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Very Good News from ASU
Yesterday afternoon I was officially informed that I will be promoted in rank from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor and granted tenure effective with the 2007-08 academic year. It has been quite a process–gaining tenure in my former position in the Nashville Symphony was not nearly as stressful–but overall one that has given me even more focus toward future projects and toward the horn studio at ASU.
There are many people that could be thanked; it was a long road from switching to the horn in ninth grade at Emporia High School to tenure at ASU. I certainly wish to thank publicly my great brass colleagues at ASU David Hickman, Gail Wilson, and Samuel Pilafian, who have been amazing mentors in this process, my students here and elsewhere through which I have learned a great deal, and many, many colleagues and teachers over the years. Especially, though, I have to thank my family who have helped and inspired me in so many ways; I really could not have done this without them and their support.
I am excited about the opportunity to continue to serve on the faculty at ASU and above all hope to in the next few years do what I can to see the overall number and quality of horn players in Arizona grow.
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