Acknowledgements Thanks & Credits

Without the unending support of our Arizona Arts Administration and our College of Fine Arts faculty & staff, this milestone for our graduates would not be possible. Thank you, staff and faculty, for your ongoing dedication and commitment to arts education.

College of Fine Arts Faculty and Staff, listed alphabetically

Fine Arts Administration

Norma Ayon, Assistant Director – Academic Advising
Cynthia Barlow, Information Technology Manager, Principal
Mark Kenneth Channell, Director of Development
Deanna Fitzgerald, Professor, Associate Dean, Fine Arts
Tannis Gibson, Professor, Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs and Inclusive Excellence
Brian James Harris, Coordinator, UpBeat
Dal Hodges, Systems Administrator, Senior
Josephine Kelly, Human Resources Generalist III
Bianca Metz, Graphic Designer
Karin Nolan, Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor, Fine Arts
Ana M. Pumarejo Losada, Manager, Administrative Services / Support
Brad Richter, Directors Outreach – College of Fine Arts
Andrew Schulz, Dean, Fine Arts, Professor, Vice President for the Arts
Lindsay Marie Shekleton, Coordinator, Recruitment
Martina M. Shenal, Professor, School of Art
Stephanie Silva, Accountant
Charlie Snyder, Director, PR – Marketing and Communications
Dane Velasquez, Systems Administrator, Senior
Tracy Wynn, Executive Assistant
Sharon K. Young, Chief of Staff, Assistant Dean, Business-Finance
Andrea Renee Zetterberg, Business Manager, Senior

School of Art

Sama Raena Alshaibi, Professor
Nicole Antebi, Assistant Professor
Sandra M. Barr, Lecturer
Megan G. Bartel, Program Coordinator
Colin Greene Blakely, Director, School of Art, Professor, Associate Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
Carlton Bradford, Associate Professor
Larry D. Busbea, Ph.D., Professor
Aurore Chabot, Professor
David Christiana, Professor
Aaron Stewart Coleman, Assistant Professor
James A. Cook, Professor
Pia F. Cuneo, Ph.D., Professor
Carissa Maria DiCindio, Assistant Professor
Joseph A. Farbrook, Associate Professor
Brian Robert Ganter, Community Outreach Professional II
Lawrence Gipe, Associate Professor
Ginette Kristine Gonzalez, Administrative Associate
James Graham, Academic Advisor I
Laura Tanner Graham, Assistant Professor
Brooke A. Grucella, Professor of Practice, Curator, Gallery
David Alan Huber, Technician, Digital Studio
Paul Eli Ivey, Ph.D., Professor
Jeehey Kim, Assistant Professor
Amelia McCauley Kraehe, Associate Professor
Kelly A. Leslie, Associate Professor
Alejandro Macias, Assistant Professor
Kimberly Mast, Director, Visual Resource Center
Ellen McMahon, Professor, Associate Dean
Anna-Karenina Montiel,
Sarah J. Moore, Ph.D., Professor
John Wiley Nofs, Coordinator, Photography Facillities
Eric A. Norman, Technician, Studio-3D
Wilma Pinedo, Program Coordinator
Irene B. Romano, Ph.D., Curator, Mediterranean Archaeology, Professor, Anthropology, Professor
Ashley S. Rubin, Senior Academic Advisor I
Maria Del Rocio Sanchez, Assistant to the Director, Administration
Carrie M. Scharf, Program Coordinator
Marcos Joao Serafim neto, Assistant Professor
Gary Setzer, Professor
Manisha Sharma, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Martina M. Shenal, Professor, School of Art
Ryan Shin, Ph.D., Professor
Michelle Stone-Eklund, Business Manager, Senior
David J. Taylor, Professor
Cerese Vaden, Interim Program Chair, Professor
Stacie G. Widdifield, Ph.D., Professor
Gloria J. Wilson, Assistant Professor
Angela Zielinski, Associate Professor
Karen Zimmermann, Assistant Director, Professor

