Commencement SPRING SEMESTER 2020

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND May 9, 2020 National Anthem Alma Mater by Francis Scott Key by Fred Lewis Pattee

O say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light, For the glory of old State, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming; For her founders, strong and great, Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro’ the perilous fight, For the future that we wait, O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? Raise the song, raise the song, And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air Gave proof thro’ the night that our flag was still there. Sing our love and loyalty, O say, does that Star-Spangled Banner yet wave Sing our hopes that, bright and free, O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave! Rest, O Mother dear, with thee. All with thee, all with thee.

When we stood at childhood’s gate, Shapeless in the hands of fate, Thou didst mold us, dear old State, Dear old State, dear old State.

May no act of ours bring shame To one heart that loves thy name, May our lives but swell thy fame, Dear old State, dear old State! Commencement SPRING SEMESTER 2020

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE Saturday, May 9, 2020

Message from B. Stephen Carpenter II Dean of the College of Arts and Architecture Congratulations, graduates. In the face of incredible uncertainty and unparalleled challenges in most aspects of your lives, your perseverance and determination have been shining markers of resilience this semester. Today may not be the type of celebration you had planned, but your accomplishments shine just as bright, and you will always look back on what you have achieved with pride and satisfaction. Over the past seven weeks, you have demonstrated—as students in the arts and always do—that creativity, innovation, and a sense of what is possible are central to who you are. You adjusted to remote learning for classes and projects that were not initially conceived to take place in a virtual setting. You shifted exhibitions online. You performed recitals in your living rooms. You set up home studios and workspaces in the midst of siblings and pets and family members, all while figuring out how to juggle everything in a “new normal.” The world may be changed forever by this pandemic, but you are undoubtedly prepared to confront current and future challenges head-on, regardless of where the next months and years take you. You are prepared for anything. Your studies in the arts and design at Penn State have taught you how to think beyond limitations, solve problems resourcefully, work collaboratively, take risks, and perhaps most importantly, to persevere. We in the College of Arts and Architecture wait with eager anticipation of what you do next. WE ARE…proud of you! Spring 2020 Commencement NATIONAL ANTHEM RECOGNITION OF MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT Amina Faye ’20 Penn State Students Musical Theatre, College of Arts and Architecture CONFERRAL OF DEGREES PRESIDING Presiding: Provost Jones Eric J. Barron, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. Conferring: President Barron President of The Pennsylvania State University INDUCTION INTO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SPECIAL REMARKS Randolph B. Houston, Jr., B.A., J.D. President Barron President, Penn State Alumni Association

REMARKS AND INTRODUCTIONS SPECIAL THANKS Nicholas P. Jones, B.E., M.S., Ph.D. Penn State Students Executive Vice President and Provost of the University PENN STATE ALMA MATER AUTHORIZATION TO CONFER DEGREES Penn State Students Mark H. Dambly, B.S. Penn State Blue Band Chair, Board of Trustees

Commencement Speaker William J. Doan

William J. Doan, Ph.D., is professor of theatre in the College of Arts and Architecture, director of the Arts and Design Research Incubator, and artist-in-residence in the College of Nursing at Penn State. As Penn State Laureate for 2019–20, he traveled to campuses across the Commonwealth, exploring the intersections of art, science and health through interactive experiences — including performances, workshops, and discussions — that address issues of living with anxiety and depression. A past president of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education and a in the College of of the American Theatre, he has published extensively in scholarly journals and co- authored three books and several plays. He has created solo performance projects at a variety of venues across the United States and abroad. His current work includes a new performance piece, Frozen in the Toilet Paper Aisle of Life, part of a larger project titled The Anxiety Project. Work from this project includes multiple short graphic narratives published in the Annals of Internal Medicine/Graphic Medicine and Cleaver Magazine.

PLEASE NOTE: This program contains the list of candidates for graduation as of April 30, 2020. Students who indicated their intent to graduate after that production date are not listed. Subject to completion of all degree requirements, degrees will be conferred as indicated upon the individuals listed herein and upon such others as may meet the requirements. Also, students who were approved to participate in commencement but have either completed in Fall 2019 or have not completed all requirements for their degree are not listed in the program. arts.psu.edu @psuartsarch #PSUgrad Marshals for the College

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE Daniela Claudio Pagán, Caguas, Puerto Rico Bachelor of Design in Graphic Design Minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation (emphasis in Arts Entrepreneurship)

Daniela Claudio was born and raised in Caguas, Puerto Rico. She was awarded the Bunton- Waller Fellowship to attend Penn State, and is graduating with a major in Graphic Design and a minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, emphasis in Arts Entrepreneurship. She has been the Graphic Design class representative all four years, as well as an Arts Ambassador for the College of Arts and Architecture. This year, as the design director for TEDxPSU, she led a team of designers in branding the entire event and even did some stage design. She has been an active member of the Puerto Rican Student Association and Outcast Dance Team. After graduation, she plans to return home and find a job as a graphic designer in a firm.

