The University of Arizona College of Fine Arts
Graduation Convocation
Fall 2021
Degree Candidates
Each degree candidate's name links to their personal page, where you can view their photo and/or quote, if submitted.
Academic distinctions are projections based on data as of October 22, 2021, and may differ from the final diploma distinction.
Bachelor of Arts
Adriana Acedo Campillo
Bachelor of Arts: Film and Television | Theatre Arts
Luis Enrique Aranda
Bachelor of Arts: Film and Television
Christopher Javier Calleja
Bachelor of Arts: Film and Television
Kate Ward Gallagher
Bachelor of Arts: Film and Television
Cecelia Blanca Garcia
Bachelor of Arts: Art History
Shannon Margaret Harrington
Bachelor of Arts: Studio Art
Mackenzie Dee Hughes
Bachelor of Arts: Film and Television
Grace Irene Kim
Bachelor of Arts: Studio Art
Tiyee A. La Mar
Bachelor of Arts: Film and Television
John Jay Tackitt
Bachelor of Arts: Film and Television
Martin Alejandro Valdez
Bachelor of Arts: Studio Art
Brianna Arleen Velasco
Bachelor of Arts: Art History
Bachelor of Music
Diego Reyes Abeytia
Bachelor of Music: Music Education
Daniella Erma Dea Bolin
Bachelor of Music: Performance - Composition
Katherine Anne Damon
Bachelor of Music: Performance - Harp
Morgan J.C. Hardy
Bachelor of Music: Performance - Voice
Antonio Alberto Heredia
Bachelor of Music: Music Education
Erik Matthew Sylliaasen
Bachelor of Music: Music Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Tennyson Sue Aaronson-Glaab
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Art and Visual Culture Education - Teaching
Magna Cum Laude
Sofia Anzaldua
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art - Illustration and Design
Summa Cum Laude With Honors
Cassandra Suzanne Bauer
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art - Photography, Video and Imaging
Ron Frank Creason
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Theatre Production - Design Technical Production
Jennifer Ashley Cuadros
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Theatre Production - Design Technical Production
Summa Cum Laude
Isabelle Yi Martinez Esparza
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art - Photography
Daniela Caridad Gonzalez
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art - Illustration and Design
Sofia Elena Gonzalez
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Musical Theatre
Christina Marie Harrison
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Theatre Production - Design Technical Production
Megan Emily Hazeltine
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art - Illustration and Design
Lia Victoria Hernandez
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art - Illustration and Design
Richard McKay Keith
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Theatre Production - Design Technical Production
Magna Cum Laude
Chelsy Alexandra Mata
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art - Illustration and Design
Megan Margaret Riehl
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Art and Visual Culture Education - Teaching
Magna Cum Laude
Hannah Reese Schuer
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art - Photography
Mayra Cecilia Taborda
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art - Illustration and Design
Joshua A. Torres
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art - Photography
China Ann Toto
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Art and Visual Culture Education - Teaching
Ethan Wilson
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Theatre Production - Design Technical Production
Xuxian Zhang
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art - Illustration and Design
Graduate Certificate
Master of Arts
Morgan Elizabeth Byrd
Master of Arts: Art History
Thesis: Unbridled Elegance: Photographs of African American Jockeys Who Competed in the Kentucky Derby, 1875-1901
Thesis Director: Dr. Jeehey Kim
Emily Susan Hager
Master of Arts: Art History
Thesis: Mapping History: an Object History of UAMA’s Virgin and Child
Thesis Director: Dr. Irene Romano
Devan Rhiann Marin
Master of Arts: Art and Visual Culture Education - Community and Museums
Thesis: Fashion and Identity in LGBTQ+ Youth: A Case Study in Conjunction with Mapping Q
Thesis Director: Dr. Carissa DiCindio
Master of Music
Master of Fine Arts
Caitlin Grace Rose
Master of Fine Arts: Dance
Thesis: Moldable Memories: an experiential immersion at the Biosphere 2
Thesis Chair: Dr. Suzanne Knosp
Victor Stephen Straub
Master of Fine Arts: Dance
Thesis: Two Point View: An Exploration of Movement and Music in The South Lung
Thesis Chair: Associate Professor Elizabeth George-Fesch
Doctor of Musical Arts
Zachary James Bramble
Doctor of Musical Arts: Composition
Title of Composition: Symphony no. 2
Major Professor: Prof. Daniel Asia
Sean Peter Bresemann
Doctor of Musical Arts: Conducting - Orchestral
Document: Representing Gestures with Symbols in a Conductor’s Score: A Score-Marking Method Developed from Frederik Prausnitz’s Score and Podium and Applied to Franz Schreker’s Kammersymphonie
Major Professor: Dr. Thomas Cockrell
He Huang
Doctor of Musical Arts: Conducting - Choral
Expanding the Choral Repertoire of Higher Music Education in China with Selected Nineteenth-Century German and English Partsongs
Major Professor: Dr. Elizabeth Schauer
Daniel R. Hursey
Doctor of Musical Arts: Performance - Bassoon
Document: The League of Composers Wind Quintet: Its Members, History, Works, and Role in Inter-American Diplomacy
Major Professors: Dr. William Dietz and Dr. Sara Fraker
Raphael David Lizama
Doctor of Musical Arts: Performance - Viola
Document: The “Bel Canto” Viola: The Significance of Alessandro Rolla in the Viola Catalog
Major Professor: Dr. Molly Gebrian
Doctor of Philosophy
Michael Barrett
Doctor of Philosophy: Art History & Education - Art and Visual Culture Education
Dissertation: Boris Nieslony and His Legacy: A Case Study of a Performance Art Mentor
Dissertation Director: Dr. Ryan Shin