In the Studio 2022-2023

IN THE STUDIO

2022-23

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focus on the many wonderful events from the past year. What the

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students, staff, and faculty achieve is truly amazing: concerts in Italy and Austria; excursions to New York, London, and Florence; a highly technical production of Cinderella and student-choreographed and performed

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dance concerts, and much, much, more. We offer a glimpse of the many

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wonderful activities from the last year in the following pages.

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It is a privilege to be a part of each student’s journey, to watch them

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overcome obstacles, conquer fears, surpass goals, and exceed their personal expectations. During this process, HPU’s

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unique culture and the innate requirements of their disciplines make themself visible. Students in the arts exist in a

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cycle of iterations. They put something into the world, receive feedback, process it, and then identify more effective

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solutions. This is almost always done in a collaborative, team environment to produce the best outcome, whether it is part of a theatrical company, design team, or ensemble. Resilient, coachable, compassionate … these are just a few of the key characteristics embedded in the creative disciplines—further enhanced at High Point University—and why students who graduate in the arts with a liberal arts foundation can be so malleable after college, finding personal paths to happiness and success.

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To all the friends of the HPU David R. Hayworth School of Arts and Design, thank you for your continued support.

Please feel free to share the link to this publication widely. I look forward to reporting some exciting initiatives that are in our future.

Sincerely,

John C. Turpin, Ph.D., FIDEC Dean, David R. Hayworth School of Arts and Design

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In the Spotlight

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Faculty Works Guest Artists

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Studio Art & Graphic Design

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Interior Design & Fashion Merchandising

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Student Success

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Theater & Dance

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Alumni Updates

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Music

Grace E. Cush ’22 Emily L. D'Amico ’22 Jennifer S. and William C. Daniels, P

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Henry W. Ivey IV ’22 McKenzie Jade Eric M. Jenkins II ’21, ’22 (GR) Lauren E. Johnson Randall T. Johnson Jones and Peacock, Inc. Sinesia L. and William S. Karol, P Tyler L. Katz Laura A. King ’13 Kyler R. H. Koning Rebecca G. S. Korn ’22 Kelly Kozon Tessa M. Lamb Lisa A. & David Longboat, P Emily Longwell ’22 Thomas A. Lotito III Cayla R. Lowrey ’22 Stefanie P. and Samuel C. ’91 Lowrey II, P Holly E. & George V. Mandala, Jr., P

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Sandra M., Juliana and Anthony R. Maniscalco, Jr., P

Doris Drapeau ’61

Jessica L. Marley ’22 and Blake W. Newell ’22

Gabriela K. Dunn ’22

Molly Beth ’88 and Richard J. McCain

Ann Claire Edwards

Ashlyne S. McComb ’21

Felicia Enos ’21, ’22 (GR)

Macy M. McFerren

Emma I. Eustace

Susan F. ’69 and Dalton L. McMichael

Madilynn M. Every ’22

Roman E. Meilinger ’22

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Alexis G. Miller

Emma G. Farley ’22

Lucie Miller ’22

Olivia S. Farone ’22

Joseph L. Moretti

Ava E. Farraher ’22

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Stacey E. & Donald C. Fergusson, P

Emery G. Murphy

Catheryn S. and Marc A. Foster

Allison B. Myers ’20, ’21 (GR)

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Catherine and Kevin P. Norton, P

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Gabrielle M. Parulis ’22

Laura and Clark Gibson

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Jane and Harry M. Goldin

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Inspiring Act of Support The Archipley Family Theatre Endowment Fund Tom and Dina Archipley have gifted more than $1 million to High Point University to establish the Archipley Family Theatre Endowment Fund that will enhance the Theatre Department and the Charcoal Pony Improv Group. The contributions also will support the HPU Fund for Extraordinary Education and the Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena and Conference Center.

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The Archipley family has been actively involved in supporting various organizations such as Nyaka AIDS Orphans Project in Uganda, the Navy SEAL Family Foundation, CRISMA (Center of Rehabilitation of San Miguel de Allende), the Patriot Post, Love and Respect Ministries, the National Medal of Honor Heritage Center, and Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation.

Their son, Zachary Archipley, Class of ‘23, received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre Performance from HPU. He has performed in and worked on multiple shows.

He served as president of Charcoal Pony, where he was a member for four years. Zach was also a member of the Alpha Psi Omega Theater fraternity.

“HPU provides exceptional opportunities for their students to grow, and we are so excited that Zach received his education there,” said Tom. “He has grown as an actor and a leader.

We are thrilled that he has flourished here, and we can’t wait to see the success of the students coming after him.”

“Thanks to the generous donation of the Archipley family the Department of Theater & Dance has purchased six high-tech moving lights for the Pauline Theater. We used these lights to create special effects in our production of Silent Sky. We have also purchased equipment that will allow us to rotate a set 360 degrees and move scenery on and off stage more efficiently and magically and an electronic sky drop that creates multiple effects of an evening sky filled with stars. We are so thankful for their generosity which will impact our program and its students for years to come.” – Doug Brown, chair

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Words of Wisdom “Life is never linear, whether you’re a creative or not” – Stacy Garcia A panel of celebrity designers shared their creative journeys with High Point University design and merchandising students who filled the Callicutt Auditorium on Oct. 20. Designers Libby Langdon, Patti Carpenter, Stacy Garcia and Thom Filicia participated in the panel, moderated by Jane Dagmi of High Point

by Design, on HPU’s campus.

“Connecting our students face-to-face with celebrated industry professionals is one of the differentiators of our design and merchandising programs,” said Jane Nichols, chair and associate professor of home furnishings and interior design.

“Students meet and mingle with interior and home fashion product designers they have seen in magazines and on television, and they get direct career advice from professionals at the top of their fields.”

Nichols said her goal was to demonstrate to students that their careers will not be smooth linear paths but rather often bumpy roads with twists and turns that result in unexpected opportunities and rewards. Each of the designers echoed that theme as they described their experiences and detailed how they achieved success in their career.

Carpenter changed paths from fashion design to artisan development as she became an award-winning designer, a principal of New York City-based design firm carpenter + company, a color expert and global trend ambassador for Maison & Objet, a home furnishings tradeshow in Paris, France.

“It’s never a straight line in a creative field,” said Carpenter. “And change is the only constant.”

Garcia, who started her career in surface pattern design, advised students to give themselves permission to try different things. Garcia is the founder of textile supplier LebaTex, Inc.; creator of Stacy Garcia, Inc., a licensing and design company that produces fashion and interior products, and publisher of “LifeStyled by Stacy Garcia,” a digital design publication that covers the intersection between design, fashion, travel and entertaining.

“Life is never linear, whether you’re a creative or not,” said Garcia. “We’re all the hero of our own story. You have to surround yourself with people who believe in you.”

High Point University design and merchandising students gather to listen to a panel of celebrity designers share their creative journeys.

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Spirited Songs

The Viral Professor

HPU Choir performs in Austria and Czech Republic

Professor Scott Raynor

In June 2022, the HPU Choir spent eight days in Europe where they presented concerts in Prague, Czech Republic and Vienna, Austria. In Vienna, the choir was joined by other choirs from around the world, under the direction of Dr. Marc Ashley Foster and performed a concert in St. Stephen’s Cathedral where they celebrated the music of Beethoven. The choir was joined by an orchestra and professional soloists and performed Hallelujah from Christ on the Mount of Olives (Opus 85); Elegischer Gesang (Opus 118); Meeres Stille und Glückliche Fahrt (Opus 112); Kyrie from Missa Solemnis (Opus 123); and a world premiere, Jubilate Deo, written specifically for this concert by composer Dr. Richard Waters. The choir concluded the concert with an a cappella performance of a new work by renowned British composer John Rutter titled A Ukranian Prayer.

With an over-scaled paint brush in hand, Professor Scott Raynor, chair of art and graphic design, launches into the land of viral videos. Raynor had posted videos of himself making or discussing art with a calm demeanor at times spiked with a dose of unexpected humor. His students reveled in these out-of-class moments, and eventually, so did many others well beyond High Point University.

The introduction of the infamous paint brush unexpectedly went viral and it was then that Raynor saw an opportunity to inspire others and to teach his global classroom about the importance of art and being creative. To date, he has thousands of followers with millions of views making him one of HPU’s most notable ambassadors.

Catch up with Professor Raynor on TikTok and Instagram @profscottraynor

“Ecce Dedi Verba Mea” by Richard Burchard in St Martin in the Wall Church in Prague, Czech Republic as part of the “Night of Churches” in the CZ.

HPU students joined and international choir to perform in St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna, Austria.

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Innovative Expressions The Sechrest Art Gallery is High Point University’s destination for engaging, thought-provoking, and diverse exhibitions of art works. During the 2022/2023 Academic Year, the Sechrest Gallery hosted six exhibitions, plus numerous gallery talks, workshops, and special events.

TWO CARDINALS IN THE THICKET New work by Pa rk e r Ja m e s Re i n e c k e r Aug ust 22 th roug h Se ptember 24, 2022

Two Cardinals in the Thicket New Work by Parker James Reinecker Reinecker is a visual artist and photographer based in central North Carolina whose images work to develop metaphorical narratives around race, identity, and collective histories through a candid setting.

