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The University of the Arts Commencement
May 23, 2002
Processional
Grand Marshal: Stephen Jay Marshals of Students: Jan Goltz Nathan Knobler Diane Walsh Toby Zinman Marshals of Faculty: Adrienne Stalek
Laura j. Zarrow Marshal of Trustees: Rona Sebastian
Welcome Miguel Angel Corzo President
Student Address Keith HisaoWatanabe
Alumni Awards Diane Monroe Eileen Neff
Honorary Degree of Doctor of Fine Arts
Walter E. Dallas
Conferring of Degrees, Certificates, and Diplomas
Ronald J. Naples Chairman, Board of Trustees
Closing Remarks Miguel Angel Corzo
Recessional •
• Audience will rise Degree Candidates
Master of Fine Arts
in Museum Exhibition Planning and Design Master of Arts Tabitha C. Doby in Art Education Anna D. Hanusa Carla M. Bednar Tao Hao
Frank A. Fazio** Vanessa J. Hofstetter DaShawn Lament Hall Ingvild Horn
Elizabeth R. Hamilton Davison R Koenig Wendy Kimmel** Soryung Lee Ms. laehyun Lee** Tara B. Oldt Candance B. Maggioncalda '' Lina C. Stephens
David T. Miller Tina Russo-LeMar Master of Fine Arts
in Painting Master of Arts ** Matthew Ira Feinstein ** in Museum Education Bruce A. Garrity ** Sarah M. Annibali Amy S. Kauffman ** Kendra R. Banks Colleen McCormick Zraiek Cristina Caserta Kyu Hyun Chung
Laura |. Collins Master of Fine Arts
Hsiao-Hsuan L. Lu in Sculpture Arwen L. Nuttall Karen E. Misher** Jasa M. Porciello
Victoria L. Rodner Christina Schneider*** Tonia M. Suenkonis* Master of Industrial Design Christina K. Van Embden Jesse S. Brody
Maria E. Velez Christian W. Lampone
Michael L. McAllister BarentG. Roth* Master of Arts in Teaching Ze Wang Heather P. Weiner in Music Education Ryan Dankanich * Eric Frank* J. Master of Music Marni B. Holper KawikaT. Kahalehoe in Jazz Studies
Phillip R. Kaufman Margaret A. Clifton
Jerry B. Laboranti, Jr. Shakera R.Jones
Bradford J. Lawrence Scott G. Murdock Michael N.Ortiz Bachelor of Fine Arts Thomas Santone * Pennsylvania Academy Emily H. VanPraag of the Fine Arts Coordinate Program Master of Arts in Teaching * Cynthia E. Chiriboga * in Visual Arts Lisa Hamilton Susan Cowan Catherine R. Duerr Nancy E. Frankel-Halbert Bachelor of Fine Arts Robin Gelber-Jarvis ** in Animation Thomas A. Gilbert II ** Shara Gordon Dylan S. Alvare Wynton K. Bannister Steven J. Hoard * Margaret A. Hobson Louis A. Blester Richard A. Law Lynn M. Bloom Marianne Lerro** Micah Chambers-Goldberg
Chrisann R. Lucchetto David J. Colacioppo Paul A. Marro Michael P. Colucci * Meredith McDonald** Christopher DeBenedetto * ** Bruce R. Savage Christopher R. DeMonch
Daniel S. Turley Anthony J. DiRado
Julia C. Ungar Chad M. Dravk * Jonathan C. Vaughan Adam Eckhoff Ricardo Garcia Jacob A. Greenawalt Master of Fine Arts Martha G. Hoffmaster Samuel T. Lienhard ** in Bool Rebecca A. Gilbert Michael J. Mullen Beth E. Gotfried Stephen M. Olsen Russell J. Jurecki Jeffrey L. Pereira Barbara G. Korb Stacy E. Pierce Valeria H. Kremser Nicolai M. Pinguel Jason C. Spence Bachelor of Fine Arts Lisa Wl. Squilla DeAnne R. Stager + in Dance Education Keith J. Thompson Adrianna M. Carey Jonathan L.Viola Charissa D. Chattin Aaron K. Zarychta Nia S. Eubanks * Elinor E. Johnston Melissa Kleckner Bachelor of Fine Arts Melanie L. McCall * Christina Pastras in Crafts Erin C. Quinn Elizabeth Singleton Bennett Tiffany I. Reader L. Blatherwick Shauna Carol A. Spina Tarra D. Bolot KimberlyA. White Christine E. Bowlby Sarah Boyle Lauren R. Broome Bachelor of Fine Arts Mary H. Callanan Christina A. Carroll in Film * Christopher N. Carullo Vincent V. Ballentine Naomi Cleary Jared S. Cowan Brian H. Cohen Amanda M. David Lauren Ashley Durgin Ryan M. Dunleavy Nicole M. Feller-Johnson Lindsey A. Errickson Karolina Gnatowski Kristen R. Faughnan Kyle J. Hollinger Sean M. Fortin Robin M. Johnston Gary S. Frenkel IVlindy L. Juntti Lizabeth L. Kerkhoff ** Amy B. Kaplan Kevin LaScala Melissa Kurdyla Michael Lewi Felicia A. Letowsky Michael Lovell Andrea J. Penglase Jason T. Olney ** Joan Lindsey Pollot Tracy L. Petock