The Lefko Era

In the spring of 2003, Carl Lefko was named Interim Chair of the department. The following year he became the Chair of the Department, and continued as Chair for 16 years, retiring in 2019 after a successful forty-year career at Radford University. During his 16-year-long Chairmanship, his calm leadership, and steadying hand brought many changes, innovations and evolutions to the department.

• In 2005 Ms. Jennifer Juul joined the department of Theatre

• In 2006 Mr. Charles L. Hayes retired from the department after 40 successful years of teaching, directing, acting and mentoring.

• In the Fall of 2007 Mr. Anthony Guest (2007 – 20012) joined the faculty

• In 2009 Mr. Ted McKosky, director of the Cinematic Arts program, Sound Designer and CVPA Instructional Designer/Web support (1983 -2009) officially retired.

• In 2009 the Department of Theatre and Cinema and the Department of Dance were merged to become the School of Dance and Theatre, with Carl Lefko as the Director of the School.

• In the Fall of 2012 Mr. Tommy Iafrate joined the theatre faculty

• In the Fall of 2013, the department added its first new T&R faculty line since Mr. Jerry McGlown’s position was added in the mid-80s. Mr. Jimmy Ray Ward was hired as full-time temporary faculty.

• In 2014 Ms. Robyn Berg joined the performance faculty

• In 2016 Ms. Molly Hood joined the performance faculty.