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October 3 - October 28, 2022

THEORY PRACTICE The 2022 Biennial Faculty Exhibition N e w wor k f ro m th e f a c u l t y o f H i g h Po i nt U n i ve r si t y ’s D e p a r t m e nt s o f Ar t a n d G ra p h i c D e si gn

Fading Brides/ Lachrymose New work by Christi Harris November 7 - December 16, 2022

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Theory/Practice The 2022 Biennial Faculty Exhibition New work from the faculty of High Point University’s Department of Art and Graphic Design.

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Fading Brides/Lachrymose New Work by Christi Harris Harris’s work focuses on personal and societal issues, grounded in technical skill and formal arrangements of color, pattern, and shape. Her most recent work explores memory and the role of women within the prescribed structures of culture and family.

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In Between An Installation by Jan-Ru Wan Wan is an American artist-educator who was born in Taipei, Taiwan. Wan repurposes found objects and innovates from traditional textile techniques to address the human condition, especially of collective suffering, loss, and resilience.

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ARTIFACT [BOLD]. an annual exhibition of graphic design, new media, illustration, printmaking, and the expanded field, showcases innovative and impactful work made by both professional and student designers from around the world, and honors the life and legacy of High Point University’s long-time Artist in Residence, Professor Allan Beaver.

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Artifact [BOLD] Artifact [BOLD] is an international juried annual exhibition that brings contemporary graphic design, printmaking, illustration, and new media from all over the world to our campus and celebrates the history and future of design studies at High Point University.

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The mission of the Darrell E. Sechrest Art Gallery is: To serve as a dynamic teaching and learning resource for High Point University’s students, faculty, and staff, as well as the greater High Point community.

To exhibit art works that span a range of concepts, styles, and media.

To develop meaningful interactions between artists, students, faculty, staff, and the greater High Point community through lectures, educational opportunities, and experiences driven by arts professionals.

To cultivate an intentionally inclusive exhibition space that seeks out relationships with and centers artists whose lived experiences bring a diversity of perspectives, and whose work inspires and challenges its audience.

CONVERGENT 2023 Our annual exhibition of work by graduating Seniors from the Department of Art and Graphic Design.

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Newest inductees to Kappa Pi art honor society. Left to right: Amanda Scattergood, Ruby Palmer, Emma Rolfe, Lainey Polmateer, Merran Decker, Skylar U’glay, Madyson Tippett, Kayla Robinson.

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Learning Life Skills in NYC

Research, Reiterate, Repeat

Networking With Industry Leaders

HPU partners with Crypton

High Point University graphic design students in Professor Scott Raynor’s class traveled to the Big Apple to learn more about the inner workings of a design agency. The students benefited from a behind-the-scenes look at The Mill, a global creative and production partner for agencies, production companies and brands in New York City.

In the spirit of teaching life skills, the David Hayworth School of Arts and Design has developed relationships with industry professionals like Crypton, a leading textile design and manufacturing outfit in North Carolina.

Raynor says this immersive experience offered the HPU students life skills opportunities to learn from designers in their future field. Designers at The Mill shared real-world wisdom with the students, including advice on how to network. They even practiced networking skills with the students in attendance.

“I asked their art directors if they could travel back in time and give advice to themselves in college, what would they say,” said Raynor, professor and chair of art and graphic design. “The answers were less centered around learning software and design skills and more driven toward the life skills that we teach and model in our graphic design program.

They spoke about creativity and the importance of problem solving along with the challenges of collaborating and working with clients.”

Seniors partnered with Crypton’s design team to create a series of capsule collections, which includes a main pattern design and two to three coordinating patterns. Students must think spatially as they consider their collections since space and scale have an impact on the perception of color and shape.

Students embarked on extensive research beginning with a trip to “the Mill” in Cliffside, North Carolina. Here, the dedicated Crypton team met with our students to share their process and give a tour of the mill. After the tour, students were given exclusive permission to look through the Cone Sisters Archive, a comprehensive collection of fabrics collected by the Cone Sisters over 120 years ago. This collection is a time capsule of lost fabrics from Europe to Asia in the 19th century.

The value of this experience is in the principle learning outcomes of how to make 2-way repeating patterns, how to contextualize a story into an abstract collection, and how to create polished, client-ready presentations.

However, the real merit lies in the breadth of the experience. Students see for themselves how unique and applicable their talents are in unexpected sectors.

The winning designs are on the following pages.

Katie Daniels, Larson Rula, Ella Gutenstein, Ann Claire Edwards, Taylor Steilman, Emma Rolfe, Garrett Motsko, Johnathan Senkier, Skylar U’Glay, Ashley Storm, Sophie Stebbins

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Ann Claire Edwards, 1st place.

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Sophie Alary, 2nd place.

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Patience & Passion Pays Off

Intern for NHL Powerhouse

Chase Hutchings

Aidan Dietrick Chase Hutchings (GDS 2023) submitted a dreamy botanical image of pink blooms to the 2022 College Call Exhibition juried by critically acclaimed artist/photographer Beth Lilly. The image resonates with the unique signature stylized features from a low-tech plastic camera called a Holga, which only uses analog film. Chase is a champion of this photographic equipment and process because it causes her to slow down and live in the moment. Her image of pink blooms was also featured in the High Point University literary magazine “Apogee”.

Feeding her entrepreneurial spirit, Chase spent part of her last year answering design briefs that further enhance her professional portfolio.

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Aidan Dietrick, a junior BFA Graphic Design major, was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins to complete a professional motion graphics design internship in the Spring of 2023.

“My favorite part of being a motion graphic designer for the Pittsburgh Penguins is having the animations I create projected and seen by thousands of Pens fans at each home game.” Aidan Dietrick

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The Value of Curiosity & Motivation Hillary Geary (GDS 2023) has some sage advice for future Panthers “Really immerse yourself because you will learn more than just what is on paper and on the assignment sheet. Whenever you really dive into projects and get into the processes of what you are learning, you will learn more than what you initially expect … it will take you to unexpected and great places.”

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Convergent 2023 The Studio Art & Graphic Design Senior Exhibition As each academic year draws to a close, the Department of Art and Graphic Design celebrates the achievements of their graduates with ‘CONVERGENT,’ an exhibition of their work.

2023’s CONVERGENT featured the work of 31 Seniors. After spending their undergraduate years honing their skills and gaining confidence in their voices, these artists and designers paused to contemplate on this time of transition.

The exhibition’s title, CONVERGENT, conveys a coming together, both in terms of studio art and graphic design sensibilities sharing a common space, and in terms of the things that unify all the School of Arts and Designs’ students, regardless of medium: focus, engagement, and a drive to use creativity to make their mark on the world.

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In preparation for the exhibition, graphic design students in their Senior Studio, presented the opportunity to compile and refine their professional portfolios. For those in studio art, Senior Studio offered them the freedom to conceive and make personal artistic statements that reflect on the factors and influences that have shaped their journeys.

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The works featured in CONVERGENT 2023 depict growth while addressing ideas related to identity, family and collective histories, contemporary concerns, childhood nostalgia, experimentation, and introspection, to name only a few.

6 | CONVERGENT 2023’s poster, designed by graphic design Senior Sophie Stebbins 7 | View of installations by studio art seniors Madyson Tippett (L) and Amanda Scattergood (R)

We can’t wait to see where the skills and passion on full display in CONVERGENT 2023 take these artists and designers in the future!

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3 4 | Dr. John Turpin, Dean of the David R. Hayworth School of Arts and Design, studies the exhibitions

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5 | View of the Senior Exhibition reception in the Sechrest Art Gallery

1 | The Potter by studio art Senior Macy McFerren

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2 | Graphic design Senior Joey Moretti’s portfolio presentation

3 | Graphic design Senior Garrett Motsko proudly holds his portfolio

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Taking Initiative Initiative + Internship = Job and Grad School Krystina Tanner (FMD 2023), interned at Kendra Scott in Greensboro, NC during the 2022-2023 academic year.

She started as a Kendra Scott Gem Brand Ambassador then transitioned to an intern position her senior year.

Krystina ran trunk shows and set up mini-storefronts to reach the Kendra Scott audience in a variety of locations.

She has also participated in a variety of product planning strategies and enjoyed learning about how to further customer relations. She used her knowledge in visual merchandising to create new product displays, and started a social media account for her internship location, where she creates promotional content for the Kendra Scott online audience. Krystina will continue her work at Kendra Scott upon graduation while pursuing a graduate degree at LIM College in NYC.

“I feel as though my internship at Kendra Scott has prepared me for my career in the fashion industry because I have accumulated so much useful information and tools that I will be using to further my career and be successful.”

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Students Collaborate to Celebrate Culp

Sophomore interior design students pose in front of their Instagram wall with their instructor, Katy Brandt.

HPU interior design students partner with Culp Products HPU interior design students participated in a community partnership to use Culp products in a redesign of two guest rooms at the J.H. Adams Inn of High Point. This unique partnership creates valuable experiential learning opportunities for the students and connections with several local businesses including J.H. Adams Inn, Culp, and other vendors. The recurring event will provide first-hand, realworld experience and showcase the talent of design students through redesigning guest rooms, which are often filled with HPU families visiting the city.

Design’s Interior Design program, and associate professor of home furnishings and interior design. “Additionally, they competed against other designers – providing a reality-based edge to their learning experience.”

Interior design students were tasked with representing the company’s five decades of being in the industry, said Katy Brandt, whose students curated an Instagram wall in HPU’s Planes and Patterns studio to demonstrate Culp’s history and celebrate their 50th anniversary.

