The University of the Arts
Commencement
May 23, 1996
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http://www.archive.org/details/commencementprog1996univ The University of the Arts Commencement May 23, 1996
Philadelphia College of Art and Design 1876 Philadelphia College of Performing Arts 1870
Grand Marshal: Ward Stanley, Humanities Faculty Marshals: Marc DIcclanI, Music
Johnnie Hobbs, Jr., Theater Arts Mary Phelan, Book Arts
Robert Stein, Illustration
• Processional
Welcome Peter Solmssen, President
Student Address Christopher James Sweeney
Alumni Awards Tom Butter Janine Cappello
Honorary Degree of Doctor of Fine Arts Robert M. Greenberg Marjorie Samoff
Conferring of Degrees and Certificates Dorrance H. Hamilton, Chairman
Board of Trustees
Closing Remarks Peter Solmssen
Recessional
Audience will rise Degree Candidates
Master of Arts Master of Fine Arts in Art Education in Book Arts/Printmaking * Bruce A. Mackie Mi Kyoung Lee Julia Catherine Ungar Elizabeth Straith McGhee *** Kristen Allis Urffer Kelsey K. Osborn Elias John Anthony Roustom Master of Arts Laura Kay Scheerer in Museum Education * Thomas IVl. Amidon *** Master of Fine Arts Jacqueline Pacita Carter ** in Museum Exhibition Lori R. Davis '** Planning and Gay DiPadova Design *** Jennifer Escalante Rebecca V. Gray *" Michelle Nicole Lewis Marisa Hall ** Tzu-Ching Lin Portia Ellen Henderson Molly A. Miller" Hui-Wen *' Huang *** Alisa Jane Richardson Samantha Ann Matlock t ** Inger Severson Efrossyni Mavrikiou *** Pichaya Suphavanij Elizabeth Nettles
Master of Industrial Design Master of Arts "* Richard Warren Fox in Teaching ** Jeffrey B. Jenkins in Music Education Daniel Singer * Santo Andrew Cannizzaro Mark Capriotti Timothy Joseph Garton Graduate Diploma Jason B. Harris in Performance Michael Kevin Hood Jennifer A. Going
George James Leigh III
James Alan Morris II Bachelor of Fine Arts Samuel N. Nasife, Jr. Pennsylvania Academy John William Perkis, Jr.
Emil Francis Siravo, Jr. of the Fine Arts *** Thomas E. Walling, Jr. Coordinate Program Colleen Fahy *** Andrew Goodfellow Master of Arts Timmy Graham in Teaching Kathleen Quigley * in Visual Arts Sheri Lynn Bendes ** Douglas Ross Cerzoslmo Bachelor of Fine Arts ** Elizabeth R. Chang in Animation Dante Addiego Diana L. Chaple Brett Bomer Alison Holmes Emery Adam Maxwell Burton Tahtianna Friend Jae Yeon Chon Maxine A. Katon t ** Lewis Dacosta III Cora Marlene Lacy W. ** ** Michael Adam Enright Jocelyn Patten McMahon * Dana Lynn Gullo Elizabeth A. Peirce *** Spencer A. Laudiero Alyson llaine Pouls Un Chung Lee Edward C. Schults *** Tara Thompson ** Andrew R. Medina Giro J. Nieli Benjamin Ashton Ridgway ** Guillermo Sanchez-Loaeza Perez
Paul J. Sessa
A Bachelor of Science Nicole A. Paone in Architectual Studies Heather Ritchie Febo Frank Troilo Christine Rotella Allison H. Takei
Denise Volpicelli Bachelor of Fine Arts Sasha Annush Walker in Crafts Dawn Bianca Wechsler Stacy J. Brookstein f Alisha Beth Cherry Natalie C. Costa Bachelor of Fine Arts
Maegan E. Crowley in Dance Education Lorna de Lannee Antoinette Michelle Coward Christia Crystal Charlene Durant **'t Rogia Dorey Raymond James Edwards Victoria Harris Jennifer Evan Green Andrea lacovone Michael Joseph Havelin * Michael Wayne Sistrunk Rebecca Ann Hughes Laura A. Stauderman Janet Marie Jervis t Maria Washington Tricia A. Lachowiec
Joy D. Luther t ** Bachelor of Fine Arts Patricia Anne Magee in Film Arlene Marie Marshall Gregory M. Feinberg Maki Nakamura Jennifer Lynne Jones *** Jennifer A. O'Neill *** Seth David Kramer Jill Elizabeth Remer Jill C. Krasting Kevin Duane Sawtelle Michele Catherine Loschiavo Vanessa Delphine Singer t Annette Mika Messenger * Arisa Ueda Matthew Louis Petosa Sara Mayfield Williams Loretta L. Polarine Susan Ricca Bachelor of Fine Arts Joseph E. Talbot in Dance Monica Isabel Becerra Bachelor of Fine Arts Sharon Marie Belmonte *** in Graphic Design Dennis James Breedlove, Jr.