Melissa J. Price Lauren Tanzio Veronica Romero Justin A. Warias Eric J. Steinberg Joyce L.Werner Nicole A. Venice Kai E. Wolter Michelle M. Yeager Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design Bachelor of Fine Arts Julian E. Alleyne Suyon An in Dance Samantha J. Bednarek Janelle Marie Ardrey Julie E. Blekicki Shannon L. Aubourg Joslyne A. Braunfeld ** Rana J. Bonanno Danielle L. Burch Megan A. Borderieux Denise M. Cashman Tiffany C. Brown Mary P. Castro-Regan ** Carrie S. Brzezinski Craig H. Feinberg Kathleen M. Carr Richard J. Gaynor ** Athena V. Castiglione Jennifer M. Griffin Dorothy E. Condon Daniel T. Heasley Wayne G. David Michael A. Korman ** Devon Emory Justin P. Krom Leslie A. Frye Allison J. LeFebvre Catherine A. Graves Osvaldo J. Lucca Jamie L. Haak** Dana M. Matas Kelly L. Healy Jennifer A. McAlarney Amber L. Hirsch Kendra P. McCarrick Jennifer L. Holt Cheyenne L. McGarvey Katie A. Jackson Joyce G. Murphy Amy F. Karlein Philip J. Saunders Katherine I. Kosinski Ryan J. Schlegel Jessica Sadie Martha Kroope Juan L. Serrano Casey L. Manall Vernon Sheppard Matthew R. Obregon-Cole KrellA. Sielicki ** Jeffrey L. Page Marcelo F. Silva Jennifer E. Paquette Brian R Smith Amy M. Pearl Anthony W. Smyrski Irene Razze Elysa S. Stein Julia A. Ruschak** Douglas J. Sudia Carl D. Sanders, Jr. Peter M. Surrena Alicia Steiger M. Kerry L. Sussman Erin E. Sullivan Melissa A. Tanis Brooke K. Tanaka James G.Tartaglione Danielle H.Veach Kamonporn Thong-On Jennifer A. Verrett Jeffrey E. Tryon Reese M. Walters Matthew H. Varrato Susan L.Wilcox Keith Hisao Watanabe Sarah M. Yach Cristine E. Wehner Nicole M. Williams Alexander G. Zahradnik Kristy L. Ziomek Bachelor of Fine Arts Bachelor of Music Stephen S. Benchouk* in Illustration Nicholas Cardillo ** Murad A. Ainuddin Alexander P Dakoglou Brancato * Elena M. Joseph A. DiVita Michael R. Braun Thomas E. Dorn Kirsten N. Brown David A. Fatek* * Leland Chapin Richard A. Galster** A. Cooney* Meghan Brenden E. Green E. Folmar Jonathan Rachel E. Gutches* D. Fuller leremy Andrew T. Hanna Ryan H. Gannon SeanR. Holz** Desire Grover Thomas B. Long Patrick Issertell** Michael P. Lubieski Cynthia A. Jensen MaryT. Kelly Lyons* Sara M. Kielich t Nicholas D. Mack Jennifer L. Kushnier Yuiko Ono ** Alexander!. Lee Michael A. Pietrusko Russel F. Mackeljr. Eric F. Reubelt Bridget C. McCafferty Ryan M. Roemer Allison E. Meierding Estavia M. Rowe Kristin M. Meyer PaulA. SottileJr. Lisa N. Moore Harold Rashad Webb Jeffrey Morabito David P. Panzeter Victoria A. Perno Bachelor of Fine Arts Zachariah D. Pfeifer Francis Ramirez in Painting and Drawing Jonathan D. Reinfurt Anna B. Bogatin Walter J. Rodriguez Ashley J. Conklin Frank Sipala Lauren J. Delisi Benjamin R.Walsh Christopher A. DiSalvatore ** Jennifer L. Walz David J. Gbur * Jessica L. Waters Tanya Joy E. Harrison Peter F. Wonsowski Beth A. Hoffman* Victoria A. Keddie Allen J. Kent Bachelor of Science Anna Nicole Mandrillo t ** Steven G. Messenger in Industrial Design Vinson P Milligan ** Cassandra S. Bertsch Adrian Dmytro Nadraga Jasmin F Bonser Steven N. O'Boyle Erica F. Brown MarkusOhl* Jesse J. Dougherty Seth R. Osborn Hanna David F Jennifer L. Schick Jeremy D. Ingram Stephen J. Shea Kim ** Tae-Jun Heather L. Stone Joseph E. McDermott Elizabeth S.Tecza Mednick Mitchells. Jennifer R. Wymer David B. Melchiorre, Jr. Andrew W.Zangerle Atsuko Onozato Edward A. Pedrick, III Ralph K. Rudnicki Bachelor of Fine Arts Masood H. Siddiqui in Photography Stephen J. Skelly William N. Skinner Megan C. Brooks Valerie Zuluaga Christina L. Campbell Chi H. Cao Natashia P Euler Bachelor of Fine Arts Adam M. Gierke Kirsty J. Gilbert in Multimedia Maiko Hashimoto S. Birns Jonah Herman T. Hsu Brewer, Donald R. Jr. Dana Jasillo Brian S. Campbell Kristine A. Kauffman Jason D. Chrin Matthew J. Kucynski Ismail M. Didona*** Angelique M. Kuyper Denice M. Fedorowycz Heather N. McKimm Flotat Raymond C. Dorene K. Morrison Melissa V.Hill Jayson S. Musson Kirstin L. Knowles Melissa