Celebration of Excellence 2021 May 12, 2021 12:45 p.m. Daniels Plaza Celebration of Excellence 2021 Program Welcome Brian Cole, Chancellor 2020‐2021 Excellence in Teaching Awards Patrick Sims, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Faculty Endowed Scholarships Patrick Sims, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Elizabeth Harriet Weaver Memorial Scholarship Patrick Sims, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Sarah Graham Kenan Scholarship in Excellence Patrick Sims, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost 2020‐2021 Artpreneur Grant for Graduating Students Brian Cole, Chancellor UNCSA Staff Professional Excellence Award UNCSA Staff Community Service Award Brian Cole, Chancellor Employee Years of Service Recognition of Retirees Angela Mahoney, Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Human Resources Officer Close Brian Cole, Chancellor 2 2020‐2021 UNCSA Excellence in Teaching Awards Eva Draw School of Dance Cameron Knight School of Drama Kjersten Lester‐Moratzka School of Design and Production Joseph Pecoraro School of Music Lauren Vilchik School of Filmmaking Michael Wakeford Division of Liberal Arts 2020‐2021 Excellence in Teaching Award from the UNC Board of Governors Lauren Vilchik School of Filmmaking 2020‐2021 Artpreneur Grants for Graduating Students Arianna Bohning School of Music Abel Brone‐Hammer School of Filmmaking Jo Hatcher School of Filmmaking Anika Ramlo School of Drama Julia Walpole School of Filmmaking Special Scholarships of Excellence 2021‐2022 Faculty Endowed Scholarships To be announced Elizabeth Harriet Weaver Memorial Scholarship To be announced Sarah Graham Kenan Scholarship in Excellence To be announced William R. Kenan, Jr. Excellence Scholarship Recipients Mahalet Andargachew Ruth Kelley Nathan Bowden Belle Le Mick Buck Blaine McIndoe Giovanni Castellon Houston Odum Marta Djorović Grace Quintanilla Alyssa James Abrianna Sigel 3 All‐School Scholarships Chancellorʹs Award for Excellence Dance Design & Production Karley Childress Tess Crabtree Cambria Dancu Rose Eubanks Ruiko Jacobs Damarius Kennedy Division of Liberal Arts High School Academics Student Affairs Clarke Phillips Eleanor Broughton Murphy Applin Associates Endowed Scholarship Dance Design & Production Drama Filmmaking Music Caroline Credle Molly McGill Santiago Sepulveda Will Henderson Winfred Felton Alaina Watkins William Bondurant Scholarship Design & Production Drama Music Natosha Martin Jasmine Hurt Winfred Felton R. B. Crawford Endowed Scholarship Dance Design & Production Drama Music Taylor Pinney Damarius Kennedy Aisha Sougou Mya Gibson Alex and Sheila Ewing Endowed Scholarship Design & Production Drama Music Hannah Andrews Diana Craycroft Brianna Cantwell Camryn Banks Tyler Felix Jaron Deming Seth McLaughlin Jason Sanchez DeWitt Chatham Hanes Memorial Scholarship Dance Design & Production Filmmaking Drama Music Alexis York Jack Koch Clarke Phillips Jacob Moskovitz Jenna Waters This program lists merit scholarships that were awarded by April 27, 2021 to returning students only. 4 All‐School Scholarships Cecile Lethem Endowed Scholarship Dance Design & Production Yu Yao Sutherland Devyn Tibbals NextNow Scholarship Dance Design & Production Drama Music Amaya Burnett Kyle Munden Murphy Applin Nelson Pardo Sofia Johnson Greyson Nicholson Aphrodite Armstrong Keely Reitman Madisyn Montgomery Maki Niikura Christian Brown Siri Vedel Evie Nootenboom Vivian Farahani Darian Zetterquist‐Martinez Kasey Paulson Dara Kovacevic Ashley Pennington Santiago Sepulveda Dominick Riches Evelyn Schramm‐Hesse Odan & Cleo Scholarship Dance Design & Production Drama Nyah Banks Tahtiana Bellins Murphy Applin Nancy S. Reynolds Merit Scholarship Dance Design & Production Drama Music Vivian Lacerda Joshua Lawson Acadia Barrengos Drew Banzhoff Nancy S. Reynolds Recruitment Scholarship Dance Design & Production Drama Filmmaking Music Emma Cilke Trevor Kirschenheiter Dara Kovacevic Una Miolla David Wintermute John G. Welch Scholarship Dance Design & Production Drama Filmmaking Jordan Hooks William Wharton Julissa Lopez Will Henderson Alaina Watkins This program lists merit scholarships that were awarded by April 27, 2021 to returning students only. 5 Scholarships by School School of Dance Sally Brayley Bliss Endowed Scholarship in Dance Tom Kenan Merit Scholarship Zac Snyder Jarrod Harrell Sarah Phillips Campus Arts Scholarship William R. Kenan Jr., Scholarship Ashtyn Babb Hope Dalbec Deanna Cudjoe Russell Chambers Scholarship in Dance Barbara Trent Kimbrell Scholarship Julia Shoffner Reese Dailey Anna & Thomas Chatham Scholarship Pat Land Memorial Scholarship in Dance Nasira Watson Quetzali Hart A. Robert Cordell Scholarship Robert & Sonja Lindgren Scholarship Mary Grace Cole Adianna Valentine Dance Dean’s Merit Scholarship Barbara