EMPLOYEE PROFILE

Name: Bill Brewer

Title: Assistant Professor of Music

Major responsibilities: Director of choral ensembles, lead voice teacher, instructor of humanities electives in Rock History and Exploring Art and Music

Length of service at the College: Two years as an adjunct instructor; in my fourth year as a full-time faculty member

Place of birth: Knoxville

Family members: Wife, Sharon

Something no one knows about you: Most people do not know my “real” first name, and I am not about to change that now!

Greatest achievement or proudest moment: I consider my greatest achievement to be the completion of my degrees, coming from a family with virtually no history of higher education. My parents convinced me that education would afford me a better life alternative than they had experienced, and they made every sacrifice to see it happen.

Favorite things outside work: Travel, singing with the Knoxville Choral Society, annual summer projects on the “old” house my wife and I bought four years ago.

Most rewarding part of your job: Witnessing the “Aha!” moments on the face of a student when the subject matter or experience of a class really connects.

Greatest unfulfilled ambition: I always used to imagine what it would be like to sing on Broadway!

Favorite quote: “Work like you don’t need the money, dance like no one is watching, love like you’ve never been hurt.” (Unknown source)