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A Message from the Dean Richard R. Ranta Dean s you will see in this issue of CCFA Voices, our first winter edi- th Moira Logan tion, we are reflecting upon and celebrating the College’s 30 Associate Dean Aanniversary. During the summer of 1977, shortly before Elvis’s death, the Tennessee Board of Regents gave official approval for the Laurie Snyder creation of the College of Communication and Fine Arts (CCFA). The Assistant to the Dean for Undergraduate Programs first full semester began about two months later for the Departments of Art, Journalism, Music, and Speech and Drama, now the separate Angie Hollis Departments of Theatre & Dance and Communication. Professors Academic Services Coordinator Dana Johnson, Lee Williams, William Gaver, and Jack Sloan led those Patty Bladon departments. College Development Director

A lot has changed over thirty years, not only for those in CCFA, but also for the arts and the Tommy Towery communication related disciplines. On our campus, the arts have attained a new viability and Local Support Provider respect just as they have nationally. The Harvard Business Review indicated that “the hottest Simone Wilson credential in the world of business” might now be “an arts degree.” Public Relations and Outreach Coordinator On our campus, more than 1,200 of the College’s almost 2,000 majors are studying in one of the three primary fine arts units. The same is true for the majors in the fields of communication and journalism. Whether it is electronic journalism, digital video production or the combination of DIRECTORS AND CHAIRS rhetoric and applied communication in the health care industry, students in these areas are studying Richard Lou subjects and using equipment that none of us even dreamed of in 1977. Chair, Department of Art When the College began, there was an almost desperate need for space. Thus, one of the first Leslie Luebbers priorities was to build a new building for the College by the fall of 1981. With the addition of the Director, Art Museum of the University of Memphis Communication and Fine Arts Building, we were able to provide needed studio and office space for Michael Leff the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music, as well as painting studios for art and an ahead of the curve Chair, Department of Communication television studio for students in journalism and communication. Additionally, the building had room for a soon developed dance program as part of the theatre department, recording studios and Jim Redmond offices for a new music industry program, office space for the dean’s staff, and significant space for Chair, Department of Journalism an art museum, AMUM as the Art Museum of the University of Memphis is known now. Patricia Hoy Director, Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music Over the years we have, with the help of many friends, alumni, and very hard working faculty and staff, added programs, such as the architecture BFA and just this year the professional Master of Bob Hetherington Architecture degree, which will admit its first students in 2008, and units such as the Art Museum Chair, Department of Theatre and Dance and the Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology, a designated Tennessee Center of Excellence, as well as endowed chairs and professorships such as the Dorothy K. Hohenberg Chair of Excellence in NEWSLETTER CONTRIBUTORS Art History, the Jabie and Helen Hardin Chair of Excellence in Journalism and the Benjamin Rawlins/ Union Planters Professorships. As we enter our fourth decade as a College, we are seeking funding Voices is produced by the office of the Dean, College of Communication and Fine Arts, University of Memphis again for a building to accommodate the students in the crowded Scheidt School of Music. The Department of Communication and at least part of the Department of Art will move into the space Editor: Richard R. Ranta currently occupied by the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. Plans are underway to create a new Assistant Editor: Simone Wilson Design: Gabriel D. Vaughn academic unit in the College and to increase the use of unique teaching methods in face-to-face Production Assistant: Susan Prater and Web-based instructional settings. In short, even though much has been accomplished over the Printing: Peerless Printing past three decades, there is even more to do. Photo Credits: Alice Berry, Michael Hagge, David Horan, Thank you for your support throughout the past 30 years and know that we look for you to continue Lindsey Lissau, Eric Wilson to help us bring the very best in arts and communication education to our students as we enter our Contributing writers: John Bakke, Alice Berry, Patty Bladon, fourth decade. Jeff Cline, Michael Hagge, David Horan, Lurene Kelley, Carol Morse

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A group picture of faculty members who have been with the College for 30 years, taken in front of the CFA building in early 2007.

Pictured are: (from left) James Richens (MUS), Bruce Erskin (MUS), Konnie Saliba (MUS), John McFadden (THEA), Wayne Simpkins (ART), Carol Crown (ART), David Appleby (COMM), Dean Richard Ranta, Ron Spielberger (JOUR), Niles Wallace (ART), Gloria Baxter (THEA), Douglas Koertge (THEA), Joan Gilbert (MUS), Jim Gholson (MUS), Frank Shaffer (MUS). Not pictured are: David Acey (COMM), Walter Kirkpatrick (COMM), and Carol Purtle (ART)

CCFA 2 15 AMUM Elvis Seminar Reprise Chakaia Booker to Judge 25th Annual Juried Student Exhibition

Art 5 v Richard Lou Named 16 Jones Hall Gallery New Art Department Chair Tortilla Shells and Rumba

Communication 8 16 CSD WMC-TV5 Launches New Sports Construction on “Green” House Starts in Program with U of M Students January

Journalism 9 v 16 CMA 10th Anniversary of The Teen Appeal CMA Develops Multimedia Interventions

Music 11 17 WUMR Exploring the Gamut with Middle School Memphis 18 Development Advancing the Creative Process

Theatre & Dance 13 v Students Learn about Ancient Art 19 Honor Roll Form in Italy 22 Faculty Centers, Institutes, and Affiliates 15 24 Students

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CCFA ADVISORY BOARD Ward Archer, Bob Chandler, Dean Deyo, Bob Eoff, Art Gilliam, Herman Markell, Judy McCown, Charlotte Neal, Michael Osborn, Mike Palazola, Steve Pacheco, James Patterson, Chris Peck, Knox Phillips, David Porter, Frank Ricks, Mickey Robinson, Beverly Ross, Rudi Scheidt, Jack Soden, Michael Wischmeyer Emeritus: Richard Lightman ccfa.memphis.edu I 1 CCFA of Elvis,” Hopkins said. “In part because of a growing body of Elvis scholarship and insightful memoirs like Jerry Schilling’s Me and a Guy named Elvis, there is a greater appreciation for Elvis as a person and performer.” Hopkins’ answer to the age-old questions How long will Elvis last?— “Presley’s legacy will extend beyond anyone’s ability to see the future.” Elvis was a flashpoint at the brink of a cultural divide, a symbol of freedom in a decade of conformity, and a historical change agent for music. “We shouldn’t forget that Elvis also had an unparalleled talent that still appeals to people across time and space, transcending cultures and narrow musical tastes,” Hopkins concludes. Recordings from all eight seminars can be found in the Mississippi Valley Collection of the University’s Ned R. McWherter

(From left) Erin Hendershot (Hopkins’ daughter), Jerry Hopkins, George Klein, and John Bakke Library, along with the Jerry Hopkins’ work and taped interviews for his original Elvis biographies. “Hopkins’ collection as well Elvis Seminar Reprise: as Guralnick’s Night Train to Memphis and Jerry Hopkins Returns for 30th Careless Love and Bertrand’s Race, Rock, and Elvis have been a source of valuable Presley Anniversary scholarship,” said Richard Ranta, dean of Jerry Hopkins, who was featured in the In the 1979 program, Perspectives on the College of Communication and Fine Arts. University of Memphis’ first Elvis Seminar Elvis: His Life and His Times, Hopkins, who The Seminar was made possible in part by in 1979— an event that started what is now wrote the first serious biography of Elvis Elvis Presley Charitable Foundation, the internationally known as Elvis Week— Presley in 1971, as well as other participants University of Memphis Public Service Office, returned to the University of Memphis on made “radical predictions:” Elvis along and the College of Communication and Fine August 16, 2007 for The Once and Future with other icons of popular culture would Arts Dean’s Fund. Elvis: A Conversation with Jerry Hopkins, become subjects for scholarly study, and a seminar honoring the 30th anniversary of Memphis would become a worldwide tourist Elvis’ death. destination. Since 1979, the College of Communication Today, more than 500 books have been and Fine Arts (CCFA) has hosted eight written about Elvis and Memphis has become Elvis Seminars, which were organized the Home of the Blues and the Birthplace of by John Bakke, professor emeritus, Elvis Rock ‘n Roll. scholar, and former chair of the University’s “Writing about a pop or rock star at the communication department. Over time the time when I wrote my first Elvis biography seminars have featured renowned critics, was unheard of,” Hopkins said during the historians, journalists, music professionals, seminar. “Rolling Stone magazine was and university professors: from Greil just getting started and people couldn’t Marcus, to Peter Guralnick, Jerry Schilling, understand why anybody would want to read Jackson Baker, Otis Blackwell, George about the life of Elvis.” “Writing about a pop or rock star was unheard of, Rolling Stone magazine was just getting started and people couldn’t under- stand why anybody would want to read about the life of Elvis.”

Klein, and Bill Morris to Robert Gordon, Since his first book about Elvis, Hopkins Ernest Jorgensen, Mary Hancock Hinds, has written more that 30 books, including Bill Burk, Sam and Knox Phillips, Eddie biographies of Jim Morrison, Jimmy Ray, Judd Phillips, Sr., and Chuck Scruggs; Hendrix, and most recently, Don Ho. He has from Charles Wolfe to Robert Ray, Michael also revised his two original Elvis works, Bertrand, and David Evans to Charles combining them into a single volume—Elvis: Crawford, Allison Graham, Keith Kennedy, the Biography. Wendy McDaris, and Robert McDowell. “Today, people recognize the importance 2 I VOICES I WINTER 2007 Steve Potts, Donald “Duck” Dunn, and Steve Cropper received their “Musi” sculptures during the awards banquet at Charlie Vergos’ Rendezvous last June. MGs Honored with Distinguished Achievement Award

“A good time was had by all,” perfectly of Memphis PhD candidate Ashley Davis, great success—Knox Phillips, Bob Chan- describes the event which celebrated the performed a musical tribute to the honor- dler, Jack Soden, Steve Pacheco, Dean MGs, Stax’ legendary house band, dur- ees. A video tribute produced by Jonathan Deyo, Art Gilliam, Ward Archer, Charlotte ing the 2007 Distinguished Achievement Frazer, U of M assistant professor of record- Neal, Chris Peck and Mike Palazola. Oth- Award in the Creative and Performing Arts ing technology, followed stirring accolades ers from the music community including (DAA). The College of Communication and congratulatory remarks by Mayor A C Marc Willis, Ralph Sutton, Antonio Par- and Fine Arts’ (CCFA) advisory board now Wharton, Soulsville’s Deanie Parker, Rob- kinson, Malvin Massey, Jon Hornyak and presents the award, which was established ert Smith of Concord Music, 2006 award Kirk Whalum added to the camaraderie in 1979 in memory of Elvis Presley. The recipient John Fry, and U of M alumna Pat while the gracious honorees autographed award ceremony on June 22, 2007 coin- Tigrett. Adding to the celebration and ex- luncheon programs designed as replica al- cided with the “Soul Summit,” a week of citement were members of CCFA’s advisory bum jackets by Chandler Ehrlich. music and activities in Memphis in honor board whose assistance made the event a of the 50th anniversary of Stax Records. Guests at the sold-out Charlie Vergos’ Rendezvous provided rousing recognition for some of the most talented musicians associated with the illustrious record la- bel. Even today, the MG’s continue their extraordinary music legacy. Award recipi- ents were the band’s world-renowned gui- tarists Steve Cropper and Donald “Duck” Dunn, and drummer Al Jackson, Jr., who received the honor posthumously and was represented by Steve Potts, the bands cur- rent long-time drummer and cousin to the late Al Jackson. Richard Ranta, dean of the College of Communication and Fine Arts, served as Master of Ceremonies. The program in- cluded the 2004 DAA recipient Booker T. Jones, the band’s leader who came to salute In 1982, recipients of the Distinguished Achievement Award receive their “Musi” sculptures at the Salute to his long time colleagues. Guests and re- Memphis Music Awards Banquet. Former award’s recipients Sam Phillips (1979), Charlie Rich (1981), and cipients stood to give a standing ovation to Jerry Lee Lewis (1980) came to congratulate B. B. King, who received the honor in 1982. young musicians from the Stax Music Acad- emy, who under the direction of University CCFA

Mary Mansour has joined the dean’s staff as business officer. Previously she has worked on campus in the payroll office and the Herff College of Engineering. Most recently, Mary worked in Business and Finance Support Services, devoting her efforts to the University’s Spectrum project. She is an alumna of the Fogelman College of Business & Economics with a B.B.A. in accounting.

