Tremon Kizer
Profile
Tremon Kizer oversees the Pride of Dayton Marching Band and the Concert Band here at the University of Dayton. Prior to his arrival, he served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Central Missouri where he earned his master of arts in music with an emphasis in wind conducting. Along with his assistantship at UCM, he was also the Assistant Director of Bands at Knob Noster High School in Knob Noster, MO. Previously, he served as the Director of Bands at Coffeyville Community College and as Director of Bands for Goodland Public Schools. While at Coffeyville Community College, he was awarded an outstanding faculty award given to the top ten faculty and staff members at the College, he was a finalist for the Coffeyville Chamber of Commerce Educator of the Year, and was awarded the 2007 Outstanding Young Band Director of the Year award given by the Phi Beta Mu and Kansas Bandmasters Association.
Mr. Kizer earned his undergraduate degree in Music Education from Kansas State University in 2002. Currently, Mr. Kizer is a member of Pi Kappa Lambda, the College Band Directors' National Association, the College Music Society, the National Association for Music Education, and the Kansas Bandmasters Association. Mr. Kizer continues to give clinics and adjudicate throughout the Midwest.