Faculty

Full Time Faculty

April L. Daras (2003), Assistant Professor of Theatre & Chairperson; B.F.A., M.F.A., Florida State University
E-mail: darasa@davisandelkins.edu

Professor Terry Hayes has been at Davis & Elkins College since 1977 and during his long career here and at colleges in Michigan, North Carolina, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas has been involved in almost 200 theatre productions. He has been a scene designer, lighting designer, props master, technical director, sound designer, director and on rare occasions, an actor. He received his B.A. in theatre from New Mexico State University, his M.A. from the University of Denver and a Master of Fine Arts from West Virginia University. He has directed performance abroad programs in England, Scotland, Wales, Greece, and Bulgaria.
His hobbies include travel, photography, and driving trains, serving as the chief engineer on the New Tygart Flyer, a scenic excursion train in Randolph and surrounding counties.
E-mail: terhayes@davisandelkins.edu

Matthew F. LaRose (1999), holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Temple University's Tyler School of Art and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Yale University. He was an artist in residence in Baltimore's School 33 Art Center from 1979-81, and received an artist fellowship for painting/drawing from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts. His work has been included in solo and group exhibitions at the Washington Street Gallery, Lewisburg; College of Notre Dame, Baltimore, Md.; Bachelier-Cardonsky Gallery, Kent, Conn.; West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon; Davis and Elkins College, Elkins; Avampato Discovery Museum at the Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences, Charleston; and Artscape 1993, Baltimore's Festival for the Arts, among others. The West Virginia Commission on the Arts of the West Virginia Division of Culture and History awarded LaRose a 2006 West Virginia Artists Fellowship Grant Award based solely on his previous studio production and artwork.
E-mail: larosem@davisandelkins.edu

Donna M. Moore (1995), Assistant Professor of Music graduated with distinction from the University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music. She holds a Master of Music degree from West Virginia University and is currently completing a doctorate in Piano Performance from WVU. She was a recipient of the ACA Jean Ritchie Fellowship in 2003-04 to complete residency requiements in her discipline. Donna has been active as a piano accompanist for many productions at D&E including musicals, operas and student recitals. She teaches piano, music appreciation, music history, elementary music methods and accompanies the college choirs and chamber ensembles. She had a thriving private piano studio in Fairfax, Virginia and participated in the Navy Band Recital Series in Washington, D.C. for many years. In her spare time, Donna enjoys boating, beaches and travel.
E-mail: dstalnak@davisandelkins.edu

Adjunct Faculty
Laurie Gunderson, Art

Seth Maynard, Music