Dr. Richard Beck

Dr. 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