Faculty by Instrument/Discipline
Administration
Dr. Scott Harris
Position: Director / Associate Professor
Office: RiverCenter 1604
Phone: 706-507-8419
Email: harris_scott@columbusstate.edu
Dr. Lisa Oberlander
Position: Assistant Director / Professor
Office: RiverCenter 2711
Phone: 706-649-7265
Email: oberlander_lisa@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Woodwinds - Clarinet
Personal Website Bio
Ensemble Directors
Mr. Paul Hostetter
Position: Professor
Office: RiverCenter 1913
Phone: 706-649-7238
Email: hostetter_paul@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Ensemble Director - Orchestral Activities
Personal Website Bio
Dr. Joshua May
Position: Assistant Professor and Director of Opera Activities
Office: RiverCenter 2601
Phone: 706-649-0878
Email: may_joshua3@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Vocal, Director of Opera
Personal Website Bio
Dr. Jamie Nix
Position: Professor
Office: RiverCenter 1915
Phone: 706-649-7252
Email: nix_jamie@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Ensemble Director - Wind Ensemble Activities
Bio
Studio Faculty
Brass
Dr. Alex Avila
Position: Lecturer
Office: RiverCenter 2608
Phone: 706-641-5259
Email: avila_john@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Brass - Tuba and Euphonium
Bio
Dr. Anne-Marie Cherry
Position: Assistant Professor
Office: RiverCenter 2708
Phone: 706-649-7291
Email: cherry_anne@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Brass - Horn
Bio
Dr. Robert Murray
Position: Professor
Office: RiverCenter 2715
Phone: 706-649-7276
Email: murray_robert3@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Brass - Trumpet
Bio
Dr. Bradley Palmer
Position: Professor
Office: RiverCenter 2713
Phone: 706-649-7350
Email: palmer_bradley@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Brass - Trombone; Music Technology
Personal Website Bio
Keyboard Studies
Sam Brown
Position: Part-Time Faculty
Office: RiverCenter 2704
Phone: 706-341-3587
Email: brown_sam@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Keyboard Studies
Personal Website Bio
Dr. Henry Kramer
Position: Assistant Professor
Office: RiverCenter
Email: kramer_henry@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Keyboard
Bio
Ksenia Kurenysheva
Position: Part-Time Faculty
Office: RiverCenter 2704
Phone: 762-241-6817
Email: kurenysheva_ksenia@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Keyboard Studies, Staff Accompanist
Percussion
Dr. Paul Vaillancourt
Position: Professor
Office: RiverCenter 2702
Phone: 706-649-1235
Email: vaillancourt_paul@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Percussion
Bio
Strings
Mr. Boris Abramov
Position: Limited Term Lecturer
Office: RiverCenter 2705
Phone: 706-649-7225
Email: abramov_boris@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Strings - Violin
Bio
Ms. Susan Brady
Position: Part - Time Faculty
Office: RiverCenter 2611
Phone: 706-649-7225
Email: brady_susan@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Strings - Harp
Bio
Dr. Katrin Meidell
Position: Associate Professor
Office: RiverCenter 2602
Phone: 706-649-7364
Email: meidell_katrin@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Strings - Viola
Personal Website Bio
Mr. Sergiu Schwartz
Position: Professor
Endowed Title: The William B. and Sue Marie Turner Distinguished Faculty Chair in Violin
Office: RiverCenter 2716
Phone: 706-649-7279
Email: schwartz_sergiu@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Strings - Violin
Bio
Ms. Wendy Warner
Position: Assistant Professor
Office: RiverCenter 2710
Phone: 706-649-7269
Email: warner_wendy@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Strings - Cello
Personal Website Bio
Mr. Ben Weatherford
Position: Part - Time Faculty
Office: RiverCenter 1600
Phone: 706-649-7225
Email: weatherford_ben@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Strings - Jazz Guitar
Bio
Dr. Patricia Weitzel
Position: Lecturer
Office: RiverCenter 2609
Phone: 706-649-1157
Email: weitzel_patricia@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Strings - Double Bass
Bio
Dr. Andrew Zohn
Position: Professor
Office: RiverCenter 2708
Phone: 706-649-7295
Email: zohn_andrew@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Strings - Guitar
Bio
Vocal
Debbie Anderson
Position: Part-time Faculty
Office: RiverCenter 2608
Phone: 706-641-5259
Email: anderson_debra12@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Vocal
Bio
Dr. Michelle Debruyn
