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Lori Hutton

Office: CTH 253
Phone: TBD
E-Mail: lhutton@drury.edu

Fall 2023 Office Hours

Monday
10 – 11 a.m.
3 – 4 p.m.

Wednesday
10 – 11 a.m.

1 – 2 p.m.
3 – 4 p.m.

Friday

10 – 11 a.m.

1 – 2 p.m.

Lori Hutton, M.Ed.

Instructor of Music/Director of Jazz

Lori Hutton, Instructor and Director of Jazz Studies, holds bachelor and master’s degrees from Drury University in Music Education.  She spent 25 years teaching instrumental music with the last 20 years as Director of Bands in the Marshfield school district. Prior to her appointment at Drury, she spent two years as the Interim Director of Instrumental Studies at Southwest Baptist University.  Hutton was the Jazz Band Director for the Missouri Ambassadors of Music directing and performing in England, France, Switzerland, Austria and Germany taking jazz groups to Europe for over 20 years.

Ms. Hutton served as secretary for the Missouri Association for Jazz Education for ten years. She has also served as South Central Missouri Music Educators Association Band Vice President, Junior High District Vice President and Jazz Band District Vice President. She currently serves as President for the Phi Beta Mu Honorary Band Fraternity.

She is the recipient of the 2004 and 2018 Marshfield Teacher of the Year Award, was awarded the John East Spirit of Orpheus Mentor Award and has been nominated for Grammy Teacher awards. She also received the “Strong Teacher of the Year” by the Marshfield Chamber of Commerce and was a nominee for the Drury University Distinguished Alumni Award.

Ms. Hutton loves spending time with her family and loves traveling all over the world. 

She maintains an active schedule as a conductor/clinician in several state.

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts – Instrumental Music, Drury University (1988)
  • Master of Secondary Education – Instrumental Music, Drury University (1993)