Cliff Wittstruck

Dr. Clifford M. Wittstruck, II has been at Western since 2015 and serves as the Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs for Western Wyoming Community College. Dr. Wittstruck earned a Bachelor of Music in Professional Music from Berklee College of Music, a Master of Music in Jazz Studies from the New England Conservatory of Music, and a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership from Argosy University. Dr. Wittstruck taught Music Theory, Ear Training, Arranging, Ensemble, and Guitar Performance at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts for nine years. He continued his commitment to higher education at McNally Smith College of Music in Saint Paul, MN serving in various roles including Dean of Academic Affairs and Provost. In addition to his work at his schools of employment, Dr. Wittstruck has served as: a Visiting Evaluator and Region Chair (Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin) for the National Association of Schools of Music, a member of Minnesota’s P-20 Educational Partnership, President of the Minnesota Career College Association, and is the Past President and former member of the Board of Directors for the Association of Popular Music Education. Dr. Wittstruck has had the opportunity to perform nationally and internationally with Chet Atkins, Bernadette Peters, the Minnesota Orchestra, Jennifer Holliday, Art Garfunkel, and as member of The Guy’s All-Star Shoe Band (the house band on A Prairie Home Companion) among others.