Trustees
Ronald J. Naples, Chairman Sean T. Buffington, President George A. Beach '58 Roger L. Bomgardner Ira Brind Ronald L. Caplan
Jill R. Felix Colton Paul Curci Eleanor L. Davis Deanna DeCherney '66 Mark Donnolo '85 Carl E. Dranoff Brian Effron Daniel K. Fitzpatrick William R. Gast '68 Melissa Heller
Richard P. Jaffe, Esq. Scott M. Jenkins Gail Kass Dr. Russel E. Kaufman
Al Paul Lefton, Jr. Elaine C. Levitt Sueyun Pyo Locks Karen Lotman Seymour G. Mandell Dr. Noel Mayo '66 Thomas M. Miles '75
Francis J. Mirabello, Esq. Adolf A. Paier Lawrence S. Reichlin '57 Jerry J. Siano Judith F Terra James P. Vesey Harriet G. Weiss William Wilson Albert E. Wolf
Life Trustees Dorrance H. Hamilton. Chairman Emerira Sam S. McKeel
Trustees Emeriti Mary Louise Beitzel '51
Irvin J. Borowsky Anne F Elder Sondra Mvers The University of the Arts 132 nd commencement
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Commencement Ceremony Thursday, May 20, 2010 Commencement Ceremony
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Thursday, May 20, 2010 Processional 10:00 a.m. Ceremony 10:30 a.m.
Academy of Music, Broad and Locust Streets
Processional*
Pomp and Circumstance The University of the Arts Big Band
Grand Marshal Karen Saler, Associate Professor, Foundation
Marshals of Students Susan Glazer, Director and Professor, School of Dance Inge Druckrey, Professor, Graphic Design Jack DeWitt, Professor, Liberal Arts Michael Wellenreiter, Assistant Professor, Communication
Graduating Class
Marshals of the Faculty Meghan DeLuca, Assistant Dean, Division of Liberal Arts Krishna Dunston, Assistant Dean, College of Performing Arts Jeffrey Ryder, Deputy Dean, College of Media and Communication Adrienne Stalek, Deputy Dean, College of Art and Design
University Faculty
President's Council
Board of Trustees
Platform Party
Ceremony
America the Beautiful The University of the Arts Chorus
Welcome Sean T. Buffington, President
Valedictory Speaker Clare Ann O'Mallo
' Musical Theater 1
Student Awards Sean T. Buffington, President
President's Awards Medals for Academic Achievement Faculty Awards Michael Nash, Ph.D., Provost
The Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award Diane Walsh, Associate Professor, Writing for Film and Television
The Richard C. von Hess Faculty Prize Randy Granger, Associate Professor, Art Education
Mary Louise Beitzel Award for Distinguished Teaching Polly McKenna-Cress, Associate Professor, Museum Studies
The President's Distinguished Teaching Award Mikhail Sergeev, Adjunct Associate Professor, Liberal Arts
Performance Transfusion Ensemble
Greetings from Alumni Council Lisa Oster '99
Silver Star Outstanding Alumni Awards Presented by Richard Lawn Dean of the College of Performing Arts Awarded to Renee Jaworski '94
Presented by Don Miller Assistant Professor of Crafts Awarded to Alphonse Mattia '69
Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts Degrees Presented by Sean T. Buffington, President Awarded to Peggy Amsterdam, Posthumously
Presented by Marc Dicciani Director of the School of Music Awarded to Robert Capanna '74
Presented by Susan Glazer Director of the School of Dance Awarded to Moses Pendleton
Commencement Address Moses Pendleton
Conferral of Degrees and Other Academic Attainments Presentation of Diplomas Sean T. Buffington, President Michael Nash, Ph.D., Provost
Ronald J. Naples, Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Closing Remarks Sean T. Buffington, President
Recessional* A16 Brazil
* Audience will rise mi : Past Silver Star Alumni Award Recipients
1955 1974 1994 Tina Leser Barry Wilke Ruth E. Fine Irving Penn Eugene Feldman Florence Quivar
1956 1975 1995 Raymond Ballinger Richard Reinhardt John E. Davis Henry Pitz Deborah Willis 1976 1957 Olaf Skoogfors 1996 Wharton Esherick Tom Butter Charles Sheeler 1977 Janine Cappello Elaine Kurtz 1958 1997 Earl Milliette 1978 Edd Kalehoff Sol Mednick Albert Gold Kathy Rose
1959 1979 1998 Frances Lichten Charles Santore Janice & Stanley Warren Blair Berenstain 1980 William R. McCann 1960 Evelyn Copelman John Williams Brown 1999 Marguerite Gaudin 1981 Irene Bedard Dana P. Vaughn Marguerite Walter Johnny Irizarry
