The University of Arizona College of Fine Arts
Graduation Convocation
Virtual Ceremony | Spring 2020
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 April 1, 2020, and may differ from the final diploma distinction.
Bachelor of Arts
Rene Fernando Acuna
Bachelor of Arts: Film and Television
Samantha Marian Asher
Bachelor of Arts: Film and Television
Amy Lynn Bailey
Bachelor of Arts: Film and Television
Emma Christine Barnes
Bachelor of Arts:
Natalia Sophia Calvillo
Bachelor of Arts: Film and Television
Karlee Kathleen Connors
Bachelor of Arts:
Kaelyn Larae Cooper
Bachelor of Arts: Theatre Arts
Anh Minh Dao
Bachelor of Arts: Studio Art
Stephanie Michelle Davies
Bachelor of Arts: Film and Television
Mia Arianna de Mello
Bachelor of Arts: Film and Television
Colleen Devaney
Bachelor of Arts: Film and Television
Carly Rose Drobot
Bachelor of Arts: Film and Television
Chase Jordan Farache
Bachelor of Arts: Film and Television
Marisa Rose Favero
Bachelor of Arts: Film and Television
Eric Fine
Bachelor of Arts: Film and Television
Jack Judson Fletcher
Bachelor of Arts: Film and Television
Alexander Carlos Gallastegui
Bachelor of Arts: Film and Television
Kameron Victoria Galvez
Bachelor of Arts: Film and Television
Hannah Lee Gammon
Bachelor of Arts: Film and Television - Film and Television
Stephen Ray Garcia
Bachelor of Arts: Art History
Steven M. Gonzales
Bachelor of Arts: Film and Television
Jose Gerardo Guzman
Bachelor of Arts: Film and Television
Charity Faye Hansen
Bachelor of Arts:
William J. Harmon
Bachelor of Arts: Film and Television
Emily Virginia Herrera
Bachelor of Arts: Film and Television
Nicholas Alois Hoe
Bachelor of Arts: Film and Television
Spencer William Ittig
Bachelor of Arts: Film and Television
Taylor Imani Jackson
Bachelor of Arts: Art History
Charles Spencer Jones
Bachelor of Arts: Film and Television
Kameron Spencer Kindschi
Bachelor of Arts: Film and Television
Stephen Andrey Lull
Bachelor of Arts: Theatre Arts
Gabrielle Dominique Medina
Bachelor of Arts: Art History
Oren Elijah Meged
Bachelor of Arts: Film and Television
Alanah Matila Moltrup
Bachelor of Arts: Film and Television
Mia Pilar Moyano
Bachelor of Arts: Film and Television
Jenny Noel Myers
Bachelor of Arts: Theatre Arts
Kailee Jordan Nafziger
Bachelor of Arts: Theatre Arts
Xuehan Niu
Bachelor of Arts: Studio Art
Alexander N. Olmedo
Bachelor of Arts: Film and Television
Chelsea Carolina Ortiz
Bachelor of Arts: Studio Art
Francine Poirier
Bachelor of Arts: Studio Art
Grant Zangrando Prior
Bachelor of Arts: Film and Television
Santana Alexa Ramos
Bachelor of Arts: Theatre Arts
Mary Clare Woods Samuels
Bachelor of Arts: Studio Art
Stella Dean Schulte
Bachelor of Arts: Studio Art
Su Shen
Bachelor of Arts: Studio Art
Nicholas Ryan Stanley
Bachelor of Arts:
Adam D. Stricker
Bachelor of Arts: Film and Television
Matthew Cain Strzalka
Bachelor of Arts:
Ryan M. Vanderpool
Bachelor of Arts: Film and Television
Betty N. Yang
Bachelor of Arts: Film and Television
Bachelor of Music
Kathleen Elizabeth Cluff
Bachelor of Music: Performance - Tuba
Martin J. Constantine
Bachelor of Music: Performance - Voice
Caroline Elizabeth Earnhardt
Bachelor of Music: Performance - Tuba
Anthony Patrick Elias-Hand
Bachelor of Music: Music Education - Music Education
Jesse Factor
Bachelor of Music: Performance - Tuba
Kai David Felix
Bachelor of Music: Performance - Jazz Studies
Chiara Ferrero
Bachelor of Music: Performance - Violin
Steveland Armando Figueroa
Bachelor of Music: Performance - Trombone
Grace Lorraine Hoskinson
Bachelor of Music: Music Education
David Liam Ingram
Bachelor of Music: Performance - Voice
Austin James Kruger
Bachelor of Music: Performance - Composition
David Oregon
Bachelor of Music: Performance - Performance
Haoshen Qi
Bachelor of Music: Performance - Composition
George Adam Rosas
Bachelor of Music: Music Education
Kenneth Roy Saufley
Bachelor of Music: Performance - Trumpet
Diego Armando Urias
Bachelor of Music: Performance - Jazz Studies
Julie Marie Vivaldo
Bachelor of Music: Performance - Clarinet
Hannah Sunseri Whelchel
Bachelor of Music: Music Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Carly Diane Altieri
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art - Illustration and Design
Emma Diane Bayne
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Art and Visual Culture Education - Teaching