** Deborah Jean Arkey t Jacquelyn Leanne Burton Jennifer M. Butler Melissa Elizabeth Carey Cara Marie Castiglio Lea L. Chapman Michael Domenic Cefaratti, Jr. Rebecca A. Cupples Joanne M. Harrison Dana Rose DeFrancesco *** Bethany K. Hartshorn Laina Alexandra Fischbeck *** Lori Ann Johnson Jennifer E. Franklin ** Stephanie Elizabeth Kaltneckar Kirsten Gamb Marc Sands Levitt Deborah Ann Marie Goffe Christian M. Munoz Nicole A. Goodson Jon Neary Rochelle Marie Haynes Thuy H. Nguyen Emily Suzanne Hubler Alexander Polakov Jennifer M. Karacz Frank M. Remick Corinne Anne Karon Laurie L. Snyder Brenda Kunda Yu-Fen Kung Darrell Shawn Layton *** Leiena Marie Lister Maisha Marsh *** Mary Marcella McHugh ** Bachelor of Fine Arts Bachelor of Music in Illustration Brian David Bortnick Karen Michelle Breese Matthew Raymond Cappy Nicole T.S. Busby Frank Conti *** Erin Cadigan David S. Dashefsky Allison Michele Cantley Charles DiGregorio DonnaMarie Davis Christopher William Giraldi
Robert L. Davis Howard I. Gordon Gabriella Dibona Lars Halle * Luc B. Esterson Jason B. Harris
Steven J. Faas Kevin R. Jacoby *** Edward L. Fisher Christopher Jordan Knobler William Hinch Larry Arthur Lavender, Jr. Thomas Hoyle Craig David Lewis Aaron Ray Jarrett Thomas Anthony Maioriello Kenneth James Kalesnik f Aaron Thomas Meicht Pacifico Kelly Sian Machado ***t Nicole Susan Coleen P. Mclntyre Jesse Landen Peters Alison Chin-Chin Mennor Mikel Erick Brown Prester ** Vincent Herve Moisdon Scott R. Smith Shin Won Moon *** Dale Marie Muller Bachelor of Fine Arts Erin C. Murphy in Painting and Drawing Judith A. Murphy ** Daniel E. Brown Marie Thi Nguyen Brendan Scott Carroll Brian Jon Nissen Jonathan Chapman ** Cecilia M. Paz Andrew Clark ***t Roger Petersen Johnna Caryl Cotter t Quinn Emerson Richardson Daniel J. DePaul Eric Paul Seibert Shayna Dorfman f Yuka Sekiya Patricia Faillace Vanessa Alexandra Smith f Marcia L. Gould t Nona Anna Szott Gavin Green t Khai Q. Iran * Christopher S. Hartway Angela Marie Williams Susan D. Higgins t Penny Yocum t Shu-Chih Huang Lian Zveigenhaft Maria Lyn Jaksch *** Kevin Kreutler * Bachelor of Science Daniel Kuetemeyer in Industrial Design Alan Kurpakus Tammy Lynn Coombs Meredith McDonald Pablo Abel Deferrari Edward Alan Ruark
Dean Elisio Susan Lin Smiiek Donald Matthew Florczak Christopher James Sweeney t *** Daniel Matthew Harper Aaron Charles Williams *** Willy Junaedi Alice Veronica Wood t Michael Lindsay Sandro Lopez Scott Palleiko
Jolee F. Perseo Hugh Carlyon Phear Shane Patrick Rossiter Alison Stanzione
Edward Lloyd Wildman II Christopher Andrew Wilson Bachelor of Fine Arts Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography in Theater Arts Robert William Bonella Louis Matthew Clements
Marcos da Rocha Carvalho Jill Elizabeth Clopper
Suzanne Marie Francis Courtney L. Custer ** Austin Patrick Hogan Jennifer L. DeMarco Jamie Robin Leboe t Deirdre Finnegan
Joseph Thomas McGarvey, Jr. Debra L. Hilborn Adam Christopher Middleton Bridget Maureen Jones
Jonathan E. Pushnik Joseph Dennis Kelly II Kimberly A. Rhodes Molly Suzanne Lahr Nadine Renee Saylor Frances Mammana *** Miki SekiguchI Kristen Allesandra Nielsen Susan Mary Stimmell t Evan Justin Palazzo
Cynthia Michele Topel Amilcan Rodriguez, Jr. Lauren M. Linger t Stephanie Lynn Schenck Adam Wallacavage ** James Guinan Stevens Kelsei Yamada Rosia Alicia Vidal Laura Elizabeth Witwer
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking Certificate in Dance *** ** Robert L. Barber Jeanne Alison Courtright
Deborah M. Haller Marcia J. Emerson Lara June Roos t Monica Merlo
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture Audrey Berger *
Julie B. Brzuska Katheleen M. Carbone ft Danielle B. Hepnert
Douglas B. Huntley Megan E. Krimmel t Elizabeth A. Morgan Sarah Aimee Paulson Stephanie Spindler * Norman B. Stuby Matthew Thomas Swan t Hidehiro Watanabe **
* Degree Conferred August 31,1 995
** Degree Conferred December 30, 1995 *** Degree in Progress t Art Education Teacher Certification Program t Concentration in Art Therapy
This program is not an official graduation list.
