Background
Callahan, Gary Luther was born on June 27, 1950 in Fostoria, Ohio, United States. Son of Walter F. Senior and Mary L. (Davis) Callahan.
Callahan, Gary Luther was born on June 27, 1950 in Fostoria, Ohio, United States. Son of Walter F. Senior and Mary L. (Davis) Callahan.
Bachelor in Music Education, Wittenberg University, 1972. Master in Music Education, University Michigan, 1978. Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1986.
With, Springfield (Ohio) Public Schools, 1974-1977; with, Johnson C. Smith U., Charlotte, North Carolina, 1979-1983; with, Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical U., Normal, 1986-1988; with, Eastmoor High School, Columbus, Ohio., 1988-1990; director bands, professor, Elizabeth City (North Carolina) State University, since 1990. Juror all state band auditions North Carolina Senior High, Durham, 1981, 35th talent hunt Omega Psi Phi, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1981, solo and ensemble contest Alabama Band Director Association, Huntsville, 1987, 88.
With United States Army, 1972-1974. Member Control Intercollegiate Athletic Association Band Directors Association, College Band Directors National Association, Music Educators National Conference, Intercollegiate Music Association (treasurer 1991-1996, guest conductor Institute for Mathematics and its Applications conference, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 1996), National Black Music Caucus, North Carolina Music Educators Association (president district XV 1991-1995), Council Research Music Education, Phi Kappa Lambda, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Linda Florence, April 2, 1983. Children: Jesse Alan, Jolita Ashlee.