Eavan Clare Brunswick
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Theatre Production - Professional Actor Training Program
Tristan David Caldwell
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Musical Theatre
Tristan Roy Carmichael
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art - Illustration and Design
Javonte Marquez Carney
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Dance
Liana Reubena Carrasco
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Theatre Production - Design Technical Production
Magna Cum Laude
Michael Ryan Cochiolo
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art - Illustration and Design
Dylan Cotter
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Theatre Production – Acting
Michael Forrest Cox
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art - Studio Art
Paola Renee D’Gyves
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art - Visual Communication
Noah Lee Dettman
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Theatre Production - Design Technical Production
Summa Cum Laude
Gemma Janea Dick
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Theatre Production - Design Technical Production
Uthai Andres Espinoza
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Art and Visual Culture Education - Art and Visual Culture Education
Magna Cum Laude
Brady Steuart Ross Fellows
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art - Illustration and Design
Summa Cum Laude
Emily Michelle Filener
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art - Illustration and Design
Amy Elizabeth Fredrickson
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art - Photography
Allison Christine Frieders
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Theatre Production - Design Technical Production
Magna Cum Laude
Rebecca Nicole Galcik
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Theatre Production - Professional Actor Training Program
Cum Laude
Ryan Gao
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art - Photography
Lauren Davis Geiselhart
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Theatre Production - Design Technical Production
Gabriela Marie Giusti
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Theatre Production - Professional Actor Training Program
Molly Jessica Gluzinski
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Theatre Production - Design Technical Production
Nicholas Johannsen Gonsowski
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art - Illustration and Design
Brian Michael Graham
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Theatre Production - Design Technical Production
Carly Nicole Grossman
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Musical Theatre
Devon Marquis Hall
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art - Illustration and Design
Danielle Christina Harnsberger
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Dance
Christopher James Harper
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Theatre Production - Professional Actor Training Program
Magna Cum Laude
Anne-Rose Jemes
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art - Three Dimensional
Eric Wojciech Klich
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Dance
Bernadette Joy Lamb
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art - Illustration and Design
Summa Cum Laude With Honors
Emma Acuna Lavarias
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art - Illustration and Design
Jasmine Mo Li
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art - Illustration and Design
Ian Phillip Lowney
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Film and Television
Alexandra Lund
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art - Two Dimensional
Carl Jansson Lundblad
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art - Illustration and Design
Talia Marie Luzzo
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Dance
Annika Elizabeth Maher
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Theatre Production - Design Technical Production
Tyler Jon Mandel
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art - Photography
Christopher Evans Mason
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Theatre Production - Design Technical Production
Summa Cum Laude
Claudia Jamilett Molina
