| Three artists were commissioned to present work at the October 5 concert celebrating the inauguration of Shirley A. Mullen as the fifth president of Houghton College. Stonework is delighted to make these works available to a larger public. Gary Baxter, California native and Professor of Art, has aught at Houghton College for 30 years and holds a BA degree in Art from SUNY Geneseo and a Master of Fine Arts from the School of Art and Design at Rochester Institute of Technology. Professor Baxter’s work in ceramics is frequently featured at galleries, most recently in the 2004 Clay National Exhibition at Skidmore College and the 2005 Philadelphia Craft Show. Common Elements - by Gary Baxter Mark Hijleh, raised near Kansas City, Missouri, and Professor of Composition and Conducting, has taught at Houghton College since 1993. He holds Masters and Doctoral degrees in composition and conducting from Ithaca College and Peabody Conservatory and is completing an MA degree in World Music from the University of Sheffield (U.K.). He is the recipient of several composition awards, and his works have been performed by major orchestras in the U.S. and the U.K. For Such a Time as This – by Mark Hijleh Professor John Leax, a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Houghton College Poet-in-Residence, is the author of ten books of poetry, prose and fiction. His most recent books areGrace is Where I Live, a collection of essays, and Tabloid News, a sequence of poems. He has taught in the Houghton College writing program since 1968.
Walking the Ridge Home – by John Leax |