Karen Wolff- 2000-2005
            Before coming to the University of Michigan, Karen Wolff began her career by majoring in music education at Morningside College in Iowa.  She was the director of the University of Minnesota School of Music, and the dean and professor of music at the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music.3

Paul C. Boylan 1979-2000
            After 21 years, Paul C. Boylan was the longest serving dean of the school of music. He was the Associate Dean during Britton’s time as Dean, and during this time he is credited with adding the Department of Dance to the School of Music in 1974.4  He had a special interest in and worked extensively to strengthen the faculty.  He also helped to form and strengthen many programs-- jazz, improvisational studies, musical theater, and the American Music Institute.
            Paul C. Boylan received both a bachelors and masters in music from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.  He also got his Ph. D. in musicology from Michigan.5

Allen Perdue Britton 1971-1979
            After serving in WWII, Allen Britton was an assistant professor of music.  He then received his Ph. D. from Michigan in musicology and became an associate professor of music.  He was known for his focus on and understanding of early American music.  He is also known for his major work in fundraising to compete for the best students in the nation.  He served as the dean from 1971-1979, and died on February 17, 2003.  Britton Recital Hall was named after this deceases dean.6  His Associate Dean was Paul C. Boylan. 4

James Wallace 1960-1970
            He engineered the campaign for facilities on North Campus.  The Earl V. Moore building was built during his time at Dean in 1964. 4

Earl V. Moore 1921-1960
            Born in Lansing in 1890, Earl V. Moore graduated with a Bachelors of Art degree from LSA in 1912 from the University of Michigan.  He also received his Masters of Art degree from the University of Michigan in 1914.  He was an organ player.7
Under Earl V. Moore’s direction, the school of music, originally a private school, became affiliated with the University of Michigan.  It became the University of Michigan School of Music in 1946.8 The School of Music building was named after him on May 3, 1975 when he was 85 years old.9  His wife was Blanche Anderson, which the Blanch Anderson Moore Hall was named after.
Earl V. Moore was a co-composer of the "Varsity" football march. He worked with Fred Lawton, who wrote the lyrics, when they were students at the University of Michigan. 7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earl V. Moore Building History

University of Michigan School of Music, Theater, and Dance