1961 1982 2000 Irene Laverty Philip Eitzen C. Samuel Micklus Boris Drucker Brian T. Vernon 1983 1962 Thomas F. Schutte 2001 Mildred Jantzen Margaret Garwood 1984 Myra Mimlitsch-Gray 1963 Kevan Moss Virginia Gifford 2002 1985 Diane Monroe 1964 Jacob Landau Eileen Neff Al Bendiner Jerome Kaplan 1986 2003 Wesley W Emmons Jennifer Childs 1965 Richard Kidney Joseph Kramer 1987 Theodore Miller Robert Capanna 2004 Morris Lomden Steve &c Peggy Zablotny Donald Chittum Bernard Glassman Joseph Musso 1988 1966 William G. Krebs 2005 Rudolph Freund Barbara Silverstein Riitta Vainio Susan B. Welchman 1967 1989 Morris Berd Stephen Albert 2006 Kenneth Carbone KaDee Strickland 1968 Leslie Smolan Don Mover Arnold Roth 1990 2007 1969 Marjorie Levy Daniel Owen Dailey William Stephens Vincent J. Trombetta 1991 1970 Lydia Artymiw 2008 George Krause Ed Colker Charles Long Jackson Grace Gaj 1971 1992 Sidney Goodman Jerrv Pinkney 2009 Pearl B. Schaefter Richard Amsel 1972 Stephen and Paul Keene, Jr. 1993 Timothy Quay Stanley Clarke 1973 Joseph Dante Noel Mayo '."".• Silver Star Outstanding Alumni Award Recipients
Renee Jaworski
Renee Jaworski '94 (Modern Dance) is the rehearsal director and artistic associate for Pilobolus Dance Theater. After receiving her BFA from the University of the Arts, she connected with Moses Pendleton, founder of the MOMIX and Pilobolus dance companies, performing and teaching throughout the world with MOMIX. In 1997, she took a brief hiatus to give birth to her daughter. Returning to her career, she created and performed her own work in Philadelphia while working for Group Mo- tion and touring part time with MOMIX. 1998 brought Renee to NYC where she began working with Carolyn Dorfman. She has been working with Pilobolus since 2000, performing, creating, teaching, directing, associating and, most recently, coordinating residencies for the Pilobolus Institute.
Alphonse Mattia A nationally-recognized educator and studio furniture maker, Alphonse Mattia'69 (Dimensional Design) has work in many private collections, and in the permanent collections of the Museum of Arts and Design, New York; the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian; the Philadelphia Museum of Art; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the Yale University Art Gallery; and the Phillip Morris Corporation.
He teaches at the Rhode Island School of Design and has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Mas- sachusetts Artists Foundation. Mattia dismisses the dichotomy between functional and nonfunctional objects, preferring instead the concept of
"usefulness," the conveying of meaning and emotion along with utility.
He is the co-founder of Smokestack Studios in Fall River, Mass. -.""J Past Honorary Degree Recipients
1961 1979 1993 Harold Taylor Paul Rand Claire Van VTiet Renzetti Aurelius Richard Rogers William H. Cosby, Jr. Liv Ullman 1962 1994 Benton Spruance 1980 Joan Myers Brown Helen Frankenthaler William P. Daley 1963 Rudolf Nureyev Richard Saul Wurman Karl Sherman 1981 1995 1964 H. Ober Hess Joel N. Bloom Saul Bass Leo Steinberg Philip Glass Victor D'Amico Walter Terry 1996 1965 1982 Robert M. Greenberg Eugene Grigsby Placido Domingo Marjorie Samoff Edward Hopper Jack Lenor Larsen Erwin Panofsky Harvey K. Littleton 1997 Mrs. Malcom Lloyd Robert Oldenburg 1983 Edward G. Rendell
1966 George Crumb Grover Washington, Jr. Edwin Dickinson Alwin Nikolais Henry Holmes Smith 1998 1967 Richard S. Gurin Edmund Bacon 1984 Peter Nero Paul Froelaich Joseph Castaldo Susanne Langer Alice Neal 1999 Arthur Mitchell 1968 1985 Arnold Newman Thomas Wilfred Andrew Heiskell Louise Nevelson Denise Scott Brown 2000 Lessing J. Rosenwald Robert Venturi Lily Yeh
1969 1986 2001 R. Sturgis Ingersoll Roger L. Stevens Helen W. Drutt English Howard Mitchell Judith Jamison Jane Golden Richard Reinhardt 1970 2002 Berthe von Moschzisker 1987 Walter E. Dallas Laurie Anderson