N. Nannen Andrij B. Kopytko Larry J. Napolitano, Jr. Miele Andrew J. Nicole E. Neff Christopher M. Romano Kristin R. Noblette ** Martini. Slamon Shoha K. Parekh Jason W. Smith Justin D. Pekera Daniel T. Vena Katie E. Peterson Melissa K. Zehner Brian Maranan Pineda Elizabeth J. Santry Elisabeth M. Saylor Laura B. Scott Charles R. Klose James L. Singewald Suzanne E. Kriessler Rachelle Lee Smith Cara D. LaGreen Diana S. Spartis Marcus C. Maltempo Rebecca K. Stapleford Jamil A. Mangan Erin C.Stella Meghan C. Marshall Anne Villermaux** BertheG. McKenzie ** Janet Hope Wilson Logan M. Mecklenburg Sara B. Yurman Aiko Mizuno Akil A. Pierre Nadia Shareeza Pillay Bachelor of Fine Arts Thomas C. Rainey Sabrina C. Rehnke in Printmal Philippe J. Jean Danielle J. Stephens Allison L. Kaye t Lisa M. Stretch Jennifer M. Mathews* Kerri Bodenhamer Sullivan ' Molly R. Mclntyre Christopher A. Totten Elizabeth M. Messec Louis R. Trenta Louise E. Osborne Danielle Twin-Smuckler Adam C. Ral YumikoTomobe Stacey K. Wylie Bachelor of Fine Arts Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture in Writing for Film Daniel A. Costa, Jr. ** and Television Lindsay A. Eggert FredW. Bailor Jesalee C. Go Jesse C. Kline John v. Dorsey, III Jason R. Lowe Malikah A. Goss A. John K. Lynch Christopher Harris Cynthia Stephen A. Mammele E. Kane Justin A. Mitchell* William M. Kane Joshua E. Opdenaker*** Roger W. Lee Elizabeth D. Peter Jennifer C. Miller Colleen D. Quinn Dana A. Nentwig Kelly L. Susan L. Stith Peters Holly N. Stevens Dawn F. Taurgrasso Takatomo Tomita * Certificate in Dance Bachelor of Fine Arts Courtney B. Herrel Michelle Lawrence in Theater Arts Angela M. Mousseau ** Cristina M. Aloe Andrea P Roof Jessica L. Baer Adrianna Vazquez Kevin A. Cammarota Elizabeth F. Casalini Beth A. Clements Amanda L Collett Nicole Y. DiGaetano Brett Donohue-Barrett Bryan A. Dorsey Michael E. Drolet Kathleen M. Dwyer Laurie E. Dyer Lesley M. Faigin David H. Fisk Danielle M. Gatto Larry Hamilton, Jr. Daren A. Herbert Bradley R. Hoff * Zebediah K. Homison Degree Conferred August 31, 2001 ** Degree Conferred December Gretchen L. Jameson 31, 2001 ** Kerry V. Kavanagh Degree in Progress Heather M. Kelley 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. Commencement Awards Academic The Friends of Carol Moore Award Achievement Tsana Anders Program Scholastic Achievement Awards Jeremy Ingram Randall Moyer EngTaing Art Education The Elizabeth C. Roberts Prize for Graduate Study in Art Education Caria Bednar Diane Taylor Foxman Award in Art Education Christy Gonzalez Marianne Lerro The Peter J. McCahill Memorial Award Coleen McCarthy The Sylvia G. Wexler Memorial Award in Art Education Catherine Duerr Jonathan Vaughan The Art Education Service Award Chrisann Lucchetto The Art Education Outstanding Achievement Award Richard Law Book Arts/ The Lenore Adelman Award for Bool< Arts Printmal MFA Book Arts/Printmalcing Faculty Award Barbara Kerb The Elizabeth C. Roberts Prize for Graduate Study in MFA Book Arts/ Printm a king Virginia Kerr Batson Rebecca Gilbert Crafts Rosalie Borowsky Belkin Award for Fibers Karolina Gnatowski The William Daley Studio Achievement in Crafts Award Benjamin DeMeo The Eastech Chemical Company Award Veronica Romero The Addie Grossman Annual Memorial Award in Jewelry Design and Creation Mandy Carroll The Oscar E. Mertz, Sr. Memorial Award in Wood for the Outstanding Finished Piece Timothy Lewis Wood Faculty Award Kyle Hollinger Eric Steinberg Rear Admiral and Mrs. Jack Bowling Memorial Award in Metalsmithing shannon Furman The Marcus A. Renzetti Memorial Award Shihoko Amano The Harmony Lodge #52 Award Amy Kaplan The William E. Ridgeway Memorial Award in Jewelry/Metal Design Linda Smyth The Standard Ceramic Supply Company Award Natalie Schools The Zeldin Family Foundation Award Felicia Letowski Dance The Blumenthal Prize for Service to the School of Dance Janelle Marie Ardrey The Choreography Prize Amber Hirsch Faculty Recognition Awards IVlegan Borderieux Kathleen