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C O N V O C A T I O N
May 2017
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
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Mason Gross School of the Arts
2017Commencement
Convocation
State TheatreMay 11, 2017
2:30 p.m.
MASON GROSS SCHOOL OF THE ARTSCOMMENCEMENT CONVOCATION
Processional Scarlet Knights Jazz Trombones
Professor Conrad Herwig, Director and TromboneMarc Stasio, Faculty and Piano
Rebecca Andrews, Trombone, B.M., ‘18Naomi Anthony, Piano, B.M., ‘18
Jesse Becker, Guitar, B.M., ‘17James Borowski, Bass Trombone, D.M.A., ‘11
Yunior Terry Cabrera, Bass, M.M., ‘17Gregory DeAngelis, Trombone, B.M., ‘18Pablo Hernandez, Trombone, M.M., ‘18
Sam Hutt, Piano, B.M., ‘20Stephen Justice, Trombone, M.M., ‘17
Peter Lin, Trombone, M.M., ‘17Zach Lorelli, Guitar, B.M., ‘18
Adam Machaskee, Trombone, M.M. ‘12Scott O’Brien, Bass Trombone, B.M., ‘20
The audience will stand during the student and faculty processionals.
Welcome George B. Stauffer, Dean Mason Gross School
Student Speaker Brianna Figueroa B.F.A., Dance, ‘17
Address Eric Krebs Theatrical Producer and Professor of Theater
Baruch College
Tributes to Retiring Faculty
Paul Hoffmann, Department of Music, 1986-2017
Presentation of Mason Gross Awards Julia Ritter, Chair & Artistic Director Dance Department
Robert Aldridge, Director Music Department
Barbara Marchant, Associate ChairTheater Department
Gerry Beegan, Chair Visual Arts Department
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Presentation of the Scott Cagenello Memorial Prize Mandy FeilerDean of Students
Recognition of Graduating Students Dean Stauffer
Bachelor of ArtsBachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Music Master of Fine Arts, Master of Music, and Master of Dance EducationArtist Diploma
Hooding of Recipients of Doctor of Musical Arts Karina BrukGraduate Director, Music
William Berz Interim Graduate Director, Music
Recognition of Recipients of Master of Arts Dean Stauffer and Doctor of Philosophy Degrees in Music
The audience will stand for the singing of the Alma Materand remain standing for the recessional, which will be led by the faculty.
Alma Mater, On the Banks Howard N. Fuller, 1874
Student choir conducted by Rachel Kathleen Horner
From far and near we came to Rutgers,And resolved to learn all that we can;
And so we settled down,In that noisy college town,
On the banks of the old Raritan.
On the banks of the old Raritan (my friends)Where old Rutgers evermore shall stand,
For has she not stood Since the time of the flood,
On the banks of the old Raritan.
Then sing aloud to Alma MaterAnd keep the scarlet in the van’
For with her motto highRutgers’ name shall never die
On the banks of the old Raritan.
Recessional Scarlet Knights Jazz Trombones
A reception will be held on Civic Square Plaza immediately following the ceremony.
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MASON GROSS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AWARDS
DANCE
DancePlus Performance PrizeFor a work of exceptional choreography on the DancePlus concert
Javier Padilla
Margery J. Turner Choreographer PrizeFor a work of exceptional group choreography
Sara MartinoMicayla Wynn
The Anne Marie Francis PrizeTo a graduating dance student with the highest G.P.A.
Eunseo Park
MUSIC
Ethyl Gloria Kinney Memorial PrizeFor academic excellence and artistic accomplishment in jazz studies
Matthew Gordeuk
Irene Alm Memorial PrizeTo a graduating doctoral student for excellence in performance and
scholarly researchTatjana Rankovich
Arthur G. Humphrey Memorial PrizeOutstanding work in keyboard music
Kevin Madison
Michael Fardink Memorial AwardTo an outstanding vocalist or accompanist
Andrew Moore
Olga Marsano Burian AwardFor outstanding achievement in music
Rachel Horner
Elizabeth Wyckoff Durham Award For academic distinction and excellence in organ or piano performance
Carl Bolleia
Kunrad Kvam Award in Performance MusicFor excellence in performance on a string instrument
Brianna Tagliaferro
Music Department AwardFor excellence in jazz performance
Stephen Justice
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Music Department AwardFor excellence in performance
Anthony CicconeChristopher Kaminski
THEATER
Dr. Jaroslav and Grayce Susan Burian PrizeTo a graduating theater student with the highest G.P.A.