1971 J. Carter Brown 2003 Alexey Brodovich Joseph Papp Mildred Constantine (posthumously accepted by Robert A. Moog Irving Penn) 1988 Edward R. Tufte Howard A. Wolf Dorrance H. Hamilton Armin Hofmann 2004 1972 Sam S. McKeel Leilani Lattin Duke G. Robert LeRicolais John W. Merriam Roberto Memmo John Szarkowski Thomas M. Messer Howard A. Wolf 2005
1973 Rexford T, Cardwell, Jr. Anais Nin 1989 Kal Solomon Rudman Martin Friedman Dominick Peter Stuccio 1974 Maurice Sendak Herbert Bayer Meredith Monk 2006 Pater DeGelleke William M. Hurt 1990 1975 Katherine Dunham 2007 Milton Glaser Lukas Foss Rosalyn Drexler Nam June Paik 1976 Senator Claiborne Pell 200S Anni Albers Edna Andrade Josef Albers 1991 Ira Brind Ivan Chermayeff Stanley Clarke 1977 Willard G. Rouse, III Miguel Angel Corzo Saul Steinberg Ellen Stewart 2009 1978 1992 Portia Hamilton Sperr Mercedes Matter Mary Ellen Mark James Lapine Bernard C. Watson fiiii; Doctor of Fine Arts honoris causa
It is a University of the Arts tradition that during its Commencement ceremony the institution bestows its highest honorary degree, the Doctor of Fine Arts, honoris causa, on one or more distinguished individuals. Honor- ary degrees are conferred honoris causa, "for the sake of honor." Honor- ary degrees are generally awarded for one of three reasons: To recognize extraordinary intellectual or artistic achievement; to honor service to the University and to the wider society; and to recognize men and women who might serve as examples to the institution's student body. The Doctor of Fine Arts, honoris causa, honors both the grantee and the spirit of the institution.
Peggy Amsterdam, posthumously Peggy Amsterdam (1949-2009) was a nationally-recognized advocate of the economic and social importance of the arts in Philadelphia. As president of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance from 2000-2009, she doubled the organization's membership to 385 arts and cultural nonprofits and greatly expanded its reach to the broader community. She was a founding member of the Cultural Data Project, which is establishing a national stan- dard for reporting and tracking data on arts and cultural groups. Amster- dam commissioned comprehensive reports illustrating the power of the arts as an engine for economic growth in the Philadelphia region.
She served as a panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts, and on the steering committee of the National Arts Education Partnership. She was a recipient of the Ray Hanley Innovation Award, presented by the United States Urban Arts Federation, and of the 2008 Fleisher Art Memorial Founder's Award, for expanding access to the arts, supporting excellence in artistic expression, and enriching Philadelphia's cultural resources.
Robert Capanna Robert Capanna is an active and widely respected composer with degrees in composition from the Philadelphia Music Academy. He came to the Settlement Music School in Philadelphia in 1976 and was named executive director in 1982. Retiring in December 2009, he had helped grow Settle- ment to six locations serving over 9,000 students on-site and 6,000 students off-site with programs of instruction and activity in music, dance and the visual arts.
In 1974, he was the Bruno Maderna Fellow in Composition at the Berk- shire Music Center at Tanglewood and was awarded the Koussevitsky Prize in composition. Capanna's works have been performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra, Milwaukee Symphony, Penn Contemporary Players, Orchestra 2001, Orchestra Society of Philadelphia, Network for New Music, the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society and many others.
Moses Pendleton Moses Pendleton has been one of America's most innovative and widely performed choreographers and directors for over 40 years. A founding member of the ground-breaking Pilobolus Dance Theater in 1971, he later formed his own company, MOMIX. Pendleton has also worked extensively in film, TV and opera, and as a choreographer for ballet companies and special events. In 1971 he began touring with Pilobolus, performing on Broadway, touring internationally, and appearing on PBS.
