Faculty & Staff
Gale Odom
email • 318-869-5235
Dean of the School of Music; Professor of Music
Voice, Vocal Pedagogy, Music History and Literature, Music Theatre Workshop
B.M., North Texas State University, 1975. M.M., Indiana University, 1978. D.M.A., University of North Texas, 1991.
Horace English
email • 318-869-5174
Professor of Music
Voice, Language Diction
B.M., Shorter College, 1962. M.C.M., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 1964. D.M., Florida State University, 1969.
Todd Gabriel
email • 318-869-5403
Associate Professor of Music
Hurley Orchestra, Composition, Music Theory, Music History
B.M., The Juilliard School, 1980. M.M., Louisiana State University, 1984. D.M.A., University of Arizona, 2003.
Gay Grosz
email • 318-869-5072
Collaborative Artist in Residence; Lecturer in Music
Accompanying, Music Theory, Piano Literature and Pedagogy
B.M., Centenary College of Louisiana, 1990. M.Mus., Louisiana State University, 2000. D.M.A., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 2009.
David Hobson
email • 318-869-5200
A.C. "Cheesy" Voran Choir Director; Lecturer in Music
Centenary College Choir, Sacred Music, Music History
B.M., Centenary College of LA, 1998. M.S.M., Emory University, 2003. D.M.A., Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge, 2010.
Tom Hundemer
email • 318-869-5247
Director of Music Library; Lecturer in Music
Music Technology
B.M., University of Southern Mississippi, 1976. M.A., University of Iowa, 1979.
Ross Smith
email • 318-869-5071
Associate Professor of Music
Piano, Class Piano, Music History and Literature
B.M., Brigham Young University, 1992. M.M., University of Michigan, 1994. D.M.A., University of Michigan, 1997.
Cory Wikan
email • 318-869-5175
Visiting Instructor of Music
Camerata, Conducting, Intro to Music Education
B.A., Luther College, 1999. M.M., Northwestern, 2002; D.M.A. (ABD), Boston University, expected 2013.
Candy Maynard
email • 318-869-5235
Music Secretary
B.M., University of Louisiana at Monroe, 1981.
Performance Faculty
Janice Aiken
email • 318-869-5235
Lecturer in Music, Voice
B.M., Conservatory of Music Cincinnati, 1978. M.Mus., Conservatory of Cincinnati, 2003.
Christopher Allen
318-869-5235
Lecturer in Music, String Bass
B.M., Webster University, 1984.
Leon Brown
email • 318-869-5235
Lecturer in Music, Guitar
A.B., Stanford University, 1979. M.A., San Jose State at California, 1992.
Laura Crawford
email • 318-869-5639
Lecturer in Music, Violin, Director of the Centenary Suzuki School
B.M., University of Texas, 1975. M.M., University of Texas, 1976.
Cathy DeRousse
email • 318-841-7239
Adjunct in Music, Piano
B.M., Oklahoma Baptist University, 1975. M.M., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1979.
Adrienne Gabriel
318-869-5235
Adjunct in Music, Viola
B.M., New England Conservatory, 1979.
Terry Hopkins
email • 318-869-5235
Part-time Lecturer in Music
B.M.E., Northwestern State University, 1977. M.M. Northwestern State University 1989.
Sally Horak
email • 318-869-5235
Lecturer in Music, Flute
B.M., Cleveland Institute of Music, 1971.
Robert Maynard
email • 318-869-5235
Adjunct in Music, Saxophone
B.M., Northeast Louisiana University, 1980.
Thomas Phillips
email • 318-869-5235
Adjunct in Music, Clarinet
B.M., University of Missouri, 1972. M.A., University of Iowa, 1975. M.F.A., University of Iowa, 1983.
Joy Ratcliff
email • 318-869-5235
Lecturer in Music, Director of the Piano Preparatory Program
B.M., Centenary College, 1977. M.A., San Jose State University, 1981.
Michael Scarlato
email • 318-869-5235
Adjunct in Music, Trumpet
B.M., Centenary College, 1977. M.M., University of Miami, 1982.
Chandler Teague
email • 318-869-5235
Lecturer in Music, Percussion, Percussion Ensemble
B.M., Centenary College, 1974.
Kristina Vaska-Haas
email • 318-869-5235
Adjunct in Music, Cello
B.M., SUNY Potsdam, 1982. M.M., Northern Illinois University, 1984.
Holly Watson
email • 318-869-5235
Adjunct in Music, Organ
B.M., Birmingham-Southern College, 1983. M.M., Eastman School of Music, 1984. D.M.A., Eastman School of Music, 1987.
Theresa Zale Bridges
email • 318-869-5235
Lecturer in Music, Oboe
B.M., Northwestern University, 1985. M.M., Eastman School of Music, 1988.