President

Clint Kimmel

Clint Kimmel is a Senior Church Music major and serves as accompanist and President for the Baylor University Men’s Choir.  In addition to Men’s Choir, he sings in the Baylor University A Cappella Choir and directs the Baylor Religious Hour Choir, an auditioned group of singers and instrumentalists from across the University.  Clint has studied piano for fourteen years with teachers Jane Abbott-Kirk and Janet Dugger.  As an accompanist, Clint has served numerous schools and churches including Baylor University, First Baptist Dallas, Emmanuel Baptist Church, and J.J. Pearce High School.  Feeling called to be a minister of music, he has served on the music staff at FBC Montgomery, Alabama and is currently the Minister of Music at Chalk Bluff Baptist Church in Waco, Texas.  In his spare time, Clint enjoys working with professional audio/lighting equipment, reading, and going to Baylor athletic events.  Upon graduation, Clint plans on pursuing a masters degree in either choral or orchestral conducting.

Vice President

Will McKee

William is a junior church music major from Coppell, TX, but originally from Plymouth, England.  This is his fourth semester to participate in the Men’s Choir and he served as the Secretary last year for the choir.  He has thoroughly enjoyed the close relationships he has made so far and is looking forward to a great season with the choir.

Baylor Men’s Choir is William’s first organized voice ensemble outside of church.  Having started trumpet in sixth grade, most of his musical life has been heavily involved in concert and marching band.  He is currently a staff assistant in the Golden Wave Marching Band, serves as the President of the Marching Band Council, plays trumpet in the Baylor Courtside Players, and serves as the Service Chair for Kappa Kappa Psi, the band service fraternity.

In his free time, William has enjoyed playing the drums for his home church, Metrocrest Presbyterian Church, playing djembe for RUF on Baylor campus, and enjoys playing frisbee, eating, sleeping, and spending quality fellowship time with his family when he goes back home.

Secretary

Austen Heatherly

Austen is a sophomore Choral Music Education major, Russian minor from Cibolo, Texas. He went to high school in New Braunfels, Texas at New Braunfels Christian Academy. Now in his second year in Men’s Choir, Austen is excited to help lead a group which he was already very involved in last year. In addition to Men’s Choir, Austen is also involved in Concert Choir and Sing Alliance. Austen enjoys singing, playing piano and tennis and, when school-work allows, reading novels. In addition, Austen often works on building fluency in one of his “in-progress” languages: Spanish and Russian. After college, Austen is planning on working as a high school choral director while attending graduate school for Choral Conducting or Russian Language.

Treasurer

Ben Reed

Ben Reed is a sophomore Psychology major from Richmond, TX. This is Ben’s second year with the Men’s Choir and his first year being the (co-)Treasurer, but he has enjoyed his experience with the choir as well as been blessed with all the friends he has made. Ben never actually sang in a high school choir. However, when he was a young lad, Ben was part of a choral organization called the Fort Bend Boys Choir for five years (which was where he gained his choral experience). In high school, Ben played trumpet in marching band, played on the golf team, and led worship for his church’s youth group.
Ben likes to spend his free time playing guitar, writing poetry, fishing at his bayhouse in Matagorda Bay, and spending time with his family and friends.

Information Manager

Tyler Richard

Tyler Richard is a Senior Computer Scientist from Lexington, Kentucky. This is his second year in Baylor Mens Choir and he enjoys it immensely, as of last year he sang tenor 2. Tyler likes to play Frisbee and compete in programming competitions such as ICPC.

Information Manager

John Duncan

John Duncan is a senior Geology major from Los Angeles, California. He sang in his high school Men’s Choir and Concert Choir and in choirs at his home church, Pasadena Evangelical Covenant Church in California. At Baylor, John is also involved in Swing Dance Society and the Baylor Geological Society. This is his 4th year in BUMC and 9th in a Men’s Choir. He sings base II. He greatly enjoyed going on the BUMC trip to Argentina in 2009 and that trip helped shape who he is today. He hopes to one day be a successful geologist and perhaps figure out a way to predict earthquakes! (Note: earthquake prediction is impossible.)

Membership Development

Kyle Walker

Kyle Walker is a Sophomore Church Music major from Montgomery, TX. In addition to Men’s Choir, he sings in the Baylor University A Cappella Choir. Kyle has been singing in school and church choir since 1st grade, and has developed a desiring passion for choral music. Feeling called to ministry before leaving for college, he decided to pursue Church Music and is  currently leading worship at Antioch Community Church in Waco, TX for the college ministry. The pursuit and knowledge of music is all because of his high school choir teacher Heather Orr encouraging him in the gift he has received from the Lord. In his free time, Kyle enjoys playing guitar, basketball, football, and fellowship time with friends from Lifegroup at church.

Public Relations

Jacob Perkins

Jacob Perkins is a Junior Business major at Baylor University. Though this is only Jacob’s second semester in Baylor University Men’s Choir he has been singing in choirs since the 1^st grade. As a freshman in college Jacob sang in Oklahoma State University’s Mixed Choir. Jacob is thoroughly excited to take on a position as an officer this year in the choir. Jacob enjoys the wide variety of men and majors that can be found within the Baylor Men’s Choir. When not in the choir room Jacob can be found elsewhere most likely doing something fun, goofy, or athletic. Jacob’s biggest fan, best friend, and soul inspiration is his mother Stacey Stateham.

Chaplain

Travis Engel

Travis is a junior Religion major from Travis, TX who has sung in the Baylor University Men’s choir for two semesters. He is very excited to join the officers this year by serving as Chaplain. Travis is called to serve as a full-time vocational minister in the fields of youth, music, pastorate, and missions. He has a fervent love for people, for music, and for God, and Men’s choir draws these passions together.
In addition to singing in Men’s choir, Travis is involved in other areas of campus life. He has played Alto Saxophone in the Baylor University Golden Wave Band for two years, supported the Bears in the Courtside Players, has served on Youth Ministry Teams, and is a member of Phi Kappa Chi Christian fraternity. In his free time, Travis enjoys learning about various aspects of technology, playing campus golf, being silly, studying foreign languages, and having conversations about life.
After he graduates, Travis intends to attend seminary and most likely pursue a dual Youth/Music Minister positions at a local church. Beyond this, all he says he knows he will do is “serve the Lord with gladness.”