Faculty Marshal: Ryan Russell, B.A., M.F.A. Associate Professor of Graphic Design

DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE Audrey Buck, Saint Louis, MO Bachelor of Architecture Minor in Italian

With wild spaces and deep friendships, Penn State has cultivated in Audrey a passion for architecture founded in sustainability and community enrichment. Audrey has received numerous awards during her time as a student, including the Golumbic Scholarship Award in the design achievement category. During her five years at Penn State, she has spent most of her free time exploring Pennsylvania’s Endless Mountains; the beauty, power, and stillness that she found during her adventures there have greatly enhanced her design education. Audrey is continuing her career as a Penn State student and will graduate in spring 2021 with a Master of Science in Architecture.

Faculty Marshal: Darla Lindberg, B.Arch., M.Arch. Professor of Architecture

DEPARTMENT OF ART HISTORY Benjamin Mitchell, State College, PA Bachelor of Arts in Art History Bachelor of Arts in Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies

Benjamin has spent the last two years working at the Penn State University Libraries in a variety of roles. He has represented the Libraries at New Student Orientation, donor events, and the Student Engagement Exposition. Most recently, Benjamin curated an exhibition in Pattee Library in collaboration with the Eberly Family Special Collections Library, titled International Solidarity, which highlighted posters and buttons from the 20th century promoting cooperation among nations. After graduation, Benjamin plans to pursue a Master of Library Science degree with a focus in special collections.

Faculty Marshal: Heather McCune Bruhn, B.F.A., B.F.A., M.A., Ph.D. Assistant Teaching Professor of Art History arts.psu.edu @psuartsarch #PSUgrad Marshals for the College

DEPARTMENT OF GRAPHIC DESIGN Lauren Rheaume, Hamilton, NJ Bachelor of Design in Graphic Design Minors in Media Studies and Digital Media Trends & Analytics

Lauren is currently designing for RePlay, an organization that will be introduced to Penn State next year. She has been recognized in the Graphis New Talent Annual for her design of a mobile app. Lauren is a member of Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society. Last summer, she held a digital design internship at the public relations agency PMK•BNC in New York, NY. She plans to pursue a career as a graphic designer in entertainment media.

Faculty Marshal: Rodney Trice, B.A. Professor of Practice in Graphic Design

INTEGRATIVE ARTS PROGRAM Kaitlyn Innerst, York, PA Bachelor of Arts in Integrative Arts Minors in Photography and Psychology

Kaitlyn is an artist and photographer who has lived and worked in cities such as New York and Pittsburgh. An avid traveler, she has also lived in France. She has had her work in several exhibitions over the past year, including Creative Resolutions at the Palmer Museum of Art. Other exhibitions include: Exploring Identity, Language, and Narrative at the Keller Collective Gallery; Timely Warning at the HUB-Robeson Galleries; and a solo exhibition in Patterson Gallery. Additionally, she had a piece published in both Folio and Kaleidoscope visual arts magazines. She was an intern at the Fabric Workshop Museum in Philadelphia. After graduation, she plans to pursue a Master of Fine Arts degree.

Faculty Marshal: Lonnie Graham, B.F.A., M.F.A. Professor of Art

DEPARTMENT OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Hannah Gomez, State College, PA Bachelor of Landscape Architecture

While a Penn State student, Hannah has taken studio courses in Spain and Germany and studied Aboriginal art in Australia and New Zealand. She has had internships at Bradley Site Design in Washington, D.C., and at Penn State’s Campus Planning department, and taught art classes for students and faculty at the Center for Arts and Crafts. Hannah received a Student Merit Award from the Pennsylvania-Delaware Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects and a Creative Achievement Award from the College of Arts and Architecture. Her honors thesis, completed in collaboration with the Office of the Physical Plant, explores reintroducing a network of forested ecosystems into pockets of the University Park campus.

