WILLIAM PETERSON, Associate Professor of Jazz/Contemporary Media, received the B.M. degree from the Cincinnati College-Conservatory and the Master of Music degree in Jazz Studies and Contemporary Media from the Eastman School of Music. Among his teachers have been Bill Dobbins, Rayburn Wright, and Katherine Teves.

Professor Peterson was a finalist in the Great American Jazz Piano Competition, in 1992 and 1999. He teaches jazz piano, jazz arranging and film scoring. He is also the supervisor of student composers who are scoring films for the Florida State University School of Motion Picture, Television and Recording Arts.