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Dean - Dr. Larry Stickler |
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Dr. Larry W. Stickler is Professor of Music at Marshall University where he teaches voice and is serving his second term as faculty senate chair. He also served as the first assistant dean of the College of Fine Arts at Marshall. He earned his Doctor of Music degree in voice pedagogy, literature and performance; his Master of Music degree in voice and choral music; and his Bachelor of Music Education degree in voice and choral music from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.
Dr. Stickler served as the Dean for the West Virginia Governor’s School for the Arts in 1999, 2000, 2005, and 2006, and served on the faculty of the West Virginia Governor’s Honors Academy in 2002, 2003 and 2004. Dr. Stickler is active as a bass-baritone soloist, conductor, clinician, adjudicator and church musician. He is also President of the West Virginia Music Educators Association.
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Assistant Dean - Cindy Stickler |
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Mrs. Cindy Stickler is currently a private enrichment tutor for many of the brightest students in the Huntington area, preparing them for college entrance exams and providing guidance during the college entrance process. Mrs. Stickler taught full-time in public school and university classrooms for 23 years before moving to West Virginia. She served as the Assistant Dean for the 1999, 2000, 2005, and 2006 Governor’s School for the Arts, where she loved preparing a once-in-a-lifetime experience for Arts students and has enjoyed doing so again. |
Resident Director - Jessica Blevins |
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A native of Harrisville, WV, Jessica earned a masters degree in violin performance at James Madison University this past spring, where she held a graduate assistant position as the orchestra manager and was a member of the symphony, chamber and opera orchestras. In 2005 Jessica graduated from Marshall University as a John Marshall Scholar with a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education. She was recognized by the Music Department as the 2005 Outstanding Senior in Music. While at Marshall, Jessica studied violin, piano and voice and was the concertmaster of the MU Symphony. In addition to the MU Symphony, Jessica has performed in a variety of ensembles ranging from the Marching Thunder to the Huntington Symphony to her family’s southern gospel quartet. She even spent a summer playing the keyboard in a touring modern country band called Laredo. For three years she taught an after-school strings program at Canonsburg Elementary in Ashland, KY for 3rd, 4th and 5th graders. In her spare time at Marshall, Jessica was very actively involved with Campus Crusade for Christ as a small group Bible study leader and female vocalist and keyboardist in the praise band. Jessica attended the Governor’s School for the Arts in 1998, the Governor’s Honors Academy in 1999 and worked as a Resident Assistant at the Governor’s Honors Academy in 2003 and 2004. In 2005 and 2006 she worked as an intern with GSA. |
Resident Director - Michelle Hontz |
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Michelle Hontz is a private piano teacher and much sought-after accompanist in the Charleston / Huntington area. Hontz received an MA in piano performance emphasizing accompanying and pedagogy from Marshall University in 2005. She has a BA in piano from Appalachian Bible College in Bradley, WV.
Michelle and her husband recently accepted music faculty positions at Appalachian Bible College and will begin teaching in the Fall of 2007. Hontz is expecting a baby girl in September
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Intern and Webmaster - Kristen Pino |
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Kristen is in her last year of earning a BFA in Vocal Performance from Marshall University. She currently holds a BS in Marine Science and Biology from Coastal Carolina University. In an effort to further confuse those who decipher her resume, she intends to earn her Masters in Speech Language Pathology, and work in Vocal Therapy.
Kristen is living proof that those who love the Arts will always make time for them, on any level possible. She is a Choral Scholar with Trinity Episcopalian Church, and sings throughout Huntington. She was recently seen in the operas Hansel and Gretel (Gretel) and The Fair Galatea (Galatea). She was also a proud (and fully clothed) participant in Marshall’s production of HAIR. Always fighting to indulge her thespian tendencies, Kristen intends to audition for several upcoming productions at Marshall, as well as for summer work. When not in class, she is a Macintosh technician for University Computing Services, the Webmaster for the For The Boys campaign and WVGSA, the president of Delta Omicron, an amateur recital caterer, an avid photographer, and a Soprano for Hire
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