Faculty List

Dr. Scott Messing

Dana Professor of Music
Joined Alma College Faculty in 1982
Eddy 113
(989) 463-7215
Office Hours: MW 3-5
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Education

  • Ph.D., University of Michigan
  • M.A., University of Michigan
  • B.A., Rutgers University

Research Interests

European music history of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries

Recent Courses Taught

  • Music History III.  MUS 445.
  • Comprehensive Musicianship II.  MUS 112.
  • Music History II.  MUS 444.
  • Comprehensive Musicianship III.  MUS 211.
  • Comprehensive Musicianship I.  MUS 111.

Recent Presentations

  • "Schubert’s Marche militaire and the Lure of Reception."  American Musicological Society.  Chicago.  October 4, 2008.

 

Since 2003, Alma College students have been awarded 43 prestigious nationally competitive scholarships and fellowships, including 22 Fulbright scholarships. Alma’s Nationally Competitive Scholarship Committee identifies and nurtures exceptional candidates for postgraduate awards.

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Leadership Profile

Kailey Vlug

Kailey Vlug
Graduation: 2015
Major: Business Administration

When she started playing soccer as a child, Kailey Vlug already had her eye on the prize: to play the sport she loved on the collegiate level. Now, she’s playing on the Alma College women’s soccer team, on which she is considered a leader.

“Coming into a whole new team after being with my same high school team for years was challenging as a freshman, but I did my best and worked hard,” she says. “I’ve learned that I can lead through example. My coach, Jeff Hosler, trusts me and gives me leadership responsibilities, so I’ve risen to meet his expectations.”

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