Michael W. Nickens
Director, Campus Life Ensembles and Collaborative Arts, Associate Professor of Music, George Mason University
Serving as director of Campus Life Ensembles and Collaborative Arts, and as an associate professor of music, Dr. Michael W. Nickens (a.k.a. Doc Nix) is most recognized as the leader of the “Green Machine,” which in 2015 was named the #1 pep band in college basketball by the NCAA and commended by the Senate and House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Nickens was named the 2016 Faculty Member of the Year by the George Mason University Alumni Association. He has served as a faculty representative to the George Mason University Board of Visitors, chair of the faculty of the College of Visual and Performing Arts, chair of the CVPA Diversity Committee, and as a member of the Reva and Sid Dewberry Family School of Music’s Graduate Committee.