Students competed in teams of two. Christi “They needed to come up with something Spangle, co-founder and partner in Barbour that was sophisticated, that told the story Spangle Design, and Sergio Barrios, senior and represented the brand at the event,” said vice president of merchandising and product Brandt. “They built them all by hand.” development of Kuka Home North American, judged the entries. The judges evaluated the Designs from past decades also were depicted students’ designs for design aesthetics and in suspended lighting fixtures, designed by execution, fabric application, performance the HPU visual merchandising students of and sustainability, innovation and consumer Cathy Nowicki, assistant professor of home application. Students were able to choose from furnishings and interior design.

Culp’s residential fabrics, hospitality fabrics, window treatments and mattress covers for the Art is the genesis of Culp’s business, said Teresa design competition. Two designs were selected. Huffman, Culp’s SVP, chief human resources officer. “Sometimes students don’t know the “Students learned the value of researching process of how the product comes to life,” said what their client does, understanding what Huffman. “It was wonderful to have this young the client brings to the community at-large, talent come in. Their creativity and the use of and translating that mission through their our product is very exciting.” own aesthetic vision,” said Nichols, chair of the David R. Hayworth School of Arts and

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Anna Hankins, left, and Jade Harloff with the winning design prototype they created using Culp products.

Hannah Robertson, pictured left, and Gabrielle Lozon, center, with Dr. Jane Nichols and the winning design prototype they created for the J.H. Adams Inn using Culp products.

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Developing Communication Skills Interior Design sophomores develop their visualization skills by exploring a range of media.

Anderson Creative Innovation Lab Competition Art as Light | Light as Art Each year interior design students participate in a design competition that culminates in the awarding of $25,000 in tuition monies. This year’s theme was “Art as Light | Light as Art”. The winning entry by Sarah Bravo-Fernandez and Mia Roettger impressed the judges for its sculptural quality, shadow casting, and ability to transform.

Work by | Lily Dedian (top left), Virginia Vincent (top right), Sara Lafontaine (bottom)

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Creativity Lights Up Exploration of Light | Designs by Maddie Kiessling Juniors continue their exploration of light by designing custom light fixtures and cafés. Students produced working drawings for the fixtures as well as plans, elevations, and renderings for the interiors.

INSPIRATION BOARD

DESIGN STATEMENT: HOME ROOTS WINERY & CAFE IS A RELAXING AND COMFORTABLE EXPERIENCE THAT PROVIDES SOOTHING TONES. HOME ROOTS WILL CONNECT USERS TO THE HISTORICAL CULTURE OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA BY USING A COMBINATION OF MODERN AND RUSTIC ELEMENTS, BUILDING MATERIALS, AND HUES. IT'S 5:00 SOMEWHERE, ALLOW YOURSELF TO RELAX IN THE COMFORT OF YOUR HOME OR A GLASS OF WINE AT YOUR LOCAL WINERY!

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Designing for a Healthy Life Health & Wellness Center | Designs by Brian Russo Seniors employ all of their skills during their senior year. In the fall, students design a Health and Wellness Center that is completed in the spring with a complete set of working drawings in REVIT. During the spring, students engage in intensive teaming practices to design a co-housing community that must adapt to varying stages of life.

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2022-23 SEASON Rodgers & Hammerstein’s

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Cinderella Doug Brown, Director

Cast of Cinderella featuring Oli Jefferson as Lord Pinkleton

Alyssa Vogt (Charlotte), Jaclyn McGhee (Madame), Alexa Beck (Gabrielle)

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Peyton Connor (Cinderella) & Savannah Shockley (Marie/Fairy Godmother)

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2022-23 SEASON

Lost Girl

Jesse Galas, Director

Callie Marion

The Wolves Jay Putnam, Director

Hannah Hutter “Wendy”

Madison Hill, Reanna Rosenthal, Domenica Paccione, Kayla Horvath, Angeline Bardales, Isabella Siegel, Callie Marion

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Keonna Elliot, Hannah Wells, Cailee Calabrese, Barrett Odom “Peter”

Emmanuel Gonzales Martinez “Slightly”, Brendan Shore “Nibs”, Cole Logelin “Curly”, Joe Kiser “Toodles”, Hannah Hutter “Wendy”

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Behind the Curtain A glimpse into HPU student works With a full season ranging from dance concerts to musicals and plays, HPU Theater & Dance students gain hands on experience in technical theatre with each production. As soon as each season kicks off our students can be found not only in rehearsal, but also gaining practical experience in the Scene Shop, Costume Shop or Electrics Shop, as well as backstage. Each production is run by a team of HPU students from stage management, to run crew, board operators, and even our Front of House staff!

Silent Sky

Work in the various shops provides students a glimpse into production studios and helps train them in the various skillsets that are necessary to bring a production to life. Throughout the season, students work alongside faculty and guest artists in a variety of capacities including building and painting the set, focusing lighting instruments, programming light cues or sewing costumes.

Isabella Paolino (Margaret Leavitt) & Isabella Siegel (Henrietta Leavitt)

Doug Brown, Director

Hear more about the process from Julianne Kendrick and Kathleen McBride.

The Cast of Silent Sky: Zach Archipley, Madelyn Mudd, Savannah Shockley, Isabella Siegel & Isabella Paolino

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Collaborations Fall

The dance concert consisted of faculty and guest artist work and featured new and existing contemporary, ballet, and tap dance works. The works were choreographed by Dance Program Director and Assistant Professor of Dance Lindsey Howie and dance faculty members Christine Stevens, Emily Crofford, Michele Trumble, Kerrie-Anne Sparks, and guest artist Harrison Culbreth.

HPU dance students Caroline Cubas and Karlee Sanderford perform a duet titled “Unconditional” in Happenings, Spring Dance 2023.

HPU Dance major Caroline Cubas performs a controlled one-handed inversion in Michele Trumble’s new work “it’s all fun and games until...” in Collaborations, Fall Dance 2022.

HPU dance students perform in a restaging of “Don Quixote’s Dream” (Excerpts from Act 2 Don Quixote) by Kerrie-Anne Sparks for Collaborations, Fall Dance 2022.

Happenings Spring

This was a student production from conception through the final performance. We had nine student choreographers, forty-seven student performers, one student lighting designer, one student stage manager, and an all-student stage crew. This production is just one example of our commitment to collaborative and experiential learning.

HPU dance students are captured in a beautiful moment of dance major Nicole Amorocho’s work “Never Enough” which premiered in Happenings, Spring Dance 2023.

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Connie Quagliata

Senior Dance Major Connie Quagliata presented her senior capstone choreography concert in April in the Empty Space Theater. “As dancers, we are so connected to our bodies and have a firm understanding of what it can and cannot do. What do we do when we no longer understand our body and cannot move it in the same way?

Last year I found out I was pregnant. My body changed drastically, and I had to take a step back from dance. My capstone explores the journey of undergoing change and how to juggle the concept of motherhood and dance.

It is learning to adapt to a new environment, grow, and bloom.”

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Elizabeth Schroeder

Senior Dance Major Elizabeth Schroeder taught dance to middle school girls at Northwood Community Center in High Point for her senior capstone project. The program is called XCEL, which seeks to transform the lives of area students by providing them with the support needed to develop strong academic and social skills. Schroeder’s purpose for this project was to expose students to a different creative outlet that they may not have been exposed to. Schroeder was interested in how dance can be an outlet for kids and exercise in a new way, how dance/physical exercise can help with overall cognitive health, learning/memory, balance, and coordination, and how dance can reduce depression and anxiety.

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Research in Motion American College Dance Association Conference High Point University students Nicole Amorocho, Caitlin Black, Melanie Fitts, Karissa Fryar, Lauren Johnson, Sophie Lebron, Cierra Mahoney, Mary Gomez, Jordyn Perez, Connie Quagliata, and Devlin Turner performed choreographic research in multiple dance works that were presented at the American College Dance Association Conference. Students also had the opportunity to take classes from dance scholars, professors, artists, and various professional artists from around the country.

Winston-Salem Dance Medicine Conference HPU Dance students Caitlin Black, Melanie Fitts, Olivia Keider, Cierra Mahoney, Jordyn Perez, Emily Precopio, Connie Quagliata, Elizabeth Schroeder, and Devlin Turner attended the 2022 Winston-Salem Dance Medicine Conference at the Bowman Gray Center for Medical Education. They attended multiple panels and presentations and were able to hear from Misty Copeland, principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre, who served as the keynote speaker.

High-PURCS Dance students participated in the 11th High Point University Research and Creativity Symposium (High-PURCS). Students performed Christine Stevens’s work “Running Through Empty”, Connie Quagliata’s “It Takes a Village”, and Lauren Johnson’s “Societal Influences”.

“Our students undertake significant work in intellectual and creative endeavors mentored by faculty. High-PURCS is an opportunity for students to showcase their projects on campus so HPU students, faculty, and staff can witness our students’ professional development and gain a glimpse of tomorrow’s future leaders, artists, scientists, teachers, and scholars.” – Joanne Altman, Director of Undergraduate Research and Creative Works

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Concerto Competition Sykes wins 2022-23 HPU Concerto Competition The High Point University Department of Music held its annual Concerto competition in October 2022. HPU music students audition for a panel of HPU music faculty for the opportunity to perform a featured solo with the HPU Community Orchestra, a rare opportunity for a student musician. The winner of the 2022-23 HPU Concerto Competition was senior voice major, Caroline Sykes. Caroline delivered a stunning performance of Aaron Copland’s “Laurie’s Song” from his opera The Tender Land.