The University's official registry for conferral is the student's permanent academic record
kept by the Office of the Registrar.
The University of the Arts 320 South Broad Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102 Commencement Awards
Academic Achievement Scholastic Award Winners Program Michael J. Lee - Animation
Frances IVlammana - Tlieater
Cher L. Ward - Fine Arts
Friends of Carol Moore Award Katarina Ivanova - Foundation
Book Arts/Printmaking The Elizabeth C. Robert Prize for Graduate Study in MFA Book Arts/Printmaking Elizabeth S. McGhee
The American Color Print Society Award Ellas J. Roustom
The Lenore Adelman Award for Book Arts Kelsey K. Osborn
The Eugene Feldman Commemoration Award Laura K. Scheerer
Book Arts/Printmaking Faculty Award Mi-kyoung Lee
Crafts The Marcus A. Renzetti Memorial Award Kimberly A. Bare
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Jack Bowling Memorial Award in Metalsmithing Patricia A. Lachowiec
The Addie Grossman Annual Memorial Award in Jewelry Design and Creation Lorna DeLannee
Oscar E. Mertz, Sr. Memorial Award in Wood for the Outstanding Finished Piece Jeremy M. Dunklebarger
Rosalie Borowsky Belkin Award in Fibers
Jill E. Remer
The Hammill & Gillespie, Inc. Award in Ceramics Maki Nakamura
The Standard Ceramic Supply Co. Award Daniel L. Bare
The William E. Ridgeway Memorial Award in Jewelry/Metal Design Maegan E. Crowley
The Eastech Chemical Co. Award Jennifer M. Paris The Mark Higgison Memorial Scholarship Jeremy M. Dunklebarger
Fibers Faculty Award Joy D. Luther
Dance The Stella Moore Prize for Four-Year Achievement Emily S. Hubler
The Blumenthal Prize for Service to the School of Dance Melissa E. Carey Denise Volpicelli
The Aleksej Judenic Ballet Prize Yu-Fen Kung
The Choreography Prize Emily S. Hubler Jennifer M. Karacz
The Dance Faculty Prize to An Outstanding Senior Lea L. Chapman
Prize for the Outstanding Student Teacher Antoinette M. Coward Andrea lacovone
Outstanding Performance in Jazz Dance Nicole A. Goodson
Outstanding Performance in Modern Dance Allison H. Takei
Dancer Who Has Shown the Most Improvement Since the Freshman Year Brenda Kunda
Faculty Recognition Awards Corinne A. Karon Michael Sistrunk Laura A. Stauderman
Art Education The Peter J. McCahill Memorial Award Valerie Zimany
The Elizabeth C. Roberts Prize for Graduate Study in Art Education Marita Fitzpatrick Julia C. Ungar
The Mark and Leona Taylor Memorial Prizes in Art Education Diana L. Chaple Danielle B. Hepner Maxine A. Katon
The Sylvia G. Wexler Memorial Award in Art Education
Alison H. Emery Alyson I. Pouls
The Museum Education Award Gay DiPadova .