Susan Prater is CCFA’s new marketing manager. She joined the U of M in June in the Division of Communications, Public Relations and Marketing. Susan comes to Memphis from Mississippi State University in Starkville, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration and her M.B.A. Most recently she worked Mary Mansour Susan Prater as Athletic Marketing Coordinator for the Mississippi State Athletic Department. CES FRESH CCFA

Tommy Towery, CCFA’s computer “life” support provider received the 2006/07 Ann Dunn Staff Award. Pictured are: Ann Dunn and Tommy Towery.

Jed Jackson, professor of art, received the 2006/07 Dean’s Creative Achievement Award. CCFA

Beth Edwards, associate pro- fessor of art, and Ron Spiel- berger, associate professor of journalism were runners-up for CCFA’s 2006/07 Faculty WARDS Advisor Award.

Tonya Butler, assistant professor and area coordinator of music business, received CCFA’s 2006/07 Faculty Advisor Award. Pictured are: (from left) Dean Richard Ranta, Tonya Butler and Laurie Snyder.

4 I VOICES I WINTER 2007 Workshop/Taller de Arte Fronterizo,

a collective of artists (performance, ART installation, activist artists, writers, and film makers) during the 1980s. This is when he first became interested in working in education administration. The dynamic, collaborative group would spend evenings that became mornings talking about the intersection of art and politics, and ways to change people’s perception and thinking. “You don’t grow up saying I want to be a department chair, but after being part of that group, I got my first full time teaching gig and realized that’s where I wanted to be. I learned that this is how you affect institutional change,” Lou remembers. Before coming to the University of Memphis, Lou was chairman at Georgia College and State University, and San Diego and Mesa College. Pushing Barriers: Although Lou keeps a busy schedule, he still has time to teach a class, and create his Chicano Artist Richard Lou Named New own art work. Art Department Chair By Elizabeth Cooper “I enjoy teaching Photography I. It allows me to help students find their creative roots life-size corn husk cross with a installation featuring a stand-alone door on and their own voice.” woman’s face, staring down at visitors, the border between San Diego and Tijuana, His students are equally enthusiastic. “I Arests in one corner of Richard Lou’s was destroyed after only two days. Not really love Richard. He’s great and very down to office. Lou is the new chair of the Department a surprise to Lou, who is prepared for such earth and he actually gives effort to teaching. of Art. The woman on the cross is Lou’s wife “uninvited interventions” considering the He is just so positive,” says Deborah Kelly, a Maricela, and the piece, Undocumented nature of his work. When Lou and artist junior in his class. Migrant Adored by its Donors, is an installation Robert Sanchez were selected as two of the six Ranta, feels that Lou is a good fit for the art that was part of Lou’s recent exhibition at the American representative for the International department. “Choosing a chairperson means University’s Jones Hall Gallery. Istanbul Biennial, a contemporary art finding someone who has a strong vision of “I liked Richard’s first exhibition here at exhibition, held every two years in Istanbul, the future, can lead a department and speak the University of Memphis,” says Richard Turkey, the U.S. pulled funding for the duo’s eloquently in public about the department’s Ranta, dean of the College of Communication work after hearing a description of the content. plans and needs, and I’m sure we’ve found and Fine Arts. “Part of the art department and “That’s a pretty typical situation for an artist that with Richard.” artists’ roles is to push barriers and edges to of color in the U.S.,” Lou says. “It became make people think, and not just enjoy pretty a strange limnal space between being the colors.” legitimate representatives of the U.S. and the Lou, who is of Chinese-Mexican origin, non-legitimate.” grew up in Tijuana, Mexico and Southern Not only do issues of legitimacy and California. His art often focuses on Chicano immigration interest Lou, but he is also issues and the lives of immigrants. The corn fascinated by his four children and how they husk installation piece for his exhibition also view the world. Gloria Marisol, Maricela featured crosses with the faces of George Alexandra, Magda Alexa, and Ming Alexander “Part of the art department and artists’ roles is to push barriers and edges to make people think, and not just enjoy pretty colors.”

Bush, Lou Dobbs, and Sonny Purdue to Yet have been involved in several of Lou’s comment on the exploitation of undocumented video pieces to articulate generational and migrants for political gain. ideological differences. Lou is soft-spoken, and with his black “My kids grew up white collar and detached t-shirt that sports a silkscreen image from my own and my wife’s struggles, so they of Emilaino Zapata—the Mexican have a completely different upbringing, but Revolutionary—and a pair of khaki cargo some of them have adopted our worldview, shorts, he has more resemblance with a so that becomes an interesting aspect for my rebellious artist than a department chair. work,” Lou says. In 1986, “Success—Measured by Degrees” was the new art department poster created and With his art, Lou has spent his career His interest in different worldviews and produced by Calvin Foster, Eric Melkent, and crossing the border between safety and habit of creating provocative artwork led Allan Mims. confrontation. Border Door, a 1988 Lou to become a member of the Border Art ccfa.memphis.edu I 5 ART

cover a building on the corner of Southern and of spray-paint artists left with too much white A Different Kind Highland Avenues. space.” of Mural “We all met with Bassford, planned Soul The thought behind the mural was to create Food II for the UC construction wall on a sense of community on campus, engage When Cedar Nordbye, assistant professor of campus, and before we knew it we received students and faculty in discussions, or simply art, stepped into Ruthie Bassford’s office in the go ahead for the project,” Nordbye raise an interest in the displayed art. the spring of 2007 he thought it was a good remembers. The mural used a sort of abstracted omen that Bassford, the University’s director The student organizers promised lots of calligraphy that has its origins in the African of space planning and utilization, had a jar blue and gray, tiger images and no guns or American and Latino urban centers of of snakes, toads, baby alligators, and turtles other inappropriate symbols. In turn, the America, and while that visual language, sitting on one of her bookshelves. Bassford school offered 100 feet of prime wall space, often revered to as graffiti, has become de- and Nordbye met to discuss the unadorned electricity for DJ’s, and money for paint. Soul ghettoized and embraced in the wider cultural plywood wall surrounding the University Food II attracted artists from as far away as panoply, it still creates fears of urban life, Center construction site. Fast-forward to July Texas, Georgia, and Nashville, most of them gangs and crime. 2007 and the result of this discussion: A painting all weekend long. Painters and organizers knew that the mural wild 300-foot stream of abstracted text and “I arrived on campus several hours into the would only be a temporary display. At the imagery. A mural that was a surprise to some. festival and realized that the mural had busted end of the summer, the construction site was “When Bassford asked if I knew of any the levies,” Nordbye says. “We were only painted to its previous gray, and Nordbye, students who would be interested in painting supposed to paint on the east wall, nearest with the help of adjunct instructor Trevor on the wall I contacted Brandon Marshall, the bookstore, but the artists were enticed by Simpson and two students, painted a more a.k.a. Nosey, a local spray-paint artist, and all the empty space on the other panels and contained mural on the east wall. Nordbye a graphic design student in our department, couldn’t resist.” currently works with Memphis Reads, the and Leanne Black, a.k.a. Shade, one of our In the hours that followed, the painters University of Memphis Reading Program, to photography students,” Nordbye says. disregarded most of the other stipulations too. create a mural based on images selected by In 2006 Black had organized Soul Food, a “It’s hard to control a can of worms once it’s students who are reading this year’s book, I Memphis “painting jam” that brought together opened,” Nordbye says. “Especially if that Have A Dream, Writings and Speeches that spray-paint artists from around the region to can of worm is a young and enthusiastic crowd Changed the World, by Martin Luther King, Jr.

Architecture students demonstrate the design and stability of their cardboard stools, created for an upcoming exhibition at the Art Museum of the University of Memphis (AMUM) - Sitting Still: Contemplation and Creation, Ann Beffel and students from the University of Memphis and Syracuse University. The exhibition is a collaboration among New York based artist Anne Beffel and University of Memphis art foundation, sculpture and architecture students, it will open at AMUM on February 23, 2008. Sitting Still allows visitors to discover different perspectives through the simple act of sitting still and observing stationary videos of daily scenes, ranging from those that inspire awe to those that compel to participate and intervene. The exhibit encourages the audience to slow down and look at the world more closely.