“Caroline Sykes was a model of professionalism and maturity in rehearsals and throughout her performance preparation, guided most ably by her voice instructor and virtuoso mezzo-soprano, Dr. Candice Burrows. Caroline is one of the finest student sopranos in the history of the HPU Department of Music.” – Dr. Brian Meixner, HPU Community Orchestra conductor and Professor of Music

“Laurie’s Song” from The Tender Land by Aaron Copland Dr. Brian Meixner, Conductor Caroline Sykes, soprano soloist

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Music Inspires Mindfulness Music, Resilience, and Life Skills The School of Arts and Design offers several courses within HPU Lead, the general education curriculum, including the Intellectual Discovery course “Music, Resilience, and Life Skills.” Intellectual Discovery courses are especially important in the process of acclimating incoming Freshmen to the college environment, and effective DIS courses position students for success by weaving them into the university community. As educators Peter Felton and Leo M. Lambert have found:

Dr. Turner engages students during presentations.

Decades of research demonstrate that peerto-peer, student-faculty, and student-staff relationships are the foundation of learning, belonging, and achieving in college.

Students’ interactions with peers, faculty, and staff positively influence the breadth and depth of student learning, retention and graduation rates, and a wide range of other outcomes, including critical thinking, identity development, communication skills, and leadership abilities.

This course highlights the benefits of participation in music for mental health and general wellness.

Students build creativity and confidence through critical listening, music composition with digital audio workstations, and field work in which they observe music forming identity, enhancing spirituality, and building community. The course also teaches active coping skills for building resilience.

Throughout the semester, students explore a variety of mindfulness and framing exercises and keep a weekly journal in which they reflect on their effectiveness. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, students develop life skills of networking and selfreliance. They connect with each other through collaboration with campus resource staff including the library, Counseling Services, and Career Services/ Professional Development, and with faculty in their disciplines. Students submit and reflect on their work in an ongoing ePortfolio, and at the conclusion of the course, they present a summary of their learning to an invited audience drawn from the whole of the university community.

Grant Melzer discusses his experiences at a live music event with his peers.

Will Purvis listens to presentations for Live Music Project.

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Ending on a High Note The Annual Music Banquet commemorates its students and faculty The annual music banquet celebrated a year of outstanding performances and fond memories. The students recognized Dr. Anja Arko, adjunct teacher in accompaniment, with the “Outstanding Teacher Award.” The three seniors—Reyna Alston, Laura Piccione, Caroline Sykes—shared their plans for next year. Laura Piccione will be begin earning her teaching license in the state of North Carolina in hopes of pursuing a career in Music Education.

Reyna Alston will be attending UNCG for a Masters in Conducting and Caroline Sykes will be attending Peabody Music Conservatory for a graduate degree in Vocal Performance.

The three seniors performed a song that they prepared as a thank you song (or what we like to call our “Senior GoodBye Song”). It was a moving night and we are exceptionally proud of our small graduating class.

Laura Piccione and Dr. Scott MacLeod

Performance Links HPU Community Orchestra “Fanfare for Our Common Earth”

by John Harmon (b. 1935) Conducted by Dr. Brian Meixner

Wind Ensemble “Point of Flight”

by Dr. JW Turner, HPU Associate Professor of Music Conducted by Dr. Brian Meixner

HPU Community Orchestra “Star Wars Through the Years”

by John Williams, arr. Stephen Bulla Conducted by Dr. Brian Meixner

HPU Community Orchestra “Awakening”

by Joseph Curiale Conducted by Dr. Brian Meixner

Wind Ensemble “A Mother of a Revolution”

by Omar Thomas Conducted by Louis Kolker, HPU Instructor of Music

HPU Community Orchestra “The Magnificent Seven”

by Elmer Bernstein, arr. Patrick Russ Conducted by Dr. Brian Mexiner

Wind Ensemble “Copper Episodic”

by Matthew Murchison, Tuba Soloist Conducted by Dr. Brian Meixner

HPU Community Orchestra “Jurassic Park”

by John Williams, arr. Calvin Custer Conducted by Dr. Brian Meixner

Caroline Sykes, Chelsea DeLapp, Reyna Alston

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Meredith Clark Slane Distinguished Teaching–Service Award Dr. Marc Ashley Foster, Professor of Music, chair of High Point University’s Department of Music and director of choral activities, recently received the Meredith Clark Slane Distinguished Teaching-Service Award.

“I am beyond honored and humbled to have received the Meredith Clark Slane Distinguished Teaching and Service award,” said Foster. “I am deeply thankful for the numerous current and former students and colleagues who wrote in support of my nomination. With or without an award, I feel blessed to serve among the finest colleagues anywhere at such an outstanding institution as HPU and am honored to journey alongside amazing and talented students as they become the remarkable human beings they are.”

Students (past and present) refer to Foster’s “superbly run courses” and the importance of his mentorship that helps guide graduates to masters programs.

His service is recognized by the constant presence of music during campus events, and local, regional, and international tours.

Perhaps Foster’s service is best described in this way, “He shares his music and his time with those who choose to listen to him sing; he shares his passion for HPU to those who will listen to him speak.”

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Congratulations to Dr. Brian Meixner, Director of Instrumental Studies, for earning promotion to Full Professor.

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A Microcosm of Design Cory Gurley

What area of design interests you?

For as long as I can remember, I have been obsessed with board games, so it is no surprise that board game design is a passion for me. I’m currently pitching the prototype for my first fully realized board game, Reaktor Mutants, and the process of developing it helped me realize why it is that, as a graphic designer, I find board games so enticing. Board games are a microcosm of graphic design.

What are the unique challenges and opportunities when designing board games?

The process of designing a board game is as long and complex as it is rewarding. Beyond the game’s mechanics, the visual design of the rulebook, game board, and other components involves pretty much every aspect of graphic design, including typography, user interface development, illustration, layout, and package design. The process of fitting all those things into a single, thematic game that is fun and easy for players to use and understand encapsulates just how inspiring and fulfilling graphic design can be.

Reaktor Mutants Set–Up | Cory Gurley

Are there other interesting components to the design process?

On top of that, I enjoy playtesting the game while it’s in development, and I try to involve students in that part of the process. It is a great consumer feedback experience for them, and it helps them learn how to critically assess graphic design work.

What advice might this yield for young designers?

As a fusion of everything I love about graphic design, board games are the perfect way to explore my own professional practice, and I encourage any aspiring artist to give it try. At the very least, you will learn to be a better and more thoughtful designer.

Reaktor Mutants Card Close–Up | Cory Gurley

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Horse Fragments Bruce Shores Why the fascination with the horse?

I met Peter Agostini [acclaimed American sculptor] in college and assisted him a few times on his sculptures of horses, and that experience stayed with me. The presence found in his horse sculptures is something I am after.

Figure 1, Bruce Shores, American Quarter Fragment, 2016, H 12” L 10” W 3”, Ceramic with Bronze Patina, Rusted Steel Post and Dogwood Base, Courtesy of the Artist

In the Quarter Horse Fragment piece (Fig. 1) you said you see it running a barrel race. Explain?

The American Quarter Horse is used in barrel races because of its ability to turn and change direction quickly. That ability helps it cull out a calf from the herd for branding purposes. This piece is about the unique movement of this breed of horse and capturing that movement and the power in its hind quarters What are the reasons why you chose fragments?

The fragmentation of cavern walls and ancient sculptures fascinate me. A found beauty. In one of the first pieces, I was working on, a fragmented element appeared. I thought, “Leave it alone”. The fragmentation was similar to that in caverns and ancient sculpture.

It had the sense of the whole, but with something compelling in its fragmentation. (Fig. 2) Is there anything else that you would like to point out?

A broken branch that’s fallen is normally picked up and thrown away or burned. But if you study it the remnant of the original growth is still there and still visually compelling.

Figure 2, Bruce Shores, Friesian Fragment, 2016, H 13” L 14” W 3.5”, Ceramic with Bronze Patina, Rusted Steel Post and Walnut Base, Courtesy of the Artist

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Scott MacLeod Scott MacLeod, Associate Professor of Music, received a grant from the U.S. Consulate in Marseille, France, to perform and teach in June 2022. MacLeod selected HPU adjunct instructor of piano Anja Arko, soprano Lorena Guillén, and electric bassist and contributing composer Alejandro Rutty to perform with him. They performed a concert titled “Musique pour l’Océan: Music for the Ocean” that highlighted climate change awareness and included the world premiere of Rutty’s piece “Because the Oceans,” which was paired with an original video created by HPU’s Brad Lambert, associate professor of media production. His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco was in attendance.

The group subsequently received an invitation to perform the concert in the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. on Earth Day, April 22, 2023.

Jesse Graham Galas Assistant Professor of Musical Theater, Jesse Graham Galas, stays current in the industry with her most recent professional role as “Maria” in The Comedy of Tenors with Okoboji Summer Theatre, Summer 2022, and will rejoin the company Summer 2023 as “Miss Skillon” in the madcap farce See How They Run.

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Creative works Exhibitions Mark Brown | Associate Professor of Art, exhibited works in Florida, Texas, and Louisiana.

Carrie Dyer | Associate Professor of Graphic Design, had two works published (a winner and runner-up) in Creative Quarterly No: 68 and had work accepted by the 42nd Mini Print International of CADAQUES 2022, an exhibit that travelled to Spain, Taiwan, France, and Japan.

Scott Raynor | Professor of Art, exhibited four works in Massachusetts, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and a national online show.

