Dong Yeol Hong

Part-Time Assistant Professor of Music

• Phone: 309-794-7299
• Email: dongyeolhong@augustana.edu
• Office: Bergendoff 22

Dr. Dong Yeol Hong firmly establishes himself as a serious performer and teacher. Dr. Hong joined the faculty at Augustana College in 2024. At the same time, Dr. Hong is currently on the faculty at Indiana State University School of Music. Previously instructed cello at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and the Moscow Conservatory Pre-College. As a guest artist and educator, he has performed and taught at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Indiana State University, Delta State University, Northwestern State University, and Mississippi University for Women.

Dr. Hong has appeared as a soloist with the Korea National Orchestra and Moscow Pre-college Chamber Orchestra. As a dedicated chamber musician, Dr. Hong has performed with numerous faculty members from the Cleveland Institute of Music and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music among others. Recently, Dr. Hong has expanded his performance activities by forming a Piano Trio with faculty members from Jacobs School of Music and Indiana State University. Festival appearances have included the Bowdoin International Music Festival, Moscow Conservatory Chamber Music Festival, New Music on the Bayou, and Classical Music Festival in Austria.

Dr. Hong has claimed top prizes in the Korea National Symphony Orchestra International Competition, Korea Youth Competition, Second Prize in the Moscow Pre-Conservatory Ensemble Competition, Moscow Conservatory International Competition, Moscow Contemporary Music Competition, and CBS Korea Broadcast International Competition.

Dr. Hong holds degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and recently completed his DMA at Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Also, additional studies include Moscow Conservatory and among others. His primary teachers include Stanislav Nicholivich, Maria Tchaikovskaya, Alan Harris, Stephen Geber, Peter Stumpf, and Alan Rafferty.

Specializations: Cello

Sulina Baek

Part-Time Assistant Professor of Music

• Phone: 309-794-8628
• Email: sulinabaek@augustana.edu
• Office: Bergendoff 162A

Born in South Korea, Sulina Baek started playing the piano at age 6 and picked up her mother’s flute at age 12. As a passionate orchestral musician, she has appeared in Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, the Metropolitan Museum in New York City, Norwalk City Hall, Fischer Center at Bard, and Krannert Center for Performing Arts Center, etc. Dr. Baek has performed with Norwalk Symphony Orchestra, The Orchestra Now, New Britain Symphony Orchestra, Nutmeg Symphony, Montclair Symphony Orchestra, Chelsea Symphony Orchestra, Astoria Choir Orchestra, and Loft Opera. She was nominated as a flute fellow in the Sarasota Music Festival, Orchestra of Americas Academy and Napa Valley Festival Orchestra. As an active chamber musician, she appeared as a principal flute for Naxos Records titled “Equinox” 21st Century Orchestral and Chamber Works with Foot in the Door Ensemble.

Her gifted artistry has been recognized by American Protégé International Woodwind and Brass Competition, New Jersey Young Artist Competition, Alexander and Buono International Flute Competition, Nancy Crew Eller Artist Competition, New York Flute Club Competition, Atlanta Flute Club Young Artist Competition, South Carolina Collegiate Competition, Wisconsin Young Artist Competition, and Young Artist Competition for Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. 

In addition to her performing Dr. Baek is a passionate teacher and adjudicator. She holds a private studio in CT where she teaches and mentors students of all levels. She has been an adjudicator for the Schubert Music Club of Fairfield County in Connecticut.

Dr. Baek earned her Master of Music degree at Mannes School of Music under the tutelage of Judith Mendenhall, her Bachelor of Music at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign studying under Jonathan Keeble. She completed her Doctoral of Musical Arts degree at the University of Hartford – The Hartt School. The title of her doctoral dissertation is “Thirty Caprices, op. 107 for Solo Flute by Sigfrid Karg-Elert as Models for Flute Solo Repertoire and Orchestral Excerpts.

Dr. Baek recently joined Augustana College in 2024 as a part-time assistant professor of flute, and she also teaches at Wheaton College-Conservatory (IL) as a guest lecturer in flute.

Jaehyuk Choi

Adjunct Instructor of Music

• Phone: 309-794-7319
• Email: jaehyukchoi@augustana.edu
• Office: Bergendoff 138A

Jaehyuk Choi holds a bachelor's degree in Voice Performance from Hanyang University in South Korea and a master's degree in the same field from Lamar University in Texas. He is currently ABD and pursuing a DMA in Voice Performance at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

He has been a prizewinner in numerous vocal competitions, including the 14th Lois Alba International Aria Competition (Robin Angly and Miles Smith Award & 1st Place Max Locher Audience Choice Award), 1st prize at the Greater Houston NATS Competition, the Daegu Vocal Music Competition, and the Belvedere International Competition Seoul chapter, among others.

Jaehyuk has performed opera roles such as Roberto in Le Villi, Alfredo in La Traviata, Alfred in Die Fledermaus, and Tamino in The Magic Flute. As a soloist, he has performed in Handel’s Messiah, Schumann’s Requiem, and Bruckner's Te Deum.

Reynard Benschop he/him

Director of Student Activities

• Phone: 309-794-2695
• Email: reynardbenschop@augustana.edu
• Office: Gerber Student Center 432

Specializations: Student Life

Michael B. Wolf

Fritiof Fryxell Professor of Geology, Director of Fryxell Geology Museum

• Phone: 309-794-7304
• Email: MichaelWolf@augustana.edu
• Office: Swenson Geosciences 203

After earning my Ph.D. in geology from the California Institute of Technology, and completing a three-year post-doctoral research fellowship at the University of Oklahoma, I began teaching at Augustana in 1995.  With the help of undergraduate students, I built a modern experimental petrology laboratory (the volcano lab.) Funded through grants awarded by the National Science Foundation and the Augustana Research Foundation, this facility is one of the few of its kind in the world dedicated to undergraduate student learning and research. Hands-on student research projects in the “volcano lab” investigate sub-volcanic processes such as melting of rocks, crystallization of minerals, formation of ore deposits, and degassing of volcanoes in an attempt to answer questions about the evolution of continental crust and the formation of valuable mineral deposits. If you're interested in quantitative applications of geochemistry, or if you just think melting rocks or growing exotic crystals  or heat-treating gemstones at high temperatures and pressures sounds cool, then there's a place for you in the volcano lab! 

Specializations: Residential Life

Chloe McGehee

Professional Faculty and Instructor, Communication Sciences and Disorders

• Phone: 309-794-7370
• Email: chloemcgehee@augustana.edu
• Office: Brodahl Hall 208

Chloe joined the professional faculty at Augustana College as a Clinical Supervisor and Instructor in 2024. As a native of the Quad Cities, Chloe is grateful to return to the area alongside her family and friends. Before arriving at Augustana, she spent the past six years gaining focused experience in outpatient pediatric clinics in the Quad Cities and the Greater Chicago Area. She is enthusiastic about mentoring and guiding both undergraduate and graduate students on their path to becoming speech-language pathologists, while working closely with clients and families in the community. Her clinical interests include early language development, language disorders, fluency, and speech-sound disorders. Outside of her professional work, Chloe enjoys traveling, reading, playing the piano, and tennis.

Grey White

Manager of Performance Halls and Arts Events

• Phone: 309-794-7520
• Email: greywhite@augustana.edu
• Office: Bergendoff Hall

Specializations: Communication and marketing