OSU PERCUSSION GRADUATES

ALL GRADUATES WITH A MUSIC DEGREE FROM OSU

Brandon Adams - Music Education 2017. Graduate Teaching Assistant, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS (2017-present).

Becca Baggenstoss - Music Education 2003. Snare member, Seattle Seahawks Blue Thunder Drumline (2013-present).  Freelance Percussionist, Seattle, WA (2008-present). Assistant Director of Bands / Percussion Instructor, Cooper HS, Abilene, TX (2005-2008). Percussion Teaching Assistant, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (2003-2005).

Richard Bahner II - Music Education 1994. Assistant Director of Bands / Director of Percussion Studies, Tarelton State University (2003-present). Assistant Director of Bands, Cleburne High School, Cleburne, TX (2000-2003). Assistant Director of Bands, Joshua ISD, Joshua, TX (1998-2000). Assistant Director of Bands, Newman Smith High School, Carolton, TX (1997-98). Percussion Teaching Assistant, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX (1995-97). Director of Bands, Wewoka High School, OK (1994-95).

Tricia Bailey-Bovenschen - Music Education 1992. Assistant Director of Bands, Stillwater Public Schools, Stillwater, OK (1998-present). Assistant Director of Bands, Sapulpa Public Schools, Sapulpa, OK (1997-98). Assistant Director of Bands, Ponca City Public Schools, Ponca City, OK (1992-96).

Natalie Bean-Fernandez - Music Education 2006. Assistant Director of Bands / Percussion Instructor, Bentonville High School (2012-present).  Assistant Director of Bands / Percussion Instructor, Skiatook Public Schools (2008-2012). Assistant Director of Bands / Percussion Instructor, Sand Springs Public Schools, Sand Springs, OK (2006-2008).

Derron Bell - Music Performance 1997. Drummer The Rusty Brothers (2012-present).  Drummer Opium Symphony (2012-present). Freelance percussionist and private studio teacher, Dallas-Fort Worth area (2005-present). Director of Percussion, Duncanville HS, Duncanville, TX (2002-2005). Free lance percussionist, New York, NY (2001-02). Principal Percussion - Midland-Odessa Symphony, Midland, TX (2000- 2002). Percussion Teaching Assistant, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX (1998-2000).

Carrick Buss - Musical Arts 2001. Employed, Information Technology Specialist, Bama Companies, Tulsa, OK (2003-present). Creative Labs, Stillwater, OK (1999-2002).

Cody Byassee - Music Education 2005. Freelance Percussionist, English Instructor - Taiwan (2007-present). Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of North Texas (2005-2007).

Kyle Enevoldsen - Music Performance 2000. Project Manager, Internet Broadcasting, Minneapolis, MN (2005-present). Managing Editor for ChannelOklahoma.com, the website of Oklahoma City's ABC affiliate, KOCO-TV, Channel 5 (2004-2005). Media Specialist, Oklahoma Senate - State Capitol, Oklahoma City, OK (2003-2004). Graduate Student and Teaching Assistant, Mass Communication/Media Management, Oklahoma State University (2000-2002). National Security Education Program Fellow, Cultural and Media Studies - University of Natal, Durban, South Africa (2001). News Reporter and Producer, KOSU-FM Public Radio (1997-2002).

Michael Franklin - Music Performance 2007. Instructor of Percussion & Guitar, Denison ISD, Denison, TX (2014-present).  Drummer for Out On the Streets, Seattle WA (2012-2014).  Music Specialist, Chestnut Hill Academy, Bellevue, WA (2010-2014).  Drummer for The Liquid Now, Seattle, WA (2007-2011).   Music Class/Piano Instructor, Cougar Mountain Academy, Issaquah WA. (2007-2010).

Robbie Green - Music Education 2002. Assistant Director of Bands / Percussion Instructor, Cypress Falls HS (Cypress-Fairbanks ISD), Houston, TX (2006-present). Director of Percussion, Elkins HS, Missouri City, TX (2004-2006). Percussion Teaching Assistant, Middle Tennessee State University (2002-2004).

Chandler Growns - Master of Music - Performance and Pedagogy 2014.  Drumline Instructor: Harding University/Harding Academy, Riverview High School, Searcy, AR (2015-present).

Laura Havlik-Sahli - Music Education 2011.  Full time Mom (2013-eternity). Director of Bands, Haskell Public Schools, Haskell, OK (2012-13).

Arlis Henegar - Music Education 1998. Assistant Director of Bands / Percussion Instructor, Ponca City Public Schools, Ponca City, OK (2000-present). Assistant Band Director/Percussion Instructor, Del Valle ISD, Del Valle, TX (1998-2000).