Bruce Shores | Instructor of Art, exhibited six pieces GreenHill Center for NC Art, Greensboro, NC. Benita VanWinkle | Associate Professor of Photography, had works exhibited in Missouri and North Dakota, and an additional 20 exhibited as part of the Social Documentary Network.

Performances Scott MacLeod | Associate Professor of Music, performed for Piedmont Opera (Barone Douphol in “La Traviata”), and North Carolina Symphony (“The Polar Express” and featured soloist in “Stars and Stripes”). He was chorus master for North Carolina Opera’s productions of “Manon Lescaut” by Giacomo Puccini, “Don Giovanni” by W. A. Mozart, and “Porgy and Bess” by George Gershwin.

Lindsey Howie Director of Dance and Assistant Professor of Dance Lindsey Howie premiered “When You Face the Beast” at Fall Dance 2022, Collaborations. This work explores how we as human beings respond to challenges or “beasts”. I wanted to have an open dialogue in the rehearsal space so that we could find ways to empathize and connect as a group. We all have our own “beasts”. My “beast” was cancer and everything that goes with that. It was extremely cathartic to be able to be back in the studio creating, rehearsing, and diving into the choreographic research process.

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Brian Meixner | Professor of Music, conducted and directed the North Carolina Brass Band at the Eastern Music Festival.

Louis Raymond-Kolker | Adjunct Faculty of Music, performed the world premiere of “TALOS” by Coral Douglas at Cornell University and his own composition at Appalachian State University.

Presentations & Workshops Shawn Bowman Hicks | Adjunct Faculty of Dance, presented Refresh and Restore with the Franklin Method at the 2023 NCDEO conference.

Lindsey Howie | Assistant Professor of Dance, presented Jazz Dance Movement Workshops at The National High School Dance Festival in Pittsburgh, PA and the American College Dance Association Conference at Sweet Briar College.

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Etienne Charles High Point University hosted world-renowned and award-winning jazz trumpet player Etienne Charles from Jan. 19 to 20 for a series of masterclasses and sessions with music majors, as well as a lecture for the campus community. His residency at HPU culminated in a concert for the wider community to attend on Friday evening.

His concert featured music from his album “Creole Soul” which is an expression of his Afro-Caribbean background, evoking the sounds of the Trinidad Carnival, calypso, folk and traditional American jazz and R&B styles. This album reached No. 1 for three weeks on the Jazzweek chart and was eventually named No. 3 Jazz Album of the Year by Jazzweek.

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John Cariani Cariani uses HPU Theater as a laboratory for new work In December 2022, acclaimed playwright and actor John Cariani led HPU students in a series of master classes. Cariani is well-known to Broadway audiences from credits that include Something Rotten, The Band’s Visit, and Caroline, or Change. As a playwright, Cariani’s Almost Maine has been performed thousands of times worldwide.

He is a regular guest artist with HPU Theater, and has developed several plays with HPU students, including Love/Sick and Cul-de-sac. John is working with Associate Professor Jay Putnam and students on a new work with the working title of Not Quite Almost, which explores themes and settings of his past work in new and exciting ways. He will be back several times in the coming year to lead this new work to full production in April 2024.

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Kelli Anderson--artist, designer, and inveterate tinkerer--provided workshops for our graphic design students and juried our second annual Artifact [BOLD] exhibition. Anderson’s work, which has garnered world-wide media attention, has been featured in publications like ‘Mashable,’ ‘Wired’ and ‘Slashdot.’ She is currently completing Alphabet in Motion, an interactive book on the relationship between typography and technology with Letterform Archive. In an age dominated by the constant need to invent, Kelli Anderson’s work reinforces the idea that innovation, creativity, and ordinary materials can achieve a world of possibilities!

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Harrison Culbreth, an international performer, teacher, choreographer, producer, and entrepreneur based out of Charlotte, worked with dance students to create “Moments Passed,” which premiered at Fall Dance 2022, Collaborations.

Vania Claiborne presents an AfroRhythms class which is a blend of Caribbean, hip hop, Afrobeats, and traditional West African.

Vania has performed on various stages including the Kennedy Center and Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello for the 50th Anniversary of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

David Hawk, founder of the Hip Hop Out the Box dance workshop.

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Rockette and Broadway performer, Shelby Finnie, teaches a movement presentation and resume workshop to dance students.

Dr. Andrew Willis, Covington Distinguished Professor of Music at UNCG, provides personal instruction to HPU piano major, Ethan Penny (MUS 2025).

Federico Pivetta, awardwinning jazz pianist, who has performed with jazz greats Ernie Watts, Reggie Workman, Al Jarreau and Arturo Sandoval, offers a master class to HPU music students. Pictured with Will Holmes (MUS 2026).

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Senior Awards

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Reyna Alston | Outstanding Senior

Allison Berg | Outstanding Senior in

Sydney Brett | Growth Mindset

Peyton Connor | Excellence in

Recital Award, The Golden Laurel Award

Interior Design

Award in Fashion Merchandising

Theater Performance

Rebekah Crawford | Outstanding

Ann Claire Edwards | Outstanding

Lauren Johnson | The Major Minor

Senior Award in Studio Art

Senior Award in Graphic Design

Award

Julianne Kendrick | Excellence

Kathleen McBride | Excellence

Maddie Mudd | The Spotlight Award

Award in Technical Theater

Award in Technical Theater

Connie Quagliata | Excellence Award

Hannah Robertson | Haverty Cup

Brian Russo | Growth Mindset Award

in Dance

in Interior Design

Elizabeth Schroeder | Excellence

Savannah Shockely | Excellence

Caroline Sykes | Outstanding

Kathryn Wainright | Outstanding

Award in Dance, Academic Achievement

Award in Theater Performance

Graduating Senior Music Major Award

Senior Award in Fashion Merchandising

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Golden Laurel Award This is a personal story. As dean of the David R. Hayworth School of Arts and Design, I have the great privilege to witness the growth and magnificent products of our students. Whether I am viewing art in the Sechrest Gallery, a performance in the Pauline Theater, or a design presentation in a classroom, our students inspire me.

Unlike many other disciplines, when artists, designers, and performers present their work, they are frequently fully exposed by the nature of their discipline, making them extremely vulnerable. Yet, they have the courage to follow their passions.

I was introduced to Reyna Alston as the Music Department’s representative to the Dean’s Advisory Board at the end of the 2021-22 academic year. The following year, I noticed that Reyna was everywhere doing seemingly everything—singing, composing, conducting, and playing as a member of the percussion section—and doing it exceptionally well. She was in Chamber Singers, University Singers, Jazz Band, Genesis Gospel Choir, Petal Points A Capella Group, all while being the Music Director of HPU Chapel and Religious Life. It would be no-one’s surprise that she was inducted into national honor societies.

At the end of the semester, when final presentations and performances occur virtually daily, I had the opportunity to join Dr. Foster and a packed chapel to hear Reyna Alston’s final recital. It would not be an overstatement to say that I was deeply moved. She showcased her soul … and it touched a room full of spectators.

It was during that moment that I realized that she needed to be recognized for her outstanding achievements. Thus, the first presentation of The Golden Laurel Award for the exceptional graduating senior in the David R. Hayworth School of Arts and Design.

Moving forward, one student from the School of Arts and Design will be recognized with this top award. It will be for the student who is “all in, all the time” and excels at their discipline. They will be a beacon for those who aspire to be a creative professional, and, above all, shows the potential to be a lifelong advocate for the arts.

Congratulations to Reyna Alston, the first ever recipient and inspiration for The Golden Laurel Award.

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William Lyon William Lyon graduated in 2013 with his degree in interior design. Having taken advantage of the High Point Market and the opportunity to work with Lillian August, he secured a job to work in her studio prior to graduation. He advanced to Senior Designer at Lillian August before opening his own design firm, William Lyon Designs, in 2019.

William has “a love of fashion and furnishings carefully integrated with a deep understanding of the international design world, both honed to a razor’s edge through education and extensive industry experience.” His hard work has paid off with work featured in athome and New England Home’s next magazines, the latter being his first cover story. In 2020 and 2021 athome A-list Awards recognized him as a finalist for his work. Perhaps it is no surprise that the Washington Post then came calling to publish his design advice.

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“As a young adult, eager to learn more about the interior design industry, HPU offered the instruction I needed to hone my craft inside and outside of the classroom. The professors’ connections to the design community and opportunities offered at furniture market helped me to gain confidence which later lead me to open my own firm 5 years after walking across the stage.”

- William Lyon

Display until April 14, 2023 nehomemag.com

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Cassie King Cassie King (ART 2019) graduated last December with a MSc in Research in Clinical Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire in the UK. She is pursuing her Ph.D. and has secured two Research Assistant positions as a member of staff at the University.

In the summer of 2023, she presented her research “The Effects of Virtual Reality Art Therapy on Emotional State, Stress, and Immersion” at the Interactive Games Postgraduate Research Center in York St. John University at York St. John University in York, England.

Helen Barnett Helen Barnett (2021 ART) enrolled in the Graduate of Fine Arts program at the University of Delaware in Fall 2022. Since beginning her graduate studies, she has dedicated a large amount of time to painting, has been awarded a grant with the Center for Material Culture Studies Graduate Research Fund in Black and African American Material Culture Studies, and was recently named a University of Delaware Biden Graduate Scholar award winner, the highest award for graduate students. Her paintings have been exhibited on campus and in Rehoboth Beach, DE. Presently, she is teaching 18 undergraduate students in Painting as part of her Graduate Teaching Assistantship through the department.

