Ph.D., UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, Norman, Oklahoma

Doctor of Musical Arts Composition, University of Oklahoma, 1997

Master of Fine Arts Degree (Painting) - Louisiana Tech University 5/27/76

D.M., Piano Performance and Literature, Indiana University School of Music (1995)

Master of Fine Arts, Costume and Make-up Theater Arts, May 2000 University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE

D.M.A.: Music, University of Oklahoma Norman, OK, 2009

Doctor of Musical Arts, Trombone Performance, Ohio State University 2015-2018

Doctor of Musical Arts in Saxophone Performance and Pedagogy 2016 University of Colorado-Boulder, Boulder, CO

Master of Fine Arts – Design and Technology, Kent State University, Kent, OH

Master of Fine Arts. Bradley University

Master of Fine Art. Texas A&M University-Commerce.

Ph.D. Theatre and Drama. University of Missouri-Columbia.