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Rod Moag is a country music personality, entertainer, and author who in real life is Dr. Rodney F. Moag, until 2004 Associate Professor of South Asian languages in the Department of Asian Studies at moreRod Moag is a country music personality, entertainer, and author who in real life is Dr. Rodney F. Moag, until 2004 Associate Professor of South Asian languages in the Department of Asian Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Since his retirement after 36 years of university teaching Rod has been able to devote more time to his varied musical activities.
Versatility marks both sides of Rod's dual life. Musically, he covers a range of activities from: multi-instrumentalist, record producer, songwriter, arranger, deejay, and more recently music historian. Rod's university activities have been no less varied. Besides teaching Hindi and Malayalam - two languages from India - he speaks Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German and some Russian, and taught seminars in the areas of linguistics, communication, and the South Asian Diaspora, as well as holding various administrative duties from graduate advisor to department chair. Before his retirement, his department, dean, and finally the Board of Regents conferred on him the title of Associate Professor Emeritus, an honor reserved only for certain retiring faculty members.
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Versatility marks both sides of Rod's dual life. Musically, he covers a range of activities from: multi-instrumentalist, record producer, songwriter, arranger, deejay, and more recently music historian. Rod's university activities have been no less varied. Besides teaching Hindi and Malayalam - two languages from India - he speaks Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German and some Russian, and taught seminars in the areas of linguistics, communication, and the South Asian Diaspora, as well as holding various administrative duties from graduate advisor to department chair. Before his retirement, his department, dean, and finally the Board of Regents conferred on him the title of Associate Professor Emeritus, an honor reserved only for certain retiring faculty members.
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