Pendleton also performed in and/or served as principal choreographer for the Paris Opera, the Joffrey Ballet, the Munich State Opera, the Romanian gymnastics team and many more. He choreographed the Closing Ceremo- nies of the Winter Olympics at Lake Placid in 1980. In 1981 he created MOMIX, which rapidly established an international reputation for highly inventive and often illusionistic choreography. His television work with Charles Dutoit and the Montreal Symphony received an International Emmy for Best Performing Arts Special. Pendleton has made music videos with Prince, Julian Lennon, and Cathy Dennis, among others. He was a Guggenheim Fellow in 1977 and received the Connecticut Commission on the Arts Governor's Award in 1998 and the Positano Choreographic Award in 1999. .""J Degree Candidates
COLLEGE OF Jessica K. Hoffman Kyle N. Crichton ART & DESIGN Kary A. Matich Andrea D. Daniels Emily C. Pfahl Ashley D. Daniels Patrick A. Stump C. Deleon Master of Arts in Julio * * Art Education Asa Yoshie Rusty Eveland Christopher S. Faunce II Samantha A. McConnell Fine Arts with in Melissa A. Rucker ** Master of minor Aaron Schnittman in Ceramics Typography J. ** S. Tiernan Alexander Adriel Adams Garcia Susanna B. Stevenson ** Xiomara Babilonia Andrew J. Gomes Joshua Taylor Howell Master of Arts in Museum Communication Master of Fine Arts Samantha Michel Devin Quinn Boyle "'" in Museum Exhibition Jeffrey A. Nelson
' ::": Planning and Design Scott Patrick Newcomb Janelle A. Carter Kathleen Elizabeth Pollack Lynn A. Golden Joseph C. * Annissa Maulina Gultom Antonich Christopher Shrader Kenneth M. Davis Juan E Silva Julie A. Kress Meredith Kathryn Doby Camille M. Simeone Jaimie S. Masino ** Lauren E. Duguid Patrick William Skelton Christine B. McMonagle W. Janelle E. Smith Erin Paige Cintra Megan Grimm Monteiro ** John D. Jackson Vivian Smith * Victoria L. Albert Tan Truong Dorothy M. Witter * Jones Katherine Marie McHoes Tiffany K. Wong Edward Mooney Brent C. Young Master of Arts in Teaching W Ming Shao in Music Education ** Elizabeth Williams Strieker Kaitlin A. Ammon Bachelor of Fine Arts ** Rea Zekkou * Amelia C. Gilmore in Crafts * Miriam Klingler Ji Yeoun Bae ** Master Fine Arts Sarah E. Moffitt of Hannah E. Baker Miriam Musco ** in Pamting Carolyn E. Biel ** ** Sally S. Eckhoff Young Ja Park Kayla Eleanor Block * Alejandro Mandel * Astrid Bucio Sarah Rene Robb ** Master of Arts in Rachael E. Camacho H. Thompson * * Teaching in Visual Arts John Anne Marie DeWitt with ** Carly Yoast ** Laura Elizabeth Bodzioch Jane concentration in Art Kristin L. Brown Therapy Fine Arts Melissa D. McCloskey- Master of Lindsey A. Dickson Calder ** in Sculpture Annette Jaeger Griffin * Joanna Piatt * Jodi S. Davidson Shannon R. Henry- * * ** Amy M. Deleo Karen Joan Topping Julia O'Keefe Hubbard Jennifer Ferrell Carissa M. Hudson Industrial Elizabeth Ann Formoso Master of Tara Inman-Bellofatto ** Design Rita M. Gauscheman Jisoo Lee
" ;: Megan K. Braley Jamie A. Gloria Betty Lertdarapong Rachael Harr Ashley N. Malinosky G. Marion M. Loippo Adriene Mitchell Jeffrey T. Lopez Alexandra A Lozier Gabriel R. Maricich Lauren Catherine Justin Ritchie MacDonald Norcross ** Fraser Archibald Marshall Matthew Thomas Malesky ** William H. McHale Diana M. Palermo Christopher J. Parenti Cydnee Tovah Perman Victoria E. Perez Matthew Phillips Gareth I. Roberts Philip A. Pilgrim Erica Angela Rega Justin M. Witman Sarah B. Pohlman Jacob C. Rissinger Elizabeth M. Regan ** Alexandra A. Wisniewski ** Bachelor Fine Arts Monica A. Shanfeld of Sarah J. Wondrack Jayne M. Surrena in Animation Jessica L Swieck Christopher M. Adams Bachelor of Fine Arts Peter N. Thobaben Daniel J. Alfaro with minor in Film/Digital Video ** Jennifer L. Welsh in Philosophy and Religion Whuff * Theodore Whitehead * * Michael \Y. Antrim Kelsey Rocks Allen Jessica Barnett Liam Joseph Carroll Master of Fine Arts Melissa Barnhill Sophia Estelle Clark in Book Arts/Printmaking Jaclyn Mane Benasutti Emily A. (.ore Alexandria Denise Rustion Amber E. (. hiozza Alexander Currier Lerinne N. Capers * Amanda J. Dunn Christopher David Sally S. Faulkner Justin C. Cassano Dambly Donna Joy Globus Jamison Conn John Robert Desena. Ill Lara Henderson Victoria Ann Cook Christopher T. Galasso Rachel E. Gitlevich Bachelor of Fine Arts Victoria J Rudnicki * David G. Hao in Illustration Jessica Elizabeth Singer ** ** Jessica Hnatko Jessica M. Adametz Hannah E. Taylor