6 I VOICES I WINTER 2007 ART Keeping Young Talent in Students Participate in Community Memphis— Professional Initiatives Program Master of Architecture Approved he Tennessee Higher Education Commission approved the creation of a Tnew professional Master of Architecture (M.Arch) degree at the University of Memphis at its meeting in July 2007 in Nashville. “The Master of Architecture degree is now a reality at the University of Memphis, based on the recommendation of the Tennessee Board of Regents and the approval today from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission,” said Shirley Raines, U of M president, when announcing the approval of the new degree. Second year architecture student Christin Mains presents her design for a Living-Learning Community to the “The professional degree has been supported by jury of Henry Turley, Todd Walker, Peter Groenendyk, Dr. Rosie Bingham, and Reb Haizlip. local architects, developers, city and regional Over the past year, architecture faculty semester to semester. planners, and the quality of our faculty was and students have worked on a variety Students participating in the lauded in the reports by the consultant from the of projects in the Memphis area. While multidisciplinary coursework gained University of Texas. As undergraduates, many primarily focused on the community that valuable experience and knowledge of the architecture students at the University of surrounds the University, another area of in a variety of subjects through the Memphis win awards for their designs. Now, these interest is downtown Memphis and the involvement of community partners and talented students can pursue the professional Uptown neighborhood. through working together with students master’s degree. We look forward to admitting In 2007, the architecture program and faculty from different academic units the first students in the fall of 2008,” Raines offered nine courses under the University’s on these hands-on projects. continued. Community Initiatives Program and will A master plan for the University’s Park The M.Arch degree will focus on “city building” offer four more in the spring 2008. In Avenue campus, renovation and new by bringing together architecture, city planning, addition to architecture, other academic construction concepts for the Mason and real estate students and faculty. This will and administrative programs that offered YMCA on Walker Avenue, the design allow the architecture program to expand its courses in the community included city for a living-learning community for a existing research and practice in partnership with planning, anthropology, criminal justice, private developer and single-family the School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy and non-profit, and health administration, residences, and the TERRA sustainable the Henry Turley Residency at the U of M and the nursing, student involvement and demonstration house in Uptown were Memphis Regional Design Center. leadership. Many of these courses were only a few of the architecture students’ “This degree is based on what is known as a 4 + interdisciplinary and linked together projects. 2 program,” explains Michael Hagge, head of the during the semester as well as from architecture program. “It will offer students an approved pre-professional degree in architecture, an accredited professional degree in two years, and build upon the capacities and qualities of our existing Bachelor of Fine Arts in architecture degree.” Currently, Memphis is one of the largest cities in the country without a professional architecture degree program in the city or in close proximity. The closest Master of Architecture program is at Washington University in St. Louis, a private university. The nearest public school offering the M.Arch degree is in Louisiana, and the only other architecture program in Tennessee is at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. “Memphis has a large and talented group of architects who work on projects all over the nation,” says Frank Ricks, managing partner of Looney Ricks Kiss Architects and co-chair of the University’s architecture program advisory board. “It will be a great boost to have this kind of academic resource in our own back yard. Until now, students graduating from the U of M have most often left the state to earn the professional The fourth annual Discovering Architecture Summer Camp was held in June 2007. Fifteen middle and high school students participated in the two-week camp, which was co-sponsored by the University of Memphis’ degree, and most have not returned to Memphis.” architecture program and the Memphis Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

ccfa.memphis.edu I 7 producer from the television station, and tech support from COMMUNICATION Turner Sports over the phone,” explains Shannon Pickett, a senior in communication. “This is an invaluable experience for all of us.” The station is equally excited to work with talented students from the University. “We are thrilled to be able to deliver high quality broadcasts of these events,” says Lee Meredith, the station’s vice president and general manger. Although the high school football season The student crew from the Internet Game of the Week: (front row from left) Brittany Fisher, Meredith Hauser, Kimberly Arnold, Shannon Pickett, and (back row from left) Ellis Fowler, T. J. Were, Mark King, and Brian Wurzburg. Not pictured is ended in early November. Sean Davis. Craten Armmer, the station’s executive producer, is WMC-TV5 Launches New Sports negotiating broadcast rights to Memphis City Program with U of M Students and Shelby County schools’ basketball games for the 2007-08 season. WMC-TV5 has launched the Internet Game WMCTV.com and archived on the station’s “If negotiations go as planned, the program of the Week, a live weekly broadcast of high website. A crew of nine communication and will continue until the high school basketball school sporting events, in partnership with journalism students produce the broadcasts. season ends in mid February,” Armmer says. Turner Sports and the University of Memphis’ “We went to a two-day training workshop WMC-TV5 is one of only 6 stations (out of 40) College of Communication and Fine Arts. to learn about the equipment and some of the that were given a “field production kit,” and so The broadcasts are aired live each week on technical aspects, but on Fridays it’s just us, a far, WMC-TV has been the most successful.

Communication Department Collaborates with Method- ist Hospital to Develop Patient and Family Communication The Department of Communication is working The National Patient Safety Goals, which can be a very effective communication tool,” together with Methodist University Hospital include a strong emphasis on effective and Young says. “Our goal for this project is to to improve communication among physicians, efficient patient-provider communication, serve create a patient and family communication plan nurses and patients. One goal of the research as a reference point for the study. that can be customized to the different units project led by Amanda Young and Shu Li, both “To see communication as a vital part of at the Hospital and even expanded to other assistant professors of communication at the safe and effective healthcare isn’t a new healthcare settings.” University of Memphis, is to improve quality phenomenon,” Li says. “What we do see more of care while reducing the amount of time a and more is healthcare providers reaching out patient spends at the hospital. to us, the communication specialists, for help in “Hospitals used to be places where people identifying solutions.” got well, which meant they often stayed several In the initial phase of the Methodist days, even weeks in the hospital’s care,” Young project, Young and Li’s team observed the says. “That’s not the role of hospitals anymore. communication structure at two of the Hospital’s Hospitals now are designed to deliver acute units, conducted informal interviews and care and stabilize patients so they can move shadowed staff nurses. on to the next level of care. So in a way we’re Ultimately the team narrowed its focus to the looking at how the physicians and nurses can “bed huddle,” a daily meeting to discuss the communicate better with each other and the progress and discharge planning of each patient In 1988, the Department of Theatre and Communi- cation Arts (now the Department of Communication patients and families to make this transition and the “white board,” which is included in and the Department of Theatre & Dance) accom- without compromising the quality of care.” every room and can serve as an interactive plished another first. The regional, state, and national presidencies of the Speech Communication Associa- The team has recently applied for a grant communication tool for patients and care givers, tion went to (from left) Richard Ranta, dean of the for a multi-phase one-year project from the but is currently under utilized. College of Communication and Fine Arts (regional), Michael Osborn (national), and John Bakke, chair of Methodist Foundation “The white board seems very simple, but it the Department of Theatre and Communication Arts at the time (state). 8 I VOICES I WINTER 2007 JOURNALISM

On the last day of camp, all of the students went on a tour of The Commercial Appeal. Here, the campers are learning how a printing press works. (Photo by Kenneth Cummings) Going Strong—The Teen Appeal Celebrates its 10th Anniversary n 1997, a citywide high school newspaper for Memphis,” says Elinor Kelley Grusin, through here, and I’m very proud of them.” was born in Memphis. Members of the professor of journalism at the University of Grusin emphasizes that studies show students Ipaper’s first staff thought that The Teen Memphis, and the paper’s project coordinator. who work on a high school newspaper are Appeal would be a perfect name for the new It truly took a joint effort, and continued more likely to attend college and to be endeavor. Last August, The Teen Appeal funding from the Scripps Howard Foundation, successful in their coursework than are celebrated its 10th anniversary, welcoming to get the paper off the ground 10 years students who don’t have that opportunity. yet another group of more than 80 students ago. Angus McEachran, then editor of The “This anniversary has helped me realize from 29 high schools to its annual Teen Appeal Commercial Appeal, gave the project his that something that started out so small can Camp. solid endorsement, which Grusin said made develop into a citywide accomplishment,” says Although the 2007 camp was a special one, the project a done deal. Since then, Otis Nick Finlayson, a senior at Middle College students still had to learn many journalism Sanford, opinion and editorial page editor High. basics as they gathered for a week at the at The Commercial Appeal and Grusin have For the 10th anniversary camp, former staff University’s Meeman journalism building to listen to and work with guest speakers, editors, “When we started, only about four of the city high schools offered and reporters from The Commercial Appeal. student newspapers. Now we have students who win awards for The new staff was preparing to become the eyes and ears of The Teen Appeal, which is their writing and receive college scholarship” published eight times a year from September to May and is filled with topics ranging from been the tireless force behind the paper’s members, including several from the paper’s music and fashion to teen health and other success. Neither one will claim the honor, but original 1997 crew, returned to the University issues. Students attend monthly staff meetings rather credit the more than 800 high school to share their stories with the “newcomers.” and receive one-on-one coaching sessions students who have participated in the program Robert Melvin, a graduate of Wooddale High, with the paper’s coordinator and assistant for its success. Many of those students have is now a journalism major at the University of coordinator. since then gone on to become professional Tennessee at Knoxville. The paper was started through a partnership journalists. “Without the help of The Teen Appeal, I among the University of Memphis, the “When we started, only about four of the would not be in college. I probably would still Memphis City Schools, the Scripps Howard city high schools offered student newspapers be trying to figure out what I want to do with Foundation and The Commercial Appeal. and those published only two to four times my life,” he says. “Dan Lattimore, who was chair of the a year,” Grusin remembers. “Now we have Keona Gardner, a 1998 East High graduate journalism department at the time, had been students who win awards for their writing and and a 1997 Teen Appeal reporter is now an part of several high school newspaper camps receive college scholarships. I try to keep education reporter for The Vero Beach Press and wanted to create something similar in touch with a lot of the kids who’ve come Journal in Vero Beach, Florida. Tony Reed, CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 ccfa.memphis.edu I 9 JOURNALISM a Whitehaven High graduate now covers law enforcement for The Jackson Sun in Jackson, Tennessee, and Jennean Farmer, Outstanding Memphis Journalists who graduated from Central High, now works in sales for Clear Channel Radio. The former Honored at Journalism Alumni staff members didn’t just share success stories, but they also gave their perspective on Award Banquet what happens to high school dreams once you enter college and work life. “I wanted to be a television reporter or news anchor,” Farmer remembers. “But there’s a lot of competition and not many positions. So when this opportunity came around, which still kept me in the media business, I took it.” Both Grusin and Sanford realize that not all the students who come through the program will become professional journalists. Lynne Rooker (left) and former award recipient Judy “We want to show them what’s possible,” McCown Grusin says. “As a reporter you are exposed Lurene Kelley, assistant professor of journal- to so many different things and because of ism and honoree Michael Finger (right) at the that some of the kids have an opportunity to Journalism Alumni Awards Banquet find out what direction they want to pursue in college.” Vance Lauderdale—most Being part of The Teen Appeal has come Memphians may recognize full circle for Marcus Matthews, also part of these words as the names of the paper’s original team, a Westside High two streets that intersect in graduate, and former Hamilton High teacher. downtown. For those who read Matthews, who gave the paper its motto, Memphis Magazine, however, “Giving Truth to Memphis Youth,” recently Vance Lauderdale is that know- stepped in as The Teen Appeal’s interim it-all, self-proclaimed Memphis coordinator. He received the Lionel Linder Honoree Bob Winn (center) talks to guests of the 21st Journal- historian who answers reader ism Alumni Award Banquet Teen Appeal scholarship and a University of questions about Memphis Memphis scholarship to study journalism at architecture, traditions, and long- acknowledged associate professor Ron the U of M. He received his B.A. in journalism forgotten landmarks in his monthly Spielberger for setting up the internship in 2003, and was named “Outstanding column for the Magazine. that launched her career. Newspaper/Magazine Student,” but decided to On October 18, 2007, Lauderdale, Winn is the University of Memphis make a difference in the classroom and began otherwise known as Michael Finger, associate athletic director for external teaching English to Memphis high school senior editor of the Memphis Flyer affairs and the athletic department’s students. Matthews received his M.A. in and Memphis Magazine, entertained media relations representative; teaching degree in instruction and curriculum guests at the 21st University of he also heads the department’s leadership from the University of Memphis in Memphis Journalism Alumni Awards marketing efforts and is credited with December and he is now working toward his Banquet. Finger brought the audience garnering unprecedented national doctoral degree in higher and adult education. at the Racquet Club of Memphis to media coverage for Tiger athletics, “I did not have an idea how big this project laughing tears as he read some of primarily Memphis basketball. Winn was when we started out, nobody had even the off-the-wall reader questions sent was awarded the Herbert L.Williams heard of it,” Matthews remembers. “Now the to him for his column, Ask Vance. Award, named in honor of the founding paper gets national exposure.” Finger was one of three outstanding chairman of the University’s journalism University of Memphis alumni honored department. Winn told the crowd that by the Journalism Alumni Club for this award held a special place for him, contributions to the field of journalism. because Williams was his academic Lynne Rooker and Bob Winn, both advisor in the 1970’s, as well as a alumni of the University of Memphis mentor. Department of Journalism, were also The event raised approximately honored at the annual banquet. Rooker $1,600 for the Club’s enrichment fund is president and part-owner of the established to support programs and Memphis advertising and marketing activities of the Journalism Department firm, Chandler Ehrlich. She started at including undergraduate and graduate the company fresh out of college and research, opportunities to work was hired after a successful internship. with visiting faculty, and students’ Chandler Ehrlich CEO, Bob Chandler, participation at journalism-related said that even then, he saw something events. The Club is working toward an special in the young journalism major. endowed status for the fund. In 1986, the Advertising Federation team placed third in ad- Rooker thanked associate professor vertising strategies in the seventh district student competition. Sandy Utt for offering her real-world Pictured is Sandra Utt, associate professor of journalism (sitting, first from left) with the student team. experiences in the classroom, and

