Stacy Maugans joined the VU faculty in 2001 and teaches saxophone, music theory, musicianship and performance pedagogy. An active recitalist, adjudicator and lecturer on the history of saxophone in Russia and the former Soviet Union, Dr. Maugans has served as editor of The Saxophone Symposium and has been a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Mathematical Association of America and the North American Saxophone Alliance. In addition to performances and lectures in the United States, she has international experience in Russia, Germany, Slovenia, China and Thailand. For four years, Dr. Maugans performed as a member of the Texas Wind Symphony.  She has received grants from the United States Department of Education and Social Science Research Council for studies in Russian and won the Coleman Award as a member of a saxophone quartet.  She earned the Doctor of Music in Saxophone Literature and Performance at Indiana University under the guidance of Dr. Eugene Rousseau and the Master of Music at Arizona State University with Dr. Joseph Wytko.  Her hobbies include training and showing her German Shepherd dog in obedience trials and volunteering at hospice and nursing homes with him as a Delta Society Pet Partner.