Carr Alicia Steiger Sarah Yach The Aleksej Judenic Ballet Prize Jennifer Holt The Stella Moore Prize for Four-Year Achievement Jennifer Holt Outstanding Performance in Jazz Dance Katherine Kosinski Outstanding Performance in Modern Dance Leslie Frye Katie Jackson Outstanding Performance in All Styles D. Erin Condon Carl Sanders Outstanding Student Teachers Charissa Chattin Kimberly White The Leadership Award Amy Pearl Faculty Award for Unwavering Commitment to Dance Education Wayne St. David Foundation Crozier Prize Fund for Outstanding Achievement by a First-Year Student Section 1 LindseyTrella Section 2 Julie )acl The Emily W. Mercer Memorial Award Elaine Quave Graphic Design The Elmer 0. Aaron Award Justin Krom The Ailing and Cory Paper Award Samantha Bednarek The Randee Berman Memorial Award Kendra McCarrick The CRW Graphics Award for Excellence in Typography Danielle Burch The Graphic Design Faculty Award Craig Feinberg Jennifer McAlarney Matthew Varrato The Ken and Eleanor Hiebert Award for Excellence in Graphic Design KristyZiomeck The Mary Margavitch Hanl^in Memorial Award Nicole Williams The Armin Hofmann Award for Excellence in Graphic Design Keith Watanabe The Today's Graphics, Inc. Award for Excellence in Design Using Electronic Media Julian Alleyne Graphic Design Senior Project Citations Julian Alleyne Joyce Murphy Joslyne Braunfeld Ryan Schlegel Mary Castro-Regan JeffreyTryon Craig Feinberg Matthew Varrato Daniel Heasley Keith Watanabe Jennifer McAlarney Cristine Wehner Kendra McCarrick KristyZiomek Cheyenne McGarvey Illustration TheWilliam H.Ely Award for Excellence in Illustration Brian Baynard - First Place Jonathan Reinfurt - Second Place Walter Rodriguez - Third Place Jon Folmar - Honorable IVlention Ryan Gannon - Honorable Mention Russell Macke! - Honorable Mention The Roger T. Hane XXVIII Annual Memorial Award Winner: Ryan Gannon Nominees: Kristin Meyer Victoria Perno Jonathan Reinfurt The Albert Gold Drawing Prize Michael Braun The Mary Margavitch Hankin Memorial Award Allison Meierding TheWilliam H. Kennedy Award for Excellence in the Representation of the Human Figure Brian Baynard The Henry Perry Leland Prize Kristin Meyer The Plastic Club Award in Illustration Bridget McCafferty The Society of Illustrators Matching Grant Award Victoria Perno Joshua Robeson The Thornton Oakley Medal Desire Grover The Marcel Vertes Award to a Senior Whose Drawing of the Human Figure Has Been Outstanding Victoria Perno Illustration Faculty Awards Elena Brancato Jennifer Kushnier Francis Ramirez Frank Sipala Industrial Design The Samuel H. Grossman Annual Memorial Award for Packaging Creation and Design David Melchiorre Ed Pedrick William Skinner Industrial Design Department Special Merit Citation Awards David Bender Michael Masoero Abby Feinstein Lara McKinney Mathew Germain Masood Siddiqui David Hanna Stephen Skeiiy Pauljarrett Jason Trojanowski The Philadelphia Chapter of the Industrial Design Society of America Merit Award Valerie Zuluaga Liberal Arts The Sylvia Caplan Memorial Award for Poetry Eric Emilio Rivera, Writing for Film and Television The Liberal Arts Writing Award in the Freshman Year Eric Emilio Rivera, Writing for Film and Television The Liberal Arts Writing Award Keith Watanabe The Giulio and Carina Novelli Memorial Award for Excellence in the Liberal Arts Allison Meierding, Illustration Elizabeth Peter, Sculpture Adam Rake, Printmaking/BookArts Media Arts The Barbara Blondeau Memorial Grant Michael Mayfield, Animation Anna Thiessen, Photography Fuji Film Award For Documentary Photography Rachelle Smith, Senior Clint Blowers, junior Victoria Sardiiia Memorial Purchase Award Dorene Morrison Northern Liberties Purchase Award Kirsty Gilbert Silicon Gallery Digital Award Matthew Kucynski The Alfred J. Ignarri Award for Junior Studio Photography Jessica juzwiak The Nikon/Ben Rose Prize Adam Gierke The Annie E. Sinnott Animation Award To Be Announced The Annie E. Sinnott Film Award To Be Announced Museum Museum Studies