Departments
Emily Snider Andrews
Executive Director of the Center for Worship and the Arts, Assistant Professor of Music and Worship
Division of Music
404ÌýBuchanan Hall
Michael Averett
Associate Professor, Trumpet, Coordinator of Graduate Studies
Division of Music, Instrumental
308ÌýBrock Hall
Philip L. Copeland
Professor, Conducting, A Cappella Choir
Division of Music, Vocal and Choral
312ÌýBuchanan Hall
Grant Beckett Dalton
Professor, Percussion, Jazz Band
Division of Music, Instrumental
205ÌýBrock Hall
Joel S. Davis
Chair, Professor, Music Theory and Composition
Division of Music
218ÌýBuchanan Hall
Brad Diamond
Professor, Voice
Division of Music, Vocal and Choral
306ÌýBuchanan Hall
Letitia Jap
Assistant Professor, Violin
Division of Music, Instrumental
307ÌýBrock Hall
Kristin Kenning
Professor, Voice, Director of Samford Opera
Division of Music, Vocal and Choral
311ÌýBuchanan Hall
Mark Lackey
Professor, Music Theory and Composition
Division of Music, Theory and Composition
308ÌýBuchanan Hall
Sharon L. Lawhon
Professor, Voice, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Chorale
Division of Music, Vocal and Choral
309ÌýBuchanan Hall
Beth McGinnis
Associate Professor, Musicology
Division of Music
304ÌýBuchanan Hall
Theo Metz
Assistant Professor, Commercial Music
Division of Music, Commercial Music
Steven Potaczek
Associate Professor, Director of Commercial Music
Division of Music, Commercial Music
305ÌýBrock Hall
Jonathan Rodgers
Associate Professor, Coordinator of Music and Worship, Samford Worship Collective, Faculty Fellow, The Center for Worship and the Arts, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Carillonneur
Division of Music, Music and Worship
403ÌýBuchanan Hall
Ronald Rodriguez-Herrera
Assistant Professor, Piano
Division of Music, Instrumental
306ÌýBuchanan Hall
Jonathan Skaggs
Director of Enrollment Management
151ÌýSwearingen Hall
Morgan Soja
Associate Professor, Director of Music Education
Division of Music, Music Education
301bÌýBuchanan Hall
Cindy St. Clair
Associate Professor, Piano, Coordinator of Keyboard Studies
Division of Music, Instrumental
210ÌýBuchanan Hall
Jaroslaw Szurek
Cataloging and Metadata, Associate Librarian, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Library
Division of Music
430ÌýÂ鶹ÊÓƵ Library
Brian B. Viliunas
Professor, Clarinet, Orchestra, Coordinator of Instrumental Area
Division of Music, Instrumental
Brock Hall
Chris Withrow
Assistant Professor, Voice
Division of Music, Vocal and Choral
314ÌýBuchanan Hall
Patrick Young
Assistant Professor, Tuba & Euphonium, Director of Bands
Division of Music, Instrumental
204ÌýBrock Hall
Adjunct Faculty
Architecture & Interior Design
General phone number: 205-726-2951
- Charlie Allen – Lecturer
- Marshall Anderson – Lecturer
- Jeff Dungan – Lecturer
- Sarah Dunn – Lecturer
- Mia Edens – Lecturer
- Joe Ellis – Lecturer
- Arden Gillchrest – Lecturer
- Jim Griffo – Lecturer + Community Outreach
- Lisa Herriott – Lecturer
- Jill Hicks – Lecturer
- Tim Hightower – Lecturer, Structural Systems
- Julie Hooper – Lecturer
- Jeannie Krumdieck – Lecturer
- Mary McGarity – Lecturer
- Will McGarity – Lecturer
- Jeff Miller – Lecturer
- Miriam Roberson – Lecturer
- Julia Scarinci Elliott – Lecturer
- K.J. Schumacher – Lecturer
- Corey Sosebee – Lecturer
- K.C. Squires – Lecturer
- Tyler Stephens – Lecturer
- Hampton Stephens – Lecturer
- Anna Laura Strider – Lecturer
- David Willoughby – Lecturer
Art and Design
General phone number: 205-726-4840
- Ty Smith – Lecturer, Painting & Drawing
- Leah Hamel – Lecturer, 3D Design
- Kaitlin West – Shop Manager & Lecturer
- Nic Tisdale – Lecturer, 2D, Drawing & Printmaking
- Molly Kinstler – Lecturer, Art History
- Scott Thompson – Lecturer, Painting & Drawing
- Tom Briscoe – Lecturer, Graphic Design
Division of Music
General phone number: 205-726-4364
- Jake Adler - Lecturer, Songwriting and Worship
- David Allinder – Lecturer, Worship Ensembles and Music Education
- Kimberly Bain – Lecturer, Saxophone
- Tim Carroll – Lecturer, Bass
- Mary Brook Diamond - Lecturer, Voice and Theory
- Laura Doss – Senior Lecturer, Voice
- Chris Fryar – Lecturer, Drum Set
- Sadie Goodman – Lecturer, Musicology
- James Hodgin - Commercial Music
- Michael Howard – Lecturer, Technology and Production
- Steve Jessup - Instructor, Trombone
- Samuel Nordlund – Lecturer, Cello
- Brent Reeves – Lecturer, Piano Pedagogy
- Connie Macon Rhea – Lecturer, Class Piano
- Valerie Sly - Lecturer, French Horn
- James Sullivan – Lecturer, Oboe
- Fred Teardo – Lecturer, Organ
- Jodean Tingle - Lecturer, Class Piano
- Lisa Wienhold – Lecturer, Flute
- Keith Wolfe-Hughes - Lecturer
- Abigail Workman – Lecturer, Harp
Theatre & Dance
General phone number: 205-726-2951
- JJ Butler - Lecturer, Dance
- Ann-Houston Campbell – Lecturer, Theatre
- Kristin Campbell - Lecturer, Theatre
- Joanna Dehart - Lecturer, Dance
- Alyssa Douglas - Lecturer, Theatre
- Anna Foshee – Lecturer, Dance
- Alie Gorrie – Lecturer, Theatre
- Brian Haven – Lecturer, Theatre
- Maya Johnson - Lecturer, Dance Team Director
- Therese Leager – Lecturer, Dance
- Victor McCay – Lecturer, Film
- John Mingle - Lecturer, Dance
- David Odenwelder – Lecturer, Dance
- Caroline Rucks - Lecturer, Dance
- Kelsey Shelton, Lecturer, Dance
- Sarah Wallace - Lecturer, Dance
- Joanna Hardy West – Lecturer, Dance
- McKenzie Whitfield - Lecturer, Dance
- James Wood - Lecturer, Theatre
- Jared Wright - Lecturer, Dance