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art - Illustration and Design
Guy Thomson Norris
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Theatre Production - Professional Actor Training Program
Magna Cum Laude With Honors
Joseph Christopher Ogren
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Dance
Gabrielle Slade Pattea
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art - Photography
Paige Rachel Pflueger
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art - Two Dimensional
Jaime Gabriel Pla
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Theatre Production - Professional Actor Training Program
Magna Cum Laude With Honors
Frederick Kyle Reece
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Theatre Production - Design Technical Production
Brandon Reyes
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Musical Theatre
Elana Rose Richardson
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Theatre Production - Professional Actor Training Program
Cum Laude
Nathan Douglas Shipp
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art - Illustration and Design
Jordan Nicole Solich
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art - Photography
Alyssa Jasmine Thomas
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Art and Visual Culture Education - Teaching
Delaney Marie Thomas
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Art and Visual Culture Education - Community and Museums
Cum Laude
Kristin Leann Valencia
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art - Visual Communication
Jessica Anaya Villasenor
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art - Illustration and Design
Lawrence Anthony Ware
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Theatre Production - Design Technical Production
Tyra Mildred White
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Art and Visual Culture Education - Teaching
Johanna Beth Woods
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art - Visual Communication
Master of Arts
Gustav Meuschke
Master of Arts: Art and Visual Culture Education - Community and Museums
Major Professor: Dr. Amy Kraehe & Dr. Gloria Wilson
Samantha Rodriguez
Master of Arts: Art and Visual Culture Education - Community and Museums
Code Catalyst: Digital Storytelling through Illustration and Augmented Reality
Major Professor: Dr. Ryan Shin
Master of Music
Frances Elizabeth Barrows
Master of Music: Performance - Voice
Major Professor: Dr. Kristin Dauphinais
Tad Thomas Biggs
Master of Music: Musicology
Thesis: Julia Perry’s Stabat Mater, Black Historical Memory, and the Lynching of Christ
Major Professor: Dr. Matthew Mugmon
Jared Brayton Bollenbacher
Master of Music: Conducting - Choral
Major Professor: Dr. Elizabeth Schauer
Jennifer Dorothy Brobeck
Master of Music: Music Education
Thesis: A Narrative Case Study of Sight-Singing Philosophies and Practices of Two Secondary Choral Educators
Major Professor: Dr. Dawn Corso
Lucas Carballeira
Master of Music: Theory
Thesis: Metrical Consonance and Dissonance Complementing Formal Structures in the Music of The Dillinger Escape Plan
Major Professor: Dr. John Muniz
Grant Stephen Knox
Master of Music: Musicology
Document: Examining the Double-Consciousness: Portraits of Americana in the Works of Ulysses Kay
Major Professor: Dr. Matthew Mugmon
Eloy Fidel Ramirez
Master of Music: Musicology
Thesis: Queer Theory and Third-Wave Feminism in Pauline Oliveros’s Meditative Work
Major Professor: Dr. Mattew Mugmon
Walter Callum Robbins-Gennerich
Master of Music: Performance - Performance
Major Professor: Prof. Timothy Kantor
Master of Fine Arts
Elizabeth Ann Eaton
Master of Fine Arts: Theatre Arts - Theatre Design and Production
Costume Design for The Light in the Piazza
Major Professor: Prof. Patrick Holt
Elena Makansi
Master of Fine Arts: Art
The Endless Forest (The End of the Forest)
Major Professor: Prof. Ellen McMahon
Ryan B. Moore
Master of Fine Arts: Theatre Arts - Theatre Design and Production
Costume Design for Two Gentleman of Verona
Major Professor: Prof. Patrick Holt
Rachel Ashley Wilkins
Master of Fine Arts: Theatre Arts - Theatre Design and Production
Costume Director for The Light in the Piazza
Major Professor: Prof. Richard Tuckett
Doctor of Musical Arts
Jared Aragon
Doctor of Musical Arts: Composition
Composition: Harpsichord Concerto