Award Studies for Academic Achievement Museum Education: Christina Caserta Kyu Hyung Chung Laura Collins Davison Koenig Arwen Nuttall Victoria Rodner Christina Schneider Christina Van Embden Maria Velez Museum Studies Award for Service to the Museum Field Sarah Annibali Kendra Banks Hsiao-Hsuan Lu Music Hannah P. Stroh Award Meg Clifton The Jacob's Music Co./Steinway Pianos Award Yuiko Ono The School of Music Jazz Guitar Award Jeffrey Scull The School of Music Faculty Award Rashad Webb Peter Nero Jazz Award Paul Sottile The School of Music Drumset Award Eric Reubelt The School of Music Merit Award Shakera Jones The School of Music Vocal Award Estavia Rowe The School of Music Jazz Vocal Award Brenden Green Jazz Master's Award Meg Clifton MENC Award for Student Teaching David Fatek Emily VanPraag Mary Luznicky-Poth Memorial Award Michael Libieski The Philadelphia Chapter of the Recording Academy Award Nicholas Mack Director's Award To Be Announced Painting The Alumna Award for Outstanding Commitment and Drawing to Progress in Painting Vinson Milligan The Larry Day Memorial Award Julia Koral Joseph Opshinski Carrie Powell The Stuart M. Egnal Prize in Painting Lauren Delisi Jennifer Wymer The Ernest W. Greenfield Annual Memorial Award in Painting William Griffiths Stephen O'Boyle Seth Osborne The Michael Leone Award for Outstanding Progress During the Junior Year Yurika Hirai Diana Rae The Philadelphia Water Color Society Award Anna Bogatin Regina A. McGowan Award for Excellence in Watercolor Painting Heather Wingate Printmaking The Lenore Adelman Award in Printmaking YumikoTomobe The American Color Print Society Award Evan Greenfield The James Eiseman, Sr. Memorial Award Alexander Dacorte Jacob Wells The Kaplan/Feldman Prize Adam Rake The Perakis Frames Award Louise Osborne The Print Center Awards Jennifer Mathews Katie Prins Catherine Repsher The Berthevon Moschzisker Annual Printmaking Award Molly Mclntyre Sculpture The Walter Erlebacher Memorial Award for Excellence in Figure Modeling Brian Nolen Outstanding Achievement Award to a Senior Elective Student Sean Fortin The Plastic Club Award Jesalee Go The Sculpture Faculty Award Daniel Costa John Lynch Stephen Mammele The John F. Martin Welding Award Elizabeth Peter Colleen Quinn The George R. Bunker Fine Arts Summer Study Award Erinn Hart Theater Arts Combat Awards Gretchen Jameson Erin Weaver The School of Theater Arts Faculty Award for Academic Achievement To Be Announced The THEAS-Theater Ensemble Awards Heather Kelly Christopher Totten Director's Choice Award for Outstanding Performance Daren Herbert Erin Weaver The Laurie Beechman Memorial Scholarship Bradley Hoff Vanessa Sonon Writing for Film The Paddy Chayevsl^y Writing Award and Television '^y"'^'^ ^"'s ^^'^^ Special Awards The Library Purchase Awards To Be Announced The Rohm and Haas Fine Arts Achievement Award Elizabeth Bennett, Crafts The Lorraine and Ben Alexander Award Winner: Jennifer McAlarney, Grapliic Design Nominees: Christine Bowlby, Metals Micah Chambers-Goldberg, Animation Jared Cowan, Film Ryan Dunleavy, Film jon Folmar, Illustration Jesalee Go, Sculpture William Grifiths, Painting Robin Johnston, Fibers Victoria Keddie, Painting Timothy Lewis, Wood Jason Lowe, Sculpture Sean McBride, Animation Molly Mclntyre, Printmaking Adam Rake, Printmaking Jonathan Reinfurt, Illustration Elizabeth Saylor, Photography Stephen Skelly, Industrial Design Bryce Smith, Industrial Design Rebecca Stapleford, Photography Michelle Yeager, Ceramics The Florence Fish Award Justin Pekera, Media Arts The George Beach Foundation Award Tanika Brown, Communication Claudia Ibanez, Multimedia The W. W. Smith Prizes Lauren Broome, Crafts Larry Hamilton, Theater Arts The Lindbacl< Distinguished Teaching Award Thomas Porett, Electronic Media The Mary Louise Beitzel Award for Student Excellence Zebediah Homison, Theater Arts The IVIary Louise Beitzel Award for Distinguished Teaching Elsa Johnson, Foundation Ted Carey Prize Victoria Keddie, Fine Arts/Painting