Faculty Marshal: Paul Daniel Marriott, B.S., M.R.P., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture arts.psu.edu @psuartsarch #PSUgrad Marshals for the College

SCHOOL OF MUSIC Meredith Fuller, Lebanon, PA Bachelor of Music Education

While studying music education, Meredith has been a member of the Tuba-Euphonium Studio and student of Velvet Brown. She has also been a member of the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Philharmonic Orchestra, Graduate Brass Quintet, Blue Band, Oriana Singers, and Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble. During her undergraduate career, she received Undergraduate Jury Recognition, served as secretary for the Tuba-Euphonium Studio, was the president of the Arts and Architecture Special Living Option for two years, and was the principal tubist of the Nittany Valley Symphony. Meredith plans to continue her education at Penn State as a graduate student pursuing a Master of Music degree in Performance.

Faculty Marshal: Velvet Brown, B.Mus., M.Mus. Distinguished Professor of Music

SCHOOL OF THEATRE Sophia Tepermeister, Newton, MA Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Design and Technology (emphasis in Scenic Design) Minor in Anthropology

Sophia was the set designer for two Penn State Centre Stage productions: Men on Boats and Angels in America: Millennium Approaches. During her senior year, she trained in the School of Theatre’s graduate design studio. She is the recipient of the 2019 Oliver Smith Award for Excellence in Design and Production in scenic design, and a 2020 College of Arts and Architecture Creative Achievement Award. Sophia has worked as a scenic artist at various production companies in the Boston area, as well as the Ohio Light Opera in Wooster, Ohio. She has also worked as a resident assistant in East Halls for the last two years.

Faculty Marshal: Milagros Ponce de León, B.F.A., M.F.A., M.F.A. Associate Professor of Scenic Design Head of B.F.A. Theatre Design and Technology

SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS Tom Rosenow, Lititz, PA Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art (emphasis in Drawing & Painting)

Tom is a lifelong artist who transferred to Penn State his junior year. As treasurer of the Painting Club, he was able to organize a student art sale through the Woskob Family Gallery. He has taken part in the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts and held a solo exhibition at the Art Alliance Downtown Gallery in State College, and interned at the Green Drake Gallery and Arts Center. After graduation, he will attend an artist residency in upstate New York while continuing his painting and exhibiting. He later plans to attend graduate school for his Master of Fine Arts in order to teach undergraduate art students.

Faculty Marshal: Brian Alfred, B.F.A., M.F.A. Assistant Professor of Art arts.psu.edu @psuartsarch #PSUgrad Honors Group DEPARTMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE GRAPHIC DESIGN Subject to completion of all degree Bachelor of Architecture requirements and satisfaction of Bachelor of Design minimum criteria, distinction may Audrey Louise Buck Laura Kathleen Bosak be conferred as indicated upon the Brendan Edward Burke Jeffrey Lawrence Buterbaugh individuals listed herein and upon such Yumih Connie Chang Daniela Claudio Pagán others as may meet the requirements. Aleah G. Davis Patricia Lynn Juliano Distinction is conferred on graduates Isabella M. Day Linda Li who have completed the required Nicholas Fudali Jessica R. Mayer number of credits at the University and Andrew M. Henning Rachael Muir who are in the top 12 percent of their Alexander Hopple Lauren Marie Myers graduating class in their college. The Kiriana Helene Jobson Astrid A. Navas Grijalva 12 percent is divided into 2 percent Alex J. Keiser Benjamin William Pietrusinski “Summa Cum Laude,” 4 percent Austin Lankford Kylie Morgan Radick “Magna Cum Laude,” 6 percent Thomas M. Leonard Lauren N. Rheaume “Cum Laude.” This list was produced Tyler Michael Luszik Ana Saborio February 27, 2020 as an unofficial list of Teagan Carol Marron Haley Nicole Stipes graduating students earning distinction. Anna Catherine McComb Savannah Summa This is based upon their cumulative Maura M. Meta Madison Jayne Urich grade-point average from Fall 2019. Peter Morano Carly Nicole Weilheimer Stella Destephanis Murray Yijie Xiong Summa Cum Laude Rose Bailey Paddison Julia Bethany Palmieri INTEGRATIVE ARTS PROGRAM Britney Bidding Bryan Ray Thomas John Rosenow Bachelor of Arts Maria Jose Reyes De La Torre Sophia Levy Tepermeister Kelsey Baran Laura Richardson Emily Mei Chan Nathan Jacob Steinhauer Magna Cum Laude Samantha Kathleen Consoli Joshua D. Tubay Madison D. Cunningham Audrey Louise Buck Sarah Elaine Violi Jeremy Fratoni Carissa Isabella Flores Emily Nicole Wagner Abigail J. Gross Meredith Qiang Fuller Robert Alec West Deniz Himmetoglu Olivia L. Girdano Kaitlyn Innerst Laura Nicole Guley Bachelor of Science Alexandra Anne Lee Devin E. Koenig Kelly Lynne Beggin Vincent Nardella Elle Mccoll Milewski DEPARTMENT OF Noah C. Ruebeck DEPARTMENT OF ART HISTORY Natasha Mackenzie Schlaffer LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Tanya Suzanne Skar Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Landscape Architecture Haven Tucker Isabel Ruth Braybrook Brady Sarah Claire Williams Fiona Grace Connolly Megan Anne Bridges Peiying Fu Bryce Thomas Brucker Anjelyque Easley Cum Laude Samantha Crystal Gonzalez Hannah Cecilia Gomez Sadie Middleton Daniela Claudio Pagán Wenjuan Li Benjamin Mitchell Nicholas Ullman Davis Frank Joseph Mader Zoe Mobley Neefe Robert H. Fox III Alexander George Markovic Margaret Jesse Welch Clara Rose Hanahan Michael S. Rehrig Yizhou Zhang Benjamin Mitchell Dequan Trayce Spencer Darlo Lorenzo Natarelli Kyle Howard Turner Emily Wagner Frederick M. Watts

