculty received no other salary.

 
Lessons
 
1 per wk
2 per wk
Piano
Hopkins, George
$35
$60
Thacher, Jane
$35
$60
Underwood, Aurora
$35
$60
Artau, Louis
$25
$45
Voice
Boardman, Arthur
$35
$60
McGrew, Rose
$35
$60
Bryson, Roy
$25
$45
Violin
Underwood, Rex
$35
$60
Harp
Calkins, Doris
$18
$36
Organ
Evans, John Stark
$35
$60
Band Instruments
Stehn, John
$22.50
$40
Cello
Ware, Lora
$30
$55
   
 
Per lesson
Class Lessons
$18
Accompanying
Underwood, Aurora
$9
Pedagogy
Bryson, Roy (voice)
$9
Thacher, Jane
$9
Modern Tendencies
Thacher, Jane
$9

The 1931-1932 Catalog included courses and faculty for the entire State System of Higher Education. The Dean of the School of Music was given authority over all music departments in the state system. The following information was given for Oregon State College at Corvallis:

The courses in music at Corvallis are service courses for students in the various major curricula of the college. No degrees or diplomas are conferred in music. Music is recognized at the college as fundamental value in the development of personality, enriching the life of every man or woman who learns to appreciate it. The faculty in music has been selected with great care, numbering among its members musicians of the highest rank.
- O.S.C. Musical Organizations: R.O.T.C. Band, Orchestra, Glee Club, Madrigal Club, Mandolin Club
- Courses: Applied Music, Theory
- O.S.C. Faculty: Lillian Petri (Piano), Paul Petri, director of Music Department (Singing), Byron Arnold, B.M. (also Music History, Theory) (Piano & Organ), Albert Creitz, B.M., orchestra director (Strings), Florence Bowden, B.A., (Strings: Cello, Violin, Mandolin, Guitar), Captain Harry L. Beard (Band and Wind Instruments)

1930-1931 (School of Music)
The executive secretary of the School of Music, Gladys Hay, began her association with the school in 1930 and continued in that position until 1948.
William Pingry Boynton (Ph.D.) Professor of Physics and John H. Mueller (Ph.D.) Professor of Sociology were both listed with their respective departments as well as with the faculty of the School of Music from 1930 until 1933. Boynton taught a course in the physics of sound called Acoustics of Sound. Mueller taught a course called The Social Aspects of Art and Aesthetics.

The School of Music now consisted of eight departments: Piano, Voice, Organ, Violin/String Instruments, Wind Instruments, Public School Music, Structure of Music, and History of Music.

Four music degrees were offered by the University: B.A., B.S., B.M. and B.M.E. The B.A. and B.S. were taken in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. The B.M. degree was taken in the School of Music. The B.M.E. was taken in the Schools of Music and Education.
Scholarships were listed as follows:
Through the generosity of the faculty; Mu Phi Epsilon Scholarship; The Phi Beta Scholarship; The Juilliard Foundation Scholarship
1929-1930 (School of Music)
Special Events:
- National Association of Schools of Music member

New faculty members:
- Arthur Boardman, 1929, 1932 (Voice, Choral). Head of Voice Department, Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa 1925-1926. Pupil of Vittorio Trevisan (Chicago), Guiseppe Pais and Franco Capuana (Milano), operatic acting with Emilio Picozzi (Milano). Leading tenor, Teatro Comunale (Moden, Italy) 1927-1928 and Teatro Regio (Torina, Italy) 1928-1929.
- John Stehn, 1929-1950 (Wind Instruments, Band). Grinnell College (B.A.) 1925, University of Iowa (M.S.) 1927. Faculty, University of Oklahoma 1927-1929.
- John R. Mez, 1929-1930 (Cello). Leipsic (D.H.H.L.) 1906 and Heidelberg University (M.A. and Ph.D.) 1910. Mez was an Associate Professor of Economics and Political Science and an author and lecturer in world politics and international affairs. In addition to his regular teaching duties at the University, he gave cello lessons for the School of Music for one year.