and Drawing Richard C. von Hess Travel Fellowship and Scholarship Emily Miller, Fine Arts/Painting and Drawing Richard C. von Hess Faculty Prize Sharon Horvath, Fine Arts/Painting President's Awards Timothy Lewis, Crafts Nadia Pillay, Theater Arts Past Alumni Award Recipients 1955 1973 1993 Tina Leser Noel Mayo Stanley Clarke Irving Penn Joseph Dante 1974 1956 Barry Wilke 1994 Raymond Ballinger Eugene Feldman Ruth E. Fine Henry Pitz Florence Quivar 1975 1957 Richard Reinhardt 1995 Wliarton Esherick John E. Davis 1976 CInarlesSheeler Deborah Willis Olaf Skoogfors 1958 1996 1977 Earl Milliette Tom Butter Elaine Kurtz SolMednick Janine Cappello 1978 1959 1997 Albert Gold Frances Licliten Edd Kalehoff Warren Blair 1979 Kathy Rose Charles Santore i960 1998 John Williams Brown 1980 Janice & Stanley Marguerite Gaudin Evelyn Copelman Berenstain Dana P. Vaughn William R. McCann 1981 1961 Marguerite Walter 1999 Irene Laverty Irene Bedard 1982 Boris Drucker Johnny Irizarry Philip Eitzen 1962 2000 1983 Mildred Jantzen C. Samuel Micklus Thomas F. Schutte Brian T. Vernon 1963 1984 Virginia Gifford 2001 Kevan Moss Margaret Garwood 1964 1985 Myra Mimlitsch-Gray Al Bendiner Jacob Landau Jerome Kaplan 1986 1965 Wesley W. Emmons Joseph Kramer Theodore Miller 1987 Morris Lomden Robert Capanna Bernard Glassman Steve & Peggy Zablotny 1966 Rudolph Freund 1988 William G. Krebs 1967 Barbara Silverstein Morris Berd 1989 1968 Stephen Albert Arnold Roth Kenneth Carbone 1969 Leslie Smolan William Stephens 1990 1970 Marjorie Levy George Krause 1991 1971 Lydia Artymiw Sidney Goodman Ed Colker 1972 1992 Paul Keene, Jr. Jerry Pinkney Pearl B. Schaeffer 2002 Alumni Award Recipients Diane Monroe Diane Monroe, a graduate of The University of the Arts, has created a special niche for herself in a crowded marl Quartet. She is a frequent performer at such renowned festivals as Marlboro, Caramoor, Sitka, North Sea Jazz, Mellon Jazz, New Music America, Bach Aria Festival and Institute, and The Quartet Program, not to mention Mark O'Connor's Fiddle Camp. With famed cellist, YoYo Ma, Monroe performed Henry Cowell's string quartets at the Brooklyn Academy of Music; she has appeared with the Ethos Percussion Ensemble in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, and as guest soloist at Symphony Space in New York City. As a reviewer in The Philadelphia Inquirer noted of Monroe "The stylish fingerslides of her jazz-violin style (think Stephane Grappelli with lots of funk) gave extra personality to her work and other composers' works. Compositionally, on evidence of her uptempo Vibes and Groovin' Roots, she walks lines so fine as to be invisible, with interplay too intricate and textured to be improvised but too spontaneous not to be. Don't ask, just enjoy. Her remarkable solo-violin piece Spiritual, Blues and Beyond jumps off from Bach and rampages through blues and Paganinian virtuosity seamlessly." If you can't catch a concert by Diane Monroe, you can hear samples of her work on her website: http://www.monroesbow.com Eileen NefY Contemporary art often incorporates different media, can be disorienting, and evokes a strong mix of interpretations, memories, and feelings. For these very reasons, though, many viewers reject new art, and wish to retreat to the safety of the familiar - an unfortunate reaction. The work of artist Eileen Neff is unusual in that, while as challeng- ing and evocative of work by other respected contemporary artists, hers also draws in and engages even the most skeptical viewer. Whether Neff 's pieces explore the work and personality of Cezanne, analyze anew the use of perspective in art, or examine the complex relationship between mankind and the rest of nature, all are marked by an intelligent, original, and ultimately humanistic sensibility: her work calls upon us to see the world, and understand it differently, and we willingly accept this challenge. This transformative mission is accomplished via the manipulation of paintings, photographs, and