David H. Watkins (’58), Terre Haute, Indiana. He attended North Texas between a two-year stint in the U.S. Army. He studied cornet with John Haynie and horn with Clyde Miller. Following graduation, he played with the Dallas Symphony for five years. He earned his master’s and doctoral degrees in music at Indiana University and spent the rest of his career on the faculty of Indiana State University teaching horn and music history, retiring in 1997. He played horn in the Terre Haute Symphony and Terre Haute Community Band, and used his piano skills as an accompanist and dance band pianist. He was a member of the UNT Alumni Association.
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David H. Watkins (’58), Terre Haute, Indiana. He attended North Texas between a two-year stint in the U.S. Army. He studied cornet with John Haynie and horn with Clyde Miller. Following graduation, he played with the Dallas Symphony for five years. He earned his master’s and doctoral degrees in music at Indiana University and spent the rest of his career on the faculty of Indiana State University teaching horn and music history, retiring in 1997. He played horn in the Terre Haute Symphony and Terre Haute Community Band, and used his piano skills as an accompanist and dance band pianist. He was a member of the UNT Alumni Association.