A 2-credit course offered Fall term through the Extension Division was called How to Understand and Enjoy Good Music. The faculty listed were John Landsbury, George Hopkins, Arthur Boardman, John Stark Evans, Rex Underwood, Anna Beck, Rose McGrew, and Janet Thacher. The catalog description: "A series of lectures by members of the School of Music faculty intended to bring out the interesting facts about musical instruments, and the structure, history and general meaning of music. This will be done in a non-technical way, and the whole course will aim to present such material as will enable the average person to know what to look for, how to judge, and therefore, to increase his ability to understand and enjoy good music."
1928-1929 (School of Music)
Joining the faculty:
- Roy Giffin Bryson, 1928-1937 (Voice, Choral). He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Oregon in 1925. He was a pupil of Percy Rector Stephens and Horace Hunt.
1927-1928 (School of Music)
Cost of attending the University of Oregon School of Music: Tuition per term: $0 residents, $50 (non-residents); Undergraduate registration fee $19.75; Graduate registration fee $9.50; One less a week $20-$35 range per term; Two lessons a week $35-$60 range per term.
1926-1927 (School of Music)
New to the faculty:
- Walter L. Ferris, 1926-1929 (Wind Instruments, Band). Pupil of A. F. Weldon, James Llewellyn and Herman Bellstedt. Orchestra soloist. Bandmaster, Spanish American War.
Miriam Little, 1926-1929 (Cello, Piano) Nebraska (B.M.) 1918, (B.F.A.) 1923, American Conservatory of Music 1915-1916, 1918, 1921, 1923-1924, Bush Conservatory of Music 1923, 1924. Pupil of Hans Hess (Cello), Adolph Weidig, and Richard Czerwonky (Violin). Member of Czerwonky's Symphony Orchestra. Faculty, Nebraska School of Music 1915-1922 and Florida State College for Women 1924-1925.
- Frances Pierce, 1926-1930 (Organ).
- Nina Warnock, 1926-1927 & 1930-1932 (Violin).
"A number of scholarships are offered through the generosity of the faculty of the School of Music and one from the Mu Phi Epsilon Music Sorority.." (Catalog)
1925-1926 (School of Music)
New to the faculty:
- Eugene Carr, 1925-1928 (Voice) He received his B.A. degree from Westminster in 1925.
Prudence E. Clark (Voice) Cornell University 1903-1904 and Boston University 1907-1908, Chicago Musical College 1921-1923.
1924-1925 (School of Music)
Joining the staff:
- Louis Artau, 1924-1928 (Piano, Structure of Music, History of Music). He was a former pupil of David Sammuels, Harold Randolph, Alfred Butler, and Leopold Godowsky. Artau studied at John Hopkins University (1917-1918), Lehigh University (1918-1919), Peabody Conservatory (1917, 1919-1920), Bethlehem Conservatory (1918), and the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music and Art (1920-1922). He earned his B.A. (1939) and M.A. (1945) from the University of Oregon.
- Wellington Sloane, 1924-1925 (Piano). Yale School of Music (B.M.) 1922. Pupil of Horatio Parker, David Stanley Smith, H. S. Knight, and Bruce Simmonds. Sloane was a 1920 Kellogg prize winner in Strict Composition. Soloist with New Haven Symphony, 1922. Scholarship under Ernest Bloch, Cleveland Institute (1922).
- Lora Teshner, who later became Lora Ware, 1924-1926 & 1929-1942 (Cello).
1923-1924 (School of Music)
One new faculty member was listed:
- Theodore Price Walstrum, 1923-1924 (Piano). A pupil of Jacob Van Wagner from 1909 to 1914.
George Hopkins was on leave for two years to study piano with Ernest Hutchinson and composition with Rubin Goldmark at Juilliard in New York City.
1922-1923 (School of Music)
The Portland Extension Division of the School of Music had now decreased to 2 faculty members — William Boyer, the Supervisor of Music in the Portland Schools, who taught Public School Music, and a Mr. Goodrich.
John Stark Evans, Professor of Piano and Organ, became Associate Dean of the School of Music.

Aurora Potter Underwood (Piano) Returned to her position at the University of Oregon after receiving a new name and a new degree (Univ. of Oregon, B.M., 1921) and a year of studies in New York with Ethel Newcombe and Edwin Hughes.

1921-1922 (School of Music)
John Landsbury, Dean of the School of Music, was listed as teaching: Literature of the Piano, Formal Analysis, Harmonic Analysis, Musical Interpretation, Strict Counterpoint, Double Counterpoint and Free Composition.
Professor Anna L. Beck taught: Public School Music, The Elements of Musical Science, Scientific Music Reading, Choral Training, History and Appreciation of Music.

Professor John Stark Evans taught: Musical Interpretation of Motion Pictures, Thorough Bass, Keyboard Harmony, Ear Training and Organ.