Faculty & Staff

ART / CRAFT CENTER

Appalachian Center for Craft
Ward Doubet, Interim Director
Jeanne Brady, Fibers
Curtiss Brock, Glass
Graham Campbell, Wood
Robert Coogan, Metals
Vince Pitelka, Clay

TTU Main Campus:
Patricia Coleman, Art Education
Ben Oddi, Painting
Kim Winkle, Art History
Carol Ventura, Art History

Staff:
Jane Dudney-Roberts

MUSIC


Composition and Theory:
Greg Danner
Yoomi Paick
William Woodworth

Music History / Appreciation:
Michael Clark
Kristin Hauser
James Lotz
Yoomi Paick

Strings / Orchestra:
Dan Allcott, Orchestra / Cello
Wei Tsun Chang, Violin
DeeDee Besser  Viola
Steve Benne, Bass
Kerry "Doc" Stone, Guitar

Keyboard:
Catherine Godes, Piano
Paul Thurmond, Class Piano

Staff:
Lee Bledsoe, Building Manager
Candace Osteen, Secretary
Patricia Pasquale, Secretary
Paul Thurmond, Accompanist

 




Music Education:

Eric Harris, Instrumental
Judith Sullivan, General

Woodwinds:
Phil Barham, Saxophone
James Lotz, Bassoon
Roger Martin, Flute
Wonkak Kim, Clarinet
William Woodworth, Oboe

Brass / Percussion:
Charles Decker, Trumpet
Jeremy Hansen, Horn
Joshua Hauser, Trombone
Winston Morris, Tuba
Eric WIllie, Percussion

Vocal / Choral:
Frederick Kennedy, Voice
Diane Pulte, Voice
Craig Zamer, Choirs

Bands / Jazz:
Eric Harris, Assoc. Director
Joseph Hermann, Director
Chris McCormick, Jazz

Department Chair

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Arthur LaBar, Chair
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(931) 372-3167
Bryan Fine Arts Building (FA) FA 264

Students of all ages, parents, alumni and friends, please accept this cordial invitation to come and experience the region’s best of music and art here at TTU.

The Department of Music and Art presents hundreds of concerts and exhibits annually. Not only that, we sponsor numerous outreach activities for the entire Upper Cumberland community. Our activities come in all shapes and sizes where everyone from children to retirees will find many things of interest. Almost all of our events are free, and the public is most welcome. To find out more, go to the Events Calendar.

To highlight just two of our most popular specialties , take the time to explore our Appalachian Center for Craft, just off Interstate 40 on beautiful Center Hill Lake near Smithville, Tennessee, and also the Bryan Symphony Orchestra. The Bryan Symphony is a lively collaboration begun in 1967 between the University and the greater community with a five-concert subscription season featuring national soloists.

To have a nationally recognized faculty in the arts within a “technological” university is a testament to the high priority Tennessee Tech University places on providing a culturally rich atmosphere for its students and the entire region.

High school students, once you visit TTU you too will find many reasons to come back, either to experience the art and the music, or to enroll in one of our outstanding degree programs in music or art. Please come see and hear us in action. If it is your first time on our campus, you will be very pleasantly surprised!

 

Staff

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Candace Osteen, Secretary
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(931) 372-3161
Bryan Fine Arts Building (FA) 204

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Patricia Pasquale, Secretary, Ensemble Office
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(931) 372-3165
Bryan Fine Arts Building (FA) 306

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Earle Bledsoe, Piano Technician, Events Coordinator
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(931) 372-6090
Bryan Fine Arts Building (FA) 106

 

Art Faculty

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Patricia Coleman
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(931) 372-6358
Bryan Fine Arts Building (FA) 249

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Carol Ventura, Professor of Art
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(931) 372-6084
Bryan Fine Arts Building (FA) 357 Webpage
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As the only art historian at Tennessee Tech, Carol teaches a wide variety of classes, including Art History I, Art History II, Twentieth Century Art, History of Craft I, History of Craft II, Mesoamerican Art, Art Tour, and Art Appreciation.

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Blair Doubet
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(931) 372-3051
Appalachian Center for Craft 100

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Kimberly Winkle, Visiting Assistant Professor of Art
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(931) 372-6301
Bryan Fine Arts Building (FA) 366

Teaches Art Foundations and Art Appreciation

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Benedict Oddi, Instructor of Painting
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Bryan Fine Arts Building (FA) 252 Webpage

Teaches Painting levels 1 through 4 (ART 2410, ART 3410, ART 3420, ART 3421), Drawing 2 (ART 2320), Senior Thesis in Painting (ART 4410), Independent Studies in Painting (ART 3430, ART 3431), and Special Problems (ART 4960).