Millhouse Scholarship Elizabeth Russell Isabella Lingua‐Cutler William Whitney Jaala McCall Jeanelle C. Moore Scholarship Stephen Gunter Mr. & Mrs. John Davis III Scholarship Abigail Herron Gillian Murphy Scholarship Karl Pil Agnes DeMille Endowed Scholarship Elizabeth Iwasko Nutcracker Dance Scholarship Neil Basu Festival of NC Dance Scholarship Emma Wessel Nutcracker Foundation Scholarship Dance Samuel Mayer Gabriel Ramirez Betsy Friday Endowed Scholarship in Dance* Nikolas Darrough Joshua Ponton Marty Spry Scholarship Madlon and Kirk Glenn Endowed Scholarship Aly Candland Rebecca Armbruster Dale Talley Scholarship Lee Harper Scholarship in Dance Kendall Ramirez Ethan Digby New Pai Supichayanggoon Mel Tomlinson Memorial Scholarship Khiʹshawn Robinson Melissa Hayden Endowed Scholarship Elijah Davis Dylan West The Mary Lynn and John Wigodsky Scholarship in the School of Dance Susan Jaffe Endowed Dance Scholarship Jarrod Harrell Nadia Avery *A component of The Talented Students in the Arts Initiative, a collaboration of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Surdna Foundation 6 School of Design & Production Patricia & Malcolm Brown Fund Katharine & John Johnson Endowed Scholarship for Theatre Training Johnna Presby Tahtiana Bellins William R. Kenan Jr., Scholarship Campus Arts Scholarship Amanda Fisk Kaillou Aguirre Elizabeth Copenhaver Emily Babyak Izzy Cosen Kevin Meek Lighting and Scenic Design Scholarship Camryn Banks Victoria Coulter Jessica Scott Margaret Turoff Anna Bowdish Chase Dietrich Amelia Brown Marquita Horton Tamara Michael Endowed Scholarship Haley Burdette Clara Rimes Elisa Stroud Natalie Carreiro Nutcracker Foundation Scholarship Design & Production Catawba County Merit Scholarship Vallye Adams Jade Soto Tess Crabtree Tierney Brennan Francesca Stiehl‐Guerra Whitney Fabre Isabella Tapia Jean C. Davis Scholarship Abrianna Harmon Margaret Tennant Gabriela Nunez Cayman Raff Elijah Thomas Evelyn Schramm‐Hesse Evelyn Schramm‐Hesse Emma Thomas Stephanie “Stevie” Dawson Scholarship Nikolas Serrano Devyn Tibbals Kaci Kidder Stephen Smart Margaret Turoff Emma Smith Kylie Wagner Design & Production Dean’s Scholarship Jenn Somers Jesse Wilen Jessica Holcombe William A. Porter Endowed Scholarship Design & Production Performance Scholarship Hunter McCune Chase Dietrich Sara Green Set Decorator’s Scholarship Lauren Eckard Kelsie Grigg Joshua Lawson McKenna Farlow Heather Hardin Amanda Fisk Olivia Hill Jean Mary DePasquale Shaprut Endowed Scholarship Johanna Fleischer Damarius Kennedy Isabelle Flores Kayli Kimerer Lily Mateus Cassandra Sisson Isabella Flosi Dustin Kirby John and Julia Sneden Endowed Award for Excellence* Elizabeth Furman Chloe Lupini Syuan Zeng Cris George Alexandra Magallanes Taylor Gordon Molly McGill Paul G. Tazewell Scholarship Jacob Grebber Johnna Presby Marquita Horton Fletcher D&P Scholarship Jean & James Townsend Endowed Fund Sarah Webster Eric Hill Clyde Fowler Endowed Scholarship Marvin Ward Endowed Scholarship for Design & Production Franklin Sosa Clara Rimes This program lists merit scholarships that were awarded by April 27, 2021 to returning students only. 7 School of Drama Maryanne Arena Scholarship Tom Kenan Merit Scholarship Jasmine Hurt Elise McFarland Diego Vazquez Gomez Aidan Roche Grace Woosley Barrett Scholarship in Drama and Music Chloe Ivey William R. Kenan, Jr. Endowed Scholarship in Drama* Kevin Barrows Memorial Scholarship in Drama Kennedy Jackson Madison Kiernan Michael Washington Katharine Howard Laidlaw Drama Scholarship Yury Belov Memorial Endowed Scholarship Reagan Carstens Jason Sanchez Logan Family Endowed Drama Scholarship Robert Beseda Endowed Scholarship Gianna Hoffman Deandre Leatherbury Martha & Spencer Love Drama Scholarship Elizabeth & Henry Booke Scholarship Tess Riley Deandre Leatherbury Mary MacArthur Memorial Scholarship Campus Arts Scholarship Isabelle Bushue Venus Barnett Millennium Scholarship in Drama Claire Christopher Endowed Drama Scholarship Andrew Hovey Luke Klein Mollie Murray Endowed Scholarship in Drama Santiago Sepulveda Jean C. Davis Scholarship Anthony Littlepage‐Buggs Nancy T. & C. Edward Pleasants Scholarship in Theatre Training Martha S. DeLaurentiis Scholarship Darby McDonough Chloe Ivey Pence‐Sokoloff Scholarship Frances C. Dougherty Endowed Scholarship DaMya Gurley Bailey James Kiara Mazariegos Edwin W. Schloss Endowed Scholarship Drama Dean’s Scholarship in Drama Julissa Lopez Chelsea Calfo Drama Deanʹs Endowed Scholarship Robert Francesconi Endowed Scholarship Matias De La Flor Kiara Mazariegos Gerald Freedman Excellence Endowed Fund Marty Spry Scholarship Scholarship Natasha Dvorak Vivian Farahani Dr. Lawrence C. Walker & Anne K. Walker Lesley Hunt Endowed Scholarship Scholarship Tyler Felix Diego Vazquez Gomez *A component of The Talented Students in the Arts