10 I VOICES I WINTER 2007 RUDI E. SCHEIDT SCHOOL OF MUSIC worked with the state’s curriculum standards and applied those to the new teaching methods. The three-year program, which follows students from 6th through 8th grade, is unique. Robinson emphasizes that without the support of Jim Holcomb, Memphis City Schools (MCS) music and dance supervisor, and without a financial commitment from MCS, her initial idea would not have been the program it is today. “Yes, in the two-and-a-half years of the program we

MU SIC have seen many successes,” Robinson says. “Middle school choral teachers, who were previously very disconnected feel like they are all part of one big team and Judy Bowers with Memphis middle school students during a choral rehearsal. there’s lot of interaction among teachers from different schools. Our teachers now Exploring the Gamut with Middle are eager to go to conferences, students are excited about the new repertoire, School Memphis and our middle school classes started hen Nicole Robinson first Memphis City Schools, and Judy Bowers, to participate and compete in choral thought about a program that professor of choral music education at festivals. The greatest achievement Wwould improve the city’s middle Florida State University, in Robinson’s for us will be when the three years are school choral programs, she new she mentor. completed and we’ll leave behind a group didn’t want a “quick fix.” Instead, the “From the beginning we knew that we of independent teachers who mentor each associate professor of music and director wanted to empower our teachers so they other and who now have the tools to do a of music education at the Rudi E. Scheidt would be able to continue without our really great job, even with out us.” School of Music, wanted to implement a help,” Robinson says. “We knew we had Through her work with MSM, Robinson comprehensive program that would leave to change the entire culture of the middle realized that Memphis is the perfect place the teachers with the methods, ideas, and school choral program with the help of our to establish a Center for Research in support to continue on their own. teachers.” Urban Music Education. Middle School Memphis (MSM) is a Early in 2005, Robinson and Bowers “This program isn’t a one way street,” three-year choral intervention program visited every middle school in Memphis Robinson says. “My students at the designed to help middle school music and worked together with the teachers University of Memphis learn the same teachers with issues such as the lack to actually implement the new teaching techniques as the middle school teachers of specialized teacher training, student methods. so that they are prepared to teach that behavior, and student voice changes. “They loved out methods, but then said way once they graduate. The Center for Although Middle School Memphis is that those would never work for their Research in Urban Music Education Robinson’s brainchild, the program students,” Robinson remembers. To can be a great resource for other school would not have been possible without implement changes and give teachers districts who have similar problems and a collaboration among the University of ideas for new directions, research opportunity for the University’s Memphis, Robinson and Bowers students and faculty.”

In October, music industry and sound recording technology students, faculty, and alumni attended the 123rd Audio Engineering Society (AES) Convention in New York City. Accompanied by faculty members Jonathan Frazer and Jeff Cline, students took private tours of production facilities including legendary Clinton Recording Studios. The group also attended technical tours of the Blue Man Group lab facilities as well as sessions and workshops about current technological affairs within the professional audio community.

ccfa.memphis.edu I 11 RUDI E. SCHEIDT SCHOOL OF MUSIC Southern Comfort Jazz Orchestra Lifts Voices in New CD After a long hiatus, the University of Memphis Southern Comfort Jazz Orchestra has released a new CD. Voices, which was recorded at the University of Memphis recording studio and Young Avenue Sound, features works by U of M jazz students. “We have made recordings with the orchestra every year for the past 10 years, but we haven’t released a CD,” said Jack Cooper, head of the University’s jazz studies division and director of the orchestra. “It’s a process. We wanted our best work on this CD. We wanted it to say, ‘This is who we are as jazz students, faculty, and a jazz program.’ You clearly get that message when you listen to Voices.” The Southern Comfort Orchestra has a tradition of musical excellence at the University. The group consists of 17 full-time student musicians who play a wide range of styles, from Fletcher Henderson and Duke Ellington to modern composers such as Bob Brookmeyer. Full-time U of M music students perform all tracks on the CD, and most of the pieces are original compositions by the jazz program’s student composers. “Without a commercially released recording like this, our students don’t know where they stand compared to jazz studies students from other universities,” Cooper said. “It’s very important that the voices of our student players, performers, and composers get heard. It’s important for them, and it’s important for their resume.” Initiated by Tom Ferguson in the late 1960s, the jazz division has developed one of the most comprehensive programs in the nation. The University offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees in jazz performance and composition/arranging. Alumni of the program have performed, recorded, and toured with the Count Basie Orchestra, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Dizzy Gillespie, Mercer Ellington, the Glenn Miller Orchestra, and others.

The Bolton High School band was one of 25 bands from five different sates that came to the 2007 Bandmasters Championship on October, 20 at Liberty Bowl Stadium.

In 1988, jazz great Slide Hampton was among the celebrity artists who taught workshops and performed during the University’s Jazz Week. Jazz great Wynton Marsalis with Overton High School Students during a master class on September 15, 2007. Overton High is CCFA’s adopted school. The event was made possible by the Cultural Development Foundation of Memphis. (Photo by Isaac Singleton)

12 I VOICES I WINTER 2007 THEATRE DANCE & that. Ultimately, it was the best thing I’ve ever done. I almost feel like I learned more in this one semester in Italy than I did in my three years at the University.” Murphy is currently saving to go back to Arezzo and enroll in the school’s master of fine arts program in acting. The school’s approach to the vocal and verbal training of actors is derived from the work of Alfred Wolfsohn and Roy Hart in England. It is designed to open the boundaries of what is possible for the human voice. This training also offers students essential material for an investigation of character and action in

August Levangie (front row, third from left) with some of her class-mates and teachers at the Accademia dell’Arte in Commedia dell’Arte. Arezzo. “I had never been outside the country, except for Canada, before I went to Italy,” Theatre Students Learn about says August Levangie who went to Arezzo in the fall of 2004. “I didn’t speak any Italian Ancient Art Form in Italy and had to take the train from Rome to Arezzo he Accademia dell’Arte in Arezzo, and Scott McGehee’s cousin. “I just write the when I first arrived. So I had this initial Italy is a different kind of performing checks and take out the garbage,” he adds culture shock, but I went on to explore Italy Tarts school. It was founded in 2003 with a smile. during every free minute I had. Providing by Scott McGehee, a native of Little Rock, When Virginia McGehee first heard of college students with these experiences is Arkansas, who borrowed his goal in life from the plans for the Accademia dell’Arte, she exactly what Virginia and James McGehee had Dr. Seuss’ If I Ran the Zoo and who, even encouraged Scott to present his plans for the in mind when establishing the scholarship. though not a happy camper when in school study abroad program to Rhodes College, her “Both of our sons studied abroad, and himself, always dreamed of setting up a school Alma Mater, and the University of Memphis. creating this opportunity for other young of his own. Today, the Accademia is a study The McGehees later sparked the interest of students is very gratifying for my wife and abroad program that, among others, allows a family friend in supporting the program. me,” says McGehee. “All we ask in return University of Memphis theatre students to With the additional aid of Frank Flautt Jr., an is that the students will have lunch with experience Italy and receive a semester of alumnus and avid supporter of the University, us when they return and tell us about their training in Commedia dell’Arte, an ancient, several more theatre students were able to experience.” improvisational form of theatre that demands spend a semester in Italy. an intensive physical engagement and “There are few options to study performing presence from the performer. arts abroad,” says Moira Logan, associate Courtney Sharp Rivers, a graduate of dean of the College of Communication and the Department of Theatre & Dance and Fine Arts. “Many study abroad programs now a graduate research assistant at the focus on the country’s language and culture, University of Memphis’ School of Audiology and other programs will welcome you if you and Speech-Language Pathology, was part can afford it,” Logan continues. “But so many of the Accademia’s very first performing arts students can’t. Scott McGehee has created a program in the spring of 2004. unique program, and we are grateful that our “I wanted to study in Arezzo because it students have access to a scholarship that offers classes in Commedia dell’Arte, a allows them this opportunity.” form of theatre that is almost extinct, and I Since the program’s inauguration in 2004, knew I would have the opportunity to study nine University of Memphis students have with a dancer who had worked with Pina spent a semester at the Villa Godiola. Students Bausch” Rivers says. “It was something I was are engaged and challenged by practicing really passionate about and I was fortunate artists and teachers with diverse philosophies. to receive a generous scholarship to study “Looking back I’m almost embarrassed to abroad in a beautiful Tuscan villa with eight admit that it took a lot of convincing from my fantastic people from all over the world. I adviser for me to apply for this program,” says learned Italian and had classes in everything Kevin Murphy, a U of M theatre graduate and from mask-making and Commedia dell’Arte to now associate company member at Playhouse Teatrodanza and storytelling.” on the Square in Memphis. “I was terrified In 1984 Douglas Koertge and Christie Bowles fit Teri Harrison for a costume worn in My Fair Lady. Koertge “This scholarship was my wife’s idea,” at first because I had my comfort zone here retired from the Department of Theatre & Dance in the says James McGehee, a local businessman in Memphis and I really didn’t want to leave spring of 2007. (Photo by S. Fitzgerald)

ccfa.memphis.edu I 13 THEATRE & DANCE Meeting the Next Generation of Actors at the “Big Red Reunion” The Department of Theatre & Dance celebrated its 57th birthday with a “Big Red Reunion” during Labor Day weekend. Current and retired faculty as well as alumni from the early 1970s to 2005—some as far away as California, New York City and London—came for a weekend of theatre, stories, fun and laughter. The event provided an opportunity to get to know other alumni from different classes, catch up with old classmates, and chat with former teachers. On Friday night the group went to the Playhouse on the Square to see current students, an alum, and associate (Left to right) Jerre Dye (’93), Sandy Kozik, Wane Smith, Ann Marie Caskey Day (’90), Kell Christie Gary (’99), Jay Rapp professor Jo Lenhart perform in the regional and Tanya Harris (’94) at the “Big Red Reunion.” premiere of Jerry Springer: The Opera, which and sound director. The performance, hosted to fabulous Memphis barbeque and there was was directed by Bob Hetherington, chair by Sister Myotis a.k.a. Steve Swift, a 1994 time to enjoy the next generation of actors, our of the theatre department. On Saturday, graduate, alumni and current undergraduate alumni’s children. Less McCurdy, a 1978 graduate led current students, was the hit of the reunion! It was a If you want to be added to the department’s students in a stand-up workshop while some of great opportunity to see everybody in action alumni email list contact Alice Berry at the alumni had a tech rehearsal for the evening and showcase the department’s past and [email protected]. performance with professor John McFadden, current talents. Sunday, the last day, seemed to the department’s production manager, lighting come much too quickly. Everybody was treated