Nicole King
VISUAL ARTS
Brovero Photography PrizeExcellence in Photography
Mahrad SaghafiGerald Shark Senesac
Giza Daniels-Endesha AwardFor outstanding graduate performance in visual arts
Samuel Ashford
Giza Daniels-Endesha AwardFor outstanding undergraduate performance in visual arts
James Thomson
John I. Bettenbender Memorial Performance AwardFor outstanding graduate artistic achievement
Delphine Hennelly
Visual Arts Award For undergraduate artistic accomplishment in Visual Arts
Rachel BottcherBryan Castro
William CherryFione Chin
Salwa Marzouk
Visual Arts AwardFor graduate artistic accomplishment in Visual Arts
Ethan GreenJulia HickeyBryan Volta
INTERDEPARTMENTAL
Scott Cagenello Memorial PrizeTo a student who has shown special commitment to helping others
in the school or university communityBrianna Tagliaferro
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Bachelor of ArtsHonors are based on Fall 2016 Cumulative G.P.A.
Alexander Albanese Theater Alexandra Ambriano Theater Katya Beliavski Theater Brittani Beresford Theater Erik Bergstrand Art Magna Cum LaudeKimberly Bollard Theater Cum LaudeDavid Boyce** Music Priscilla Cancel Art Natalie Cardenas Art Shayna Carney Theater Magna Cum LaudeMegan Cavanagh Theater Jacqueline Chen Art Teressa Clark Art Tiffany Cortese Theater Magna Cum LaudeUnique Crawford Theater Nicole Crosta Art Shannon Dzuban Art Jeremy Gonzalo Music Jillian Hanna Theater Kaitlin Hogate Art Kiana Inoa Theater Monika Jasionek Theater Brianna Kizmann** Art Kenneth Laboy-Vazquez Theater Daniel Marrero Theater Kelly McCarthy** TheaterBrianna McDonald-Vitale* MusicJake McDonnell Music Hannah Miller Theater Magna Cum Laude Evelyn Mora** Art Somina Mosaku** Art Taylor Narsavage Art Cum LaudeRonak Patel** Art Jazmin Pellecer Art Kelsey Potkay Theater Alexis Ragno* Art Jonathan Rojas* Art Gabriel Saks Music Summa Cum LaudeArielle Schilling Art Constantin Scoullis Theater Jasanna Sevier Art Harrison Singer* Music Cum LaudeSydney Smith Theater
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Ademide M. Akintilo** Theater Theron Charles Ronald Alexander III** Theater Matthew Altiero* Visual Arts Cum LaudePatricia Marie Anselmo Music Magna Cum LaudeJohn James Antisz Music Cum LaudeBria Symoné Bacon Dance Jesse Edward Becker Music Devenny A. Bennett Music Cum LaudeColby Bettencourt* Visual Arts Leilani Joy Bishop Music Summa Cum LaudeMatthew P. Blood Music Magna Cum LaudeRachel M. Bottcher* Visual Arts Summa Cum LaudeChristopher William Brandine Music Avery Lorin Brown Music Magna Cum LaudeTimothy M. Burke Music Jacqueline A. Carelli* Dance Taylor Alexis Carvin Visual Arts Bryan Castro Visual Arts William Cherry Visual Arts Raaj V. Chheda Visual Arts Fione Chin Visual Arts Cum LaudeRachel Olivia Cholowinski** Theater Cum LaudeAmber M. Clark Visual Arts Lisett Clark Visual Arts Ryan E. Colescott Theater Cum LaudeErin Morgan Collins** Theater Kyle W. Connors Visual Arts Jessica T. Darrow** Theater Cum LaudeAnthony Jesus Deleon Dance Andrew L. Denburg Music Amelia J. Diaz Visual Arts Kayla Marie Donlin Visual Arts Magna Cum LaudeToniAnn Eisman Visual Arts Magna Cum LaudeAnna Lorraine C. Espinoza Music Magna Cum Laude
Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of MusicHonors are based on Fall 2016 Cumulative G.P.A.