School of Dance

Vincent Luke Calianno, Theater Technical Assistant
Roberto Castro, Theater Technical Assistant
Patricia A. Choate, Business Manager, Senior
Christopher Bryan Compton, Assistant Professor
John Dahlstrand, Technical Director, Senior
Tamara Dyke-Compton, Associate Professor
Autumn Nicole Eckman, Assistant Professor
Michelle Elena Francisco, Administrative Assistant
Elizabeth George, Associate Professor
Jory Hancock, Professor, Director, School of Dance
Whitney Herr-Buchholz, Director, Operations and Advancement
Marquez E. Johnson, Instructor, School of Dance
Erika Julian, Instructor
Suzanne Knosp, D.M.A., Professor
Robert Legendre, Accompanist
Woan Ching Lim, Accompanist
Melissa Lowe, Director, Student Services and Advising, Professor
Richard A. Mansfield,
Lorin Shane Mathis, Adjunct Instructor
Hayley E. Meier, Adjunct Instructor
Kristin B. Miller, Athletic Trainer
Ryan M. Moore, Technical Director, Senior
Kyria R. Sabin, Instructor
Mark Schafer, Accompanist, Senior
Joseph H. Venegoni, Accompanist, Senior
Ivy Zipporah Wahome, Costume Maker
Sam Watson, Artist In Residence
Kristen A. Wheeler, Director, Costume Shop
Barbea Williams, Instructor
Michael Williams, Professor

Fred Fox School of Music

Mindi Rey Acosta, Information Specialist, Assistant
Philip Henry Alejo, Associate Professor
Christopher Allen, Costume Shop Manager
Daniel Asia, Professor
Michael D. Becker, Instructor
David John Boulton, Academic Advisor I
Shelly Braun, Program Coordinator, Senior
John T. Brobeck, Ph.D., Director, Graduate Studies-Music, Professor
Theodore Oscar Buchholz, Associate Professor
Jason R. Carder, Assistant Professor
Thomas Cockrell, D.M.A., Director, Orchestral Activities, Endowed Chair, Nelson Riddle-Music, Professor
Dawn T. Corso, Assistant Professor, Social / Cultural / Critical Theory – GIDP, Assistant Professor
Alyssa J. Cossey, Assistant Professor
Kristin Dauphinais, D.M.A., Associate Professor
Michael Dauphinais, Instructor
Sally R. Day, Theater Scenery Specialist
Pamela Decker, D.M.A., Professor
Miguel Angel Felipe, Associate Professor
Sara E. Fraker, Associate Professor
Molly A. Gebrian, Assistant Professor
Tannis Gibson, Professor, Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs and Inclusive Excellence
Jackie Surber Glazier, Assistant Professor
Edward John Goodman, Assistant Professor
Robert E. Gordon, Assistant Professor
Michelle Gott, Assistant Professor
Jennie M. Gubner, Chair, Applied Intercultural Arts Research – GIDP, Assistant Professor
Sara Gulgas, Assistant Professor
Yuanyuan He, Assistant Professor
Kiara Alexandria Johnson, Technical Director, Assistant
Timothy Andreas Kantor, Assistant Professor
Larry Xiaoming Lang, Professor of Practice, Fred Fox School of Music, Program Manager
Yunah Lee, Assistant Professor
Fanya Lin, Assistant Professor
Daniel Robert Linder, Assistant Professor
Brian Luce, D.M.A., Professor
Johanna Lundy, Assistant Professor
John Milbauer, Professor
Brian Moon, Assistant Professor
Matthew S. Mugmon, Associate Professor
John Muniz, Assistant Professor
Chad R. Nicholson, Associate Professor
Karin Nolan, Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor, Fine Arts
Marissa Olegario, Assistant Professor
Morris Samuel Palter, Associate Professor
R. Thomas Patterson, Endowed Chair, Sanford & Phyllis Bolton for Classical Guitar, Professor
Boyd Pomeroy, Ph.D., Professor
Jennifer C. Post, Senior Lecturer
Jose Luis Puerta, Assistant Professor
Alberto R. Ranjel, Instructor
Edward Reid, Professor
Amy Roberts, Archivist
Jay Rosenblatt, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Wiley Ross, Recording Studio Coordinator
Lauren Roth, Assistant Professor
Elizabeth Schauer, D.M.A., Associate Director, Choral Activities, Professor
Carson G. Scott, Technical Director, Senior
Chad Ellis Shoopman, Assistant Professor
Jacqueline Shrestha, Business Manager, Senior
Cynthia S. Stokes, Assistant Professor
William A. Stuckey, Associate Professor
Donald G. Traut, Ph.D., Professor
Matthew Joseph Tropman, Associate Professor
Yudai Ueda, Instructor
Cassie J. Van Gelder, Piano Technician
Angelo David Versace, Associate Professor
Arthur Vint, Instructor
Alana Dallas Wiesing, Instructor
Lori Jean Wiest, Endowed Chair, Alan C. Fox, Professor, Director, School of Music
Ann Elana Williams,
Matthew L. Williams, Assistant Professor
Brice Winston, Instructor
Owen Ray Witzeman, Technical Director
Richard Paul Woodruff, Piano Technician
Rex Woods, Professor
Lisa Zdechlik, D.M.A., Endowed Chair, Daveen Fox-Music Studies, Professor