Claire Hayner in Elegies: a Song Cycle, which won an Ostrander award in eight different categories. 14 I VOICES I WINTER 2007 AMUMCENTERS, INSTIT U TES & AFFILIATES Chakaia Booker to Judge 25th Annual Juried Student Exhibition

The fall semester was a busy one for the Art Museum of the University of Memphis (AMUM). For the first time in its history the Museum was closed during the summer for some long awaited renovations. Although visitors may not notice a difference right away, the Museum’s staff is happy that its offices moved to the second floor and that the vacated space will be converted into art storage and workspace in May. In September, AMUM opened with Crossing the BLVD: Strangers, Neighbors, Aliens in a New America, a multidisciplinary, multimedia exhibition, focusing on the lives of contemporary immigrants and refugees who found a new home in Queens, New York. Sharing the exhibition space with One of the photos from SnapShots. Pictured is Shantih Smythe, who was photographed by Kathy Fish, president and Crossing the BLVD was a local documentary CEO of Fish & Associates Financial Services. installation. True Story Pictures’ Voices of Jericho: Stories of Jail Diversion was on Rutgers University and her M.F.A. from display through November 10, the duration the City College of New York. Continuing a of the feature exhibition. Voices of Jericho is childhood interest in sewing, Booker created a short documentary of three interviews that complex wearable sculptures, such as a focuses on the personal stories of Aretha vest made out of dried orange rinds, in the Lynn Chambers, Kim Dunlap, and Sammy 1980s. In the early 1990s, Booker focused on Ghoston, who got caught in the revolving door sculptures made out of found objects, such as of the criminal justice system. With their own broken wooden furniture, animal bones, and “voices” the three explore what it is like for a pieces of rusted metal. Over the past years, person with mental illness to journey through Booker has gained acclaim for sculptures the various stages of the criminal justice made primarily from cast-away rubber system and toward recovery. tires. Critics and curators have claimed that Just as Crossing the BLVD strives to Booker’s tire sculptures address African- broaden people’s perception of the immigrant American identity, and that the different population, Voices of Jericho aims to increase shades of rubber in her work stand parallel awareness of a part of our community that is to the wide range of African-American skin often invisible. tones. “Everywhere I go, people tell me they Booker will give a public lecture at the have never seen anything like this,” says Brooks Museum of Art on January 16, 2008 at Stephen Bush, Shelby County Assistant 7 p.m. Opening reception for the 25th Annual Public Defender, after he premiered the Juried Student Exhibition is on January 25, documentaries at the National Crisis 2007 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. The exhibition will Intervention Team Conference last August. run through February 16, 2007. “In the past we’ve had to use anonymous case Nicole Howell was pictured on one of the photos in the studies to discuss the issues affecting people SnapShots exhibition on November 10, 2007. She was with mental illness. Now we have the real photographed by Gayle S. Rose, principal owner and CEO thing.” of EVS Corporation. In October 2007 a group of state court woman at work. The exhibition, SnapShots: judges and administrators from around the Memphis Women at Work, celebrates CROW’s country visited the exhibition as part their silver anniversary, marking 25 years of experimental learning experience during a research on issues of gender, race, class and workshop held on the University of Memphis social inequality. campus. After another hiatus during the winter To watch a segment of Voices of Jericho visit break, AMUM will reopen on January 25, http://truestorypictures.org/videos/Jericho_ 2008 with the 25th Annual Juried Student promo1/ Exhibition, which features work in all media For one evening only, 25 women moved into from University of Memphis art students. the Art Museum’s space on November 10, Judge for the 2008 exhibition is Chakaia In 1984, best of show in the 2nd Annual Juried Stu- 2007. The University’s Center for Research Booker, a New York based sculptor, best dent Exhibition was Brian Taylor’s He Tried to Sing— on Women (CROW) invited 25 of Memphis’ known for her use of recycled rubber tires. Singing Not to Remember His True Life of Lies But Claire Hayner in Elegies: a Song Cycle, to Remember His Lying Life of Truths, a hand-made which won an Ostrander award in eight most influential women to take photos of a Booker received her B.A. in sociology from paper/acrylic entry. different categories. ccfa.memphis.edu I 15 JONES HALL GALLERY, CSD & CMA Tortilla Shells and Afro-Latino/a Diaspora. begin in January. Once the home is built, Jottar’s installation consists of videos it will be open to the public for a period of Rumba Featured in of performances by Rumba musicians, one to three months. A temporary classroom Jones Hall Exhibitions spontaneous commentary and interviews will be set up in the garage for consumers with members of the Cuban Diaspora, and who want to learn more about ecologically pastoral images of Central Park overlaid with responsible design. the text of laws and restrictions of New York City. The centerpiece of the installation, a glowing conga drum, signifies both the power of the music itself, and the struggle of those who have used the rumba as a rallying call to CMA Develops action. Multimedia Interventions for Urban Child Institute Construction on “Green” Jones Hall Gallery hosted two diverse House Starts in January exhibitions in the fall, both of which featured multimedia presentations varying from traditional photographs, to video, music and The Center for Sustainable Design (CSD) even tortilla shells. broke ground on its demonstration house Selected Works by Richard Lou, who is the project in the Uptown neighborhood on new chair of the University’s Department June 12, 2007. TERRA, which stands of Art, showed a variety of pieces created for Technologically + Environmentally by Lou over a 20-year period. Lou’s work Responsive Residential Architecture, investigates multicultural issues, cross- promises to be Memphis’ first high- performance home. One of the venture’s main border concerns, ethnic and personal identity, and the politics within these ideas. His use objectives is to embody the idea of “green” of parody, performance, and contemporary design while blending in with the other The Center for Multimedia Arts (CMA) is iconography add a sense of humor to subjects residences in the area. working on a major project for The Urban that can be explosive when explored with less Child Institute (TUCI). TUCI is a non- sensitivity. profit organization that focuses on children, New York Rumba: The Pavlovian Drum, and a coalition of community researchers, Berta Jottar’s installation presented an strategists and interventionists dedicated insightful investigation into the experiences to the improvement of the well-being of of Cuban immigrants in New York who gather children, especially from conception to age in Central Park for a celebration of culture, three. drumming and community centered around The CMA is working with the Center for the Rumba, a dance born from struggle, Urban Child Policy, a principal component repression and revolution. of TUCI, to develop multimedia-based Jottar is a video artist from Mexico City. She lived and worked at the Tijuana and interventions. The goal of these interventions San Diego border for eight years. From is to transform public policy communication 1988-1991, she was a member of Border “We want to show that an energy into public policy action for the benefit of Art Workshop/Taller de Arte Fronterizo. She efficient home can fit into the community Memphis and Shelby County children. was one of the founding members of the art architecturally, even though it’s based on Part of the CMA’s work for TUCI is to design collective Las Comadres and collaborator sustainable design principals,” says Jim several exhibitions that will be installed with a Tijuana collective of artists and Lutz assistant professor of architecture. Lutz throughout the first floor of The Urban Child activists. Her work explored the Tijuana/ and his student team had hoped to be in the Institute. Care providers, public policy middle of the construction process by now, San Diego border as it has been discursively makers, and other visitors of the Institute constructed through gendered politics, but the home’s brownfield site took longer to CENTERS, INSTIT U TES & AFFILIATES will then be able to explore exhibits that activism, and public art. She received her redevelop than initially expected. showcase the development of the human B.A. in communication from the University Brownfields are abandoned, inactive, or brain from conception to age three. The of California at San Diego in 1993. While under-used industrial and commercial sites. pursuing her bachelor’s degree she worked In the language of city planning, brownfield goals of the exhibition are to demonstrate the as principal cinematographer, interviewer land has previously been used for industrial importance of a healthy early childhood brain and line producer in Ecuador and California purposes, or certain commercial uses, and development and to highlight the connections for the PBS series Zero Degrees Latitude. may contain low levels of pollution. These between healthy brain development and Jottar received her Ph.D. in the program of sites do have the potential to be remediated specific means of care during the critical performance studies at NYU’s TISCH School and given a new purpose. “zero-to-three” stage of life. of the Arts in 2005, and is currently assistant “We chose this location because it’s The CMA is also working on a complete professor in the Department of Theater and important to demonstrate that parcels like Web site redesign and redevelopment for this can be successfully reused and not the program of Latino/a studies at Williams TUCI. The new Web site will serve as a just abandoned,” Lutz says. “That’s part of College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. One way to achieve the Institute’s many goals of her academic foci is expressive culture, creating a truly sustainable community.” and connect the organization with the particularly the sound and movement of the Construction on the project is expected to 16 I VOICES I WINTER 2007 WUMR CENTERS, INSTIT U TES & AFFILIATES

Stay Tuned to WUMR (From left) Richard Ranta, dean of the College of Communication and Fine Arts, with Kirk Whalum, David Porter, and Pat Register of Voodoo Village at the 2007 Jazz in June kick-off jam at EP Delta Kitchen on Beale Street. Approximately 500 jazz lovers came to the event.

In 1979, Southwestern at Memphis (now Rhodes College) sells one of its two radio licenses to Memphis State University. WSMS-FM 92 (now WUMR-U92 FM) is created with jazz as the chosen music format. Pictured Malvin Massey (right), WUMR music director, had a chance to interview the are from left: James Daughdrill, Jr., former Southwestern president and the legendary Doc Severinsen in October. late Billy M. Jones, former Memphis State president.

ccfa.memphis.edu I 17 Advancing the Creative Process

With this issue of VOICES comes the first published CCFA honor roll of financial supporters. The list of names includes individuals and organizations that have contributed nt to the College during fiscal year 2007. It will be printed annually to offer additional thanks to alumni, friends and colleagues whose financial donations, planned gifts or gifts of goods and services are of great benefit to e the creation of new programs and to the continuation of others. Students, faculty and staff are grateful for these gifts, whether they are scholarship funds, travel stipends, gifts to our art museum, or those crucial unobligated dollars that help us succeed in our mission of excellence in instruction, research, performance and public service.