Patrick Hunter - Music Education 2005. Teaching Assistant, New York Film Academy, Los Angeles, CA (2014-present).  Freelance writer/director/sound recordist, Los Angeles, CA (2010-present).  New York Film Academy, Los Angeles, CA (2008-2010). Director of Percussion, Cushing HS, Cushing, OK (2005-08).

Brian Isaac - Music Business 2011. 

Vincent Jackson - Music Performance 2006. Graduate Teaching Assistant, Colorado State University (2006).

Nathan Jones - Music Education 2007. Graduate Teaching Assistant at The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS (2013-present).  Freelance Composer (2007-present).  Graduate Student, Westminster College of the Arts, Rider College, Princeton, NJ (2007-13).

Spencer Jones - BA Music 2010.  Freelance Percussionist, Kansas City, MO (2010-present). Performers Scholarship/McKay Scholarship, University of Missouri - Kansas City (2010-2012)

Angela Ko-Hughes - Music Performance 2011.  Dental Assistant at Memorial Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Houston, TX (2013-present).  Houston Dental Assistant School, Katy, TX (2012-13) Percussion Instructor Cy-Fair HS (Cypress-Fairbanks ISD), Houston, TX (2011-2012)

Dale LeMarr - Music Education 1993. Assistant Director of Bands / Percussion Instructor, Mercedes HS, Mercedes, TX (2004-present). Assistant Director of Bands / Percussion Instructor, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo (PSJA) ISD, Pharr, TX (1997-2004). Assistant Director of Bands / Percussion Instructor, Harlingen ISD, Harlingen, TX (1993-97). Percussion - Valley Symphony Orchestra

Kevin Love - Music Education 1997. Employed by Providence Health Systems, Portland, OR (2007-present).  University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland (2000-2001). Saint Paul School of Theology, Kansas City, MO (1997-2000).

Kenny Martin - Music Education 2007. Academic Services, OSU-Tulsa (2015-present). Office of the Registrar, OSU (2013-15). Assistant Band Director/Percussion Instructor, Bixby, OK (2009-2013). Assistant Band Director/Percussion Instructor, Moore, OK (2008-09). Percussion Teaching Assistant, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK (2007-08).

Sara Mauch-Thornton - Music Education 2015.  Music Director at Mulhall-Orlando Schools, Mulhall, OK (2017-present).

Jeff McCoy - Master of Music - Performance and Pedagogy 2011.

Tom McGillen - Music Education 1999 / Masters in Performance and Pedagogy, OSU 2001. Electronics/Sound Designer, Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps, Rosemont, IL (2012-present).  Freelance Percussion Instructor (2011-present). Percussion Instructor, Broken Arrow Public Schools (2003-2013). Visiting Instructor of Percussion, Idaho State University (2002-2003). Percussion Instructor, Broken Arrow Public Schools (2001-02). Percussion Assistant, Collinsville public schools (2001-02). Percussion Teaching Assistant, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK (1999-2001).

Kevin Mozarko - Music Education 2014.  Assistant Band Director/Percussion Instructor, Sapulpa Public Schools, Sapulpa, OK (2014 - present).

Mike C. Muncher - Master of Music - Performance and Pedagogy 2005.  Assistant Band Director and Director of Percussion, Benjamin Russell High School, Alexander City, AL (2010-present).  President, Chief Editor and Arranger at Rhythm & Beans Educational Music Services (2005-present).  Director of Bands, Haleyville City Schools, Haleyville, AL (2007-2009). Director of Bands, Leeds Middle School/Asst. DB and Percussion Instructor, Leeds High School, Leeds, AL (2006-2007). Associate Director of Bands/Percussion Instructor, Cullman High School, Cullman, AL (2005-2006).

Ray Novak - Music Education 2000. Percussion Instructor, Legends Drum & Bugle Corps, Kalamazoo, MI (2013-present).  Assistant Band Director/Percussion Instructor, Aldine High School, Houston, TX (2003-2013). Graduate Assistant, Music Performance, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK (2001-2003).

Scott Olsen - Music Education 2000. Associate Director of Bands/Percussion Specialist at Terrell ISD, Fort Worth, TX (2014-present).  Associate Director of Bands/Director of Percussion, Prosper HS, Prosper TX (2008-2014).  Director of Percussion, McKinney ISD, McKinney, TX (2002-2008). Assistant Band Director/Percussion Instructor, Naaman Forest HS, Garland, TX (2000-2002).

Daniel Phillips - BA Music 2011.  Instructor of English as a Second Language at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE), (2013-present).  Freelance percussionist, Milwaukee, WI (2011-13).

