Barbara Ann Mathis Tarbutton

Barbara Ann Mathis Tarbutton (’61, ’90 Ph.D.), Brookhaven, Mississippi. She taught voice at high schools, colleges and universities in Texas, Alaska, Florida and Mississippi, then for 22 years at Lamar University in Beaumont before she retired. She spoke at many colleges in the U.S. and Europe about vocal cord pathology, a subject in which she was considered an expert. The soprano sang The Star- Spangled Banner for President Lyndon B. Johnson and performed in renowned places such as Carnegie Hall and The Vienna Opera House.

Barbara Ann Mathis Tarbutton (’61, ’90 Ph.D.), Brookhaven, Mississippi. She taught voice at high schools, colleges and universities in Texas, Alaska, Florida and Mississippi, then for 22 years at Lamar University in Beaumont before she retired. She spoke at many colleges in the U.S. and Europe about vocal cord pathology, a subject in which she was considered an expert. The soprano sang The Star- Spangled Banner for President Lyndon B. Johnson and performed in renowned places such as Carnegie Hall and The Vienna Opera House.