Kevin Preslan ‘08 (left)
Montrose, Colorado
Majors and minors: Majors in piano performance, theory and composition, minor in chemistry
Activities and honors:  Concert Band, Concert Choir, Jazz Band, Walahroo drumline, Crimson & Gold, The Velma J. MacMillan Prize (first-year music major award), The Dorothy Ann Kucera-Niebes Piano Accompanying Prize, The Paul S. Ray and Eleanor Taylor Prize (second-year monetary performance award), Phi Mu Alpha Music Composition Prize, Outstanding Freshman Chemistry Award

“Coe has really helped me come out of my shell from high school and gain a confidence in myself that I didn't have before. I've found great friends, amazing professors and received a top-notch education from a school that I had never heard of five years ago.”

Richard Hoffman (right)
Alma A. Turechek Professor of Music and Director of New York Term
Coe faculty member since 1976

“All my professional life I have dedicated myself to making music in the collegiate liberal arts setting. I went to a liberal arts college, and I have been able to give much of what I experienced as an undergraduate student to my students.  I truly feel I know what they are experiencing and what they need.  Coe has been the perfect place for this happy and challenging synergy to take place.”