Carter Robertson - Music Education 1996. Master of Science in Telecommunications Management (MSTM), Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK (1998-2000). Voice Switch Planning Engineer II, Williams Communications, Tulsa, OK (2000-present). Database/Marketing Analyst, Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems (1999). Assistant Director of Bands, Ponca City High School, Ponca City, OK (1997-98). Assistant Director of Bands, Bowie High School, Arlington, TX (1996-97).

John Robinson - Music Education 1995. Assistant Director of Bands, Percussion Instructor, Grand Prairie HS, Grand Prairie, TX (2002-present). Assistant Director of Bands, Enid Public Schools, Enid, OK (1995-2001).

Kenny Rodrequez - Music Education 1996. Grandview C-4 Schools, Grandview, MO (2014-present).  Kansas City Public Schools, Director of Secondary Schools (2012-2014).  Administrator, Tulsa Public Schools (2004-2012) {Assistant to the Associate Superintendent - 2010-2012; Lead Principal of School Innovations - 2009-2010; Assistant Principal Memorial High School - 2007-2009; Assistant principal Central High School - 2004-2007}.   Director of Fine Arts, Tulsa Public Schools (2002-2004). Master's of Science in Educational Leadership, Oklahoma State University (2002-2004).  Assistant Director of Bands/Percussion Instructor, Sapulpa High School, Sapulpa, OK (1999-2002). Director of Bands, Carl Junction High School, Joplin, MO (1997-1999). Assistant Director of Bands, Carl Junction High School, Joplin, MO (1996-97).

Ben Scearce - Music Education 2001. Director of Percussion, Timberview High School, Mansfield I.S.D, Mansfield, TX (2006-present). Graduate Teaching Assistant, Texas Christian University (2004-2006). Assistant Director of Bands/Percussion Instructor, Burkburnett Public Schools, Burkburnett, TX (2001-2004).

John Slish - Music Education 2007. Undergraduate Admissions Counselor; Oklahoma City University (2015-present). Admissions Coordinator; University of Missouri School of Music (2012-2015). Assistant Director of Bands, Percussion Instructor; Shawnee Public Schools, Shawnee, OK (2007-2012).

Renee Sommer-Matthews - Music Education 2000. Pre-Med Student at University of Houston, Houston, TX (2010-14). Elementary Music Teacher, South Houston Elementary, Pasadena ISD, TX (2004-12). Elementary Music Teacher, Baytown, TX (2001-04).

Patrick Stevenson - Music Education 2005. Assistant Director of Bands / Percussion Instructor, Cooper HS, Abilene, TX (2008-present). Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Wisconsin, Madison (2005-2007).

Remi Thornton - Music Education 2016.  Adjunct Percussion Instructor, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK (2017-present).

Bethany Wallis - Music Education 2012.  Assistant Director of Bands/Percussion Instructor, Morris HS, Morris, OK (2014-present).  MM Instrumental Conducting, OSU (2012-14).

Jonathan Weber - Music Education 1996. Assistant Professor of Percussion, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (2001-present). Instructor of Percussion, MSU (1998-2001). Band/Percussion Teaching Assistant (1996-98), MSU. DMA awarded May 2008 from Michigan State University

Mitch Whitenack - Music Business/Education 1995. Band Director, Desert Horizon Elementary School, Phoenix, AZ (1997-2002). Compliance Auditor/Analyst, Greenlight Regulatory, Santee, CA (2009-present).

Tracy Wiggins - Music Education 1995. Assistant Director of Bands/Director of Percussion Studies, University of North Alabama (2014-present). Assistant Director of Bands/Director of Percussion Studies, University of North Carolina - Pembroke (2003-2014). Percussion Teaching Assistant, DMA candidate, Hartt School of Music, University of Hartford, CT (2001-2003). Marching Band Director / Percussion Instructor, Samford University, Birmingham, AL (1998-2001). Percussion Teaching Fellow, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (1997-98). Percussion Teaching Assistant, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (1995-97). DMA awarded SOON from Haart School of Music, Univ. of Hartford

Cole Williams - Music Education 2014.  Adjunct Professor of Percussion, University of Tulsa (2017-present).  Executive Director, Resistance Indoor Percussion (2015-present).  Freelance Percussion Arranger (2014-present).  Graduate Assistant, University of Arkansas (2015-2017)

Ryan Winters - Music Education 2012.  Assistant Director of Band/Percussion Instructor, Cushing Public Schools, Cushing, OK.  Music Director at Mulhall-Orlando Schools, Mulhall, OK (2013-2017).

Brett Woodmansee - Music Education 2006. Percussion Teaching Assistant, DMA candidate, North Dakota State University, Fargo ND (2010-present). MM, Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City OK (2006-2008).