School of Theatre, Film & Television

Christina Beasley, D.M.A., Senior Academic Advisor II
Andrew Wayne Belser, Professor, Director
Kevin A. Black, Professor of Practice
Wolfe Bowart, Limited Term Adjunct Instructor
Jacob Paul Bricca, Associate Professor
Darious Jamal Britt, Media Specialist
Dan Brock, Media Specialist, Senior
Kevin James Byrne, Assistant Professor
Justine Collins, Assistant to the Director, Administration
Anna Reynolds Cooper, Assistant Professor, Social / Cultural / Critical Theory – GIDP, Assistant Professor
Stacy J. Dugan, Business Manager, Senior
Donald J. Fox, Assistant Professor
Brent Gibbs, Professor
Danny Gurwin, Co-Chair, Acting/Musical Theatre Division, Associate Professor
Alexander S. Guyton, Limited Term Adjunct Instructor
Patrick Holt, Associate Professor
Nika R. Kaiser, Limited Term Adjunct Instructor Film and Television
Christine Kerr, Assistant Professor
Joseph Klug, Assistant Professor
Edward Kraus, Associate Professor
Jennifer Lang, General Manager, Associate Professor of Practice
Alex Leyton, Limited Term Adjunct Instructor Film and Television
Jordan Marie Lorsung, Marketing Specialist, Associate
Roweena Mackay, Adjunct Instructor Film and Television
Jessica Maerz, Associate Director, Associate Professor
Yuri Makino, Associate Director, Associate Professor
Claire Marie Mannle, Instructor
Matthew S. Marcus, Instructor
David Donald Morden, Associate Professor
Michael Mulcahy, Associate Professor, Social / Cultural / Critical Theory – GIDP, Associate Professor
Kerryn Negus, Director, Advancement and External Relations
Greg Pierotti, Assistant Professor
Jamie Rae Reed, Assistant Professor of Practice
Shane Riches, Associate Professor of Practice
Elaine D. Romero, Associate Professor
Clare Rowe, Associate Professor
Bradley Schauer, Associate Professor
Beverly Seckinger, Professor, Social / Cultural / Critical Theory – GIDP, Professor
Barbara Selznick, Associate Professor
Lisanne Skyler, Professor
Emily Smokovich, Assistant Professor
Nicole Diane Staab, Academic Advisor I
Hank Stratton, Artistic Director, Assistant Professor
Daniela M. Tascarella, Student Academic Specialist
Maryann P. Trombino-Arthur, Costume Shop Manager
Richard Tuckett, Associate Professor
Rick Wamer, Adjunct Instructor Film and Television
David L. Wing, Adjunct Instructor
David Yarnelle, Assistant Professor of Practice
Charles C. Young, Instructor

Many staff, faculty, and students worked to make this Convocation possible. The College of Fine Arts wishes to thank and acknowledge these individuals for their contributions to this celebration.

A heartfelt thanks to Arizona Arts’ Principal Information Technology Manager, Cynthia “Cy” Barlow, for her immeasurable support in moving this Convocation celebration onto a virtual platform. From website development to video production and everything in between – thank you, Cy! Our appreciation for her innovation, creativity, and support cannot be overstated!

A special thanks to CFA Graduation coordinator, Lindsay Shekleton-Clark.