Position: Professor
Office: RiverCenter 2609
Phone: 706-649-1157
Email: debruyn_michelle@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Vocal
Bio
Dr. Joshua May
Position: Assistant Professor and Director of Opera Activities
Office: RiverCenter 2601
Phone: 706-649-0878
Email: may_joshua3@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Vocal, Director of Opera
Personal Website Bio
Woodwinds
Dr. Joseph Girard
Position: Assistant Professor
Office: RiverCenter 2912
Phone: 706-649-7288
Email: girard_joseph@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Woodwinds - Saxophone
Bio
Dr. Andree Martin
Position: Professor
Office: RiverCenter 2614
Phone: 706-649-7361
Email: martin_andree@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Woodwinds - Flute
Bio
Dr. Lisa Oberlander
Position: Assistant Director / Professor
Office: RiverCenter 2711
Phone: 706-649-7265
Email: oberlander_lisa@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Woodwinds - Clarinet
Personal Website Bio
Dr. Stephanie Patterson
Position: Associate Professor
Office: RiverCenter 2707
Phone: 706-649-7267
Email: patterson_stephanie1@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Woodwinds - Bassoon
Personal Website Bio
Dr. Susan Tomkiewicz
Position: Professor
Office: RiverCenter 2717
Phone: 706-649-7298
Email: tomkiewicz_susan@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Woodwinds - Oboe
Personal Website Bio
Dr. Jordan VanHemert
Position: Director of Jazz Studies
Office: RiverCenter 2709
Phone: 706-565-1388
Email: vanhemert_jordan@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Woodwinds - Saxophone
Personal Website Bio
Music Education
Dr. Michelle Folta
Position: Associate Professor of Choral/General Music Education; Coordinator of Music Education
Office: RiverCenter 1917
Phone: 706-649-7243
Email: folta_michelle@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Music Education - Choral
Personal Website Bio
Collaborative Pianists
Mrs. Janie Bullock
Position: Staff Pianist
Office: RiverCenter
Phone: 706-641-4109
Email: bullock_janielee@columbusstate.edu
Bio
Ms. Susan Hoskins
Position: Accompanist
Office: RiverCenter 2701
Phone: 706-649-1913
Email: hoskins_susan@columbusstate.edu
Bio
Dr. Aesook Moon
Position: Staff Pianist
Office: RiverCenter 2703
Phone: 706-649-7225
Email: moon_aesook@columbusstate.edu
Bio
Rachel Zimmerman
Position: Staff Pianist
Office: RiverCenter 2603
Phone: 706-649-7225
Email: zimmerman_rachel@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Collaborative Pianist
Bio
Music Theory & Composition
Dr. Marc Boensel
Office: RiverCenter
Email: boensel_marc@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Music Theory
Mr. Tao Ge
Position: Facilities and Concert Manager
Office: RiverCenter 1611
Phone: 706-649-1986
Email: ge_tao@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Music Theory
Bio
Mr. Joseph Golden
Position: Professor
Office: RiverCenter 2714
Phone: 706-649-7246
Email: golden_joseph@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Organ, Harpsichord, Music History, and Music Theory
Bio
Dr. Kristen Hansen
Position: Senior Lecturer
Office: RiverCenter 1708
Phone: 706-649-7271
Email: hansen_kristen@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Music Theory
Bio
Dr. James Ogburn
Position: Assistant Professor
Office: RiverCenter 2706
Phone: 706-649-7244
Email: ogburn_james@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Music Theory and Composition
Bio
Music History & Literature
Mr. Joseph Golden
Position: Professor
Office: RiverCenter 2714
Phone: 706-649-7246
Email: golden_joseph@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Organ, Harpsichord, Music History, and Music Theory
Bio
Dr. Tushaar Power
Position: Part-Time Faculty
Office: RiverCenter 1610
Phone: 706-649-1062
Email: power_tushaar@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Music History
Bio
Dr. Reba Wissner
Position: Assistant Professor
Office: RiverCenter 1708
Phone: 706-649-7271
Email: wissner_reba@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Musicology
Bio
Music Technology
Dr. Matthew McCabe
Position: Associate Professor
Office: RiverCenter 2606
Phone: 706-649-1900
Email: mccabe_matthew@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Music Technology
Bio
Dr. Bradley Palmer
Position: Professor
Office: RiverCenter 2713
Phone: 706-649-7350
Email: palmer_bradley@columbusstate.edu
Discipline: Brass - Trombone; Music Technology
Personal Website Bio