Gifts to the College come in all sizes and shapes. Some are the result of annual projects carried out by alumni and friends and are wonderful means of supporting particular programs of special interest to affinity groups or individuals.

Among these is the Bandmasters Championship, a major high school marching band competition sponsored and staged for more than 40 years by the Band Alumni Chapter. One Saturday each fall, hundreds of handsomely uniformed high school musicians from throughout the tri-states and beyond descend on the Liberty Bowl stadium to show off their musical talents and marching prowess. Throughout the years, this has become a real “battle of the bands” with television sponsorship and University recruitment staff on hand to greet friends and families. This year attendance topped 6,000, with 25 performing bands. “This is probably the largest single gathering of prospective students and parents we have,” says Ralph Faudree, University

D evelop m of Memphis provost. Emphasis must be on the “we.” It refers to the dedicated and loyal alumni who organized this event and have raised thousands of dollars each year. They have endowed a Band Director Fellowship, purchased musical instruments and equipment, and supported many operational aspects of the band program with proceeds from this promotion of musicianship and teamwork.

The Bandmasters Championship is a clear demonstration of commitment made to one area of performance and teaching. Another is WUMR’s biannual Radiothon, an important fundraiser for the campus radio station known as “U92, the Jazz Lover.” Gifts from the station’s jazz lovers make possible many of WUMR’s operational needs including the purchase of vital technical upgrades and equipment. The station could not function without the tireless effort of its volunteers, especially during Radiothon days. Each Radiothon is kicked off with a live jazz jam. More than 500 guests attended last year’s “Jazz in June” at EP Delta Kitchen on Beale Street, for a performance by Memphis’ own Kirk Whalum who donated his talent and time to raise funds for WUMR.

If you would like to add your name to our honor roll by joining some of our friends and alums in these or other activities that enrich our coffers and connect you more closely to the College of Communication and Fine Arts, give me a call. Your financial gifts and personal interest make our mission possible.

Patty Bladon Director of Development 901.678.4372 [email protected]

For online giving visit www.memphis.edu/give.htm

18 I VOICES I WINTER 2007 $10,000 and Above Mr. & Mrs. Richard Kremer Dr. Dorothy A. Arata Dr. & Mrs. William T. Hayes Mrs. Kelley M. Morice Mr. William R. Eubanks Dr. John C. Larkin Jr Mr. Sam C. Arthur Ms. Paulette M. Hayner Mr. Raymond L. Mullins Jr Mr. Frank L. Flautt Jr Mr. & Mrs. Craig Leake Ms. Patricia Atkinson Mr. James E. Hayslip Mr. George J. Nassar Jr Mr. Furman Hebb Mrs. Emily J. McAllister Mrs. Bernice H. Ballard Ms. Leslie L. Herman Miss Jacquelyn J. Nerren Dr. & Mrs. Charles H. Mrs. Wanda J. McShane Mr. Phillip W. Bateman Mr. & Mrs. John E. Hiatt Mr. & Mrs. James C. Nettleton Hubbert Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Neal Mr. Norman C. Bayer Mr. Andrew D. Hilton Mr. & Mrs. Kevin L. Nicholas Miss Delores Kinsolving Mrs. Tommie Pardue Ms. Judy Beauregard Mr. Robert A. Holder Dr. John C. O’Brien Jr Mr. & Mrs. Rudi E. Scheidt Sr Ms. Nancy M. Piwonka Drs. Delano & Lynette Black Mr. Terence E. Hollahan Mr. & Mrs. Rick H. Owings Mr. & Mrs. Henry M. 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ccfa.memphis.edu I 21 Art session presenter. Her lecture, “Anticipatory Sets Elizabeth Edwards, associate professor of for Arts Education,” explored innovative ways Mariam Ayad, assistant professor of art history, art, showed work in two exhibitions. “Inside to “hook” students with instructional strategies presented at an international conference on Out” was on display at David Lusk Gallery in that engage and inspire them, and looked at the the Third Intermediate Period in Egypt, held at Memphis from September 4 through September three components of successful anticipatory sets. the University of Leiden, the Netherlands. Her 29, 2007. The exhibit included oil paintings and lecture focused on “The Transition from Libyan watercolors depicting surrogate human type David Horan, instructor of photography, showed to Nubian Rule: The Role of the God’s Wife of characters that are derived from vintage dolls. work at a juried exhibition at ArtExchange Gallery Amun.” Edwards created many of the paintings during in Seattle, and at Gallery RFD in Swainsboro, her stay at Yaddo Artist Colony last summer. Georgia. Two of his photographs were published Brian Blankenship, Marian McKinney, At the University of Mississippi’s Gallery 130, in Pool and Spa Magazine. Melanie Spillman, all graduates of the Edwards showed work in a collaborative Department of Art, and Nancy White, associate exhibition with Larry Edwards, her father and Jed Jackson, professor of art, showed work professor of art, collaborated on the exhibition professor emeritus of the University of Memphis. in two exhibitions. At Upper Iowa University’s “Plants: Interior & Exterior,” which was on display “E2 Two Generations” was on display from Lois Bing Davis Gallery, Jackson’s “Un certains at Monty Shane Gallery from November 9 October 1 through November 1, 2007. pain et sel” was on display from November through December 15, 2007. 15 through December 20, 2007. The exhibit LTY NEWS LTY Michael Hagge, associate professor of included gouaches (opaque watercolor) and oil Till Holger Borchert joined the Department of architecture, was selected to serve on paintings that wander in ideas from politics to

U Art for a one-year appointment as the Dorothy the Memphis and Shelby County Unified social culture, and from the serious to the not so K. Hohenberg Chair of Excellence. Borchert, Development Code Advisory Committee and on serious. a native of Germany, is currently chief curator the search committee for the new City/County “I see Jed’s work as intellectual substance, of the Groeningen Museum in Bruges and planning director. food for the mind,” says John Siblik, assistant holds a position as lecturer in art history at the Hagge made presentations at the Building Great professor of art at Upper Iowa and director of the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Communities Conference of the Urban Land Bing Davis Gallery, commenting on the exhibit’s Aachen. He is a leading scholar in the field of Institute and, together with foreign languages title, which translated means some bread and FACearly Netherlandish art with a special interest professor Carla Martinez, at the Memphis in salt. “Jed’s work focuses our attention, whether in Memling and Isenbrandt as well as German May Student Affairs Conference (MIMSAC), savory or foul, on those aspects of culture worthy sculpture and painting of the fifteenth and “Living Learning Communities: Experiences in of consideration. We are most pleased to bring sixteenth centuries, the technical examination of Architecture and Foreign Language.” Hagge also an artist of his stature to our campus and exhibit paintings, the study of underdrawings, and the moderated a panel on “Urbanism in Formation” his paintings in our gallery.” history of collecting. at the 25th Annual Conference of the Southeast In early December, Jackson exhibited at Flow, Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians Miami Invitational Art Fair, which is part of Art Carol Crown, professor of art history, was re- (SESAH) in Nashville, and was an invited jury Basel Miami Beach, the most important art show elected to serve a three-year term as Tennessee’s member on the VP Building (Varco-Pruden pre- in the United States. Art Basel Miami Beach, the representative on the Board of Directors at engineered metal building systems) national sister event of Switzerland’s Art Basel, which is the 2007 annual meeting of the Southeastern awards program. considered the most prestigious art show world College Art Conference (SECAC), held in wide, combines an international selection of Charleston West Virginia. top galleries with an exciting program of special SECAC facilitates cooperation and fosters on- exhibitions and crossover events, featuring going dialog about pertinent creative, scholarly music, film, architecture, and design. and educational issues between teacher Jackson’s exhibition at the Tennessee Arts and administrators in universities, colleges, Commission was reviewed in the internationally community colleges, professional art schools, distributed art journal Art Papers in March. and museums. Although the organization represents the 12 states of Alabama, Arkansas, Earnestine Jenkins, associate professor of art, is Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, working on a book with the working title African North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Americans in Memphis: 70 Years of Hooks Virginia, and West Virginia, members are located Brothers Photography. The book, a photographic across the United State and abroad. history of black Memphis, will be published in Crown wrote the catalog essay for “Amazing Arcadia Publishing’s Images of America Series. Grace: Self-Taught Artists from the Mullis Collection,” at the Georgia Museum of Art, Richard Lou, chair of the Department of Art, organized by Paul Manoguerra, and Carl showed work at a solo exhibition at Gainesville Mullis. The exhibition, which ran through State College’s Roy C. Moore Art Gallery from January 6, 2008, included paintings, sculptures, September 19 through October 24, 2007. The constructions and works on paper from the exhibition featured work depicting contemporary private folk art collection of Carl Mullis. Hispanic issues.

Chere Doiron joined the Department of Art as Jim Lutz, assistant professor of architecture, assistant professor of interior design. Doiron was invited to moderate a panel on “Roots came to Memphis from Kent State University, Donalyn Heise of Southern Regionalism” at the 25th Annual where she has been an assistant professor of Conference of the Southeast Chapter of the interior design at the College of Architecture and Society of Architectural Historians (SESAH) in Environmental Design. She received her BFA in Donalyn Heise, assistant professor of art Nashville. He also presented the TERRA project interior design from the University of Southwest education, was recognized by The Tennessee Art as part of the “Ecobuild: The Lowdown on Louisiana and is a graduate of the University of Education Association (TAEA) for her work with Downtown Memphis - Revitalizing Memphis’ Memphis where she received her MFA with a the “2008 TAEA Outstanding Higher Education Oldest Neighborhood” panel along with Alex concentration in interior design. While at Kent Art Educator of the Year Award.” The award Mobley from the Uptown Partnership and Becky State, Chere together with Ann Gosky, associate honors an outstanding Tennessee art educator Williamson from Memphis Light Gas and Water director for the Center for Student Involvement, whose dedication to art education merits (MLGW) at the Building Great Communities started Project Playhouse, a project for which recognition and acclaim. Conference of the Urban Land Institute. Lutz Kent State interior design students volunteered “This award exemplifies the highly qualified also presented a paper entitled “Hear and There: their creative talents to benefit Kent State individuals active in the field of art education Sound and Movement in Modern Architecture” United for the Gulf Coast. Project Playhouse today: leaders, teachers, students, scholars, and at the Southeastern College Art Conference began as a class project in the fall of 2006 when advocates who give their best to the profession. (SECAC) in Charleston, West Virginia. He was 29 juniors in one of Doiron’s classes created We are proud to recognize Donalyn Heise,” says also an invited jury member on the “Mid-South playhouse designs of which ten were selected TAEA past president Libby Lynch. The award was Construction Magazine Best of 2007” awards for construction and auctioned off during a fund presented at the TAEA fall conference in Nashville program, and the VP Building (Varco-Pruden raiser in the spring of 2007. on November 1, 200, where Heise was the super pre-engineered metal building systems) national

