College of Visual & Performing Arts
Administration

Libby Patenaude, Dean
and Professor of Dance
MFA, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Alice Burmeister, Associate Dean;
CVPA Graduate Director; and
Associate Professor of Art and Design
Ph.D. in Art History from Indiana University

Donald M. Rogers
Chair of Music and
Associate Professor of Music
Ph.D., University of South Carolina-Columbia

Andrew Vorder Bruegge, Chair of Theatre & Dance
and Associate Professor of Theatre
Ph.D. in Theatre Arts, University of Missouri-Columbia

Tom Stanley, Chair of Fine Arts;
Director of the Winthrop Galleries;
and Associate Professor of Art and Design
M.F.A., University of South Carolina

Chad Dresbach, Chair of Design and
Associate Professor of Visual Communication Design
M.F.A., Kent State University

Anna Fredericks, Coordinator of CVPA Student Services
B.A., Augustana College, Rock Island, IL

Karen Derksen, Assistant Director of the Winthrop Galleries and
Instructor in Fine Arts
B.A., University of Regina, SK

Christine Fisher, Director of the Arts in Basic Curriculum Project
M.M.E., University of South Carolina

Amanda Woolwine, Director of the Office of Special Projects
BFA, Winthrop University

Joan Hetherington, CVPA Budget Analyst
B.S., University of Pittsburgh

Jamilyn C. Larsen, Executive Assistant to the Dean
CVPA Dean's Office
B.A., Winthrop University

Susan Currence, Administrative Specialist
CVPA Dean's Office