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“I credit my life skills and ambitions to not only my friends and family, but to the faculty and staff at High Point University. Even today, the lessons I learned from my undergraduate professors and advisors still have an impact.

The knowledge they instilled in me through their teaching and creating have influenced my everyday life, and I continue to grow with that extraordinary knowledge.”

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Alex Griswold (DNC 2022), Assistant Divisional Music and Arts Director, Salvation Army Texas Divisional Headquarters, Dallas.

Courtney Bedgood (THE 2012), celebrates 10 years at Walt Disney Parks & Resorts as Costuming Manager.

Samantha Bridge (DNC 2022), assistant choreographer, local production of Fiddler on the Roof Jr; choreographer, local high school production of Hairspray; private jazz, ballet, contemporary, and hip-hop instructor, Dance Edge of High Point, and master classes at Kernersville Dance Company.

Justin Beard (THE 2014), performer at Disney World Orlando, will be visiting the Department of Theater & Dance as a guest artist in the Fall of 2023.

Fiona White (THE 2015), dazzles as Mary Poppins at Disney World Tokyo.

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Alumni Updates

Mackie Mikulay (THE) | Creative Director for Color More Lines, Global Amazon Management Agency, Los Angeles, CA

Widell+Boschetti, Philadelphia, PA Alexandra Glasure (INT) | Project Designer, Innovative Commercial Environments, San Diego, CA

Katie (Mulholland) Sabilia (INT) | NCIDQ Certificate Holder!

Ben Hensley (THE) | Lead Pastor, Lakewood United Methodist Church, CO Jeffrey (Max) Flicker (THE) | Project Manager at Revolution Event Design and Production, Glen Burnie, MD Nathan Ruffin (THE) | Founder/CEO of Hammerhead Design Build, Winston-Salem NC

2012

Cody Russell (THE) | Actor and Apprentice Company Member, Aurora Theatre, Atlanta, GA Courtney (Bedgood) Blume (THE) | Costuming Area Manager at Magic Kingdom Parades and Shows, Orlando, FL Rebecca Donald (THE) | Events Manager for Stadium Theatre Performing Arts Center in Woonsocket, RI

2013

Daniel (Dan) Moldovan (THE) | Disability Resource Coordinator, Jawonio, NYC

Emily (Bell) Valentine (INT) | Assistant Professor of Teaching, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH Brandon Lee Browning (THE) | Senior Partner Marketing Manager, Alloy, Atlanta, GA

Jillian Gagnon (INT) | President, Haus of Harmony, West Hartford, CT Abigail (Hines) Miller (INT) | Real Estate Broker, Christie’s International Real Estate, Charlotte, NC Sarah Kakol (HFS) | Interior Designer, Coastal Accents & Design, Poplar Branch, NC

Bryelle (Dafeldecker) Benzing (THE) | Marketing Manager, Florida Repertory Theater, Fort Myers, FL Callie (Homan) Sims (GDS) | Sr. Trend & Style Analyst, Lowe’s Alexander Mathis (THE) | Scenic Carpenter, Studio Theater, Jacksonville, FL Brandy (Matthews) McGuire (INT) | Project Manager, AMCASE inc, High Point, NC Emma Newell (INT) | Owner + Designer, Emree Collective, Charlotte, NC Christine Olivieri (INT) | Retail Merchandising Manager – Global, Natuzzi, Apulia, Italy Daniela Sawyer (THE) | Account Executive and Sales, New Generation Benefits, Stamford, CT Rachel Schmitt (GDS) | Project Coordinator, Advancement Communications, University of Buffalo, NY Nicole (Sebastian) Mangone (EDU w/ Studio Art minor) | Hopewell Valley Regional School District’s Work-Based Learning Coordinator (Hopewell, NJ). She assists 18-21 year old students with disabilities with getting and maintaining jobs in the competitive working environment.

ALUMNI UPDATES

Kelsey (Somers) Betsill (INT) | Senior Designer, MOI, Baltimore, MD

Brianna Murphy (INT) | Designer, KI3, Natick, MA

Deanna Smith (INT) | Associate Interior Designer, Novus Architects, Inc., Mt. Pleasant, SC

Lauren O’Shaughnessy (INT) | Space Planning Analyst, DICK’S Sporting Goods, Pittsburgh, PA

Kristin Stazzone (ART) | Director, One River School of Art + Design, Clark, NJ

Meaghan Reney (MUS & HUM REL) | Listing agent, Christina Valkanoff Realty Group

Maggie Tonkinson (INT) | Senior Designer, COFCO, Philadelphia, PA Rachel Townsend (INT) | Renovation Design Manager, Choice Hotels International, Rockville, MD

Amanda Santora (INT) | Senior Designer, k+co LIVING, Short Hills, NJ

Melanie Vaughn (INT) | Design Assistant, Stephanie Molster Interiors, Charleston, SC

Ashley Siebeneichen (MUS) | Neonatal nurse, Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Betsy Luke (INT) | Interior Designer, Gachot Studios, NYC

Catherine (Ruvolo) Murphy (INT) | Senior Interior Designer, Linda Ruderman Interiors, NYC

Kaitlin Singh (HFS) | Senior Account Manager, Stone & Leigh Furniture

Luke Rogers (MUS) | Physician, HCA Florida Largo Hospital, Largo, FL

Mia LeNoir (INT) | Interior Designer, Beth Haley Design LLC, Greater Nashville area, TN

Briana Perkins (INT) | City Planner, City of Mebane NC

Amanda Shuford (INT) | NCIDQ certificate holder!

Megan Muir (INT) | Senior Retail Designer, American Eagle Outfitters, Philadelphia, PA

Courtney (Feiman) Beard (THE) | Voice Over Artist, Frederick, MD

Alex (Palmer) Sullivan (THE) | Professional Staff Member for Senator Cardin’s Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

Nicholas Reese (GDS) | Art Director, Well Done Marketing, Indianapolis, IN

Megan Miller (INT) | Demand Planning Manager, cocokind, East Greenwich, RI

Christiana Engert (INT) | Interior Designer, Clifford M. Scholz Architects, Sarasota, FL

David Mikulay (THE) | Video Editor and Videographer, Renaissance Creative, Los Angeles

Nick Pierle (MUS) | Music Educator (K-12), Northside Christian Academy, Charlotte, NC; Instructor, Project Harmony Choir, ARTS+

Matt McKone (THE) | Production Manager, Patchogue Theatre, Long Island, NY

Charles “Chaz” Duffy (THE) | Client Success Manager, Foundation Group, Nashville, TN

Chantal Warmoth (INT) | Co-Founder and Interior Designer, Knot + Tide Interiors, Naples, FL

Blake Parsekian (INT) | Product Manager, F. Schumacher & Co, NYC

Ashley Luke (INT) | Owner, Ashley Luke Designs, Denver, CO

Jennifer Di Stasi (INT) | Senior Designer, Campbell House, NYC

Molly Mays (INT) | National Account & Development Manager, UTTERMOST, Charlotte, NC

Michelle (Palombo) Mormile (INT) | NCIDQ certificate holder! OEI Designer/Space Planner at KI, Washington, DC

Sarah Lampazzi (INT) | Founder and CEO, Lampazzi & Co., Washington, DC

Ashley (Chisholm) Sussman (INT) | Senior Interior Designer, New South Home, Charlotte, NC

Lauren Pivirotto (THE) | Freelance Costumer/Wardrobe Supervisor for film & television, NYC

Margaux Caldwell (INT) | Gallery Designer, RH, Short Hills, NJ

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Karin Burcak (INT) | Senior Designer, Glavé & Holmes Architecture, Richmond, VA

Jonica Watrous (MUS & COM) | Sales Assistant in the Brand Integration Department, iHeartMedia, NCY. In this role she works with top brands such as Pepsi and AT&T to help them integrate their marketing strategies for large events such as the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball and the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas.

Nathan Barrick (MUS & COM) | Video and Motion Manager, Drexel University Online College of Arts & Sciences Anthony Boucher (MUS & COM) | Sales Manager and New Homes Sales Consultant, Avencia Homes, Rock Hill, SC

Nina Yasick (THE) | Artistic Casting Coordinator at Cirque du Soleil, Las Vegas, NV

Seth Burleson (MUS) | Software Developer, T-Mobile, Greensboro, NC Jay Card III (MUS) | Professional golfer and featured on the PGA channel as “The Singing Golfer” Danielle Criss (THE) | Cultural Arts Educator, NYC

2016

Anna-Parsons (Charles) Nobles (THE) | Virtual Customer Service at Amazon, Mooresville, NC

Kim Palmer (INT) | Lead Designer, Plan Architecture, Washington Township, NJ

Jill Hollis (HFS) | Visual Design Manager, American Furniture Warehouse, Katy, TX

2015

Jennifer Arnold (THE) | AEA Actress/Singer, Fiddlehead Theatre Company, Boston, MA

2014

2011

Jennifer Harris (INT) | Opened Studio JC, Cary, NC

Nick Bellamy (VMD) | Buyer, Lighting, Pottery Barn, San Francisco, CA Charli Burton (THE) | JD Candidate, University of Iowa College of Law (interning at Cambridge Investment Research, Inc

