Joseph D. Meeks
Professor of Music
Dean of the College of the Arts
Kennesaw State UniversityEDUCATION
- Bachelor of Music, Piano Performance, University of Georgia
- Master of Fine Arts, Piano Performance, University of Georgia
- Master of Music, Piano Performance, Georgia State University
ADDITIONAL STUDY
•Private piano study with Bruce Simonds, Yale University
•Piano study with Heinz Scholtz and Angelica Sauer-Morales Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria
•Postgraduate work in piano with Bela Nagy, Boston University
•Private Piano Study with prominent master teacher and pianist, Leonard Shure (faculty, New England Conservatory).
Arriving at Kennesaw State University in 1975, Joseph Meeks has taught classes in Music Theory, Music Appreciation, Piano Literature and Pedagogy. He was appointed Chair of the Music Department in 1994. He was appointed Dean of the College of the Arts in 1996.
RECENT AWARDS
Lexus Leader of the Arts, selected for recognition for arts leadership, public radio and public television featured the College of the Arts at Kennesaw State University, September 2000
The Abbey Awards, Coca Cola Lifetime Achievement Award for Arts Leadership, awarded at annual Abbey awards, a celebration of Atlanta's arts scene October 16, 2000.
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