arts.psu.edu @psuartsarch #PSUgrad SCHOOL OF MUSIC Acting Bachelor of Fine Arts Yumih Connie Chang Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Fine Arts Emily Cohen Andrew Bennett Sophie Hannah Brown Emily Driscoll Sarah Files Clara Rose Hanahan Riley Gleason Thomas A. Ginnona Cole Dalton Harris Sarah Jameson Kathryn Leverenz Elle Mccoll Milewski Rebecca Lauren Poarch Melina Matsoukas Margaret Fowler Phipps Thomas John Rosenow Kevin Michael Matthews Cameron Peter Pillitteri Haven Tucker Jennifer Michelle Tokarek Natasha Mackenzie Schlaffer Erin C. Wright Sophia Henri Spivey Bachelor of Music Kaitlyn E. Whitesell Digital Multimedia Design John Buglio Zackery Tyler Wold Rhianna Davis Bachelor of Design Barrell Laquinton Davis Jr. Dance Krista Faist Sophia Henri Spivey Ilysa May Miller Bachelor of Science Tanya Suzanne Skar Bachelor of Musical Arts Lynsey Duverglas Demarrio Spence Kristen N. Zak Devin E. Koenig Shannan Paige Weber Abigail Stephanie Van Wormer Bachelor of Music Education Interdisciplinary Digital Studio Lydia Gail Baranoski Musical Theatre Bachelor of Design Britney Bidding Bachelor of Fine Arts Justin Coulehan Ethan M. Fasnacht Nicholas Ullman Davis Katherine Joy Kelch Lauren Rebecca Flack Aminata Faye Yelin Park Robert H. Fox III Laura Nicole Guley Lauren Madison Sinibaldi Meredith Qiang Fuller Ty Kunzelman Jisung Woo Nicholas M. Jaeschke Jack M. Leboeuf Sey Yeaple Katie Marie Kimmel Timothy Richard Lewis Krishnal Mohan Zaver Rachel Martin Dario Lorenzo Natarelli Eric Zhunio Ariana C. Notartomaso Art Education Jessica Ortiz SCHOOL OF THEATRE Bachelor of Science Noah C. Ruebeck Brooke E. Burkhart Bachelor of Arts Murphy Taylor Smith Caroline Marie Coady Sohyun Cha Daniel B. Teixeira Brian Lawrence Miseo Maggie Higgins Alayne Mary Pleasanton SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS Michael H. Padilla-Nazario Jordan L. Santillo Lacie M. Solt Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Fine Arts Breanna Elizabeth Boeh Rebekah Eve Achuff Fabrizio Delgado Katherine R. Carbone Carissa Isabella Flores Hannah Corinne Fecko Genevieve Kent Amelia Freo Qingran Ni Olivia L. Girdano Chelsea Ann Stieglitz Jessica Holmes Lisa Marie Tomasetti Deanna Charlotte Howard Margaret Jesse Welch Devin E. Koenig Alyssa Nikole Welfer Samantha Faith Leigh Maritha N. Yeboah James Robert McDougal Yuhan Zhang Michael Hunter Rebarchak Chloe Annabel Scheel Sophia Levy Tepermeister Andrew Robert Thomas Sarah Claire Williams Megan E. Woods

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