Foundation Crozier Prize Fund for Outstanding Achievement by First-Year Students
Section: 1 Donald P. Thompson
2. Jusuf Santoso
3. Jonathan Butko
4. Angela Andres
5. Aimee Woodward
6. Gary Pittman
7. Benjamin M. Johnson
8. Sunday D. Holmes 10. Geoffrey Beatty
The Emily W. Mercer Memorial Award Angela Andres
Graphic Design The Randee Berman Memorial Award for Excellence in Graphic Design Jennifer M. Butler
The Elmer O. Aaron Award Jacqueline Spadaro
The Composing Room Award for Excellence in Typography Thuy H. Nguyen
The Ailing and Cory Paper Award Ghristian M. Muiioz Jon Neary
The Mary Margavitch Hankin Memorial Award Winner: To Be Announced Nominees: Grystina M. Giavardone Nari Kim Natalie Kornbluh
Today's Graphics, Inc. Award for Excellence in Design Using Electronic Media Marc 8. Levitt
Senior Project Citation Award To Be Announced
Graphic Design Faculty Award Jennifer M. Butler
Humanities The Giulio and Carina Novelli Memorial Awards for Excellence in the Humanities
Ghristopher S. Hartway - Painting
Patricia A. Lachowiec - Metals
Sarah Aimee Paulson - Sculpture
Sylvia Caplan Memorial Award for Poetry Emily S. Hubler - Dance
The Humanities Writing Award To Be Announced Illustration The William H. Ely Award for Excellence in Illustration
First Place - Aaron R. Jarrett
Second Place - Roger Peterson
Third Place - Karen M. Breese
Third Place - James D. McHugh
Third Place - Cecilia M. Paz
The Roger T. Hane XXII Annual Memorial Award Winner: To Be Announced Nominees: Alison C. Mennor Vincent H. Moisdon Dale M. Muller Yuka Sekiya Lian Zvaigenhaft
The Mary Margavitch Hankin Memorial Award Winner: To Be Announced
Nominees: Saho Fujii Melissa A. Lomax Amy M. Quick
The Albert Gold Drawing Prize Lian Zvaigenhaft
The Marcel Vertes Award to a Senior Whose Drawing of the Human Figure Has Been Outstanding Aaron R. Jarrett
Thornton Oakley Medal Allison M. Cantley
The Henry Perry Leland Prize Dale M. Muller
The Society of Illustrators Matching Grant Award
Kenneth J. Kalesnik Alison C. Mennor Yuka Sekiya
The Harriet Pauline Hughes Award for Best Realistic Pen and Ink Illustration Roger Petersen
The Plastic Club Award in Illustration Cecilia M. Paz
The Ronald Bieganski Award for Outstanding Achievement in Illustration Shin Won Moon
The Ellis Obsessive Award Vincent H. Moisdon
Illustration Faculty Awards Erin Cadigan DonnaMarie Davis David E. Miles Industrial Design The Samuel H. Grossman Annual Memorial Award for Packaging Creation and Design Pablo A. DeFerrari
The Philadelphia Chapter of the Industrial Design Society of America Merit Award Hugh Carlyon Phear
Media Arts The Barbara Blondeau Memorial Grant
Leonard A. Eckstein - Photography
Vanessa Varian - Photography
The Alfred J. Ignarri Award for Juniors
Marion S. Soulie - Photography
The Nikon/Ben Rose Prize Robert W. Bonella - Photography
The Lee Wojnar Award for Digital Imaging To Be Announced
Annie E. Sinnott Film Award To Be Announced
Annie E. Sinnott Animation Award To Be Announced
MTV Animation Production Grant Award for Juniors Un C. Lee Benjamin A. Ridgeway
The Abbey Camera Inc. Award in Studio Photography (formerly the Gosewisch-Burton Award) To Be Announced
Mens Anima Ingenium Joseph IVIcGarvey - Photography
Music Mary Luznicky-Poth Memorial Award
Christopher J. Knobler
Jacobs Music Company/ Steinway Pianos Award
Howard I. Gordan
Hannah P. Stroh Award Aaron T. Meicht
Paul D. Patterson Memorial Award for Percussion Thomas A. IVIaioriello
Philadelphia Music Alliance Award Matthew R. Gappy Frank Conti
Director's Award To Be Announced
The School of Music Jazz Award Lars Halle MENC Award for Excellence in Teaching John W. Perkis Thomas E. Walling, Jr.