22 I VOICES I WINTER 2007 FAC awards program. Friends,” a cooking show that was sponsored by In addition to his column in the Senior MIFA and the Health Department. Beacon, Levey writes a regular column for Greely Myatt, professor of art and assistant Bethesda Magazine and will soon add a regular chair of the Department of Art, recently had a Jim Williamson, adjunct professor of column about fundraising in The Chronicle of sculpture commissioned by the city of Memphis architecture, has written a novel entitled The Philanthropy, a national newspaper that is the through UrbanArts. The sculpture will be sited Architect. Written with a solid ring of authenticity, “bible” of the American non-profit community. at city hall and serve as a screen for the air the story builds to a suspenseful and tragic U conditioners and generators on the west side of climax amidst its setting in the Mid-South. Ron Spielberger, associate professor the building. It will consist of approximately 40 of journalism, was presented with the LTY NEWS and 50 “quilts” made of cut metal signs hanging Communication Communications Educator of the Year award from a “clothesline.” The structure will both at the 2007 Pyramid Awards sponsored by the embellish the plaza and cover the equipment John Campbell, professor emeritus, was Memphis Advertising Federation. Spielberger from view. The sculpture is scheduled to be in recently elected to the North Mason school was also awarded the National Distinguished place in December 2008. board in Belfair, Washington. Campbell received Service Award by the Community College Myatt’s other activities included a solo exhibition more than twice the votes than current school Journalism Association (CCJA) at a ceremony in of his sculptures at Millsaps College in Jackson, board president Glenn Landram. “I’m really Washington D.C., in October. The award was in Mississippi this past October. The show titled grateful to the people of this community for the recognition of the support he has provided to “SEEentences and Other Things Goin’ Round” trust and confidence they have place in me,” CCJA over the past 25 years. consisted of 15 mixed media sculptures. He Campbell said of his victory. made four sculptures to be part of Flow, Miami Music Invitational Art Fair, which is part of Art Basel Kris Markman joined the Department of Miami Beach, the most important art show in Communication as assistant professor. Markman Lily Afshar, professor of classical guitar, the United States. Art Basel Miami Beach, the holds a BA in media communications and an performed at First Parish Brewster in Brewster, sister event of Switzerland’s Art Basel, which is MA in media communications management, Massachusetts, and gave a master class considered the most prestigious art show world both from Webster University in St. Louis. She at Cape Cod Conservatory in Flamouth, wide, combines an international selection of received her PhD in communication studies from Massachusetts. She performed for the Boston top galleries with an exciting program of special the University of Texas at Austin in 2006. Her Classical Guitar Society at Old South Church in exhibitions and crossover events, featuring research interests center on the ways individuals Boston and gave a master class at the Boston music, film, architecture, and design. and groups adapt their communicative Conservatory. Afshar also gave master classes competencies and everyday interactions to at the Music Conservatory (Vicente Emilio Nancy Nield joined the Department of Art the Internet. Prior to returning to school for Sojo) in Barquisimeto, Venezuela; Salon Victor as instructor in contemporary art history for her PhD, Markman spent six years working as Valera, Universidad Cecilio Acosta in Maracaibo, a one-year appointment. Nancy holds a PhD public radio manager in Texas and Missouri. In Venezuela; and the Music School, the University in art history from the University of Chicago, the communication department she will teach of the Andes in merida, Venezuela. Afshar where she completed her dissertation, courses in broadcast, electronic media and other performed concerts at the Ambrosio Oropeza “Anxious Embodiments: Revenants of Post- topics and play an active role in advising and Auditorium at Lisandro Alvarado University in WWII American Jewish Masculinities in Barnett directing the work of graduate students. Barquisimeto; Aula Magna at the Universidad Newman’s Station of the Cross.” She has taught Raphael Urdaneta in Maracaibo; and as a five semesters at various universities including Robert McDowell, associate chair of the soloist with the Orquesta Sinfonica de Merida DePaul and Roosevelt. She is a specialist in Department of Communication and general in Merida. She performed at solo and flute and contemporary art and art theory and brings manager of WUMR, was the producer and guitar concerts in Tehran and Shiraz, Iran, and an enthusiastic and positive attitude towards voice talent on a recent set of public service taught and performed at the National Guitar teaching. announcements for Keep Tennessee Beautiful Summer Workshop in New Milford, Connecticut. (KTB). The announcements won first place in She performed a lecture/recital, “Guitar in Art,” Carol Purtle, professor of art history, gave a the Roger’s Radio Awards national competition. at the Lake View Museum of Arts in Peoria, lecture about “Jan van Eyck and the Mixed-Media This was the second consecutive year that Illinois. Preferences of the Early 15th-Century Patron: McDowell’s work won. Pictorial Ideas and Lost Graphic Models” at Victor Santiago Asunción, assistant professor Savannah College of Art and Design in October. Stephen Ross, professor of film, accepted an of piano, served as a faculty member in the invitation from the Indie Memphis film festival 2007 Memphis Opera & Song Academy. Recent Michael Schmidt, associate professor of art to screen two of his previous films: “A Game of performances include trio concerts with Lynn and director of the Center for Multimedia Arts Catch,” adapted Harrell and Helen Harrell at the Madison (CMA) at the FedEx Institute of Technology, from the short story by Pulitzer Prize winner Chamber Music Festival and solo and chamber presented a paper at the International Richard Wilbur, and “Black music recitals with the Johaness String Quartet, Association for Societies of Design Research Diamonds, Blues City,” his hour-long Zuill Bailey, Heinz Karl Gruber, John O’Connor, annual conference at the Hong Kong Polytechnic documentary about the Memphis Red and Mark Neikrug at the Santa Fe Chamber Institute in November. The presentation topic, Sox of the old Negro baseball League, narrated Music Festival. He taught master classes at “Designing decision-Making Aids to Assist by Samuel L. Jackson. the Philippine High School for the Arts, the families Considering High Risk Pediatric Clinical Ross also continued traveling with his new University of Santo Tomas, St. Scholastica Trials” was based on the CMA’s work with St. film “Winslow Homer: Society and Solitude.” College, St. Paul University, and the Cultural Jude Children’s Research Hospital. In October, During the summer and fall he presented the Center of the Philippines. He also completed his Schmidt, together with Dr. Ray Barfield and film at The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Dallas DMA at the University of Maryland. University of Tennessee bioethicist Dr. Carson Video Festival, The University Film Association Strong presented on a related topic at the Annual Conference (where it received the juried Jack Cooper, associate professor of jazz, in American Society for Bioethics and Humanities certificate of artistic achievement), The Brooklyn partnership with the University of Memphis annual conference in Washington, D.C. Museum, The Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Libraries, has just completed a seven-part The Carnegie Museum of Art, and The Cornell series called “Looking At: Jazz, America’s Art Melody Weintraub joined the Department of Museum of Art at Rollins College. Form,” which presented films, live performances Art as instructor of art education for a one-year and discussions to the public. The project appointment. Melody has more than six years of Journalism was funded by a grant from National Video experience teaching art in kindergarten through Resources in collaboration with the American eighth grades. She received her MAT from the Bob Levey, Hardin Chair of Excellence and Library Association and Jazz at Lincoln Center. College of Education, department of Instruction former Washington Post columnist, won a and Curriculum Leadership, in December. National Mature Media Award for 2007 for his Ted Christopher joined the Scheidt School of Melody wrote and illustrated The Little Bluebrid, columns in the Senior Beacon, a chain of senior- Music for a one-year appointment as assistant a children’s book that was published in 2001. oriented newspapers published in Washington professor of music and Opera Stage Director. She illustrated ABC’s for Teachers by Billie and Baltimore. Levey’s columns won first place As baritone, Christopher has sung in many Jeffries, produced and presented “Watercolor for newspapers of a circulation of 100,000 of the world’s most prestigious concert halls, Painting Made Easy,” an instructional video copies or more. Levey has written for the Senior including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, the series, and hosted “Cooking with Ida and Beacon since 2005. Rudolfinum in Prague, and the Schauspielhaus

ccfa.memphis.edu I 23 in Berlin. He is also a featured artist on several Guerra. Kevin’s teaching experience includes for several Theatre Memphis productions. recordings of the critically acclaimed Milken activities in Germany, France and The United She was a company member and resident Archive of American Jewish music. Christopher States. In addition to maintaining a private costume designer with Denver’s Curious Theatre received his BM and MM at the Curtis Institute studio in Zierenberg, Germany, he was a Company, the associate chair of undergraduate of Music in Philadelphia and was an artist in member of the faculty at the Universität Kassel, studies and assistant professor in Theatre at the residence at the Julliard Opera Center. His Germany and the Loire Valley Music Institute University of Colorado at Boulder. teachers included Marlena Kleinman Malas, summer Music festival in Chinon, France. Before Joan Patenaude-Yarnell, and Beverly Rinaldi. He joining the U of M, Richmond has been part Anita Jo Lenhart, associate professor of theatre, is currently working on his doctoral studies at of the faculty in the Department of Music at accomplished singer and actress, competed the University of Rochester’s Eastman School The University of Texas in San Antonio, making with actresses across the country to win a role of Music. He has been assistant professor of a major impact on the department’s piano in Playhouse on the Square’s 2007 August/ opera and associate director of Opera Theatre program. September production of “Jerry Springer the at Eastman since 2004 and has just completed Opera.” Lenhart played dual roles, “Peaches” and his tenth season with the Ohio Light Opera, the Frank Shaffer, professor of percussion, and “Baby Jane” earning personal kudos from both resident professional company of the College of Marian Shaffer, adjunct assistant professor of the composer and the originator of the baby Wooster. harp, continued their long-standing association Jane/Peaches role, Lori Lichtenberg. Lichtenberg with the Sewanee Summer Music Festival. In traveled to Memphis from Europe to see the David Evans, professor of music, published addition to teaching, the duo performed in the Mid-South premiere of the production. “Formulaic Composition in the Blues: A View Sewanee Festival Orchestra and on the Faculty from the Field” in the Journal of American Chamber Music series. They also presented a John McFadden, professor of Theatre and

DENT NEWS Folklore in the fall 2007 issue. Evans also joint harp ensemble and percussion ensemble lighting and sound designer in the Department gave two lectures: “Robert Johnson—Devil’s concert for donors to the festival. of Theatre & Dance, designed the lighting for Disciple or Average Joe? Robert Johnson and the Florida Stage production of the musical, “A the Supernatural” at the Delta Cultural center in Charles Schulz, professor of tuba, performed Murder, A Mystery, and A Marriage,” which was Helena, Arkansas, and, for a visiting group from as a soloist with the Great Western Rocky produced in December, 2007. This is McFadden’s the Purdue University Black Cultural Center, “The Mountain Brass Band in Silverton, Colorado. He third guest artist lighting design for Florida Stage, Relationship of the Blues to African American also taught parliamentary law in Baltimore and a professional LORT regional theatre in West Culture” at the Center for Southern Folklore in Spokane. Palm Beach, Florida. Memphis. Lecolion Washington, assistant professor of James Gholson, professor of clarinet, performed bassoon, and Carina Nyberg Washington, as part of Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr Tribute concert clarinetist, were the featured performers Student News at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. on the Odyssey Chamber Music Series in He also received the 2007 Flame Award from Columbia, Missouri in November. The couple Art

