2008-2009 Executive Committee
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Nils Klykken, President
Nils Klykken is in his fifth year of the University of Michigan and the Men's Glee Club. This year is his third year on the Executive Board, after serving as Alumni Relations Manager for two years, and his first as President. Nils is a Choral Music Education student in the School of Music, Theatre, & Dance. He has studied voice with professors Stephen West and Rico Serbo of the University of Michigan, and has studied conducting with professors Dr. Paul Rardin and Dr. Julie Skadsem. In addition to singing second tenor in the Men's Glee Club, Nils also sings tenor in the University of Michigan Chamber Choir under Dr. Jerry Blackstone.
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Alex P. Weatherup, Vice-President
Alex P. Weatherup is grateful to have been elected as Vice President, and to his first year of the Executive Board service, by the men of the Michigan Men's Glee Club. After a startlingly brief run at president against now-president Nils Klykken, Alex is happy to await Nils' impeachment or assassination as the next in line. Senior year finds Alex stunned at the rapid waning of his collegiate career and he is therefore determined to turn his fourth and final year of Glee Club into an honor of the three years prior. He hopes to do so by serving the Glee Club as a compassionate keeper of attendance and as a social upperclassman. Alex is a history major in the School of LSA and spends time not dedicated to Glee Club performing with his comedy troupe ComCo.
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Drew Bollinger, Business Manager
Emeritus
Drew Bollinger is enjoying his fourth semester on the Executive Board and his fifth year in the Glee Club. He is fifth-year senior Math and Voice Performance dual major. He previously has served as the Club's Small Groups Manager and Assistant Business Manager. Drew enjoys singing with the Friars, playing sports, and taking it easy down the home stretch of his college career. On Saturdays in the fall however, there is nowhere he would rather be than the Big House. Go Blue!
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Andrew Wollner, Operations Manager
Andrew Wollner is proud to serve the Glee Club as its Operations Manager during his fifth and final year in the organization. Andrew previously served as the Club's Assistant Librarian and Small Groups Manager, and he has traveled with the Club on every tour since the 2006 trip to the Pacific Northwest. At the University of Michigan's School of Music, Theater & Dance, Andrew is pursuing a BMA in Music Theory, and in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts he is pursuing a BA in German. In addition to singing with the Glee Club, Andrew is a member of the University's Orpheus Singers and studies piano with Dr. Louis Nagel. He also writes music and works on various sound recording and editing projects.
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Scott Roffman, Public Relations Manager
Scott Roffman is in his third year in the Glee Club and excited to be acting as the group's Public Relations Manager. He looks forward to a productive year of expanding outreach to the University and wider communities through avenues including community service, student group partnerships, and high school engagement. In addition to acting as the Public Relations Manager, Scott has served as a 150th Anniversary Coordinator since 2007 and cannot wait to see nearly five years of planning come to fruition during the 2009-2010 celebration. Scott is a junior in the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy with a focus in Arabic and foreign policy.
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Abe Hiatt, Alumni Relations Manager
Emeritus
Abe Hiatt is currently greatly enjoying his involvement with the Glee Club in his Senior year as the Alumni Relations Manager. Initially serving as a 150th co-coordinator with ex-Vice President Phil Schettenhelm, he is happy that he can apply all his work for club in the past to what he does with exec today. His involvement does not stop there; he is also glad to be a member of The Friars. Abe hopes to continue his efforts to make club better every year that he possibly can.
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Scott Venman, Parliamentarian
Scott Venman is a senior in the University of Michigan's College of Engineering. He is pursuing a degree in Chemical Engineering with a minor in French and Francophone Studies. He is also in the Program in Global Engineering. Scott is originally from Lansing, MI where he graduated from Waverly High School. He has been singing much of his life and wanted to continue singing in college with the Glee Club. This is his fourth year in the Glee Club. He says, "It is the perfect opportunity to continue a musical education without actually enrolling in a course." Scott is also the 2009 Tour manager and will be hard at work during the next year to plan this East Coast adventure. As Parliamentarian for the 2008-2009 year, Scott is excited to make the constitution of the Michigan Men's Glee Club a living document to be upheld and adapted by the members and executive committee of the Glee Club.
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Anthony Ambroselli, Business Manager
Anthony Ambroselli is currently a junior at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and is excited to be stepping into his first year on the executive committee. Prior to becoming the assistant business manager, Anthony served as the club's merchandise manager, developing the first ever glee club tie. He is looking forward to tackling new business projects for the organization, especially in conjunction with the 150th season next year. Outside of school and the glee club, Anthony holds a second degree black belt in karate and enjoys performing on stage.
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Gregory Fear, Alumni Relations Manager
Gregory Fear is currently a senior studying history and completing the
pre-requisites for entry into Dental School, to which he will begin
applying this summer. He is glad to be involved in the Glee Club as part
of the Executive Board, and is looking forward to the upcoming 150th year.
Before serving as the Alumni Relations Manager he spent a year as Assistant
Alumni Relations Manager to Abe Hiatt, and was the Historian prior to being
selected for that position. He loves the Glee Club, and is honored to be
serving it in this capacity. Outside of Glee Club he enjoys cooking,
reading, and running. He also loves hearing from Alumni, so feel free to
contact him with any questions or stories from your time in Club.
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Carl Smith, Faculty Advisor
Carl Smith is beginning his 12th year as our Faculty Advisor. He is a CPA and retired in May 2006 after 27+ years with the
University. During his University tenure he served as Director of University Audits for 18 years and spent the remainder of
his time as internal audit manager and senior auditor in the Office of University Audits. Carl was a second tenor with the
Men's Glee Club from fall 1965 through the fall semester 1966 and was a member of the Club that debuted Dr. Phil Duey's Go
Blue at the 1966 Spring Concert. Carl is in his 24nd year singing with the UMS Choral Union and has sung with the Donald
Bryant Singers, Ann Arbor Cantata Singers, and other organizations as time allowed.
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Paul Rardin, Director
Paul Rardin is associate director of choirs at the University of Michigan, where he teaches undergraduate conducting
and conducts the Men's Glee Club and University Choir. He previously taught at Towson University in Towson, Maryland,
where for twelve years he served as director of choirs. Rardin's choruses have earned regional and national acclaim,
and have performed in such venues as Boston Symphony Hall, Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Washington National Cathedral,
Duke University Chapel, The Cathedral of St. Philip (Atlanta, GA), Riverside Church (New York, NY), and
Immaculate Conception (San Diego, CA). The Towson University Chorale performed with the Baltimore Symphony
Orchestra in 2002 and 2004.
Rardin is a graduate of Williams College and the University of Michigan, where he received the M.M. in composition
and the D.M.A. in conducting. He has studied conducting with Theodore Morrison, Jerry Blackstone, and Gustav Meier,
and composition with Leslie Bassett, George Wilson, and Robert Suderburg. He has also participated in master classes
with Helmuth Rilling, Charles Bruffy, and Dale Warland. Rardin has served as guest conductor for state and regional
high school choral festivals in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and
Oregon. He has presented clinics for state, regional and national conferences of the American Choral Directors
Association, as well as the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association, Virginia Music Educators Association, and
numerous county and city school systems in Maryland.
Rardin is also a published arranger, composer, and author. His settings of spirituals and folk songs are published
by Santa Barbara Music Publishing. His articles, many on the topic of contemporary music, have appeared in the
ACDA publications Choral Journal, Troubadour, and Bel Canto.
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