Michelle Renee Iseman David B. Adams, Jr. Andrew K. Mearns, IV Sarah A. Alfarhan Bachelor of Fine Arts * Brittany C. Owens Lawrence Hugh Burns * in Photography Emre Ozdemir Erin M. Caballero Kate R. Anderton with minor Alec A. Pezzano Lauren Jacqueline Chaika in Philosophy and Religion Joanna Susan Revelle Andrew D. Cifelli Victoria Rose Barletta
Brandon J. Ripley Hugo D. Cortes Lisa E. Berkowitz Zachary Rubin * Jermaine T. Dennis Christina J. Brown with Sarah Smith Schwartz Rory E. Deshner minor in Philosophy and Daniel M. Shears with minor Stephanie M. Engel Religion in Photography Allison Michael Foley Ashley M Bubbico * Patrick Toole Brandon C. Franklin Louis A. Caltabiano Jr. Stephanie Anne Walthall Xer Reinard Benito Gata Erica L. Capabianca Travis W. Waugh Christina Quinn Gebert Matthew E. Coburger Miles C. Woodworth Brad Chester Gilleo Matthew J. Coons Jin Soo Yoon Christopher Ian Griffin Kelly M. Curry * * Stephen Michael Haigh Katie Elizabeth Davis Bachelor of Fine Arts Katherine E. Haire Matthew P. Dodd in Graphic Design Elizabeth Teresa Hallman Pilar C. Fradin Tae Wan An Mark A. Hernandez Amanda S. Golden Kamilah S. Benjamin Taralyn Omolara Jaiyeola Chelsea G. Guglielmino Jessica L. Bowes Ashley Faye Jones Nicole M. Harvey * Ryan Drew Casey Grace E. Kennedy Oh Jae Kim Jaclyn N. Chabala Kristin Leigh Koefoed Hyobeom Kim * *
Samantha I. D'Agostino Michelle Krupka Moriah G. Lancaster with
Nisha J. Dent Jeanette Nicole Landis concentration in Art Andrea M. Endy James N. Leonard with Therapy ** Amanda Eutsey minor in Photography Ha Yan Lee
Maxwell J. Fisher Kelley A. Lubsen Amy Li Erin M. Fosbenner Kayla M. Matt Edward Marco * Elizabeth C. Friedman Traci A. Maturo Meghan E. Marvin Brynn M. Heckrote Caitlin T Mc Cormack Stephanie E. McDowell Patrick C. Heid John G. McKernan Kevin McWilliams * Eun Joo Jeong Terese E. Mitchum Celic N. Melendez Christine E. Jones Amanda C. Moskow with concentration in Se Young Kim Melissa Ossa Art Therapy
" ::"' : Nicholas J. Kulick Sarah C. Petruska Alexander J. Miller Eunice Wing Shan Lai Charnelle D. Pinkney Steven R. Moreira Jen Ling Lai with minor in Allyssa Pirone Jamie C. Newkirk Studio Photography April M. Read Erin Lynn O'Connor
William P. Lieve Ji Young Ryoo Janelle Alice Patterson Ziwei Liu Tara M. Scolley Raquel Perez Marvin MacK Dillon Shea Ashton E. Popiel
Karen G. Martinez Jee Hye Shin Victor F. Rodriguez, Jr. Elizabeth B. Morrison with Elizabeth Stachowicz Benjamin A. Schaeffer minor in Photography Natasha L. Stuhl Taylor L. Scott Keelia C. Murnane Kei Tawara Kristopher Moss Shacochis Kyle Robert Palmer Genna M. Viozzi Chloe Sherman-Pepe ** ** Bo Ra Park Jamila E. West Victoria L. Skowronski
Alicia M. Pomp Sara M Wood Andrew J. Thomas
Brian Joseph Santoro Kyle J. Zielinski Shari J. Troast
Shannon Schroth Leah J. Weinraub Gordon Sexton IV Bachelor of Fine Arts in Erin L. Wood Ashley B. Simmons Painting and Drawing Kelly Alane Wrage Lauren Kelley Smedley Megan L. Cross Charles W. Wrzesniewski with minor in History of William V Dolan ** Dustin A. Yoxall with minor Visual Arts Stephen W. Evans in Multimedia Cathy M. Socci Ian Seele Everett Tara Millicent Taylor Tai Ha * Bachelor of Fine Arts * Kali Taylor Jerica E. Mickiewicz in Printmaking ** Joseph Vu Korinne Rose Millhimes David Bentley Carson
