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UT Martin Percussion Alumni - Where are they now?

Ed Sargent interview in the Campus Scene, August 2009

Mike Arnold

Dale Aston

Adrian Baker

BB Barker

Mary Beth Pope Barnes

Greg Billings

Dave Brochocki

Hayes Bunch

Tony Burriss
Mayor of Trenton, TN
Former band director at Trenton Peabody, High School

Donald Carp

Michael Cloyd

Bobbi Coln

John Davidson

Chad Davis
1993-1997 BMME
Halls Assistant Band Director
Newbern, TN

Delton Davis

Jeremy Devault
UTM - 1991-1994
Sales Manager @ Cumberland Fire Safety - Nashville, TN
Resides in hometown of Hollow Rock, TN
Current activities - Gibson County Community Orchestra and Drummer for cover band Fracture

Scott Fowler

Gary Fite

Tim Fritz

Mike Garnand

Tim Graham

 

Julie Hill

1990-1994 BMME, University of TN at Martin

1994-1996 MM, Arizona State University

2003-2005 DMA, University of Kentucky

Currently Director of Percussion Studies at UT Martin

Married to David Coffey, Dean of Humanities and Fine Arts, Historian and Author

Performing Groups: 27Bstroke6, Caixa Trio

Websites: www.utm.edu/jhill, www.caixatrio.com, www.27bstroke6.com, julieanddavidsblog.blogspot.com

Joe Hodge

Vestor Jones

Charles B. Kempf (Charlie)
Collierville TN
901-581-0012
Pacer Band Alum. ‘88-‘92
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Alum.

Jennifer Kempf
Collierville TN
901-581-0012
Pacer Band Alum. '88-'92

Sabrina Wade Mansfield
Studied with Nancy Mathesen 85-90
Sabrina works at the Vanderbilt Medical Group as an Operations Systems Trainer and also serves as Assistand Band Director at Cheatham Couth Central High School

Benjamin Martin

Michael Martin

Jay McCutcheon
UTM 1988-1995
Phi Mu Alpha 1995
2003-2008-Senior Design Engineer/Tech. Support Coord.; South Central
Sound- Nashville (used to be Service Associates)
www.southcentralsound.com


Joseph Nichols
Fall 1991-Spring 1998(Part time during some of those years) -----studied 1.5 years with Nancy before attending UTM.
Presently: Waverly HS Percussion Director and Assistant Director of Bands, Waverly, TN
April (UTM 1992-1998) and I reside in Camden, TN with our sons Conner(9) and Graham(6)
April now works as an RN in surgery at Jackson-Madison Co. General Hospital
My new school e-mail is: nicholsj@hcss.org
My school #s are Waverly Jr. High (931)296-4514 and Waverly HS (931)296-2263

Craig Pendegrass

Jim Petit

Josh Petty

Brian Price

Stephen Price

Clint Rawls

Jim Reed
Spring 94-Spring 98
I am currently the band director at Rucker Stewart Middle School, and assistant director at Gallatin High School in Gallatin, TN.  I am also the assistant director of Legend Independent Percussion Ensemble which is based in Clarksville, TN.  I currently serve on the Board of Directors for Music City Legend, Inc. and the Southeastern Color Guard Circuit.
 I'm married to Dawn Reed(formerly Simmons, UTM grad), and we have two boys, Wyatt (7) and Jonah (4).

 

Sarah Roberts
Fall 2004-Spring 2008
Present Occupation--Graduate Student:  Working towards Master of Music Therapy at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC

Ed Sargent
Tour Manager
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
edsarg2002@aol.com

Bryan Scott
Fall 2002 - Spring 2007
Presently - Masters Student at the University of Wisconsin
bryascot@gmail.com

David Sinclair
Attended UTM: Fall 2001-Fall 2005
Assistant Band Director/Percussion Instructor - Harlingen High School South
Harlingen, TX

Craig Smith
Fall 2006-Spring 2007 BA, University of Tennessee at Martin
(Fall 2004-Spring 2006 Hirosaki University)
Currently working as a translator and interpreter for the City of Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.

David Smith

Michael Sowell

Steven Tate
61 Gentry Boucher Rd.
Kenton, TN. 38233
731-225-0080
stevenltate@bellsouth.net
Store Supervisor Dyer Foods Inc.dba Food Rite Stores
Gibson County Special School District Board of Trustees
Minister of Music First Baptist Church of Kenton - Bi-Vocational
Wife: Wendy
Daughters: Riley Jo (9) and Molly (7)
UTM Dates: 1991-1993 Studied with Nancy 1989-1993

Rachel Touchton
2002 - 2006
Westhills Elementary Music Teacher
Lewisburg, Tn

Lonny Viar

Kathleen Walsh

Chris Westbrook

Bryan Winningham
BMME from UTM 2001-2005 and MM from UK from 2006-2008
Assistant Director of Bands/Percussion Instructor
Brenham ISD
Brenham, TX
979-530-8657