Ron F. Schermerhorn III is currently a Music Instructor – Percussion at South Texas College. Courses: Music Appreciation, American Music, Percussion Ensemble, World Music Ensembles, Indoor Drumline, and Applied Percussion Lessons.

Mr. Schermerhorn earned a Bachelor of Music from The University of Texas at Arlington and a Master of Music from The University of Louisiana at Lafayette in Percussion Performance. He is also a full-time section percussionist with the Valley Symphony Orchestra.

In 2006 he was awarded 1st place in the College Timpani Competition at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention held in Austin, Texas and in 2003 was awarded 2nd place in the College Snare Competition at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention held in Louisville, Kentucky.

He has attended the Leigh Howard Stevens Marimba Seminar, the Bob Becker Ragtime Institute, Aspen Music Festival and School & The Study Abroad Program in Bali, Indonesia (Gamelan).