Lynn Wheeler is chairman of the music department at Pacific Union College, a position he has held since 1986. During his tenure as chair, he led the department in gaining membership in Pi Kappa Lambda, the national music honor society, a distinction enjoyed by only 200 colleges and universities worldwide. He has also served as a representative for the National Association of Schools of Music as members of that accrediting association have been reviewed.

At PUC since 1971, Wheeler's primary areas are piano performance and music history. A 1966 B.Mus. graduate from Walla Walla College, Wheeler completed a M.Mus. at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., in 1970, and a DMA at the University of Oregon in 1976. A pianist, he has taken lessons from and studied in master classes with Leon Fleischer, Charles Rosen, Lili Krause, Stewart Gordon, Francis Bittner, Blythe Owen, Richard Randolph, and Bruce Ashton.

Wheeler has conducted master classes and concertized extensively both as a soloist and an accompanist throughout the U.S. and in several foreign countries. Prior to coming to PUC, he taught at Columbia Union College and Portland Adventist and Campion academies.

Wheeler is a member of Pi Kappa Lambda, having been inducted as a charter member during his junior year at WWC. He has been listed in the Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, the International Who's Who in Music and Musicians Directory, American Keyboard Artists, and Who's Who in Entertainment. He has served as President of both the Napa Branch of the Music Teachers Association of California and District Seven of the California Association of Professional Music Teachers.

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