Jennifer Watkins, class of 2000, music education, transferred from Indiana University: "JU offered me what a large school could not - opportunities. I've had performance opportunities in a variety of venues, I've had the opportunity to be a leader and have my ideas heard, I've had the opportunity to be involved in more than just the music department, and most importantly, I've had the opportunity to build my voice, my confidence and myself. JU offers as its greatest asset a nurturing environment."

Byron Adams, Assistant Professor and Head of the Composition Department at University of California, Riverside

Bill Boston, Hollywood Orchestrator; films include Scream I, II, The Faculty and Imax Everest, among others

Carole Clifford, Doctorate in Voice, Florida State University, voice faculty at Florida Community College Jacksonville; opera performer, private studio, director of Orange Park Civic Chorus

Merryn Ledbetter Corsat, principal violist and personnel manager, Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra

Linda Felder Hurd, M.S. from Juilliard School in viola performance; solo violinist of Winterthur Symphony Orchestra in Switzerland

Tim Kidder, M.M. from Yale University School of Music in violin performance; concertmaster of US Air Force Symphony for four years

Jim Kinchen, Doctorate in Music, Director of Choral Activities at the University of Wisconsin, Parkside

Willie LaFavor, Doctorate in Piano Performance, Indiana University

Melissa Voshell, M.M. in flute performance, Peabody Conservatory

Jennifer Pascual, M.M. from Mannes School of Music in New York City, accompanist for Harlem Boys Choir, Doctor of Musical Arts candidate in organ, Eastman School of Music

Mark Scott, high school choral director, former president of Florida Vocal Association, Duval County Teacher of the Year, 1998

John Smitherman, singer actor, New York Broadway, Tampa dinner theatre circuit