Dwayne Milburn '86, M.A. '06, Ph.D. '09

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Calvert Hall College High School, a Catholic college preparatory high school for boys located in Towson, Maryland, is inducting Dwayne Milburn ’86, M.A. ’06, Ph.D. ’09, lieutenant colonel, retired, U.S. Army, and professor of music at UCLA, into its Alumni Hall of Fame on March 21. The triple-Bruin teaches composition, orchestration and conducting at UCLA.

Before joining the Army, Milburn worked as the director of cadet music for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point (1986-90), and received an M.M. in orchestral conducting from the Cleveland Institute of Music (1992). While in the Army, he served in a wide variety of locations, including Washington, D.C., Kuwait and Germany. During this time, he also established a reputation as a noted composer, arranger and adjudicator, receiving commissions from The University of North Texas, The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Pacific Serenades and the Association of Anglican Musicians. He has been a member of the UCLA faculty since 2018.