Michael Brecker Saxophone Award Nicole S. Pacifico
School of Music Service Award Larry A. Lavender
School of Music Leadership Award Kevin R. Jacoby
Painting and Drawing The Larry Day Award
Peter J. Morano
The Ernest W. Greenfield Annual Memorial Award in Painting Brendan S. Carroll Jonathan G. Chapman
Christopher S. Hartway Christopher J. Sweeney
Michael Leone Award for Outstanding Progress During the Junior Year
Sara C. Gallo John P. Gritti Cher L. Ward
The Stuart M. Egnal Prize in Painting Gavin Green Maria L. Jaksch
The Philadelphia Water Color Club Award
Daniel J. DePaul
The Alumna Award for Outstanding Commitment to Progress Kevin Kreutler
The Rohm and Haas Fine Arts Achievement Award Marcia L. Gould
Printmaking The Berthe von Moschzisker Annual Printmaking Award
Lara J. Roos
The James Eiseman, Sr. Memorial Award Marc J. Manning Janet L. Harp Marcavage Peter Takacs
The Lenore Adelman Award in Printmaking Deborah M. Haller
The Print Club Award
Lara J. Roos
The Perakis Frames Award Robert L. Barber Sculpture The Charles M. Kanev Prize for the Outstanding Sculpture Student Stephanie Spindler
The Plastic Club Award Douglas B. Huntley
The John F. Martin Welding Award Stephanie Spindler
The International Sculpture Center Award for Outstanding Achievement Stephanie Spindler
Walter Erlebacher Memorial Award for Excellence in Figure Modeling AnI Vosblklan
The Sculpture Faculty Award Sarah Aimee Paulson Sara Mayfleld Williams
The Sculpture III Senior Project Award for the Commemoration of a Composer Who Had Touched Their Life To Be Announced
Theater Arts The THEAS-Theater Ensemble Awards
Debra L. Hllborn Joseph Dennis Kelly II
Combat Awards To Be Announced
The Directors' Choice Awards Frances Mammana Evan Justin Palazzo
The School of Theater Arts Award for Academic Achievement To Be Announced Special Awards Library Purchase Awards To Be Announced
TheW.W. Smith Prize Amanda B. Schoonover - Theater Arts
Roosevelt Paper Company Twelfth Annual Students Arts Competition To Be Announced
The Lorraine and Ben Alexander Award Winners: Gregory M. Feinberg - Graphic Design
Thuy H. Nguyen - Graphic Design
Nominees: Wendy L. Borer - Industrial Design
Adam M. Burton - Animation
Gregory IVI. Feinberg - Graphic Design
Christopher S. Hartway - Painting
Rebecca A. Hughes - Ceramics
Aaron R. Jarrett - Illustration
Patricia A. Lachowiec - Metals
Marc S. Levitt - Graphic Design
Joy D. Luther - Fibers
Sanae Matsuo - Printmaking
Joseph T. McGarvey - Photography
Alison C. Mennor - Illustration
Thuy H. Nguyen - Graphic Design
Sarah A. Paulson - Sculpture
Shane P. Rossiter - Sculpture
The Philadelphia College of Art and Design Award Winners: Robert Bonella - Photography
Seth D. Kramer - Film
Nominees: Robert W. Bonella - Photography
Jennifer M. Butler - Graphic Design
Donald M. Florczak - Industrial Design
Christopher S. Hartway - Painting
Seth D. Kramer - Film
Patricia A. Lachowiec - Metals
Joy D. Luther - Fibers
Dale M. Muller- Illustration
Maki Nakamura - Ceramics
Benjamin A. Ridgway - Animation
Lara J. Roos - Printmaking
Stephanie Spindler - Sculpture
The Mary Louise Beitzel Award for Student Excellence
Winner: Lars Halle - Music
Nominees: Emily S. Hubler - Dance
Evan J. Palazzo - Theater
The Mary Louise Beitzel Award for Distinguished Teaching
Johnnie Hobbs, Jr.
The Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award Susan Viguers
President's Awards
Emily S. Hubler - Dance
Patricia A. Lachowiec - Crafts Alumni Award Recipients
1955 1965 1977 1990 Tina Leser Joseph Kramer Elain Kurtz Marjorie Levy
Irving Penn Theodore Miller 1978 1991 1956 Morris Lomden Albert Gold Lydia Artymiw Raymond Ballinger Bernard Glassman 1979 Ed Colker Henry Pitz 1966 Charles Santore 1992 1957 Rudolph Freund 1980 Jerry Pinkney
Wharton Esherick 1967 Evelyn Copelman Pearl B. Schaeffer Charles Sheeler Morris Berd 1981 1993 1958 1968 Marguerite Walter Stanley Clarke
Earl Milliette Arnold Roth 1982 Joseph Dante
Sol Mednick 1969 Philip Eitzen 1994
1959 William Stephens 1983 Ruth E. Fine
Frances Lichten 1970 Thomas F. Schutte Florence Quivar Warren Blair George Krause 1984 1995
1960 1971 Kevan Moss John E. Davis
John Williams Brown Sidney Goodman 1985 Deborah Willis Marguerite Gaudin 1972 Jacob Landau 1996
Dana P. Vaughn Paul Keene, Jr. 1986 Tom Butter 1961 1973 Wesley W. Emmons Janine Cappello Irene Laverty Noel Mayo 1987 Boris Drucker 1974 Robert Capanna 1962 Barry Wilke Steve and Peggy Zablotny Mildred Jantzen Eugene Feldman 1988 1963 1975 William G. Krebs
Virginia Gifford Richard Reinhardt Barbara Silverstein 1964 1976 1989
A! Bendiner Olaf Skoogfors Stephen Albert Jerome Kaplan Kenneth Carbone Leslie Smolan
Honorary Degree Recipients
1961 1971 1982 1990 Harold Taylor Alexey Brodovich (posthu- Placido Domingo Katherine Dunham
Aurelius Renzetti mously accepted by Irving Jack Lenor Larsen Lukas Foss
1962 Penn) Harvey K. Littleton Nam June Paik Benton Spruance Howard A. Wolf 1983 Senator Claiborne Pell 1963 1972 George Crumb 1991
Karl Sherman G. Robert LeRicolais Alwin Nikolais Ivan Chermayeff
1964 John Szarkowski Henry Holmes Smith Willard G. Rouse, III Saul Bass 1973 1984 Ellen Stewart Victor D'Amico Anais Nin Joseph Castaldo 1992 1965 1974 Alice Neal Mary Ellen Mark Eugene Grigsby Herbert Bayer 1985 Bernard C. Watson, Ph.D. Edward Hopper Pater DeGelleke Andrew Heiskell 1993 Erwin Panofsky 1975 Denise Scott Brown Claire Van Vliet
Mrs. Malcom Lloyd Milton Glaser Robert Venturi William H. Cosby, Jr. 1966 1976 1986 1994
Edwin Dickinson Anni Albers Roger L. Stevens Joan Myers Brown 1967 Josef Albers Judith Jamison William P. Daley Edmund Bacon 1977 Richard Reinhardt Richard Saul Wurman Paul Froelaich Saul Steinberg 1987 1995 Susanne Langer 1978 Laurie Anderson Joel N. Bloom
1968 Mercedes Matter J. Carter Brown Philip Glass Thomas Wilfred 1979 Joseph Papp 1996 Louise Nevelson Paul Rand 1988 Robert M. Greenberg
Lessing J. Rosenwald Richard Rogers Dorrance H. Hamilton Marjorie Samoff 1969 Liv Ullman Armin Hofmann
R. Sturgis Ingersoll 1980 Sam S. McKeel Howard Mitchell Helen Frankenthaler John W. Merriam 1970 Rudolf Nureyev Thomas M. Messer Berthe von Moschzisker 1981 Howard A. Wolf H. Ober Hess 1989 Leo Steinberg Martin Friedman Walter Terry Maurice Sendak Meredith Monk Tom Butter, Alumni Award Tom Butter has worked as a truck mechanic and driver, assembly line worker, welder, carpenter, and shop teacher before becoming a sculptor. A 1975 Philadelphia College of Art graduate. Butter continued his education at Washington University, St. Louis, where he received his MFA
in 1977. His work, informed by his industrial and mechanical interests, also echoes the delicacy of flower petals, leaves, and other influences from nature, and has been described by one critic as "a kind of suspended meditation." Many of his best known works use fiberglass to convey a
sense of fluidity, translucency, and structural mystery, while some of his more recent works employ steel-link chains, resin-stiffened work gloves, oars, and other objects. Butter's sculptures
are represented in the permanent collections of Buffalo's Albright-Knox Gallery, Minnesota's
Walker At Center, the Frederick Wiseman Collection in California, and the Metropolitan Museum
of Art, among many others. In just 1 6 years he has participated in 1 5 solo exhibitions, three two-
person shows, and over 25 group exhibitions in locations such as Caracas, Lyons, Tokyo, New
York City, and Lausanne. Butter has also been much in demand as a teacher at Parsons School of Design, Rhode Island School of Design, and Yale University. In addition to receiving highly- competitive grants for his works from The University of the Arts and the New York Foundation for the Arts, he successfully secured three "Emerging Artists" awards from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Janine Cappello, Alumni Award Dancer Janine Cappello earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the Philadelphia College of the Performing Arts in 1986. During that time, Cappello danced with the Philadelphia Civic Ballet, Ballet South of New Jersey, the New Jersey National Ballet, and Group Motion Multi- Media Dance Theatre. In Philadelphia, she studied with her mentor, Pat Thomas, as well as
Ruth Andrien, Alexei Yudenich, Barbara Sandonato, Judith Jamison, and many other leaders in the field. In recognition of her talent, she subsequently earned a full scholarship for study at Peridance and a similar scholarship at The Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance,