Ari S. Winkleman Vanessa Danielle Paey with Chloe P. Crawford Hang Yu Xu minor in Photography Terese LaVerne Hawkins Justin M. Rubich with concentration in Art Education Teacher Certification "" Degree Candidates
Hannah Michele Kessler Joshua T. Hey COLLEGE OF Natalie L. Rzucidlo Joshua E. Johnson with PERFORMING minor in Web Design and ARTS Bachelor Fine Arts Development of Master of Arts in in Sculpture Ashley-Ona Krass Teaching in Music Angela E. Latini Laurie Berenhaus Education Sarah E. Blake Michael Lapp Jukabiea K. Barlow " * Lindsay Elyse Gilbert : : Marquis Jamar Mosley Theodore C. Blohm Alexander H. Hollenbach Joshua James Sereday Kendra Cancellieri Samantha Kanelstein John P. Waller Brian L. Clements Sean Langan Michael A. Greco Megan E. McWade ivith Bachelor Fine Arts in Gregory P. Guzevich minor in Book Arts Writing for Film and Michael R. Hecker Ian Paterson with minor in Television Vanessa Meggiolaro History of Visual Arts Justin Afifi ** Ross P. Munro Marianna M. Peragallo with Julie Angelicola Thomas B. Rafter concentration in Christopher J. Bergeris ** Lindsay Rene Art Therapy John N. Booker Zimmerman * Eric E. Preisendanz Darnell L. Brown with Julia Davis Rexon minor in Narrative Video Master of Arts in Olatunji Richardson Joshua Forbes Cohen J. Jazz Studies Anna Romaniuk with minor M. Justin Cook Timothy D. Andrulonis ** in Multimedia Toni Ann Ferraro Kevin M. Coltri Emily N. Schumacher Jade E. Gindlesperger ** Angela Jean Davis Bradley Stanek * Maureen T McGuirk J. Jason Philip Hammers Joseph A. Williams Jason C. Newbern Shaun T Mahoney Ali Kaan Yumak * Amber Sheree Palmer Gregory H. Martin ** Isaac Richter J. Joshua Thomas Neale Bachelor of Science Kimberly A. Roberto ** Andrew S. Rice in Industrial Design Jose E. Saca with minor in Kenneth P. Robinson Sarah Cote Creative Writing Robert E. Ross II Sebastian Brauer Elyse M. Stefanowicz Artuto Joaquin Stable Matthew Braun Samantha Rose Walthall ** J. Steven L. Tjernagel Kristen M. Brown Philip A. Warner Bethany Casperite Bachelor Fine Arts Elise Christine Chepurny Bachelor of Science in of Jared M. De Lorenzo Communication in Dance Khadija M. Ahmaddiya Jesse H. Gerard Camille S. Brown Gina Mane Apuzzo Paul J. Gillespie Kellie L. Bruce ** Hali Rose Bekofskv Yung Jin Hong Adam C. Carrigan Mary Huynh Michael Paul Curcio Areal L. Bell Ashley Michelle Blondell Amanda M. Kruzick Justin Stanford Dabrow Krista Marie Bonura with Shannon Malone Frank Difelice minor in Photography Elissa Gwen Meyers Jason F. Klotz Brittany Sheha Brown Christopher M. Mufalli Nathan King Leff Kxystina Marie Burton Brennan Anthony Murray Richard C. Leighton III Can Onart Deanna N. Leone Samantha Jenkins with minor in Timothy M. Peet Michelle Kathleen Luksh Carmichael Musical Theater John Franklin Pender Whitney R. Mench with Mark Francis Caserta Candra Lynn Provenzano minor in Photography Leroy Church • Thomas L. Reynolds Kathryn Marjorie Messina Felicia Y. Cruz Adam R. Rusiski Jessica Lee Metzger Christine M. DeLuise Carson Sio Horace G. Hunter Owens, Jr. ** Bernard E. Doherry Jaclyn A. Starker Anisha I . Payne Kali Justine Drake Wesley Courtland Thomas III Kimberly A. Paynter Kyle OuPree Alexander J. Rudinski Amber Elizabeth with minor in Dupuy COLLEGE OF Photography Cassie M. Eckerman Lillian Hanna Ehrlich with MEDIA Narda Patricia Stephenson & minor in Photography with minor in Philosophy COMMUNICATION Enriquez and Religion Jennifer Hope Kathleen Seamus M. Stimpson Leyla Ergul Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ashler Nicole Fake Samantha I.. Therrien u-ith Multimedia Karen F. Fetterman minor in Photography Hunter Augeri Cara France J. Kimberly A. Thoman Elyce Thomas G. Gigliotti Bethany F. Friedman Sarah K^ \\ ieboldt Kimberly Louise Gant Julian Ott Karlen Hyungseok Kang with minor in Musical Courtney Elizabeth Keating Ariel Katrina Kerber Theater Allison Joan Kelly Matthew Kruc with minor in Jacqueline R. Giarratano Michael Kiernan Kilduff Music Education