 

Appalachian Center for Craft Faculty

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Jeanne Brady
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(931) 597-6801
Appalachian Center for Craft

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Robert Coogan, Professor, Metalsmithing
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(931) 372-3051
Appalachian Center for Craft 100Resume/CV

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Curtiss Brock
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(931) 372-3051
Appalachian Center for Craft 100

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Wenzel Pitelka
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(931) 372-3051
Appalachian Center for Craft 100

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Graham Campbell, Professor
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(931) 372-3051
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Head of the Wood program at the Appalachian Center for Craft. Teaches Introduction to Wood, a sequence of four upper level Wood Studio classes, Woodturning, and Technical Drawing. 

 

 

 

Music Faculty

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Daniel Allcott, Director of Orchestras, Cello Instructor
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(931) 372-6179
Bryan Fine Arts Building (FA) 356

Dan Allcott (Associate Professor) is conductor of the University Orchestra and Instructor of Cello. In addition, he conducts the Bryan Symphony Orchestra at Tennessee Tech which features TTU faculty, students, and additional professionals from the Nashville, Knoxville, and Chattanooga symphonies.

Tchaikovsky "Autumn" Dan Allcott, cello

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Phillip Barham
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(931) 372-3775
Bryan Fine Arts Building (FA) 210

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Steve Benne
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(931) 372-3161
Bryan Fine Arts Building (FA) 358

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Idalynn Besser, Adjunct Instructor of Viola
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615-405-5607
Bryan Fine Arts Building (FA)

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Wei Chang, Professor of Violin
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(931) 372-3714
Bryan Fine Arts Building (FA) 360

 

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Michael Clark
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(931) 372-3065
Bryan Fine Arts Building (FA) 361

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Greg Danner
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(931) 372-6180
Bryan Fine Arts Building (FA) 208 Webpage

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Charles Decker, Music Professor
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(931) 372-3711
Bryan Fine Arts Building (FA) 215 Webpage

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Catherine Godes
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(931) 372-3715
Bryan Fine Arts Building (FA) 314

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Jeremy Hansen
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(931) 372-6089
Bryan Fine Arts Building (FA) 216

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Eric Harris, Associate Director of Bands, Director of The Golden Eagle Marching Band
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(931) 372-3728
Bryan Fine Arts Building (FA) 308

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Joshua Hauser, Professor of Trombone
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(931) 372-6086
Bryan Fine Arts Building (FA) 214 Webpage

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Kristin Hauser, Adjunct Music Appreciation Faculty
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(931) 372-3161
Bryan Fine Arts Building (FA) 358

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Joseph Hermann, Director of Bands
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Bryan Fine Arts Building (FA) 307 Webpage
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Frederick Kennedy, Coordinator of Vocal and Choral Activities
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(931) 372-3624
Bryan Fine Arts Building (FA) 359

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Wonkak Kim, Clarinet Faculty
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(931) 372-6087
Bryan Fine Arts Building (FA) 212 Webpage

 

Professor Wonkak Kim joined the faculty at Tennessee Tech University in 2011. He is the principal clarinetist of Bryan Symphony Orchestra and performs with the TTU faculty ensemble "Cumberland Quintet." He maintains a vibrant clarinet studio at Tennessee Tach and teaches Clarinet Choir, Chamber Music, and Wind Pedagogy and Literature.

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James Lotz
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(931) 372-6133
Bryan Fine Arts Building (FA) 213

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Roger Martin
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(931) 372-6083
Bryan Fine Arts Building (FA) 209

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Chris McCormick
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(931) 372-6182
Bryan Fine Arts Building (FA) 217

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Ralph Morris, Professor of Music/Tuba/Euphonium
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Bryan Fine Arts Building (FA) 218 Webpage

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Yoomi Paick, Adjunct faculty of Music
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Bryan Fine Arts Building (FA) BFA358

Dr. Paick teaches music theory and music appreciation in the department of Music and Art. Also she is a very active accompanist serving Tech Chorale and Concert choir.

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Diane Pulte, Associate Professor of Music
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Bryan Fine Arts Building (FA) 362

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Paul Thurmond, Accompanist
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Bryan Fine Arts Building (FA) 364

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Kerry Stone, Adjunct Instructor
Bryan Fine Arts Building (FA) 358

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Judith Sullivan, Interim Assistant Dean/Assistant Professor of Music Education
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(931) 372-3739
T.J. Farr Building (FB) 101C

 

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Dr. Eric Willie, Associate Professor of Percussion
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(931) 372-6082
Bryan Fine Arts Building (FA) 315 Webpage

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William Woodworth
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(931) 372-3719
Bryan Fine Arts Building (FA) 211

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Craig Zamer, Director of Choral Activities
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(931) 372-3650
Bryan Fine Arts Building (FA) 365

 

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