Dr. Yu-Jane Yang is a Brady Presidential Distinguished Professor, Endowed Scholar/Artist of the College of Arts & Humanities, and the Director of Keyboard Studies at Weber State University. Yu-Jane served as the State President of Utah Music Teachers Association (2002-2004), and as a co-chair of the Collegiate Pedagogy Teaching Committee and the Internship Committee of the National Conference in Keyboard Pedagogy (2007 to 2018). Yu-Jane is the national recipient of the prestigious 2020 Music Teachers National Association Teacher of the Year award, recognized with the Outstanding Service Award by NCKP in 2019, named an MTNA Foundation Fellow in 2011, and bestowed with the honor of UMTA Legacy Award in 2010. Yu-Jane’s piano students have been top prizewinners in both collegiate and pre-college divisions in numerous state, national, and international piano competitions, including the national first place winner of the 2010 MTNA Steinway Young Artist Collegiate Piano Competition, and the 2020 Gilmore Young Artist Award national winner. Her pedagogy students at Weber State University have also won state and national recognitions for their outstanding teaching, including seven state winners of the UMTA Collegiate Student Teacher of the Year, one national winner of the MTNA Studio Teaching Fellowship, and four-time national winners of the MTNA Collegiate Chapter of the Year.