three-dimensional objects, another mark of Neff's creativity and ability to use media in new ways. Eileen Neff earned her BA degree from Temple University, her BFA from The University of the Arts, and her MFA from Tyler School of Art. She has exhibited in a wide range of venues in Philadelphia and beyond, including the Locks Gallery, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and New York's Artists Space. Among her numerous commissions and awards have been an Artist's Residency at the MacDowell Art Colony, a Leeway Foundation Grant, a Pew Fellowship in the Arts, and a Fellowship in Photography from the National Endowment for the Arts. She writes regularly for publica- tions such as ARTFORUM, where she has been a critic since 1989. Eileen Neff has also taught in several departments at The University of the Arts for 12 years, helping new artists at her alma mater to find their own voice and vision. Past Honorary Degree Recipients 1961 1977 1990 Harold Taylor Saul Steinberg Katherine Dunham Aurelius Renzetti Lukas Foss 1978 Nam June Paik 1962 Mercedes Matter Senator Claiborne Pell Benton Spruance 1979 1991 1963 Paul Rand Ivan Chermayeff Karl Sherman Richard Rogers WillardG. Rouse, 111 Liv Ullman 1964 Ellen Stewart Saul Bass 1980 1992 Victor D'Amico Helen Frankenthaler Mary Ellen Mark Rudolf Nureyev 1965 Bernard C. Watson, Eugene Grigsby 1981 Ph.D. Edward Hopper H.OberHess 1993 Erwin Panofsky Leo Steinberg Claire Van Vliet Mrs. IVlalcom Lloyd Walter Terry William H.Cosby, Jr. 1966 1982 1994 Edwin Dickinson Placido Domingo Joan Myers Brown Jack Lenor Larsen 1967 William P. Daley Harvey K. Littleton Edmund Bacon Richard Saul Wurman Paul Froelaich 1983 1995 Susanne Langer George Crumb Joel N. Bloom Alwin Nikolais 1968 Philip Glass Henry Holmes Smith Thomas Wilfred 1996 Louise Nevelson 1984 Robert M. Greenberg LessingJ. Rosenwald Joseph Castaldo Marjorie Samoff Alice Neal 1969 1997 R. Sturgis Ingersoll 1985 Robert Oldenburg Howard Mitchell Andrew Heiskell Edward G. Rendell Denise Scott Brown 1970 Grover Washington, Jr. Robert Venturi Berthe von 1998 Moschzisker 1986 Richard S. Gurin Roger L. Stevens 1971 Peter Nero Judith Jamison Alexey Brodovich Richard Reinhardt 1999 (posthumously Arthur Mitchell accepted by Irving 1987 Arnold Newman Penn) Laurie Anderson Howard A. Wolf J. Carter Brown 2000 Joseph Papp LilyYeh 1972 G. Robert LeRicolais 1988 2001 John Szarkowski Dorrance H. Hamilton Helen W.Drutt English Armin Hofmann Jane Golden 1973 Sam S. McKeel Anais Nin John W. Merriam 1974 Thomas M. Messer Herbert Bayer Howard A. Wolf Pater DeGelleke 1989 1975 Martin Friedman Milton Glaser Maurice Sendak Meredith Monk 1976 Anni Albers Josef Albers 2002 Honorary Degree Recipient Walter E. Dallas Philadelphia's Freedom Theatre is the oldest African-American theatre in the state, and only the second African-American theatre to join the prestigious League of Resident Theatres. The theatre, founded in 1966, has grown substantially since its founding; two years ago, the opening of its new, 299-seat, state-of-the-art John E. Allen, Jr. Theatre honored the groundbreaking worl< of the organization's founder. Substantial credit for the success of Freedom Theatre belongs to Walter Dallas, who became the Artistic Director of the organization in 1992. Walter Dallas, a graduate of Morehouse College and the Yale School of Drama, also studied music and theology at Harvard University, as welt as dance and theater in traditional African societies. He taught theatre at Antioch College and the University of California, Berkeley. Of particular note to this institution is the fact that he created the School of Theater Arts for The University of the Arts in 1983, while a tenured faculty member here. Mr. Dallas has earned many awards for his work, including a local Emmy Award (San Francisco), New York's prestigious AUDELCO National Achievement Award for Excellence in Black Theatre, and several Bronze Jubilee Awards for Outstanding Direction. Atlanta's Mayor Maynard