Staff Directory
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Dean's Office
| Shawn Myrda Mahorney, assistant to the dean |
Room: 105 Music Building
Email: myrdasha@msu.edu
Phone: (517) 355-4583
Fax: (517) 432-7081 |
| Provides secretarial support to James Forger, dean of the College of Music; manages travel and master class proposal process; manages reappointment/promotion/tenure process; coordinates teaching observations; distributes and collects Faculty Information Forms and Professional Accomplishments forms for further reporting; accumulates the data for the Indicators of Quality report to the College. |
Associate Deans' Offices
| Curtis Olson, associate dean for undergraduate studies and scholarships |
Room: 155 Music Building
Email: olsonc@msu.edu
Phone: (517) 355-4585
Fax: (517) 432-2880 |
| Undergraduate advising; certifies all College of Music undergraduate degrees for graduation; coordinates College of Music scholarships; schedules courses; assigns spaces in/manages Music buildings; supervises maintenance of student records; mediator between undergraduate students and faculty as needed; College of Music liaison with Honors College; administers summer school for the College of Music; answers curricular questions from prospective students; guides curricular changes. |
| Bonnie Stewart, assistant to the associate dean for undergraduate studies and scholarships |
Room: 153 Music Building
Email: stewar27@msu.edu
Phone: (517) 355-4585
Fax: (517) 432-7081 |
| Monitors and inputs overrides for undergraduate students; administers grade reporting; completes paperwork for College of Music scholarships and undergraduate assistants; inputs CLIFMS data; maintains calendar for Curtis Olson, associate director of undergraduate studies; manages the distribution and collection of SIRS and SOCT forms for the College of Music. |
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| David Rayl, associate dean for graduate studies and research, director of choral programs |
Room: 211 Music Practice Building
Email: musgrad@msu.edu
Phone: (517) 353-9122
Fax: (517) 432-2880
For graduate-related questions, issues and information, please send an e-mail to the address listed above. |
| Graduate advising; certifies all College of Music graduate degrees for graduation; mediator between graduate students and faculty as needed; answers curricular questions from prospective students. |
| Anne Simon, assistant to the associate dean for graduate studies and research |
Room: 207 Music Practice Building
Email: musgrad@msu.edu
Phone: (517) 353-9122
Fax: (517) 432-2880
For graduate-related questions, issues and information, please send an e-mail to the address listed above. |
| Maintains calendar and provides secretarial support for David Rayl, associate director for graduate studies; processes paperwork to enroll graduate students and hire graduate assistants; monitors graduate assistant budget; monitors and enters overrides for graduate students. |
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| Rhonda Buckley, associate dean for outreach and engagement |
Room: 101 Music Practice Building
Email: rbuckley@msu.edu
Phone: (517) 432-7371
Fax: (517) 432-1053 |
| Provides College of Music and MSU Community Music School (CMS) leadership to further develop instructional services and programs on-site and in other communities; leads development efforts to provide funding to expand services and access to CMS; provides leadership for students and faculty including the scholarship of outreach; develops collaborations with partners on and off campus. |
Admissions Office
| John Martin, director of admissions and student services |
Room: 251 Music Building
Email: martinjo@msu.edu
Phone: (517) 355-2140
Fax:
(517) 432-8209
Website: http://www.music.msu.edu/admissions/ |
| Admissions, student services: information on jobs, workshops, and
master classes; named scholarships; some advising. |
| Viki Gietzel, assistant director of admissions and student services |
Room: 253 Music Building
Email: gietzel@msu.edu
Phone: (517) 353-1288
Fax: (517) 432-8209 |
| Admissions; student services; named scholarships. |
Band Office
| Sharon Tyree, secretary |
Room: 116 Music Building
Email: tyree@msu.edu
Phone:
(517) 355-7654
Fax: (517) 432-0726 |
| Maintains calendars for Kevin Sedatole, director of bands, and John Madden, director of the Spartan Marching
Band and associate director of bands; coordinates band student
staff; supervises College instrument inventory; reconciles and tracks
band accounts; assists with the coordination of band travel; assists
with the coordination of MSU band camps. |
Budget Office
| Sarah Blanck, budget and personnel director |
Room: 149 Music Building
Email: blancks@msu.edu
Phone: (517) 355-1811
Fax: (517) 432-2880 |
| Budget; academic and support staff personnel administration; office
supervision. |
| Charlene Wagner, budget assistant |
Room: 102 Music Building
Email: reha@msu.edu
Phone: (517) 353-5340
Fax: (517) 432-2880 |
| Supervises box office, processes vouchers (direct payment, reimbursement and travel); makes deposits. |
Communications Office
| Kathleen Adams, communications director |
