Dr. Diane Reich Has Been Appointed as the New Dean for the College of Fine Arts and Communications
Brigham Young University Academic Vice President Justin Collings has appointed Diane Reich as the new Dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communications.
She begins her tenures on July 1. Reich replaces Ed Adams, who has been serving as the dean since 2015.
Reich is currently the director of the School of Music and a professor of voice. She has previously taught at and been the director of opera at Central Washington University.
“Diane is a devoted teacher and committed university citizen, as well as a gifted musician,”Collings said. “Her leadership is marked by poise, resolution, compassion, and good judgment. Above all, she is deeply committed to the prophetic mission of BYU generally and to the prophetic vision for the arts specifically.”
Reich earned doctoral and master’s degrees from Indiana University in vocal performance and has appeared in many major operatic roles. She has performed concerts and recitals throughout the world.
She won first place in the Vera Scammon International S.O.S. Voice Competition and was a Metropolitan Opera Auditions Utah and Indiana District winner multiple times.
Reich’s research endeavors have led her to be a leading authority on the vocal music of contemporary composer Henry Mollicone.
"I am immensely grateful for the consecrated service of Dean Scott Miller and Dean Ed Adams, each of whom has led his college for ten years,” Collings said. “Dean Miller has led the College of Humanities with warmth and wit, passion and pluck. Above all, his leadership has been humane, in the deep sense in which the restored gospel allows us to understand that term. Dean Adams has led the College of Fine Arts and Communications with kindness, compassion, vision, and energy. He is a gentle giant and a Christlike leader. Both of these great deans have forged legacies that will bless BYU students for generations to come."
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