Alumni Placements 1987-2008
Although the Duke graduate program in music is relatively young--the first Ph.D. in Musicology was awarded in 1987 and the first Ph.D. in Composition in 1997--its graduates have been remarkably successful in securing academic positions. Of the 59 alumni who received their degree during 1987-2006 with completed doctorates, 37 currently hold academic appointments.
| PhD | Name | Location | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | David Gramit | University of Alberta | Professor |
| 1987 | Raymond Knapp | University of California-Los Angeles | Professor, Chair of Musicology Department |
| 1989 | Daniel Katz | Duisburg (Germany) | Rabbi |
| 1989 | Stephen Keil | ||
| 1990 | Kenneth Kreitner | University of Memphis | Professor |
| 1991 | Janet Pyatt | Research and family responsibilities | |
| 1992 | Candace Bailey | North Carolina Central University | Associate Professor |
| 1992 | Tatsuhiko Itoh | International Christian University, Tokyo | Professor, Director of Sacred Music Center |
| 1992 | Donna Lynn | ||
| 1993 | Janet Flynn | ||
| 1993 | Janet Page | University of Memphis | Associate Professor |
| 1994 | John Michael Cooper | University of North Texas | Associate Professor |
| 1994 | Claire Fontijn | Wellesley College | Associate Professor, Chair |
| 1994 | Jean-Paul Montagnier | University of Nancy, France | Full Professor, Chair |
| 1995 | Gary Boye | Appalachian State University | Associate Professor/Music Librarian |
| 1995 | Drue Fergison | Winona Polish Museum | Executive Director |
| 1996 | Anna Harwell Celenza | Georgetown University | Thomas E. Caestecker Associate Professor of Music (also a commentator for NPR's Performance Today) |
| 1996 | Charles Youmans | Pennsylvania State University | Associate Professor |
| 1996 | Stephen Zank | ||
| 1997 | Timothy Burris | Computer programmer | |
| 1997 | Camille Crittenden | University of California (Berkeley) | Executive Director, Human Rights Center |
| 1997 | Thomas Garcia | Miami University (tenure track) | Assistant Professor |
| 1997 | Mark Kuss | Southern Connecticut State University | Associate Professor |
| 1997 | Penka Kouneva | Hollywood | Film music composer |
| 1997 | Neil Lerner | Davidson College | Associate Professor |
| 1997 | Charlotte Leonard | Laurentian University | Associate Professor, Chair |
| 1997 | Kathryn Lowerre | Michigan State University (tenure track) | Assistant Professor |
| 1998 | David Lipten | ||
| 1998 | Mary Oleskiewicz | University of Massachusetts, Boston | Associate Professor |
| 1999 | Christopher Adler | University of San Diego | Associate Professor |
| 1999 | Christopher Anderson | Southern Methodist University | Associate Professor |
| 1999 | Joy Calico | Vanderbilt University | Associate Professor |
| 1999 | Akira Ishii | Keio University, Japan | Associate Professor |
| 1999 | Joanne Metcalf | Lawrence University | Associate Professor |
| 1999 | Oleg Timofeyev | Grinnell College | Visiting Assistant Professor |
| 1999 | Sidney Boquiren | Adelphi University (tenure track) | Assistant Professor |
| 2000 | James Carlson | University of the South | Visiting Asst. Professor |
| 2000 | Richard Townley | Memphis Boys Choir | Music Director |
| 2001 | Giuseppe Gerbino | Columbia University (tenure track) | Assistant Professor |
| 2001 | Graham Hunt | University of Texas, Arlington | Associate Professor |
| 2001 | Andrew Unsworth | Stephen F. Austin University (tenure track) | Assistant Professor |
| 2001 | Tushaar Power | changed profession | |
| 2001 | Colleen Baade | home business | |
| 2001 | Andrew Sauerwein | Belhaven College (tenure track) | Assistant Professor |
| 2002 | Janet Pollack | Colorado State University | Associate Professor |
| 2003 | Timothy Dickey | OCLC Office of Research | Editor of RLG DigiNews |
| 2003 | Antony John | Seattle, WA | Freelance composer |
| 2003 | Georgiary McElveen | changed profession | |
| 2003 | Marc Faris | East Carolina University | Teaching Assistant Professor |
| 2003 | Nathaniel Stookey | San Francisco Bay area | Freelance composer |
| 2004 | Jonathan Gibson | James Madison University (tenure track) | Assistant Professor |
| 2004 | Christina Gier | University of Alberta (tenure track) | Assistant Professor |
| 2004 | Craig DeAlmeida | ||
| 2005 | Jennifer Fitzgerald | Lawrence University | Postdoctoral Fellow |
| 2005 | Mikhail Krishtal | Zenph Studios | Director of Music Research and Production |
| 2005 | Marcel Pusey | ||
| 2006 | Lily Hirsch | Cleveland State University | Visiting Professor |
| 2006 | Caroline Mallonée | Brooklyn, NY | Freelance composer |
| 2006 | Ryan Malone | Sacred Heart Church (Bloomfield, NJ) | Director of Music and Organist |
| 2006 | John Mayrose | Durham, NC | Freelance composer |
| 2006 | Aristides Llaneza Sandoval | Chihuahua, Mexico | Freelance composer |
| 2007 | John E. Bower | University of St. Thomas | Instructor |
| 2007 | Kasey Mattia | Bloomfield, NJ | Independent research |
| 2008 | Carl Schimmel | Grinnell College | Visiting Professor |
If you see yourself in this list but the information on your position is incorrect (or if you are not in the list but should be) please contact Thomas Brothers, Director of Graduate Studies.