Denise Tejada Theater Nicca Templo Art Magna Cum LaudeCharles Throckmorton Music Jaimee Tiu Art Charlene Wanja** Art
*October Graduate** January Graduate
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Hollis H. Evey** Theater Cum LaudeBrendon Michael Figueras** Theater Cum LaudeBrianna Martha Figueroa Dance Magna Cum LaudePorter L. Fitch Music Summa Cum LaudeGarrett John Forster* Theater Brandon Perry Fox** Theater Shannon Leigh Frederick** Visual Arts Cum LaudeKatherine Alexandra Freedman Music Lisa M. Freitas Music Frances Gayle O. Fuentes Music Cum LaudeRachellanne V. Galang Visual Arts Cum LaudeMallory R. Galarza Dance Magna Cum LaudeDaniel J. Giannone Music Anna Pauline Gichan Dance Daniel D. Giunta Visual Arts Cum LaudeMatthew Charles Gordeuk Music Magna Cum LaudeRyan Patrick Gorman Music Summa Cum LaudeLauren Marie Graham Dance Magna Cum LaudeMaximo F. Grano De Oro** Theater Magna Cum LaudeSimone Grossman** Theater Magna Cum LaudeMark A. Guinto Visual Arts Alison Tzan Guo Visual Arts Summa Cum LaudeShay Guthrie-Belajac** Theater Cum LaudeSongyee Han Music Khirsten Deslie Harper Visual Arts Nevenn A. Herve-Samant* Visual Arts Samuel J. Hewitt Visual Arts Rachel Kathleen Horner Music Summa Cum LaudeNia Imani Chaunee Jackson Dance Magna Cum LaudeMichael Jacobs Theater Amanda Jacoby Visual Arts Seoeun Jung Music Megan Barbara Kalberer Music Cum LaudeChristopher Andrew Kaminski Music Cum LaudeLauren Abigail Karow Dance Emily Karwowski Visual Arts Donald John Kelly** Theater Ian A. Kerke** Music Kris Khunachak Visual Arts Magna Cum LaudeHyunjin Kim Dance Magna Cum LaudeNicole Mae King** Theater Magna Cum LaudeKasey Lynn Knaus** Theater Joel Thomas Krakower Music Cum LaudeDevayani S. Kumaran Visual Arts Eric James Lampmann** Music Summa Cum LaudeAlexander N. LaRocca Music Cum Laude
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Courtney A. Lasek Visual Arts Magna Cum LaudeDain Maria Lee Visual Arts Joy Lee Visual Arts Summa Cum LaudeSamantha Lore Dance Summa Cum LaudeSteven J. Loveland Visual Arts Kevin F. Lucas Music Kevin T. Madison Music Cum LaudeFiona Elina Malone** Theater Magna Cum LaudeGeorge Malpass* Music Sara Alison Martino Dance Summa Cum LaudeSalwa Marzouk Visual Arts Abraham Williams Goodmen Meisel Dance Julia Suzanne Mendes Music Magna Cum LaudeElyse E. Mertz* Dance Dori Miller Visual Arts Summa Cum LaudeEllen C. Miller Visual Arts Magna Cum LaudeAlexander Mark Minter Music Magna Cum LaudeMark William Montanari Music Sarah E. Montini Visual Arts Cum LaudeAndrew William Moore Music Magna Cum LaudeSteven Moreno* Music Cum LaudeRumpelstiltskin Anne Morgan Visual Arts Paul Nalesnik* Music James Gualter Nascimento Music Alexander C. Nelson** Music Cum LaudeMariana Orozco Arango Dance Summa Cum LaudeJavier I. Padilla Dance Cum LaudeAlexis Charlene Palasciano Dance Cum LaudeEunseo Park Dance Summa Cum LaudeYealin Park Visual Arts Cum LaudeSarah A. Paulson** Theater Cum LaudeJaclyn E. Priore Dance Aleksandra Prokup Visual Arts Luca Provenzano Music Cum LaudeTaylor Alisa Rehe** Music Summa Cum LaudeEmily Pearl Reineke Music Summa Cum LaudeShannel Jayleen Resto Dance Cum LaudeClaire Danielle Reyes Visual Arts Summa Cum LaudeGrecia Maria Richiez Visual Arts Cum LaudeRenee Elizabeth Rizza Visual Arts Magna Cum LaudeKatarina Ann Ronquillo Visual Arts Elias Ray Rosa Dance Alexander N. Rosenberg Dance Magna Cum LaudeSeth Rubel Visual Arts Charles Hanson Sachs Music Cum LaudeMahrad Saghafi Visual Arts
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Master of Fine Arts, Master of Dance Education,and Master of Music
Paul An* MusicJoshua John Araujo Visual ArtsSamuel Jojo Ashford Visual ArtsBrenda Belohoubek MusicKäri Beth Berntson** TheaterYunior Terry Cabrera MusicDeanna Carlucci DanceRyan Chin Visual ArtsNathan Cohen Music Elijah James Coleman** TheaterChristine Joanne Colonna** TheaterSteven Concepcion DancePaul Conrad MusicMatthew Sean Crane** TheaterJessica Dixon Music John Tyler Donathan** MusicNathan Reese Edmondson** Theater
