Alma Sehic Van Duys is currently an adjunct guitar professor at Francis Marion University and The University of South Carolina. She received her first musical training at the six-year Elementary Music School in Bihac, Bosnia and Herzegovina. After graduating from the rigorously academic Srednja Umjetnicka Skola (High School of Music and Arts), her career led her to the United States. She earned her bachelors degree from William Carey College and master’s degree from Appalachian State University. During her doctoral studies at USC, Alma was recognized for her exceptional teaching abilities, which resulted in an “Honorary Teaching Award.” For the past 8 years, Alma has been teaching for the Community Music School at USC.