Class of 1986

Graduated-BFA in Drama and Dramatic Writing from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts
Graduated-MFA in Dramatic Writing from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts
Has written 3 Broadway musicals, including Disney’s Aladdin
Has been nominated for 4 Tony Awards
Awarded the Edward Kleban Award for Outstanding Lyric Writing
Received the Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation Award
Received the Gilman & Gonzalez-Falla Musical Theater Award
Received the ASCAP Foundation Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award

Class of 1966

Graduated-Kaskaskia College-1968
Graduated-Arkansas State University with a BA in Sociology-1970
Graduated-Arkansas State University with a MA in Rehabilitation Counseling-1974
Graduated-Indiana University with a PhD in Psychology-1979
Founding member-Indiana Counselor Association on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Founding member of Indiana Association of Black Psychologists
Received Kaskaskia College Distinguished Alumnus Award-2008
Received Arkansas State University Distinguished Alumnus Award -1991
Received numerous awards spanning 30 years

Class of 1973

 Graduated-BS in Music Education from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale-1978
Taught elementary school in Los Angeles, California, 1986-1995
Signed to Eurkea Records in 1995
Had a Top 10 album Blue Drops of Rain on Billboards Blues Chart
Had a Top 10 song “One More Time” in 1997 from his second album Road to Zen
Toured the United States 1996-1997
Signed with Fuel 2000 Records in Hollywood in 2003
Signed with Ruf Records in Germany in 2007
Has released a total of 9 albums