Dr. Chance Glenn isn’t your typical engineering professor. This holiday season, he’s added a surprising twist to his already impressive resume – the release of a Christmas album, recorded in his engineering laboratory on campus. Titled “A Christmas Gift,” the album is available on platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music. For those unfamiliar with Glenn’s background, this might come as a surprise, but music has always been a part of his life.
“In 1999, I released my first CD, ‘The Praise Project – First Fruits,’” Glenn recalls. “That CD was nominated for a Grammy in 2000 for Best New Artist in the Contemporary Christian Music category. I released another CD, ‘Jesus is Faithful,’ in 2005. That was the last serious music I recorded.”
After his early musical achievements, Glenn shifted focus to academia and engineering. Holding a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland, as well as master’s and doctoral degrees from Johns Hopkins University, Glenn has built an illustrious career. He has served as Dean of the College of Engineering, Technology, and Physical Sciences at Alabama A&M and is currently on sabbatical from his role as Provost at the University of Houston-Victoria. But through it all, music remained close to his heart.
“I’ve been singing for many years, like many others who grew up in church,” says Glenn. “In the 90s, I became a worship leader at a church in Maryland. Because of the church’s topical ministry style, we wrote most of the songs we sang.”