Cedric J. Greene John W. Kolbinski Ryan Paul Kuhns
Leanne E. Grieger Marvin Vincent Leggett Jr. Jeremy C. Lawrence with
Angela J. Guthmiller Mariel T Letourneau minor in Music Education Raedya James Michael E. Linden Ramon O. Licairac with Michael W. Konderwicz Daniel T. Ludwig minor in Music Education ** Emma B. Krauss Joseph R. Matyas and Musical Theater Kimberly Dawn Landle Haley Elizabeth McCormick Matthew Maraldo with * Victor Lewis, Jr. Amanda McHugh minor in Music Education ** ** Amanda L. Molnar Jennifer Lynn Mitchell Anwar Marshall ** * Lindsay Teel Myers Nicholas S. Muni Michael Gordon McFadden
Michelle Angeline Napoli MacKenzie R. Nehme Ian J. Munro Megan M. Nordle Gregory E. Nix R. Michael Panichello * Garrett John Olthuis with Clare Ann O'Malley Sean Feeley Paulsen ** minor in Musical Theater: Daniel H. O'Neil Andrew Rinaldi Sinead O'Neill Jonah Patrick Patten James William Russell with ** Vincent Orabona III Mallory B. Phelps minor in Music Education * Adrian Plascencia Melissa L. Pietaro James D. Sauppe
Elise M. Posey Serena Greene Pomerantz Thomas J. Scott Kathryn M. Rafferty Jacqueline Real Adam Kirkland Siegel ** ** Shannon Rooney Caitlin Rebecca Reed Jonathan Smith Catherine Susan Roth Jacob A. Riley Alexis Elaine Thompson * * Allison Marie Sale Raymond A. Roberts, Jr. with minor in Music Jeffrey C. Sousa Andrew A. Rodgers Education * Michael Eric Susten Dariela Sanchez Cortes Adam S. Turchin Monique L. Thompkins Lynnia H. Shanley Nathan D. VandeGiessen
Jessica Andrea Troiani J. Michael Stafford with minor in Music Lindsey Margaret Tulloch Samantha Lee Stoltzfus Education Courtney M. Turner * * Ryan Thomas Touhey * Antti Juhani Virtaranta Anthony K. Turpin Samantha Corey Tower Megan M. Wellman Heather L. Zimmerman Allen F. Weaver Nicholas John Whittaker with minor in Music Bachelor of Fine Arts Bachelor of Music Education in Dance Education Richard E. Agren Jonathan J. Wise with minor in Musical Theater Angelica Gomes Cassimiro Mark Russell Allen Jr. * Walter George with Tamra L. Chace Brandon Nathan Bannister Young Brady Lynn Dougherty John Paul Beattie minor in Music Education ** Leonid Goykhman Shane M. Beaver Tyler in Cecilia Jacobsson with minor J. Bellinger Certificate Dance in Musical Theater Robert J. Benton with minor Sara R. Bivens Rachael Lynne Thompson in Music Education Danielle E. Dinote ** Eric David Blander Amanda M. Serrano Nicholas Bockrath Cassandra Weitzel Bachelor of Fine Arts J. A. Bree in Theater Arts John Laura Susann Ahrens Ian Whiteway Brick Jonathan A. Buscema Grace G. Ameter ** Christopher W. Chambers Alyssa M. Appleton with minor in Music Blake Olivia Austin Education Julie E. Beroes David Cifelli Jacob S. Bremkamp Mary Anne Cleary * * Elizabeth E. Brooks Andrew Stephen Connors Allison E. Caw with minor in Music Kaitlin E. Ciccarelli Education John Davenport, IV Brenton Sean Daviau with Keandra Nicole Cordero Michael A. Corso ** minor in Film/Digital Video Nicholas with Ryan David Demoville M. Costa minor in Music Education Michael S. Doherty Curry Carly R. Economos Joshua J. Samuel G. Dent Christopher J. Frey 'Degree Conferred Kyle F. Foster Justin M. Gauser August 31,2009 Timothy P. Hession Hannah Jewell Gavagan Andrew Vincent Hink Ruthie Chandler Holland * 'Degree Conferred Edward D. Hrybyk with Sun Young Hur December 31, 2009 minor in Music Education University Academic Traditions
Led by the Grand Marshal carrying the University mace, the academic procession begins with the candidates for degrees, followed by the fac- ulty from the three colleges and the division of Liberal Arts, who in turn are followed by the president's council, deans, provost, members of the Board of Trustees, distinguished guests, chairman of the Board and the president of the University.