Jackson proclaimed a "Walter Dallas Day" in his honor; he has also been honored with two Creative Genius Awards from the Atlanta Circle of Drama Critics. In the decade since he joined Freedom Theatre, Dallas has injected new vitality, creativity, and resources into that organization. Through his efforts, the Theatre has introduced world premieres of works by James Baldwin, Leslie Lee, Sam Kelley, Kia Corthron, Ntozake Shange, Samm-Art Williams, Clarice Taylor, Thulani Davis, and others. History of The University of tiie Arts The University of the Arts 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 1946 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 museum and art education. The performing arts programs of The University of the Arts date from 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 1950, 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 Philadelphia Dance Academy became part of PCPA, and in 1983 the School of Theater was created, thus achieving the college's ideal balance of performing arts: dance, music and theater arts. In 1985, PCA and PCPA joined to become the Philadel- phia Colleges of the Arts, and a true visual and performing arts university was in its formative stages. With its inauguration in 1987, The University 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, and theater arts. In 1997 the University added a new College of Media and Communication, offering degrees in communica- tion, writing for film and television, and multimedia. 18/0 Philadelphia Musical Academy founded 1876 Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art founded 1877 Philadelphia Conservatory of Music founded 1893 Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art moves into Broad and Pine Streets building designed by John Haviland in 1824 1900 Saturday School founded 1938 Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art becomes the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art and begins to grant academic degrees 1944 Philadelphia Dance Academy founded 1949 Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art becomes the Philadelphia Museum School of Art 1950 Philadelphia Musical Academy begins to grant Bachelor of Music degrees 1959 Philadelphia Museum School of Art receives accreditation and becomes the Philadelphia Museum College of Art 1962 Philadelphia Musical Academy joins with Philadelphia Conservatory of Music, and continues under the name of the Philadelphia Musical Academy 1964 Philadelphia Museum College of Art separates from the Museum to become the Philadelphia College of Art (PCA) 1972 Philadelphia Musical Academy acquires the Shubert Theater (originally opened in 1918) 1976 Philadelphia Musical Academy becomes the Philadelphia College of Performing Arts (PCPA) 1977 Philadelphia Dance Academy joins PCPA and becomes the School of Dance 1983 PCPA introduces School of Theater Arts 1985 PCA and PCPA join to become the Philadelphia Colleges of the Arts 1987 Philadelphia Colleges of the Arts is granted university status and becomes The University of the Arts 1997 The College of Media and Communication is founded Board of Trustees Ronald J. Naples, Chairman Miguel Angel Corzo, President Melissa Heller Batzer George A. Beach Sigrid Berwind Irvin J. Borowsky Ira Brind Ronald L Caplan Karen Daroff Eleanor L. Davis Deanna DeCherney Jill R. Felix Charles B. Grace, Jr. Stephen R. Holstad Richard P. jaffe, Esq. William G. Krebs AlPaulLefton.jr. Elaine Levitt Jeff Lotman Seymour G. Mandell Dr. Noel Mayo Francis J. Mirabello, Esq. Adolf A. Paier Suzanne F. Roberts Steven B. Rossi Ernestine Ruben Jerry J. Siano Judith F. Terra Harriet G.Weiss Albert E. Wolf Life Trustees Dorrance H. Hamilton H.Ober Hess, Esq. Sam S. McKeel Emeritus Trustees Mary Louise Beitzel Nathaniel R. Bowditch Anne R Elder Thomas V. Lefevre Sondra Myers Faculty Representative Professor Thomas Porett I The University OF THE Arts 320 South Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 215-717-6000 www.uarts.edu