Anne Dhu McLucas


Anne Dhu McLucas was an American ethnomusicologist and educator known for her research on American and Scottish traditional music. McLucas attended the University of Colorado and Harvard University, receiving her doctorate from Harvard in 1975. She taught at Boston College, Colorado College, Harvard University, Wellesley College, and the University of Oregon. She was the dean of the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance from 1992 to 2002, where she continued to teach as an emerita faculty member until her death.
McLucas was murdered, along with her partner, James Gillette, in their home on September 8, 2012 in Eugene, Oregon.
The Society for American Music established a fellowship in her honor.