LTY/ ST U LTY/ the Black Student Association. performed works by Poulenc, Rimsky-Korsakov, Mendelssohn, and Ed Bland. Pam Hurley, a second year architecture Nicholas Holland, associate director of bands, student, received the Set Design Award at the U directed this year’s Memphis Music Camp, Theatre & Dance 24th Ostrander Awards, honoring excellence which had the second largest enrollment in in local live theater. Pam won for her work on its history. Almost 200 students attended the Sarah Brown joined the Department of the musical “Little Shop of Horrors” which won two-week camp. Holland’s paper “Mapping Theatre & Dance for a one-year appointment a total of five awards, including best musical Sound Pressure Levels in a University Concert as assistant professor of theatre performance. production and direction of a musical. Band: A Risk of Noise Induced Hearing Loss” Brown has performed in numerous theatre was accepted for publication in the refereed productions in New York as well as regional FAC Babak Keyvani, a recent BFA in architecture online journal UPDATE: Applications of Research theatre productions, television and film and graduate, won the prestigious Francis Mah in Music Education. The paper is scheduled to as writer, director and performer at different Travel Grant for 2007 while he was a fourth appear in the Spring/Summer 2008 edition. venues in England. Sarah graduated with a BA in year architecture student. The grant, named Holland has also been invited to present this theatre Arts from Brown University and received after acclaimed architect Francis Mah, is research to the College Band Directors National her MFA in Acting from Yale School of Drama. awarded each year by the American Institute Association Southern Division Convention in She joins us from the University of Louisiana of Architects (AIA) Past Presidents Council and Columbus, Georgia in February 2008. at Lafayette, where she has been an assistant representatives of the Mah family. Keyvani chose professor of Theatre. Her teaching interests to travel to Iran to study issues of sustainability Ken Kreitner, Benjamin W. Rawlins Professor are all levels of acting, advanced technique in ancient buildings, particularly the use of of Music, has received the Robert M. Stevenson and heightened texts, text analysis, comedy, indigenous materials, passive techniques, and Award for outstanding scholarship in Iberian commedia, improvisation and voice and speech. the use of natural light in these buildings. He music for his book The Church Music of will present his findings to the public in May Fifteenth-Century Spain. Bob Hetherington, professor of Theatre 2008. and chair of the Department of Theatre & Daniel Phillips, associate professor of horn, Dance directed “Jerry Springer the Opera” at Graduating Architecture students received attended the International Horn Society (IHS) Playhouse on the Square to open the season special awards at the 2007 Architecture Awards Symposium in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. in August/September. Because this was the Reception. Anthea Selkirk and Kamesha He was selected by the IHS Advisory Council for first Equity production of the piece in the Hervey were awarded the Alpha Rho Chi Bronze the position of Webmaster for the organization. U.S., producers from London and Los Angeles Medal for their scholarship and leadership. came to Memphis, and the composer Richard Mario Walker received the Architecture James Richens, associate professor of Thomas and an actress from the original London Research Centers Consortium Jonathan King composition, and Jack Cooper, professor of jazz, version attended the opening weekend. The Medal for his outstanding research projects. The received the 2007-2008 ASCAPLUS Awards. production’s cast included Anita Jo Lenhart, event was held at the Architecture House Living- Given by the American Society of Composers, associate professor of theatre, as well as theatre Learning Community and hosted by the U of M the awards are granted based upon the prestige majors Claire Hayner, Ryan Scott, Jason Blank residence life department. value of the composers’ original compositions. and Annie Freres. Journalism Kevin Richmond joined the Scheidt School Janice Lacek joined the Department of Theatre of Music as assistant professor of music with a & Dance as assistant professor of costume Former Teen Appeal staff member Kenneth teaching focus of class piano and class piano design. Janice has been designing costumes Cummings a graduate of Sheffield High, was pedagogy. A native of Wisconsin, Richmond for theatre, opera, and dance across the United one of nine young journalists who was awarded holds a BM in piano performance from the States and internationally since 1987. She the Scripps Howard Foundation annual Roy W. University of Wisconsin in Madison, where he received her BA in Theatre Arts/Religion from Howard National Collegiate Reporting award, studied with Carroll Chilton, and a MM and Gettysburg College and her MFA in Theatre a 13-day journalism study trip to Japan and DMA in piano performance from the University Design from The University of California in San South Korea. The nine winners were chosen of Texas at Austin, where he studied with Lita Diego. Most recently Lacek designed costumes for the quality of their published work and an 24 I VOICES I WINTER 2007 ST U essay about their interest in international affairs. Journalism alumnus Darren Devault presented The expenses-paid trip was led by Bradley J. journalism public relations undergraduate Hamm, dean of the journalism school at Indiana student Kelly McFall with a check for $250. University and a Roy W. Howard scholar, who Devault established this annual award to help a has extensive travel experience throughout Asia. PRSSA student (Public Relations Student Society Travel began June 9, 2007 and ended with an of America) defray the costs for school books. awards luncheon in Chicago on June 22, 2007. McFall is a national vice president with PRSSA. DENT/AL UM NI NEWS Cummings is a senior speech communications and theater major at Tennessee State University Music in Nashville, where he is visuals editor and a photographer for the University’s student Andrew Earle is band director at the newly newspaper. He has worked as a photography opened Southwind High School in Shelby intern at The Commercial Appeal in Memphis, County. his hometown. Brian Findley is the new band director at Daniel Ford, former editor of the Daily Overton High School in Memphis. Helmsman won second place in the national Hearst Collegiate Writing Competition held in Sara Mueller has been appointed as oboist San Francisco this past June. Eight students with the U.S. Naval Academy Band in Annapolis, from across the U.S. were selected for an all- Maryland. expenses-paid trip to San Francisco, where they stayed in the five-star Palace Hotel. The students Michael Waldrop, a graduate of the jazz studies were selected based on how they placed in the program, returned to the U of M in October Hearst competition during the academic year. to teach a master class to Frank Shaffer’s Once in San Francisco, the students were given percussion students. During the class Waldrop three story assignments: a feature on the 40th focused on several of his recent compositions anniversary of The Summer of Love, a personal for marimba. Waldrop is a virtuoso percussionist Bill Baker profile and story about the Delancey Street in both the jazz and classical idioms. He and was manager of The Workshop Theatre. He Foundation. They had two days to finish the feels at home in all aspects of percussion later earned his master’s degree in Social Work assignment. “When Daniel called me 12:30 a.m. performance while specializing in drumset and from Catholic University in Washington, D.C. on Sunday morning, I knew the news must be mallet instruments. He is currently professor of before returning to the University of Memphis good,” says Candy Justice, assistant professor percussion at Eastern Washington University. Department of Theatre & Dance for his MFA in of journalism and general manager of the Daily He teaches jazz drumset, classical percussion, theatre in 1992. Helmsman. percussion ensembles and percussion methods In 1991 Bill created “Alice’s Adventures in… “I was proud to represent the U of M. I told at EWU. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Understand?!” an original drama that explained anybody about our great journalism program,” percussion performance from the University mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and for says. “The trip was once-in-a-lifetime.” of North Texas, an MM in jazz studies from manic depression by giving mental health the University of Memphis and a doctorate in consumers a voice and using theatre techniques Music performance from the University of North Texas. he had honed while at the U of M. The He has been a professional musician for the past show was featured at the Consumer Speaks Chris Vivio is serving as adjunct tuba/ 25 years. Conference that year and was then performed euphonium instructor at Austin Peay State at area schools, hospitals and civic organizations University in Clarksville, Tennessee. around the country. Today, Our Own Voice Theatre Troupe is a non-profit organization Dave Dick has joined the Mississippi Symphony working to empower people marginalized Orchestra in Jackson, as principal trombone. by mental illness and striving to engage the community in dialogue about mental health. Kimberly Brown was recently hired as assistant Baker took the degree he created through the professor of vocal studies at Wayland Baptist University College and put it to real use in his University in Plainview, Texas. life, providing a voice for those who often go unheard.

Alumni News Project:Motion, a contemporary dance collective specializing in modern dance, will Art celebrate its 20th anniversary in May. The company was founded by U of M faculty Roger Cleaves, a recent painting graduate, members Ann Halligan Donahue and Judith was selected for the 2007 RiverArtsFest, an Wombwell. Over the years Project:Motion invitational exhibition at Jay Etkin Gallery. Three has been a home for many U of M alumni: artists with strong Mid-South connections were Dancer/choreographer Jay Rapp has been selected for the show, including Cleaves who vital in keeping Project:Motion alive. Under was chosen as the new emerging artist. the leadership of Rapp and Emily Hefley, Project:Motion continues to be committed to Journalism keeping professional, modern dance alive in Memphis. This spring, performances will showcase Michael Waldrop choreographies from the company’s founding members, as well as new works by current members. Featured guest artists will include Theatre & Dance Judith Wombwell, Anne Halligan Donahue, Laura Marsh, and Wayne M. Smith. Featured Bill Baker, MFA graduate of the Department choreographers will include Marianne Bell, Emily of Theatre & Dance was honored with an Hefley, Louisa Koeppel, Sarah Ledbetter and Jay Outstanding Alumni Award for his work with Rapp. “Muscle memory: Looking Back, Moving Our Own Voice Theatre Troupe by the University Forward” will run May 16 through 18, 2008 and College in November. Baker received his May 22 through 25, 2008. For more information Bachelor of Liberal Studies from the University visit www.projectmotiondance.org College in 1979, a degree he created focusing on Psychology and Theatre. At the time he was (From Left) Anthony Hicks, assistant professor of Journalism with Kelly McFall and Darren Devault involved in experimental theatre in Memphis ccfa.memphis.edu I 25 Warhol Collection will Find Permanent Home at AMUM

The Art Museum of the University of Memphis (AMUM) is among 183 college and university art museums to receive a collection of original Andy Warhol photographs. The complete gift, made through the Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Program in honor of the Warhol Foundation’s 20th anniversary, consists of 28,543 original photographs valued at $28 million. Each of the selected museums will receive approximately 150 original Polaroid photographs and gelatin silver prints. “A wealth of information about Warhol’s process and his interactions with his ‘sitters’ is revealed in these images,” says Jenny Moore, curator of the Photographic Legacy Program. Warhol was known to shoot images with two cameras, cropping one in Polaroid color and the other in black and white. Presenting both images side by side, allows the viewer to move back and forth between moments Arts for the Visual Foundation Andy Warhol The © of Warhol’s art, work, and life—inseparable parts of a fascinating whole. According to Joel Wachs, president of the Andy Warhol “This is an important gift of a very famous person’s Foundation, the aim of the Photographic Legacy Program is original art, which will not only be a significant body of to provide greater access to Warhol’s artwork and process, work for artists, art and art history faculty and students, but and to allow a wide range of people from communities also for others to use in their studies,” says Richard Ranta, across the country to view and study this important, yet dean of the College of Communication and Fine Arts. “It will relatively unknown body of Warhol’s work. give us a unique view of important personalities of the 20th The selected photographs are expected to arrive at the Art century as captured by one of its icons.” Museum by the end of January.

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