Music Professor to Participate in National Conference

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Dr. R. Tad Greig, Westminster College associate professor and chair of the Department of Music, will moderate a session on sacred music programs at the annual meeting of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) Nov. 20-23 in San Diego.

The NASM is the primary accrediting agency for collegiate music programs throughout the United States.

As Westminster's director of bands, Greig oversees the Titan Marching Band, Symphonic Band, and Wind Ensemble; teaches music education, band literature, and advanced conducting; and assists with student teacher observation.

Greig, who joined the Westminster faculty in 1995, earned an undergraduate degree from Grove City College, master's from Youngstown State University, and Ph.D. from Kent State University.

Contact Greig at (724) 946-7279 or e-mail greigrt@westminster.edu for more information.

About Westminster College...
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College is a top tier liberal arts college and a national leader in graduation rate performance, according to U.S. News Guide to America's Best Colleges. Westminster ranked third among liberal arts colleges in social mobility, according to the Washington Monthly College Guide, and is one of the most affordable national liberal arts colleges in Pennsylvania. Westminster is also honored as one of "The Best 371 Colleges" and "Best in the Northeast" by The Princeton Review, and is named to the President's Honor Roll for excellence in service learning.

Nearly 1,600 undergraduate and graduate students benefit from individualized attention from dedicated faculty while choosing from 41 majors and nearly 100 organizations on the New Wilmington, Pa., campus. Visit www.westminster.edu/advantage to view "Advantage: Westminster" A Strategic Plan 2010-2020.