4/3/98

Administrative responsibilities

Dean, College of Fine Arts, Ohio University:Begins July 1, 1998.

Director, School of Music, University of Northern Iowa (1993-present): The school has eight divisions and more than 40 full- and part-time faculty members. During Tymas-Jones' tenure as director, the school has received approval for three new degrees: a bachelor of music in composition, master of music in jazz pedagogy and master of music in piano performance and pedagogy. He also was instrumental in raising funds for a new School of Music classroom building/performing arts center, an endowed professorship and several endowed scholarships.

Associate Dean/Assistant to the Dean of Arts and Humanities at Buffalo State College (1990-93): As associate dean, Tymas-Jones served as the primary adviser to the dean on issues of faculty, curriculum, facilities and technology for Arts and Humanities, which included nine departments and more than 200 full- and part-time faculty. As assistant to the dean, he supervised the completion of program reviews for the departments of design, fine arts, foreign language and English; served as a liaison with the physical plant in the development of a capital improvement project for instructional facilities; and handled other responsibilities.

Faculty responsibilities

University of Northern Iowa: Professor of Music (1997); Associate Professor of Music (1993-97).

Buffalo State College: Associate Professor of Music (1989-93); Assistant Professor of Music (1988-89); Instructor (1983-88).

Washington University, St. Louis: Lecturer of Choral Music-Black Studies Program (1980-83).

Education

Bachelor of music, magna cum laude, 1977, Howard University.
Master of music, 1979, Washington University in St. Louis.
Doctor of philosophy, 1988, Washington University in St. Louis.