Background
Cofer, Richard Shayne was born on April 4, 1960 in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States.
department chairman music educator
Cofer, Richard Shayne was born on April 4, 1960 in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States.
Bachelor of Music, University Idaho, Moscow, 1982. Master of Music, University Iowa, Iowa City, 1992. Doctor of Philosophy in Music Education, University Iowa, Iowa City, 1995.
Assistant professor University Toledo, 1996—1998. Professor music Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, since 1998, music department chair, since 2003. Teacher, band director Bonner County School District, Sandpoint.
President Unicorn Theater, Sandpoint, Idaho, 1988—1990. Member of College Band Directors National Association, Music Educators National Conference.
Son of Richard Earl Cofer and Sharron Kay Collins, Robert Donald Collins (Stepfather).