both in New York. In 1990, Cappello was one of only two Americans accepted for study at London's Royal Academy of Dancing, where she earned her certification to teach the Academy's internationally-recognized curriculum of dance. She has taught at the Philadelphia
Civic Ballet, The Children's Professional School in Connecticut, Villanova University, and Rutger's Camden College of Arts and Sciences. Returning to Philadelphia, she recently discussed career options in dance on a professional panel during Career Day at The University of the Arts School of Dance, and also completed a choreographic residency at Point Breeze
Performing Arts Center. She is particularly proud to be the founding director of The Professional
School in Turnersville, New Jersey, an institution unique for its orientation toward serious technique and concert dance, and for not participating in competitions.
Robert M. Greenberg, Doctor of Fine Arts, honoris causa
Robert M. Greenberg is president of R/GA Digital Studios, a bicoastal design and production company renowned for the creative integration of film, video, and computer-imaging techniques.
R/Greenberg Associates, the original design and production company, was founded in 1977 in a 400-square foot New York apartment, where Bob lived with his brother, Richard. Today, R/GA
Digital Studios occupies a combined 60,000 square feet at its New York and Hollywood locations, with 90,000 square feet of new York City "air rights" for future expansion. Self- described as "virtually unemployable" when he graduated from college, Greenberg went on to
become a pioneer in the creative integration of film, video and computer imaging techniques. He
has made an interdisciplinary approach to media design his life's work, and has been honored for his creativity with virtually every industry award, including the Cannes Lion, the Clio, and the Academy Award. Greenberg and his associates have designed and produced special effects for countless feature films, ranging from Woody Allen's Zelig and Purple Rose of Cairo, to Predator, Silence of the Lambs, In the Line of Fire, and many more. R/GA also gave us the airborne baby which opens The World According to Garp, the edgy credits of Seven, and the panoramic sweep through a well-appointed library which sets the tone for PBS's Masterpiece Theatre.
Marjorie Samoff, Doctor of Fine Arts, honoris causa Marjorie Samoff lived in France for 10 years, where she performed as an opera singer, founded a new music theater company, and published research on music and the music business. From her experiences at the Avignon Festival and her travels throughout Europe, she developed her ideas for the American Music Theater Festival, which she continues to serve as founding
Producing Director. In just 12 years since its inception, the AMTF has earned a national reputation for excellence as what Time magazine calls "America's leading showcase for new and innovative music theater." AMTF has mounted over 50 new music theater works; toured to
Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, and Broadway; sent its premiere productions to more than
60 cities worldwide, including London, Vienna, and Paris; opened 28 of its productions in New
York; and commercially recorded 14 of its productions on original CDs. In recognition of her work
and commitment, Samoff received the first Philadelphia Music Association's Hal Weissman Award for "exemplary and sustained service to the Philadelphia musical community." She was also honored by Women's Way for her artistic vision and leadership, and was selected as part of the American delegation in a US/Russian international conference of young leaders. She has served as a national panelist and oversight reviewer for the National Endowment for the Arts, and has served on the boards of several nonprofit organizations, including the Greater Philadel- phia Cultural Alliance. History of The University of the Arts
The University of the Arts has evolved from two century-old institutions: the Philadelphia College of Art and the Philadelphia College of Performing Arts.
The Philadelphia College of Art (PCA) was formed in 1876 along with the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Initially known as the Pennsylvania Museum and
School of Industrial Art, the institutions were established in response to the interest in art and art education that was stimulated by the country's Centennial Exposition. In 194^ the school became known as the Philadelphia Museum School of Art, reflecting the expanded programs that trained artists in many other areas, including fine arts. The school received accreditation in 1959, and in 1964 separated from the Museum to become the
Philadelphia College of Art. Today, the Philadelphia College of Art and Design of The University of the
Arts offers curricula in design, media arts, fine arts, crafts, and art education. A new college of media and communication is planned for 1997.
