George Arasimowicz, Ph.D.
Dean
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George Arasimowicz, Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, Professor of Music, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego, A.U.C.C. (Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada) exchange award, Chopin State Academy of Music, Warsaw Poland, M.A. McGill University, B. Mus. University of Toronto, Honours B.A. (English and History) Carleton University, A.R.C.T. Royal Conservatory of Toronto.  Dr. Arasimowicz is a composer and founding editor of the music journal ex tempore.  He serves nationally as a visiting team evaluator and as Officer of the Commission on Accreditation for the National Association of Schools of Music.
 
Dr. Arasimowicz has received fellowships and awards for composing from a wide range of foundations including the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship, Barlow Endowment for Music Composition, Fromm Music Foundation at Harvard University, National Endowment for the Arts, Canada Council, American Composers Forum, ArtsLink/Soros, and Alberta, Colorado, Illinois, and Ontario Arts Councils.  He has won the ASCAP Foundation Rudolf Nissim Award, the Hecksher Foundation Composition Prize, the Kenneth Davenport National Competition for Orchestral Works, and the Tampa Bay Composers' Forum Competition for Excellence in Chamber Music Composition. He has received the COVisions Recognition Award in Performing Arts from the Colorado Council on the Arts, and a commendation for excellence in composition from the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition.  Active across a wide range of interests, he has undertaken site specific, community based, concert arts, media, and network broadcast projects and commissions.