Anne Amis, Dean

Anne Amis is the dean of Arts, English, Communications, & Languages Divsions. She joined LSC-Kingwood in 2007. Amis earned a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from Hendrix College and a Master of Arts in Teaching ESOL from the SIT Graduate Institute.

Amis has presented two papers: "Activities to Energize Academic Writing" at the Texas of English of Other Languages (TESOL) conference in 2011. In addition, she presented "Applying Appreciative Inquiry in an ESOL Writing Class."

In 2012, she was the recipient of the Faculty International Education Grant, Vietnam. She was also honored with the 2011 LSC-Kingwood Faculty Excellence Award.

Amis is a member of the college's Intercultural Student Organization, The Academy and the Behavioral Intervention Team.

"I teach ESOL because it gives me the opportunity to work alongside immigrants and international visitors who are exploring the life-changing gifts and challenges mastering another language provides. As a second-language learner myself, I find the process extremely rich and rewarding," Amis explained. "During my time at LSC-Kingwood, I have always been offered opportunities for personal and professional growth; I love teaching and working here because I am always learning something new, be that a new course I teach a diverse and international student population or professional development activities."

Phone: 281.312.1737
Email: Anne.E.Amis@lonestar.edu
Office: APA 109I
Website: Website

Dr. Todd Miller, Department Chair

Professor of Music, Chair of Visual and Performing Arts, Director of Choirs

Tenor and conductor Todd Miller is the founding music faculty member of Lone Star College-Kingwood, and during his tenure the program has grown to over 60 music majors and 20 music faculty. In addition to his administrative duties Miller conducts three ensembles: The Kingwood Chorale and Chamber Orchestra, The Concert Choir, and the chamber choir called Evok (Eclectic Voices). LSC-Kingwood’s choirs have performed all over the world, from Carnegie Hall to England, Scotland, French Canada and the United States, and have served as the back-up choir for international artists Josh Groban and Sarah Brightman on multiple tour stops in Houston.

He has appeared as featured soloist with many ensembles in this region, including the Houston Symphony, Houston Chamber Choir, San Antonio Symphony and Opera, Greenbriar Consortium, Opera in the Heights, Houston Choral Society, The Woodlands Symphony and Chorus.

In 2003 and 2018 he was honored with the LSC-Kingwood Faculty Excellence Award. Miller has also been nominated twice for the Piper Professor Award.

He has “a passion for music and its importance in human society and a passion for mentoring students who want to make music their life's vocation.” He states that “LSC-Kingwood has been very supportive of my dreams as an educator and as a performer, and the students have benefitted from that support."

Miller holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in voice performance and conducting from the University of Houston. He also holds vocal performance degrees from the University of Louisville and the University of Arizona.

To hear Dr. Miller sing, search the following on I-tunes, Amazon, or Spotify:

• “Bridges” recording with composer/pianist/arranger John Cornelius
• “Bring Him Home” “crossover” album
• “Two Cells in Seville,” a new chamber opera by Walter Steffens

Phone: 281.312.1485
Email: Todd.R.Miller@lonestar.edu
Office: MUS 115
Website: Website

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