Dr. Pugh directs the Concert Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble at Shelton State Community College. Prior to his time at Shelton State he spent three years as Instructor of Upper Brass at Stillman College. Sought after as a pedagogue Dr. Pugh regularly presents masterclasses and clinics at universities throughout the southeastern United States. He also presents regularly at middle and high schools. He has also had the opportunity to present at several conferences including three times at the Trumpet Festival of the Southeast, The American College Trumpet Teacher’s Forum, and the National Association of Collegiate Wind and Percussion Instructors Conference.

Equally adept as a performer he regularly performs with the Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra, Theatre Tuscaloosa, The Tuscaloosa Big Band where he plays lead trumpet and serves as Assistant Music Director, and the Tuskaloosa Brass Quintet of which he is
a founding member. Beyond Tuscaloosa, Dr. Pugh has performed with symphony orchestras on both the east and west coasts both as principal and as a section player. He has performed with popular music artists The Temptations, The Four Tops, India Arie, LeAnn Rimes, Tony! Toni! Toné and others. His international credits include Canada, The Bahamas, Brazil, and Greece. Dr. Pugh can also be heard on several recordings including Bainbridge Island Symphony presents Peter and the Wolf, Forbes Plays Forbes, and the sound track for the film The Lost Captain. A lover of musical theater he has performed for national broadway tours and theater companies on both coasts including more than ten shows with Theatre Tuscaloosa.