The performing arts programs of The University of the Arts date to 1870 when three graduates of the
Conservatory of Leipzig opened one of the first
European style conservatories of music in America: the Philadelphia Musical Academy. The Musical Academy became an independent college of music in 1 950, granting a Bachelor of Music degree after a four-year course of study—one of only eight such music colleges in the nation at the time. While still offering only a music program, the school changed its name to the Philadelphia College of Performing
Arts (PCPA) in 1976, the first such college in Pennsylvania. One year later the former Philadel- phia Dance Academy became part of PCPA, in
1 983 the School of Theater was created, thus achieving the college's ideal balance of performing arts: dance, music and theater arts.
In 1 985, PCA and PCPA joined to become the Philadelphia Colleges of the Arts, and a true visual and pertorming arts university was in its formative stages. With its inauguration in 1987, The Univer- sity of the Arts is the largest comprehensive educational institution of its kind in the nation, preparing students for professional careers in design, fine arts, crafts, dance, music, theater arts, and the expanding fields of new electronic media. 1870 Philadelphia Musical Academy founded Board of Trustees
1876 Pennsylvania Museum School of Dorrance H. Hamilton, Chairman
Industrial Art founded Peter Solmssen, President
I. Gary Bard 1 877 Philadelphia Conservatory of Music George A. Beach founded Mary Louise Beitzel 1893 Pennsylvania Museum School of Irvin J. Borowsky Industrial Art moves into Broad and Pine Nathaniel R. Bowditch Streets building designed by John Ira Brind Haviland in 1824 Edw^ard Cantor 19;^ Pennsylvania Museum School of Eleanor Davis
Industrial Art becomes the Philadelphia Anne F. Elder Museum School of Industrial Art and Jane Scaccetti Fumo
begins to grant academic degrees John C. Goodchild, Jr.
^Q4B' Philadelphia Dance Academy founded Charles B. Grace, Jr. Marvin D. Heaps 194a Philadelphia Museum School of Barbara A. Hillier • Industrial Art becomes the Philadelphia Stephen R. Holstad Museum School of Art Judith Jamison
1 950 Philadelphia Musical Academy begins to Barbara J. Kaplan grant Bachelor of Music degrees The Honorable Bruce W. Kauffman
1 959 Philadelphia Museum School of Art Harold E. Kohn, Esq. receives accreditation and becomes the Berton E. Korman Philadelphia Museum College of Art William G. Krebs
Al Paul Lefton, Jr. 1 962 Philadelphia Musical Academy joins with Elaine Levitt Philadelphia Conservatory of Music, and Seymour G. Mandell continues under the name of the Noel Mayo Philadelphia Musical Academy Francis J. Mirabello, Esq. 1 964 Philadelphia Museum College of Art Ronald J. Naples separates from the Museum to become Adolf A. Paler the Philadelphia College of Art (PCA) Suzanne F. Roberts 1972 Philadelphia Musical Academy acquires Stephen B. Rossi
the Shubert Theater (originally opened in Jerry J. Siano
1918) Jay T. Snider
1976 Philadelphia Musical Academy becomes Ambassador Daniel J. Terra
the Philadelphia College of Performing Harry Waldman Arts (PCPA) Harriet G. Weiss George A. Weymouth 1 977 Philadelphia Dance Academy joins Albert E. Wolf PCPA and becomes the School of Dance Life Trustees 1980 PCA begins restoration and renovation of H. Ober Hess, Esq. historic buildings Sam S. McKeel
1 983 PCPA introduces School of Theater Arts
1 985 PCA and PCPA join to become the Emeritus Trustees Philadelphia Colleges of the Arts Schuyler G. Chapin Bodine Lamont 1 987 Philadelphia Colleges of the Arts is Thomas V. Lefevre granted university status by the Sondra Myers Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Ronald K. Porter and becomes The University of the Arts William L. Rafsky 1 991 The Shubert Theater is renamed the Roger L. Stevens Merriam Theater Philip H. Ward, III 1994 The University opens the Philadelphia Dorothy Shipley White Arts Bank
1996 Haviland Hall is renamed Dorrance Ex Officio Trustees Hamilton Hall The Honorable Augusta A. Clark
The Honorable Joan L. Specter
Faculty Representative Professor Nancy Davenport @ The University of the Arts