Scott Staffi (INT) | Sales Executive, Vari, Washington, DC

Shelby Deskin (INT) | Interior Designer, DAS Architects, Philadelphia, PA

Tara Tiano (INT) | Interior Designer, KCCT, Washington, DC

Katelyn Finely (GDS) | Digital Media Manager, BeyondTrust, Austin, TX

Alyssa (Adinolfi) Baumgartner (INT) | Occupancy Planner on the Bank of America account, JLL, Charlotte, NC

Taylor Finke (INT) | Designer, Bulthaup, Chicago, IL

Hayley Clarke (INT) | Project Manager/Marketing, William Montague, Englewood, FL

Summer Kiesel (THE) | ESE Teacher, Pinellas County Schools, Tampa, FL

Kristina Della Pello (VMD) | Associate Designer, McCann Health Managed Markets, NYC

Mackenzie Barrett (INT) | Technical Designer, Nelson Worldwide, Atlanta, GA

Amy King (MUS & LIT) | Founder of “Girl in Blue Music,” a social media platform that teaches music theory lessons, piano skills, and music cognition

Madison Evans (GDS) | Strategist, Apollo Program, NYC

Martin Bell (MUS) | IT Support, Naval Air Base, Patuxent River, MD

Katie Knecht (GDS) | UX Designer, Diverse Design Collective, NY

Lauren Canney (INT) | Senior Designer, COFCO, Washington DC

Cara Kramer (THE) | Amateur Licensing Coordinator, Concord Theatricals, NYC (also received Master of Education in Educational Theatre from The City College of New York in 2022)

Laura Hutchins (MUS) | Pursuing Doctor of Musical Arts in Voice Performance, University of SC

Becky Ball (THE) | Elementary Teacher and Choreographer for HS musicals, DE

Callie DeLuca (INT) | Owner, DeLuca and Company, Austin, TX Laura Dailey (INT) | NCIDQ certificate holder, Architectural Associate at Fowler Architects, Washington, DC Claire Denny (THE) | Academic Advisor, Radford University, Blacksburg, VA Alecia (Enriquez) Boyd (INT) | Senior Designer, Hirsch Bedner Associates, San Francisco, CA Lorena Fernandez (INT) | Senior Interior Designer,

Braxton Kubasko (MUS & COM) | Associate Pastor, Washington Baptist Church, Greer, SC Marina Kyte (INT) | Interior Designer III, Cline Design Associates, Charlotte, NC Tyler Lee (GDS) | Associate Art Director, Yext, Los Angeles, CA Thomas Lyons | Director of Music and Worship, Highlands United Presbyterian Church, Jacksonville, FL

Gianna Carrabotta (INT) | Manager of Visual Merchandising & Marketing – Luxury Division, Starboard Cruise Services, Miami, FL

Hannah Grau (INT) | Design Director, Southwick Architecture + Interiors, Huntersville, NC

Alyssa Karim (GDS) | Director of North America Marketing, Western Global, Charlotte, NC Alexandria Kotkiewicz (INT) | Senior Interior Designer, Alder and Tweed, Park City, UT Emily Krol (MUS & GAM) | Esports & Influencer Marketing Manager, Logitech, GA Meredith Matsakis (VMD) | Visual Merchandising Assistant Project Manager, Cartier, NYC

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Kelly Molinario (INT) | Interior Designer, Design West, Naples, FL

Alana Isbell (FMD) | Visual Merchandiser, H&M, Charlotte, NC

Lindsay Molinario (INT) | Interior Designer, Gulfshore Interior Design, Bonita Springs, FL

Robert Kratz (THE) | Production and Facility Assistant Manager, RJ Reynolds High School, Winston-Salem, NC

Tyler Petrich (GDS) | Graphic Designer, Cushman & Wakefield, Tampa, FL

Emily Kurek (VMD) | Senior Store Operations Specialist, Victoria’s Secret, NYC

Heather (Rossi) Price (THE & MUS) | Talent Manager, Thriveworks Counseling, Charlotte, NC Alex Rugato (THE) | Assistant Electrician, Marvel Universe Live, Feld Entertainment Ashley Russell (MUS) | Executive Assistant and Marketing, Harmony House Foods, Fletcher, NC José Andrés San Miguel (GDS) | Community Equity Task Force, Tableau, Cary, NC Daniella Santo (INT) | Interior Designer, MARKZEFF, NYC Jamie Sitro (INT) | Interior Designer, Ries Hayes, NYC Carly Sutton (INT) | Associate Manager of Order Management, Sixpenny, Miami, FL Jaclyn Tozlosky (VMD) | Retail Innovation Executive, Forevermark at De Beers, Stamford, CT Karla Villarreal (INT) | Lead Designer, Wolfe Homes, Greensboro, NC

Mackenzie Fisher (MUS & COM) | Chief Operations Officer, DCPV360, San Diego, CA Lauren Fitch (MUS & ENG) | SRS Lead, Takeda, Lexington, MA Jessica Fleisher (VMD) | Associate Interior Designer, Lead Designs, High Point, NC Kayla Gigandet (GDS) | Lead Designer, Boston University, Boston, MA Paul Green (GDS) | Designer, Anheuser-Busch, Los Angeles, CA Matthew Hollis (THE) | Ensemble, national tour of Legally Blonde Shannon Howard (MUS) | Teacher, Montessori Children’s House, Denver, CO Jessie Hull (THE) | Seasonal Stage Manager, Matthews Playhouse of the Performing Arts, Charlotte, NC

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Chloe Castelli (GDS) | Digital Marketing Intern, Kanakuk, Branson, MO Emmie D’Amico (THE) | Entertainer at Crazy Science Corp, NYC Olivia Farone (INT) | Design Assistant, Jinx McDonald Interior Designs, Naples, FL

Brittney Meadors (MUS) | Content Manager, Young African Leaders Initiative Network, US Department of State, Washington, DC

Olivia Leenhouts (THE) | Apprentice, MAD Creative Fabrication, Orlando, FL

Courtney Perillo (INT) | Owner and Principal Designer, Courtney Perillo, Charleston, SC

Jess LeVasseur (ART) | Office Manager, New England Tech Air INC., Westbrook, ME

Tatiana Goldberg (INT) | Junior Designer, Renée Gaddis Interiors, Fort Myers, FL

Christopher Putnam (MUS & PSY) | Insurance Service Representative, National General Insurance, Winston-Salem, NC

Morganlee McGrath (INT) | Specification Sales and Marketing, City Lighting Representatives, NYC

Kasey Ronan (GDS) | Marketing Director, Pave America, Warrenton, VA

Mikaela Olmsted (MUS & BUS 2020; MA BL 2021) | Admissions Counselor, High Point University, High Point, NC

Henry Heydinger (MUS) | pursuing Master’s degree in Choral Conducting, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY; Graduate Assistant for Choral Conducting, EKU

Elisa Crane (GDS) | Graphic designer, Lucky Brand, NYC

Bailey King (VMD) | Architecture & Design Manager, Ralph Lauren A+D Studio, NYC

Carley Downs (INT) | Completed Master’s in Architecture at Clemson University

Cassie King (ART) | Completed Master’s of Science in Research in Clinical; Psychology Research Assistant, University of Hertfordshire

Gina Figliozzi (ART) | Walt Disney Company, Licensing-Softlines

Abigail Klein (ART) | Business Development Representative, The RealReal, Los Angeles, CA

Savannah Stone (INT) | Interior Architectural Designer and Project

Becca Korn (THE) | Solutions Engineer Analyst, Deloitte, Rockville, MD Anna Lomax (INT) | Interior Designer, Nehmer and HVS Design, Rockville, MD Cayla Lowrey (INT) | Interior Designer, CJMW Architecture, WinstonSalem, NC Roman Meilinger (INT) | Interior Designer, Alfred Williams & Company, Charlotte, NC

Tabitha Brandel (MUS) | Assistant Artist Manager, Primo Artists, NYC

Charles Dobbins (INT) | Business Development Manager, Martin Brudnizki Design Studio Limited, NYC

Clarice Sigsworth (MUS & COM) | Director of Impact Partner Development, Change Often – Social Innovation Firm, High Point, NC

Thais Karol (FMD) | Visual Merchandiser, Fendi, NYC

Bridget Anderson (INT) | Interior Designer, Poss Architecture + Planning and Interior Design, Basalt, CO

Ragan Keefer (THE) | MFA in Theatre Directing, University of East London

Morgan Reid (INT) | Interior Designer, Fazio Architects, Austin, TX

Ashton Kajcienski (GDS) | Experience Manager/Operations Supervisor for The Ritz Raleigh, Live Nation Entertainment, Raleigh, NC

Christine Watt (THE) | Senior Editorial Administrator, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, Chicago, IL

Emma Dimaio (MUS & COM) | Agent Assistant, William Morris Endeavor, Nashville, TN

Grant Healey (ART) | Grant Healy Pottery Studio, Wilmington, NC

JD Hurst (THE) | Electrician/Stagehand at the Hylton Performing Arts Center at George Mason University

Lindsay Schmidtmann (INT) | Project Coordinator, EAC Interior Design, Frederick, MD

Natalie Geriot (GDS) | Completed TODAY Show Internship, pursuing Master of Entertainment, Carnegie Mellon

Elisabeth Gunshenan (INT) | Design Consultant, Wayfair, Charlotte, NC

Jerry Hurley (MUS) | Pursuing Master’s degree in Voice Performance, North Colorado University.