The tradition of academic regalia dates from the 12th and 13th cen- turies, when universities were emerging from religious organizations. The tradition of a long robe for academia arrived in the country with the colonists and served as the norm in Harvard College, the College of William and Mary, and all American colleges and universities founded in the two centuries thereafter. In 1932, the American Council on Educa- tion authorized a Committee on Academic Costumes and Ceremonies to oversee the code for academic regalia.
The gown for the bachelor's degree has pointed sleeves and is designed to be worn closed. The gown for the master's degrees has an oblong sleeve, while the gowns of the doctoral degree have bell shaped sleeves and are often trimmed with velvet. Black is the standard color for bach- elors and masters degree robes. Doctoral degree robes may be black or of a special color and design as established by the particular institution.
Master's degree hoods are usually shorter than those for doctoral degrees. The color of the hood lining usually denotes the school's official color, and the velvet trim, the earned degree. For example, brown is the color reserved for fine arts degrees, pink for music, blue for philosophy, yellow/gold for science, purple for law, and white for literature. The color and shape of the hats and tassels is a matter of national, institu- tional or personal preference.
The presidential mace and medallion were designed, crafted, and pre- sented by Richard H. Reinhardt (1921-1998), alumnus, faculty member, former dean of the Philadelphia College of Art, and Professor Emeritus. The medallion incorporates a medal coined in 1876 in honor of the United States Centennial and the founding of the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art, a forerunner of the University. The medal- lion's grosgrain ribbon neckpiece was designed and woven by Warren Seelig, professor of Crafts.
The highest academically-ranked student within each of the three colleges of the University is presented with the University of the Arts Medal for Academic Achievement during the commencement ceremony. Students who are graduating with academic honors wear red stoles to denote their accomplishment. yuij The University's History
The University of the Arts is the nation's first and only university dedi- cated to the visual, performing and communication arts. The University evolved from two century-old institutions: the Philadelphia College of Art (PCA) and Philadelphia College of Performing Arts (PCPA).
PCA was established in 1876 as part of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Together, they were originally known as the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art, created in response to the growing interest in art and art education stirred by the country's Centennial Exposition. In
194fl, PCA changed its name to the Philadelphia Museum School of Art, reflecting expanded programs that trained artists in a variety of areas.
The school received accreditation as a college in 1959, and in 1964 it separated from the Museum to become the Philadelphia College of Art. The performing arts programs of the University of the Arts date back to ^7^l-&6#* when three graduates of Germany's Leipzig Conservatory opened the Philadelphia Musical Academy, one of the first European-style con- servatories of music in America. The Academy became an independent college of music in 1950, one of only eight institutions in the nation to
offer four-year Bachelor of Music degrees. The school changed its name to the Philadelphia College of Performing Arts (PCPA) in 1976. One year later, the Philadelphia Dance Academy became part of PCPA and, in 1983, the School of Theater was created, achieving the college's ideal combination of dance, music and theater arts.
In 1985, PCA and PCPA merged to become the Philadelphia Colleges of the Arts, a collaboration bringing the institution one step closer to becoming the nation's first comprehensive arts university. After being granted university status in 1987, the University of the Arts became
the largest institution of its kind in the nation, offering programs in design, fine arts, media arts, crafts, music, dance and theater. In 1996 the University established the College of Media and Communication, offering degrees in Communication, Writing for Film and Television, and Multimedia.
Today, the University's 2,300 students, enrolled in 25 undergraduate and 10 graduate programs, are taught by almost 500 full- and part-time faculty members on the University's campus, located on Philadelphia's vibrant Avenue of the Arts. The University's undergraduate programs include Acting, Animation, Ballet, Communication, Crafts with an em- phasis in Ceramics, Fibers, Jewelry/Metals, or Wood, Dance Education, Digital Film/Video, Graphic Design, Illustration, Industrial Design, In- strumental Performance, Jazz Dance, Modern Dance, Multidisciplinary Fine Arts, Multimedia, Music Composition, Musical Theater, Painting & Drawing, Photography, Printmaking/Book Arts, Sculpture, Theater Design and Technology, Theater Management and Production, Vocal Performance and Writing for Film and Television.
Graduate programs include Art Education, Book Arts/Printmaking, Ceramics, Industrial Design, Jazz Vocal Studies, Jazz Instrumental Stud- ies, Museum Communication, Museum Education, Museum Exhibition Planning & Design, Music Education, Painting, Sculpture, and Teaching Visual Arts.