Emeriti

Honor an emeritus faculty member with your tax-deductible gift. Names, dates and areas of service are listed alphabetically below.

Dr. Charles Bath, 1966–2009, piano; chair, keyboard department (deceased)

Earl Beach, 1958–1974, dean (deceased)

Dr. Ruth Boxberger, 1967–1987, music therapy (deceased)

George Broussard, 1972–2012, trombone (deceased)

Dr. Mary Burroughs, 1987–2019, horn

Dr. Kerry Carlin, 1983–2017, piano pedagogy

Dr. Herbert Carter, 1956–1991, chair, instrumental department; clarinet/saxophone (deceased)

Dr. Robert Scott Carter, 1992–2020, chair, instrumental department; director of bands

Beatrice Chauncey, 1959–1991, flute (deceased)

Antonia Dalapas, 1971–1992, voice (deceased)

Carroll Dashiell, 1989–2023, jazz studies

Dr. Joseph Distefano, 1968–2001, chair, basic studies department; clarinet/saxophone

Dr. Henry Doskey, 1976–2010, piano (deceased)

Elizabeth Drake, 1946–1977, piano (deceased)

Dr. Edmund Durham, 1950–1977, theory; clarinet (deceased)

Dr. Rhonda Fleming, 1978–1999, choral activities; music education

Dr. Elliot Frank, 1992–2024, guitar

Dr. Michelle Hairston, 1987–2019, chair music education/music therapy; music therapy

Robert Hause, 1967–2005, assistant/associate dean, ECU Symphony conductor (deceased)

Dr. Otto Henry, 1968–1997, music history, composition, electronic music (deceased)

Dr. Linda High, 1989–2014, music education

Dr. Clyde Hiss, 1965–1995, voice, opera (deceased)

Dr. Thomas Huener, 1989–2024, music theory, trumpet, early music

Dr. Gregory Hurley, 2001–2019, music education

Dr. E. Robert Irwin, 1966–1989, organ (deceased)

Dr. Edward Jacobs, 1998–2024, interim chair of theory, composition, musicology; composition

Harold Jones, 1962–1996, chair, instrumental department; percussion

Mr. John Kramar, 1998–2024, chair, vocal studies department; baritone

Dr. George Knight, 1962–1998, chair, music education; assistant dean; clarinet, marching band

Virginia Linn, 1965–1995, voice (deceased)

Dr. Richard Lucht, 1967–2002, group piano

Dr. Kevin Moll, 1998–2023, department of theory, composition, musicology

Dr. Charles Moore, 1968–1992, chair, voice department (deceased)

Dr. Douglas Moore-Monroe, 2012–2024, clarinet

Dr. Catherine Murphy, 1963–1977, voice and choral education (deceased)

Dr. Jocelyn Nelson, 2003–2024, musicology

James Parnell, 1966–1987, horn (deceased)

Dr. Everett Pittman, 1968–1992, dean, theory (deceased)

Dr. Rodney Schmidt, 1967–2006, interim director, associate director, assistant dean, violin/viola

Dr. Charles F. Schwartz, 1981–2000, dean, music education

James Searl, 1965–1998, theory, trumpet

Barry Shank, 1961–1995, theory, trumpet (deceased)

Ruth Shaw, 1966–1992, music education (deceased)

Dr. Ralph Shumaker, 1975–1998, music education, trombone, president of NCMEA

Dr. Charles Stevens, 1960–1990, dean; piano (deceased)

Dr. Mark Taggart, 1985–2025, music composition

Dr. Paul Tardiff, 1970–2006, piano

Eleanor Toll, 1942–1978, piano (deceased)

Dr. Paul Topper, 1963–2001, violin/viola (deceased)

Jonathon Wacker, 1999–2022, percussion

Lori Wacker, 2004–2022, theory

Dr. Cynthia Wagoner, 2011–2024, chair, music education/therapy; music education

Dr. Brett Watson, 1967–1998, choral activities (deceased)

Gladys White, 1948–1991, voice (deceased)