Faculty & Staff

Gale Odom • 318-869-5235
Dean of the School of Music; Professor of Music
B.M., North Texas State University, 1975. M.M., Indiana University, 1978. D.M.A., University of North Texas, 1991.

Janice Aiken • 318-869-5235
Lecturer in Music
B.M., Conservatory of Music Cincinnati, 1978. M.Mus., Conservatory of Cincinnati, 2003.

Christopher Allen 
Lecturer in Music
B.M., Webster University, 1984.

Tracy Bedgood • 318-869-5248
Lecturer in Music
B.M., Louisiana Tech University, 2002. M.M., University of Kansas, 2004.

Leon Brown
Lecturer in Music
A.B., Stanford University, 1979. M.A., San Jose State at California, 1992.

Cathy DeRousse • 318-841-7239
Adjunct in Music
B.M., Oklahoma Baptist University, 1975. M.M., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1979.

Horace English • 318-869-5174
Professor of Music
B.M., Shorter College, 1962. M.C.M., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 1964. D.M., Florida State University, 1969.

Todd Gabriel • 318-869-5403
Associate Professor of Music
B.M., The Juilliard School, 1980. M.M., Louisiana State University, 1984. D.M.A., University of Arizona, 2003.

Gay Grosz • 318-869-5072
Collaborative Artist in Residence; Instructor of Music
B.M., Centenary College of Louisiana, 1990. M.Mus., Louisiana State University, 2000. D.M.A., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 2009.

John Harper
Lecturer in Music
B.M., Centenary College of Louisiana. M.F.A., Virginia Tech. M.M., Florida State.

David Hobson • 318-869-5200
A.C. "Cheesy" Voran Choir Director; Lecturer in Music
B.M., Centenary College of LA, 1998. M.S.M., Emory University, 2003.

Samara Humbert • 318-869-5728
Administrator for Suzuki School
D.M.A., University of Oregon, 2007. M.M., University of Oregon, 2004. B.M., Arizona State University, 2001.

Tom Hundemer • 318-869-5247
Lecturer in Music; Director of Music Library
B.M., University of Southern Mississippi, 1976. M.A., University of Iowa, 1979.

Candy Maynard • 318-869-5235
Music Secretary
B.M., University of Louisiana at Monroe, 1981.

Adrienne Moffett-Smith 
Adjunct in Music
B.M., New England Conservatory, 1979.

Thomas Phillips
Adjunct in Music
B.M., University of Missouri, 1972. M.A., University of Iowa, 1975. M.F.A., University of Iowa, 1983.

Joy Ratcliff
Lecturer in Music
B.M., Centenary College, 1977. M.A., San Jose State University, 1981.

Dan Santelices
Lecturer in Music

Ross Smith • 318-869-5071
Associate Professor Of Music
B.M., Brigham Young University, 1992. M.M., University of Michigan, 1994. D.M.A., University of Michigan, 1997.

Thomas Stone • 318-869-5238
Professor of Music
B.M., Lawrence University, 1979. M.M.E., DePaul University, 1983. D.M.A., University of Cincinatti College--Conservatory of Music, 1996.

Chandler Teague
Lecturer in Music
B.M., Centenary College, 1974.

Julia Thorn • 318-869-5175
Professor of Music
B.M., Loyola University, 1980. M.M., Loyola University, 1981. D.M.A., University of Alabama, 1997.

Kristina Vaska-Haas
Adjunct in Music
B.M., SUNY Postdam, 1982. M.M., Northern Illinois University, 1984.