Major Professor: Prof. Daniel Asia
Matthew Mark Crosby
Doctor of Musical Arts: Choral Conducting - Choral Conducting
Document: Franz Schubert's Use of Harmony to Express the Texts in His Musical Settings of Franz Grillparzer's Poetry
Major Professor: Dr. Bruce Chamberlain
Angelica Marie Dunsavage
Doctor of Musical Arts: Conducting - Choral
Document: Johann Schein, Poet-Composer: Analyzing the Assimilation of Rhetoric and Word Painting in the Diletti Pastorali Collection
Major Professor: Dr. Elizabeth Schauer
Shuree Enkhbold
Doctor of Musical Arts: Performance - Piano
Document: The Piano Music of Sharav Byambasuren: Expressing Mongolian Identity Through Piano Performance
Major Professor: Dr. Rex Woods
Christian Charles Giddings
Doctor of Musical Arts: Conducting - Choral
Document: The Poetic Influence of Torquato Tasso on Monteverdi's Madrigals
Major Professor: Dr. Bruce Chamberlain
Benjamin Jason Hansen
Doctor of Musical Arts: Conducting - Choral
Document: Textual/Musical Interrelationships in Five Unaccompanied Works by Ivo Antognini
Major Professor: Dr. Bruce Chamberlain
Yujia Luo
Doctor of Musical Arts: Conducting - Choral
Document: A New Edition of Anlun Huang's A Requiem in Chinese with an English translation and International Phonetic Alphabet Transcription
Major Professor: Dr. Bruce Chamberlain
Pavel Francisco Meza Peraza
Doctor of Musical Arts: Performance - Guitar
Document: Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco's Sonata Omaggio a Boccherini, op. 77: A Comparison of the Original Score with Andrés Segovia's Standard Edition, Analysis, and New Scholarly Performance Edition
Major Professor: Prof. Tom Patterson
Andrew Paul Morales
Doctor of Musical Arts: Performance - Percussion
Document: Sticking Categories: A Practical Application in Contemporary Literature for Four-Mallet Marimba
Major Professor: Dr. Norm Weinberg
Sangjoon Park
Doctor of Musical Arts: Performance - Piano
Document: Musical Oration: J.S. Bach's Use of Rhetorical Devices in the Fantasia and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 904, and the Chromatic Fantasia and Fuge in D Minor, BWV 903
Major Professor: Dr. Rex Woods
Jacob Lewis Ransom
Doctor of Musical Arts: Performance - Performance
Document: Use of the Program Ableton Live to Learn, Practice, Compose, and Perform Electro-Acoustic Drumset Works
Major Professor: Dr. Morris Palter
Jakub Rojek
Doctor of Musical Arts: Composition
Composition: Transient Tangents
Major Professor: Prof. Daniel Asia
Kevin Michael Seal
Doctor of Musical Arts: Conducting - Choral
Document: Achieving a Historically-Informed Performance of Johann Christoph Graupner's Church Cantatas: A Conductor's Guide and New Edition of "Wo gehet Jesus hin, GWV 1119/39
Major Professor: Dr. Bruce Chamberlain
William Kullen Thomas
Doctor of Musical Arts: Performance - Organ
Document: Rhythmic Freedom in Felix Mendelssohn's Six Organ Sonatas, Op. 65
Major Professor: Dr. Rex Woods
Todd Wachsman
Doctor of Musical Arts: Conducting - Choral
Document: Stylistic Features of the Compositions of the Modern American Composer Peter Williams, Particularly as Found in His Missa Brevis
Major Professor: Dr. Bruce Chamberlain and Dr. John Brobeck
Neal Warner
Doctor of Musical Arts: Composition - Composition
Composition: Streamer Symphony
Major Professor: Prof. Daniel Asia
Doctor of Philosophy
Faez Ismael Abdalla Abarca
Doctor of Philosophy: Music - Theory
Dissertation: Towards a Theory of Early-Romantic First-Movement Concerto Form: A Study of Felix Mendelssohn and His Contemporaries
Major Professor: Dr. Boyd Pomeroy
Kathy Acosta Zavala
Doctor of Philosophy: Musiciology - Musiciology
Dissertation: Toward a History of the Institutionalization of the Classical Guitar: Vahdah Olcott-Bickford (1885–1980) and the Shaping of Classical Guitar Culture in Twentieth-Century America
Major Professor: Dr. Matthew Mugmon
Sierra Norris
Doctor of Philosophy: Music Education
Dissertation: Private Studio Music Teachers' Attitudes Towards Students with Disabilities: A Descriptive Analysis
Major Professor: Dr. Matt Williams and Dr. Dawn Corso
Kristi Rucker
Doctor of Philosophy: Art History & Education - Art and Visual Culture Education
Dissertation: An A/r/tographical Examination of the Transformation to Becoming an Art Teacher
Major Professor: Dr. Ryan Shin
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