Celebrating Faculty and Staff

Tuesday, Aug 06, 2024
Juilliard Journal
Alumni
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The end-of-year faculty-staff gathering celebrated recent faculty retirees as well as faculty and staff anniversaries.

Adrian Rodríguez and Ashley Renee Watkins, both identified in the accompanying caption, stand side by side smiling, each holding a certificate. They are in a large, well-lit lobby with a crowd of people in the background.
The first Juilliard EDIB (equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging) awards were given at the meeting. Adrian Rodríguez (director of community engagement) received the EDIB leadership award and Ashley Renee Watkins (music curriculum specialist) received the rising star award for service as an emerging leader.

RETIREES
Greta Berman, liberal arts faculty since 1979
Eugene Levinson, double bass faculty since 1985
Gina Levinson, vocal arts and liberal arts faculty since 1987 
Reed Woodhouse, vocal arts faculty since 1998
John Muller, music history faculty since 1980
Ron Price, liberal arts faculty since 1991

ANNIVERSARIES

20 Years
Renée Baron, liberal arts faculty 
Emory Broughton, custodian
Elizabeth Chang, Pre-College faculty 
Conrad Cummings*, Extension faculty 
Billy Drummond, jazz faculty
Bart Feller (’81, flute), Pre-College faculty
Javier Gandara-Barnett (BM ’88, horn), Pre-College faculty 
Jonathan Haas (MM ’78, percussion), Pre-College faculty 
Ray Iwazumi (Pre-College ’94, BM ’98, MM ’99, DMA ’04, violin), violin faculty
Sharon Levy, music literature faculty
Esther Liu Harris, Pre-College faculty
Michael Musgrave, graduate studies faculty
Alex Rodriguez*, information technology
Tali Roth (MM ’93, guitar), guitar faculty
Luke Simcock*, costume shop
Rion Wentworth (BM ’03, MM ’05, DMA ’11, double bass), Pre-College faculty

25 Years
Audrey Axinn (MM ’90, DMA ’98, accompanying), chamber music faculty
Cynthia Baker (Professional Apprentice Program ’87, stage management), producer
Gary Butler, custodian
Terese Capucilli, dance faculty
Joanna Chao (BM ’93, MM ’94, piano), Pre-College and ear training faculties
Jeni Dahmus Farah, archivist
Adam Glaser (Pre-College ’88, composition), Pre-College faculty
Katy Keller, physical therapy
Jeffrey Khaner (BM ’80, flute), flute faculty Julian Martin, piano faculty
Robert McDonald (MM ’79, piano), piano faculty 
Dana Okrinova, bookbinder
Itzhak Perlman (Pre-College ’63; ’68, violin), violin and chamber music faculties
Jeremy Pinquist, information technology
Manuel Sosa (BM ’91, MM ’94, DMA ’02, composition), Pre-College and composition faculties
Assaff Weisman (BM ’99, MM ’01, piano), Extension faculty 
Kate Wilson, drama faculty

30 years
Kendall Briggs (MM ’90, DMA ’94, composition), music theory and analysis faculty
Barbara Brust, costume shop
Jonathan Dawe* (MM ’91, DMA ’95, composition), Graduate Studies faculty
Philip Lasser (DMA ’94, composition), Music Theory and Analysis and Graduate Studies faculties 
Constance Moore, Pre-College faculty 
Adelaide Roberts (Pre-College ’53, piano), Pre-College faculty
Vladimir Shinov, accompanist 
Masayuki Takaku, piano technician 
Gary Wedow, vocal arts faculty

35 Years
Jonathan Feldman (Pre-College ’69; BM ’75, piano), collaborative piano and chamber music faculties
Eric Grossman (Certificate ’89, violin), stringed instruments 
Kathy Hood (Professional Apprentice Program ’89, stage management), drama
Sharon Isbin, guitar faculty
Charles Neidich, clarinet and chamber music faculties 
Paul Neubauer (BM ’82, MM ’83, viola), viola faculty

40 Years
Carlos Jimenez, mechanic
Naoko Tanaka (Diploma ’76, Postgraduate Diploma ’77, violin), Pre-College and violin faculties

45 Years
Lorraine Nubar* (BM ’67, MS ’69, voice), Pre-College faculty

55 Years
Samuel Rhodes, viola and chamber music faculties

*anniversary took place in the 2023–24 academic year