Ten faculty are retiring this spring from the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts. The 10 faculty have a combined 377 years of service to Nebraska.
• John Bailey, Glenn Korff School of Music
Bailey began teaching at Nebraska in 1986. He is the Richard H. Larson Distinguished Professor of Music (Flute) and a member of the Moran Woodwind Quintet. He is principal flutist with the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra. He is an active recitalist, lecturer and masterclass teacher. He has conducted the International Flute Orchestra on tour in Greece, Chile, China, Spain, Italy, Austria and Germany, among other countries. He was president of the National Flute Association in 2003-2004.
• Karen Becker, Glenn Korff School of Music
Becker began teaching at Nebraska in 1995. Becker is Professor of Cello and area head for strings. She is a dedicated soloist, chamber musician and teacher. Her career has taken her around the world to places such as the Czech Republic, England, Korea, Mexico, Norway, Switzerland and throughout the U.S. She tours regularly as a soloist and chamber musician, particularly as cellist of the Concordia String Trio.
• Mark Clinton, Glenn Korff School of Music
Clinton began teaching at Nebraska in 1995. He is Professor of Piano. A critically acclaimed pianist, he has received accolades for his inspiring performances in venues around the world from Paris to Sydney to New York. His concert activities as a soloist, chamber musician and collaborative artist reflect his commitment to musical diversity and to a wide range of performing experiences. He is also in demand as an adjudicator at major national and international piano competitions and frequently works in masterclasses with outstanding young pianists from around the world. He is a Steinway artist and was inducted into the Steinway & Sons Teacher Hall of Fame in 2023.
• Richard Endacott, Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film
Endacott began teaching at Nebraska in 1999. He is Professor of Cinema and Screenwriting. As the founding member of the cinematic arts faculty at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Endacott is a prolific screenwriter, producer and director. In 1993, he teamed up with Dana Altman and Dan Mirvish to produce “Omaha: The Movie.” The Endacott-Altman relationship evolved into a business partnership and in 1994, they established North Sea Films, Inc. From 2001-2011 he produced and directed more than 30 titles in the Braodway Jr. and KIDS Collection series for Music Theatre International and Disney Theatricals. He produced two Carson School films, “Viper in the Grass” and “DIGS.” In 2013, his work appeared a film festivals with a feature he wrote, produced and co-directed titled “Laurence.” His short film, “Turn Over,” premiered at film festivals in 2025.
• Michael Hoff, School of Art, Art History & Design
Hoff began teaching at Nebraska in 1989. He is Professor of Art History. He specializes in Greek and Roman archaeology, and his research focuses on the history of Roman Athens and on archaeology of Asia Minor. He currently conducts research in Turkey, where from 1997 to 2004 he co-directed the architectural survey team of the Rough Cilicia Archaeological Survey Project and since 2005 has served as Project Director of the Antiochia ad Cragum Excavations on the south coast of Turkey. He has authored many articles in international journals and co-edited several books, including “The Romanization of Athens” (1998) and “Rough Cilicia: New Historical and Archaeological Approaches” (2013).
• William McMullen, Glenn Korff School of Music
McMullen began teaching at Nebraska in 1986. He is Professor of Oboe and principal oboe with the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra and oboist in the Moran Woodwind Quintet. He is a frequent recitalist throughout the United State with pianist Catherine Herbener. His book on English horn repertoire, “Soloistic English Horn Literature (1736-1984)” was published in 1994 by Pendragon Press. He was on the faculty of the Rocky Ridge Music Center summer music festival in Estes Park, Colorado, for 23 summers.
• Brian Moore, Glenn Korff School of Music
Moore began teaching at Nebraska in 1986. He is Professor of Music Education and Music Technology and served as the advisor for the music technology minor, which includes more than 90 students from across the campus. His special areas of interest include creativity, composition and instructional technology, and he continues to be active in the area of instructional software development with a focus on music education, composition and mobile devices. In 2013, he was recognized nationally as an Apple Distinguished Educator.
• Clark Potter, Glenn Korff School of Music
Potter began teaching at Nebraska in 1996. He is Professor of Viola. Potter is the director of NEBratsche (the UNL viola ensemble) and is an active performer as a solo recitalist and chamber musician. He has conducted the Lincoln Youth Symphony since 2007. He is also a member of the Trans-Nebraska Players, a quintet comprised of faculty artists from across the state. In 2023, he received the Mayor’s Arts Award for Arts Education. In 2013 he received the Golden Baton Award for his dedication and work as a musician and citizen in Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra. In 2008, he was named the String Educator of the Year in Nebraska by the Nebraska chapter of the American String Teachers Association.
• William Shomos, Glenn Korff School of Music
Shomos began teaching at Nebraska in 1994. He is the Richard H. Larson Distinguished Professor of Music (Voice) and Director of Opera. As Director of Opera, he has staged a variety of productions, ranging from traditional fare to new and modern works. Two of his most cherished projects have been the world premieres of Professor Tyler White’s two full-length operas, “The Gambler’s Son,” based on a novel by Nebraska author Mari Sandoz and the life of painter Robert Henri, and “O Pioneers!” based on Nebraska author Willa Cather’s novel of the same name. His productions of “Dead Man Walking,” “Cosi fan tutte” and “Street Scene” won first place in the Nebraska Opera Association’s Opera Production Competition. Thanks to the James C. and Rhonda Seacrest Tour Nebraska Opera Fund, UNL Opera traveled across the state between 2016-2026 bringing live opera to communities, including Friend, Ord, Wayne, Norfolk, Central City, Red Cloud, Scottsbluff, McCook and North Platte.
• Darryl White, Glenn Korff School of Music
White began teaching at Nebraska in 1997. White is Associate Professor of Trumpet and Jazz Studies. He has appeared as a guest soloist with the Omaha Symphony, Lincoln Symphony Orchestra, Mesa Chamber Orchestra and Lake Forest Chamber Orchestra, among others, as well as performing with the University of Nebraska Faculty Brass Quintet, the University Faculty Jazz Quartet, and many other solo appearances and guest clinicians with college jazz bands and orchestras across the country. He recently received a 2026 Individual Arts Fellowship for Performing Arts from the Nebraska Arts Council.