Andy Santana Dance Adriana Josephine Santoro Dance Fabian A. Schulz Music Summa Cum LaudeElana C. Segal** Music Cum LaudeJacob Shur Music Thomas Joseph Silkowski Music Magna Cum LaudeLeanne Rebecca Sinsky** Theater Cum LaudeNatalie Rae Smith Visual Arts Cum LaudeHelen Rose Snelgrove Dance Cum LaudeBrittany M. Stetson** Music Summa Cum LaudeBrianna Nicole Tagliaferro Music Magna Cum LaudeJames G. Thomson Visual Arts Summa Cum LaudeChristina Marie Trautwein Dance Andrea Unger* Theater Thomas M. Vacca Music Cum LaudeSeth Andrew Van Embden** Music Magna Cum LaudeVictoria Dior Wanagosit Visual Arts Cum LaudeShannon M. White** Theater Madison M. Wiggins Dance Micayla H. Wynn Dance Magna Cum LaudeMark G. Zappala** Theater Cassandra Elise Zeugin Theater Cum Laude
* October Graduate** January Graduate
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Sophia Irene Ennocenti MusicCaitlyn Farrell DanceAnthony Vincent Fazio MusicSean Gannon DanceEthan Joseph Green Visual ArtsDelphine Hennelly Visual ArtsJulia Eveleen Hickey Visual ArtsJack Thomas Hogan Visual ArtsGregory Jung** MusicStephen Alexander Justice MusicYi-Jiun Kao** MusicGaramh Kim DanceKristen Lee Kittel** TheaterJustin L. Lee** MusicPeter Hoyi Lin MusicErik Robert Lynch* MusicCarson Michura DanceKelly Marie Miller MusicAshleigh Morrow DanceAlexander Cooke Osborn Visual ArtsJoseph Robert Pagani MusicMichael Wessley Pettis MusicJoseph Kenneth Poole MusicAmanda Purcell Music Kelsey Norene Rainwater** TheaterBrant Roberts MusicBryan Russell** TheaterMichael Santini MusicJacob Fitzgerald Schlaerth MusicDaniel Luke Sclafani MusicGerald Shark Senesac Visual ArtsSunyong Seong Visual ArtsJennifer Silver DanceAllison Spadaro DanceSophia Strawser MusicKatherine Teall Music David Jose Roman Torres Visual ArtsBryan Richard Volta Visual ArtsJarrett Walser MusicWei Wang** MusicBenjamin Weathers Visual ArtsJamie Gray Williams Visual ArtsKenneth Vincent Zampella Music
*October Graduate ** January Graduate
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Dae Hyung AhnDoctor of Musical Arts in PianoMajor Professor: Min Kwon
Hae Eun Baek**Doctor of Musical Arts in PianoMajor Professor: Paul Hoffmann
Carl Patrick BolleiaDoctor of Musical Arts in PianoMajor Professor: Min Kwon
Jina Choi*Doctor of Musical Arts in ViolinMajor Professor: Arnold Steinhardt
Anthony Paul CicconeDoctor of Musical Arts in ClarinetMajor Professor: Maureen Hurd
Arthur de Camargo Zanin**Doctor of Musical Arts in Trumpet Major Professor: Kenneth DeCarlo
Christopher J. Espy**Doctor of Musical Arts in TromboneMajor Professor: Weston Sprott
Diana Celeste GoldenDoctor of Musical Arts in CelloMajor Professor: Jonathan Spitz
Shu-Yu HuangDoctor of Musical Arts in PianoMajor Professor: Min Kwon
Hilary Katherine JonesDoctor of Musical Arts in FluteMajor Professor: Bart Feller
Eunhye Kim*Doctor of Musical Arts in VoiceMajor Professor: Taina Kataja
Eunsil KimDoctor of Musical Arts in PianoMajor Professor: Min Kwon
Sungji Kim**Doctor of Musical Arts in VoiceMajor Professor: Eduardo Chama
Jordan Edward KinseyDoctor of Musical Arts in Wind ConductingMajor Professor: Kraig Williams
Azusa H. KomiyamaDoctor of Musical Arts in PianoMajor Professor: Paul Hoffmann
Hyojin LeeDoctor of Musical Arts in CelloMajor Professor: Jonathan Spitz
Jung Hee LeeDoctor of Musical Arts in ViolinMajor Professor: Yoon Kwon
Salvatore M. MallimoDoctor of Musical Arts in PianoMajor Professor: Daniel Epstein
Yu Jin OhDoctor of Musical Arts in ViolinMajor Professor: Todd Phillips
SunYoung Park Doctor of Musical Arts in PianoMajor Professor: Min Kwon
Oscar Petty Jr.*Doctor of Musical Arts in OboeMajor Professor: Matthew Sullivan
Tatjana RankovichDoctor of Musical Arts in PianoMajor Professor: Daniel Epstein
Doctor of Musical Arts
Ivy Yee Chang*Artist Diploma in ViolinMajor Professor: Lenuta Ciulei
