Department of Music & Theatre

Opportunities in Music & Theatre: Degrees, Scholarships & More

Music | Music Education | Theatre

Faculty & Staff

Susan Baker - 8478

Music & Theatre Department Assistant
Office: Owens Musical Arts Building 201
785.594.8478

Thomas Becker - 4578

Instructor of Music
Expertise: guitar, guitar pedagogy
Office: Owens 215
785.594.4578

Kelly Bohling - 8383

Instructor of Music
Office: Owens Musical Arts Building 106
785.594.8383

Will Cooper - 8478

Instructor of Music
Expertise: Trumpet
Office: Owens 106
785.594.8478
Danny Devlin

Danny Devlin - 4506

Theatre Instructor
Expertise: Acting
Office: Rice Auditorium
785.594.4506

Jim Funkhouser - 4578

Instructor of Music
Expertise: French horn, composition
Office: Owens 215
785.594.4578
Tom Heiman

Tom Heiman - 4513

Associate Professor of Theatre
B.A. Northwestern College, M.F.A. Florida State University
Expertise: design, technical theatre
Office: Rice Auditiorium
785.594.4513

Patti Heiman - 7859

Instructor of Theatre, Production Manager
B.A., M.A. Northeast Louisiana University
Expertise: stage management, theatre management
Office: Rice Auditorium
785.594.7859
Raymond James, Jr.

Raymond James, Jr. - 4579

Assistant Professor of Music, Director of Bands
B.M.E Murray State University, M.M.E. Wichita State University
Expertise: band, music education, low brass, symphonic band
Office: Owens 203
785.594.4579
Nanette Kraus

Nanette Kraus - 8496

Staff Accompanist, Instructor of Music
B.A. Bethany College, J.D. University of Kansas
Expertise: accompanying, class piano
Office: Owens 204
785.594.8496
Robin Liston

Robin Liston - 4508

Associate Professor of Music
B.M.E. The Ohio State University; M.M., Ph.D. University of Kansas
Expertise: elementary music education, music appreciation, music history
Office: Owens 100
785.594.4508
Trilla Lyerla

Trilla Lyerla - 4500

Professor of Music, Chair of the Department of Music & Theatre
B.A., B.M. University of Kansas; M.A., D.M.A. University of Iowa
Expertise: piano, music theory, world music
Office: Owens 200
785.594.4500

Lori McKinney - 8383

Instructor of Music
Expertise: orchestra, high strings, string pedagogy
Office: Owens 106
785.594.8383
J.D. Parr

J.D. Parr - 4507

Professor of Music, Director of Jazz Ensemble
B.M. Washburn University, M.M. Michigan State University, Ph.D. University of Kansas
Expertise: jazz ensemble, music education, woodwinds, music theory
Office: Owens 202
785.594.4507
Erinn Renyer

Erinn Renyer - 4578

Instructor of Music
Expertise: cello, string chamber ensembles
Office: Owens 215
785.594.4578

Steve Riley - 4578

Instructor of Music
Expertise: percussion, percussion ensemble, percussion pedagogy, composition
Office: Owens 215
785.594.4578
Marci Ziegler

Marci Ziegler - 8421

Instructor of Music
Expertise: applied voice, class voice, vocal pedagogy, opera & musical theatre workshop
Office: Owens 100
785.594.8421