Council Members
The MSU Arts and Humanities Council is informed by a diverse advisory board of campus and community stakeholders invested in the arts in Rowan county through leadership, participation, and practice. Council members include the following:
Ms. Joy Brown, Manager, Morehead Conference Center
Dr. Francene Botts-Butler, Director, Multicultural Student Services
Mr. Matt Collinsworth, Director, Cultural Outreach, Preservation and Education, also Director, Kentucky Folk Art Center
Dr. John Hennen, Associate Professor and Director, Appalachian Studies Program
Dr. Phil Krummrich, Professor and Director, International and Interdisciplinary Studies Program
Mr. Bob Franzini, Chair, Department of Art and Design
Ms. Terri Alderman, Manager, Morehead Tourism Commission
Dr. Ann Andaloro Associate Professor and Director, Interdisciplinary Women's Studies Program
Mr. Paul Hitchcock, General Manager, Morehead State Public Radio
Dr. Layne Neeper, Chair, Department of English
Dr. Clarenda Philips, Chair, Department of Sociology, Social Work and Criminology
Dr. Curt Hammond, Chair, Department of Music, Theatre and Dance
Dr. Emma Perkins, Assistant Professor and Director, Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies Program
Ms. Jennifer Reis, Director, Claypool-Young Art Gallery, and Assistant Professor, Department of Art and Design
Mr. Don Rigsby, Director, Kentucky Center for Traditional Music
Dr. John Ernst, Chair, Department of History, Philosophy, Religion and Legal Studies
Dr. M. Scott McBride, Dean, Caudill College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Mr. Mike Esposito, Director, Student Activities Council
Ms. Mary Jerde, Director, Arts and Humanities Council
Mr. Calvin Lindell, Chair, Communication, Media and Leadership Studies