Artist Diploma
Dayeong KangArtist Diploma in Voice/OperaMajor Professor: Eduardo Chama
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* October Graduate** January Graduate
David Turner MatthewsMaster of Arts in Composition
Lynette BowringDoctor of Philosophy in MusicologyMajor Professor: Rebecca Cypess
Renata Pasternak-Mazur**Doctor of Philosophy in MusicologyMajor Professor: Andrew Kirkman
Jason SlaughterDoctor of Philosophy in MusicologyMajor Professor: Christopher Doll
Stefan Swanson**Doctor of Philosophy in CompositionMajor Professor: Charles Fussell & Steven Kemper
Shing-Kwan Woo**Doctor of Philosophy in MusicologyMajor Professor: Floyd Grave
Graduate School New Brunswick Graduates
* October Graduate** January Graduate
Erikson Rojas*Doctor of Musical Arts in PianoMajor Professor: Min Kwon
Christopher Paul SierraDoctor of Musical Arts in VoiceMajor Professor: Richard Leech
Mark Paul Skaba**Doctor of Musical Arts in Music EducationMajor Professor: William Berz
Domecq Smith** Doctor of Musical Arts in Music EducationMajor Professor: William Berz
Felix Spengler*Doctor of Musical Arts in PianoMajor Professor: Susan Starr
Shu-Li Tang**Doctor of Musical Arts in ViolaMajor Professor: Craig Mumm
Marie Charmaine Trudeau**Doctor of Musical Arts in OboeMajor Professor: Jonathan Blumenfeld
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Mason Gross School of the Arts AdministrationGeorge B. Stauffer, Dean
Lisa Baratta, Associate DeanMandy Feiler, Dean of Students
Linda Christian, Associate Dean for Advancement
Department of Dance
Julia Ritter, Chair and Artistic DirectorJohn Evans, Associate Chair
Barbara Bashaw, Director, Ed.M. ProgramJeffrey Friedman, Director, M.F.A. Program
Frederick Curry, Undergraduate Director
Department of Music
Robert Aldridge, DirectorDarryl Bott, Associate Director of Performance Studies
Nancy Rao, Associate Director of Academic StudiesEllen Leibowitz, Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies
Karina Bruk, Graduate DirectorWilliam Berz, Interim Graduate Director
Department of Theater
David Esbjornson, ChairBarbara Marchant, Associate Chair, Head of Acting, and Head of Rutgers
Conservatory at Shakespeare’s GlobeKevin Kittle, Associate Head of Acting
R. Michael Miller, Head of Design/Set DesignerValerie Marcus Ramshur, Head of Costume Design
Don Holder, Head of Lighting DesignLeslie Lyter, Head of Stage Management and Production Supervisor
Kathleen Tolan, Head of Playwriting Marshall Jones III, Head of B.A. Program
Department of Visual Arts
Gerry Beegan, ChairNatalie Bookchin, Associate Chair
Julie Langsam, Director of Undergraduate StudiesHanneline Røgeberg, Interim Director of Graduate Studies
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Mason Gross School of the Arts
Executive Committee
George B. Stauffer, DeanLisa Baratta, Associate Dean
Mandy Feiler, Dean of StudentsLinda Christian, Associate Dean for Advancement
Robert E. Mortensen, Representative, Board of TrusteesJulia Ritter, Chair and Artistic Director, Dance Department
Robert Aldridge, Director, Music DepartmentDavid Esbjornson, Chair, Theater Department Gerry Beegan, Chair, Visual Arts Department
Ruqqayya Maudoodi, Director, Rutgers Arts OnlineNicolas Pereda, Director, Rutgers Filmmaking Center
Division Directors
Paola Morsiani, Director, Brodsky Center for Innovative EditionsChristopher Kenniff, Director, Extension Division
Ruqqayya Maudoodi, Director, Rutgers Arts Online Nicolas Pereda, Director, Rutgers Filmmaking Center
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Food and beverages may not be taken into the audience chamber. Your cooperation will help prolong the quality and atmosphere of the theater.
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C O N V O C A T I O N
May 2017
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
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