Room: 115 Music Building
Email: adamsk10@msu.edu
Phone: (517) 353-9958
Fax: (517) 432-6269 |
| Publicity/media relations; advertising; Web site management and maintenance; creates and distributes publicity materials: posters, flyers, brochures, invitations, Music Notes magazine, etc. |
Community Music School Office
| Rhonda Buckley, executive director, Community Music School |
Room: 101
Community Music School
Email: rbuckley@msu.edu
Phone: (517) 355-7661 x17
Fax: (517) 355-3292
Website: www.cms.msu.edu/ |
| Patricia Kroth, associate director |
Email: krothp@msu.edu
Phone: (517) 355-7661 x12 |
| Amanda Darche, grant writer/communication coordinator |
Email: adarche@msu.edu
Phone: (517) 355-7661 x16 |
| Jaime DeMott, registrar and camp coordinator |
Email: jdemott@msu.edu
Phone: (517) 355-7661 x11 |
| Beverly Wallace, administrative assistant |
Email: wallaceb@msu.edu
Phone: (517) 355-7661 x13 |
Computer Support Office
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Development and Alumni Relations Office
| Rebecca D. Surian, development director |
Room: 103 Music Building
Email: surian@msu.edu
Phone: (517) 353-9872
Fax: (517) 432-7081
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Endowment fundraising in support of graduate and undergraduate students, faculty, performance and outreach needs; annual support for the director performance areas; fundraising for new music building; alumni activities and fundraising events.
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| Patti Pakkala, assistant to development director |
Room: 105 Music Building
Email: pakkalap@msu.edu
Phone: (517) 353-9872
Fax: (517) 432-7081 |
| Provides secretarial support to College of Music director of development. |
| D. Bryan Jao, alumni relations and special events coordinator |
Room: 150 Wharton Center
Email: jao@msu.edu
Phone: (517) 353-1982 x102
Fax: (517) 353-5329 |
Fine Arts - Music Library
| Mary Black Junttonen, music librarian |
Email: blackma@msu.edu
Phone: (517) 432-6123, ext.282
The Fine Arts-Music Library is located on the fourth floor, west wing, Main Library. Phone: 517-353-4593. Mailing address: Fine Arts Library, 100 Library, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1048.
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| Responsible for music collections, services and facilities within the Fine Arts--Music Library. |
| Victoria (Vicki) Walker, music library assistant |
Email: walkerv1@msu.edu
Phone: (517) 432-6123, ext.280
The Fine Arts-Music Library is located on the fourth floor, west wing, Main Library. Phone: 517-353-4593. Mailing address: Fine Arts Library, 100 Library, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1048. |
| Supervises student employment, collection maintenance and music assigned reading/listening in the Music Library. |
Jazz Office
| Cookey Whitaker, assistant to director of jazz studies |
Room: 101 Music Practice Building
Email: jazz@msu.edu or whitak48@msu.edu
Phone: (517) 432-6449
Fax: (517) 432-2880 |
Main Office
| Karen Deford, secretary |
Room: 102 Music Building
Email: defordk@msu.edu
Phone: (517) 353-5340
Fax: (517) 432-2880
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| Maintains, distributes and collects building and locker keys; student
and on-call payroll; performance program production; maintains copy
and fax machines (repair, stock supplies, issue copy cards, etc.);
maintains office supply inventory; supervises front office student
staff; compiles monthly account summaries for postage, University
Stores, copier charges, and handles audio visual equipment rentals. |
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Operations
Christine Kaye, operations manager/assistant director of undergraduate student affairs
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Room: 253 Music Building
Email: kaye@msu.edu
Phone: (517) 432-8344
Fax: (517) 432-2880
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| Schedules student, faculty and guest artist recitals, rehearsals
and studios; manages web scheduling program;
College of Music liaison with Wharton Center; manages building operations; undergraduate advising. |
Orchestra Office
| Jeanette Minkel, secretary |
Room: 221 Music Building
Email: minkelj@msu.edu
Phone: (517) 355-7670
Fax: (517) 432-2880
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Piano Technicians
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Room: 97 Music Building/216 Music Practice Building
Email:
Phone: (517) 355-3370
Fax: (517) 432-2880
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Room: 216 Music Practice Building
Email:
Phone: (517) 355-3370
Fax: (517) 432-2880
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Recording Services
| Jen Shangraw, recording engineer |
Room: 226 Music Building
Email: recserv@msu.edu
Phone: (517) 355-7674
Fax: (517) 432-2880
Website: http://www.music.msu.edu/recordingservices/ |
| Records, edits, provides CD mastering, and can provide minimal
sound reinforcement for College of Music ensemble concerts, and many
faculty and student recitals and sessions. |
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