Antonio García (B.M. '81) was promoted to Professor of Music at Virginia Commonwealth University, where he has served as Director of Jazz Studies since 2001. Tony also received the VCU School of the Arts 2015 Faculty Award of Excellence for his teaching, research, and service and continues to serve on the board of The Midwest Clinic (the largest international band and orchestra conference in the world) and as Jazz Editor of the International Trombone Association Journal. He has also been appointed a Research Faculty member at The University of KwaZulu-Natal (Durban, South Africa) after leading a three-year exchange program of faculty and students between UKZN and VCU.