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  • Dr. Richard Beck

    Dr. Richard BeckDr. Richard Beck is the Vice President for Academic Affairs at Rogers State University.

    Education

    D.M.A., Performance and Pedagogy
    University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
    Thesis: “A Comprehensive Performance Project in Horn Literature with an Essay Consisting of a Compendium of Materials Pertinent to the Orchestral Horn Audition in the United States

    M.M., Performance (Orchestral Instrument, French Horn)
    University of North Texas, Denton, Texas

    B.M., Applied Music (Theory/Composition)
    University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, Wisconsin

    Professional Experience

    2008-Present, Vice President for Academic Affairs
    Rogers State University, Claremore, Oklahoma

    2004-2005, Interim Dean of Enrollment Management
    2003-2004, Interim Head of the Department of Art and Music
    2001-2008, Associate Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs
    Angelo State University, San Angelo, Texas

    2000-2001, Professor of Music
    1998-2001, Director of the Teaching and Learning Center
    1995-1998, Chair of the Department of Music and Drama
    1994-2000, Associate Professor of Music
    1989-1994, Assistant Professor of Music
    Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas

    1989-2001: Adjunct Instructor of Music
    Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, Texas

    Administrative Duties & Activities

    Angelo State University:

    • Report to the Provost and Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs
    • Exercise line authority for Center for Academic Excellence: Academic Advising, Career Development, Supplemental Instruction, Transitional Services, and University Studies
    • Exercise line authority for Enrollment Management: Admissions, Financial Aid, and Registrar
    • Oversee Distance Learning and Continuing Education
    • Administer Higher Education Assistance Funds for capital purchases
    • Coordinate commencement ceremonies and faculty convocation
    • Develop budget priorities for Academic and Student Affairs
    • Direct curriculum approval process
    • Oversee publication of the university catalog, both print and electronic editions
    • Create reports for system, state, and national agencies
    • Facilitate implementation and ongoing use of the SunGard Banner system
    • Serve on various institutional and community committees
      • Academic Deans Council
      • Administrative Council
      • Banner Process Improvement Team
      • Council on Academic and Student Affairs
      • Council of Deans and Department Heads
      • Friends of Art and Music Education
      • San Angelo P-16 Education Council
      • Teacher Education Council
      • University Budget Committee
      • University Curriculum Committee
      • University Technology Committee
    • Led successful searches for
      • Dean of the College of Business
      • Director of Admissions
      • Director of Honors Program
      • Executive Director of Center for Academic Excellence
      • Registrar
    • Served as Interim Dean of Enrollment Management
      • Enhanced integration of Enrollment Management components
      • Developed significantly larger pools of applied, admitted, and enrolled students
      • Reallocated personnel and fiscal resources
      • Updated marketing strategies and promotional materials
    • Served as Interim Head of the Department of Art and Music
      • Administered department with fifteen full-time faculty
      • Oversaw budget, curriculum and scheduling
      • Provided annual evaluation of faculty and staff
      • Led process to address recommendations for re-accreditation

    Del Mar College

    • Directed Teaching and Learning Center
      • Designed and equipped new Teaching and Learning Center
      • Created Teaching and Learning Center web site
      • Developed faculty training sessions in pedagogy and technology
      • Organized faculty convocation and adjunct faculty orientation
      • Produced Adjunct Faculty Handbook
      • Supported learning communities and service learning initiatives
      • Co-authored successful Title V grant proposal
    • Chaired Department of Music and Drama
      • Developed new music technology program
      • Established unified music program with Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
      • Developed annual budget for drama, humanities and music
      • Assessed faculty, staff, course, and student outcomes for purposes of promotion, tenure, program review, and institutional effectiveness
      • Maintained departmental web site
      • Served as core curriculum coordinator for the Division of Arts and Sciences

    Teaching Interests

    • Applied Horn
    • Brass Methods
    • Music Fundamentals
    • Music Technology
    • Aural Training
    • Music Appreciation
    • Music History
    • Music Theory

    Horn Performance

    • Hornist, PentaBrass, Corpus Christi, 1991-1999
    • Principal Horn, Corpus Christi Symphony, 1989-1995
    • Hornist, Del Mar College Wind Quintet, 1989-1994
    • Hornist, Del Mar College Brass Quintet, 1989-1991

    Professional Memberships

    • American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers
    • American Association of State Colleges and Universities
    • Educause
    • Society for College and University Planning
    • Texas Chief Academic Officers

    Selected Repertoire

    Solo:

    • Barboteu, Georges: Cinq pièces poétiques
    • Beethoven, Ludwig van: Sonata in F Major, Op. 17
    • Bozza, Eugene: En Forêt
    • Dukas, Paul: Villanelle
    • Haydn, Franz Joseph:
      • Concerto No. 1 D Major, Hob VIId3
      • Concerto No. 2 D Major, Hob VIId4
    • Hindemith, Paul: Sonata in F
    • Larsson, Lars-Erik: Concertino, Op. 45, No. 5
    • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus:
      • Concerto No. 3 in E Flat Major, KV 447
      • Concerto No. 4 in E Flat Major, KV 495
    • Stevens, Halsey: Sonata
    • Strauss, Franz: Concerto in C Minor, Op. 8
    • Strauss, Richard: Concerto No. 1 in E Flat Major, Op. 11

    Chamber:

    • Arnold, Malcolm: Brass Quintet No. 1, Op. 73
    • Barber, Samuel: Summer Music for Wind Quintet, Op. 31
    • Bernstein, Leonard: Suite from “West Side Story” for Brass Quintet
    • Brahms, Johannes: Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano, Op. 40
    • Calvert, Morley: Suite from the Monteregian Hills for Brass Quintet
    • Ewald, Victor: Brass Quintet No. 1, Op. 5
    • Fine, Irving: Partita for Wind Quintet
    • Haydn, Michael: Adagio et Allegro Molto for Horn and Trombone
    • Ibert, Jacques: Troi pièces brèves for Wind Quintet
    • Ligeti, György: Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet
    • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus:
      • Quintet in E Flat Major, KV407
      • Quintet in E Flat Major, KV452
    • Poulenc, Francis: Sextet for Piano and Wind Quintet

    Orchestral:

    • Beethoven, Ludwig van:
      • Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major, Op. 55
      • Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67
      • Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68
      • Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125
    • Berlioz, Hector: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
    • Brahms, Johannes: Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90
    • Dvorak, Antonin: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95
    • Mahler, Gustav: Symphony No. 1 in D Major
    • Mendelssohn, Felix: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 21
    • Ravel, Maurice: BoléroRimsky-Korsakov, Nicolai: Sheherazade, Op. 35
    • Stravinsky, Igor: The Rite of Spring
    • Wagner, Richard: Siegfried’s Rhine Journey