KEVIN FENTON, Associate Professor of Choral Conducting and Music Education and Director of the University Singers, arrived at Florida State University in 2000. His prior appointments include Director of Choral Activities at James Madison University and Virginia Tech, as well as the Topeka High School. On several occasions, he has conducted ensembles in performances for state and regional conventions of the American Choral Directors Association and the Music Educator's National Conference, including University Singers 2002 performances at the Southern Division Convention of MENC in Savannah, Georgia.

As a result of his positive approach to choral conducting, Dr. Fenton has served as a clinician for numerous workshops, honor choirs and clinics in over twenty states. He has authored articles appearing in the Choral Journal, the Music Educators Journal, and the Bulletin for Historical Research in MusicEducation, and is a recipient of the Gamma Mu Chapter of Delta Omicron Music Professor of the Year Award, and the Friends University Outstanding Young Alumnus Award.