Morgan Sandberg (INT) | Junior Interior Designer, Callison RTKL, Washington, DC

Michael Crowley (GDS) | Art Director, RSM (Retail Sports Marketing), Charlotte, NC

Kyla George (MUS & SOC) | ESL Teacher, Putnam County School System, Cookeville, TN

Tiara Fielding (MUS) | Audience Development Manager, Terrapinn, NYC

Zariyah Rhynehardt (INT) | Interior Designer I, Furnitureland South, Jamestown, NC

2021

Maggie Collier (MUS) | Completed Master’s of Music in Vocal Performance at Belmont University, Nashville, TN; New Business Project Manager, bohan Advertising, Nashville, TN

Ava Farraher (INT) | Completed Master’s degree in Communication and Business Leadership (High Point University) and Junior Interior Designer, J. Gray Home, Gloucester, MA

Robyn Pitt (GDS) | Graphic Designer, Digital Marketing Director, Greater Fayetteville Chamber, NC

Andie Thompson (GDS) | Senior Graphic Designer, Circle K, Charlotte, NC

2019

2017 2018

Noelle Farmer (INT) | Interior Designer, Dynamik Interiors, Sandy Springs, GA

Jennifer Hahn (INT) | Sales Design Consultant, The Tile Shop, Edison, NJ

Madison Baylock (GDS) | Graphic Designer, Charter Communications, Charlotte, NC

Reid Knox (INT) | Completed Master’s degree in Architecture at University Cincinnati and Project Designer, Ross Tarrant Architects, Lexington, KY

Mackenzie (Allen) Trigg (INT) | Project Manager, James Michael Howard INC, Jacksonville, FL

Victoria (Dixon) Marshall (THE) | Production Stage Manager, North Country Center for the Arts, Plymouth, NH

Kenzie Ulrich (GDS) | Art Production Assistant, Kontoor Brands Inc, Greensboro, NC

Samantha McCann (VMD) | Digital Media Manager, NEST New York, NYC

Kirstin Canner (ART) | completed Master’s program in Museology at George Washington University, and Special Events Manager, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC

Jordan “Teddy” Dallam (THE) | Brand Ambassador, Mustard Lane, NYC

Adam Cunningham (MUS & MTH) | Financial Analyst I, ICON plc, Raleigh, NC

Hannah Kline (GDS) | Assistant Brand Manager, Sailun Tire Americas, Toronto, Ontario

Bailey Van Cleave (ART) | Licensed Professional Counselor, Austin City Counseling, Austin, TX

Alexandra Cote (VMD) | Fashion Advisor, Chanel, Short Hills, NJ

Noah Sigsworth (MUS) | Completed Master’s degree in Choral Conducting, Eastern Carolina University. Music Teacher Corinth Holders High School, Wendell, NC; Minister of Music, Saint Giles Presbyterian Church, Raleigh, NC; Artistic Director, Beaufort County Choral Society, Beaufort, NC

Ashley Mapley-Brittle (THE) | Assistant director to Simon Godwin, Shakespeare Theater Company Artistic Director (formerly the Associate Director of London’s National Theater), for the Shakespeare Theater Company’s Much Ado About Nothing in DC

Brian Bufton (GDS) | Graphic Production Artist, Color Gamut Digital Imaging, Las Vegas, NV

Maureen Coleman (INT) | Art Educator, East Syracuse Minoa Central Schools, East Syracuse, NY

Sophia (Brown) Jordan (FMD) | Digital Merchant, Shutterfly.com, Fort Mill, SC

Abigail Hackenberg (THE) | Pursuing Master’s in Counseling in Addictions, East Carolina University

Jamie Skiff (INT) | Lead Kitchen and Bath Designer, Coakley Home and Hardware, Canton, NY

Miriam (Webster) Sheets (INT) | IA Charlotte, promoted to Designer, focus on workplace interiors with clients on projects locally, across the country, and even a few internationally.

Emma Russell (THE) | Senior Recruiter, AMN Healthcare, Sarasota, FL

Jared Lindsay (THE) | Copywriter, Security Dealer Marketing, Los Angeles, CA

Molly Rothenberg (INT) | Interior Designer/Project Manager, McKeithan Design Studio, Nashville, TN

Gabriel Wagner (GDS) | Graphic Designer and Production Manager, Fast Sings, Longmont, CO

DeeDee Querolo (VMD) | Graphic Designer, Olaplex Inc, Naples, FL

Gabriella Festa (INT) | Interior Designer, Kimmel Studio Architects, Annapolis, MD

Ceili Lang (THE) | Assistant Studio Manager, John Wigmore Studio, Los Angeles, CA

Aria (Real) Marlowe (INT) | Interior Designer II, LS3P Associates Ltd, Raleigh, NC

Limited, Willoughby, OH

Megan Kuras (GDS) | Graphic Designer, Washington Nationals, Washington DC Grace Ann Letzinger (DNC) | Regional Director for Little People’s Creative Workshop and Company Manager for RPM Dance Ally Myers (GDS) | Graphic Designer, Furnitureland South, Jamestown, NC Kristen Pinsky (ART) | HR Specialist, MyEyeDr, Wilmington, NC Nina Rizzo (GDS) | Graphic Design and Marketing Associate, Cast Nylons

Sadie Porter (FMD) | Keyholder, FARM Rio, Soho, NY Amanda Pennucci (MUS) | Pursuing her Master’s in Clinical Counseling, Liberty University.

Samantha Spurr (INT) | Interior Designer and Owner, SNS Interiors LLC, NJ Kayla Wattenbarger (INT) | Design Associate, CBI, Charlotte, NC Melissa Wetherbee (NT) | Junior Project Manager, Stephanie Jarvis Inc, Jacksonville, FL Caroline Zogheb (INT) | Junior Interior Designer, k+co LIVING, Short Hills, NJ

2023

Alexis Poolos (ART & MUS) | Art Educator, Stanley County, NC

Manager, Pursley Dixon Ford Interior Design, Charlotte, NC

2022

Gretchen Inman (VMD) | Director of Operations, Lexington Betty Foods, Chicago, IL

2020

Trevor McWilliams (GDS) | Marketing Manager, NearShore Technology, Charleston, SC

Peyton Conner (THE) | Marketing Manager, The Wall Printer, Roanoke, VA Jaclyn McGhee (THE) | Teaching theatre and music at Ravenscroft School’s Broadway Junior Camp, Raleigh, NC Elizabeth Schroeder (DNC) | Inside Sales Consultant, Charlotte Hornets, Charlotte, NC Savannah Shockley (THE) | Attending Cosmetology school at Aveda Institute, Chapel Hill, NC

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Alumni Awards Call for Nominations

The David R. Hayworth School of Arts and Design is pleased to announce a series of awards to recognize our outstanding alumni in the visual and performing arts (art, dance, fashion/visual merchandising, graphic design, interior design, music, theater). The description of each award is listed below along with the eligibility requirements and application process.

The Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes a record of outstanding achievements in one of the school’s many disciplines. Nominees must have graduated in 2013 or before. The achievements should be specific to the discipline and demonstrate high levels of excellence. Nominees who are honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award will also be inducted into the David R. Hayworth School of Arts and Design’s Golden Laurel Society in recognition of their accomplishments.

The Service Award recognizes an individual for a sustained record of advocacy, service, and/or leadership in any of the disciplines. The results of their efforts should focus on the health and/or advancement of the discipline.

The Emerging Alumni Award recognizes alumni who are less than 10 years from graduation for outstanding achievement in their discipline. Achievements may be in the area of awards, advocacy, leadership, or service specific to the discipline.

Thank You

A special thank you to Hays T. and Neil Howard for sponsoring the design of this issue of In the Studio magazine.

Eligibility Nominee must have completed a degree at High Point University (High Point College) in one of the designated disciplines (art, graphic design, interior design, home furnishings, visual merchandising, fashion merchandising, music, theater, dance).

Application Process Nominators are to submit a letter explaining the reasons why said nominee is deserving of the award.

This should be accompanied by at least one additional letter of support; specific details or examples will help the committee’s decision. It is incumbent upon the nominator and the letters of support to make a clear case of the nominee’s impact and/or achievements. Include an updated cv of the nominee. All materials are to be sent to John Turpin, dean of the School of Arts and Design (jturpin@highpoint.edu).

Anyone may submit a nomination packet. Alumni may self-nominate.

Deadline Completed application packets are due December 1.

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DAVID R. HAYWORTH SCHOOL OF ARTS & DESIGN Dr. John C. Turpin, Dean Ms. Martha Ashley, Executive Administrative Assistant SOAD@highpoint.edu 336-841-9514

Studio arts & graphic design

Music: Voice & Instrumental

Mr. Scott Raynor

Dr. Marc Foster

sraynor@highpoint.edu

mfoster@highpoint.edu

336-841-4671

336-841-4551

Interior Design & Fashion Merchandising

Theater & Dance

Dr. Jane Nichols jnichols@highpoint.edu

Mr. Doug Brown dbrown@highpoint.edu 336-841-4525

336-841-9565

Support the David r. hayworth school of arts & design The David R. Hayworth School of Arts and Design houses all of the visual and performing arts majors at High Point University. You may choose to support the arts and our students by donating to the School or associated programs. Funds will be used to support student scholarships, productions, guest artists series, outreach programs, and the many opportunities that make HPU ARTS extraordinary. As a donor, you will receive regular updates on our students’ achievements, special even invitations, along with next year’s publication of In The Studio.

Those who generously make annual leadership gifts of $1,924 or more will be listed in the University’s President’s Circle Honor Roll of Donors.

Prospective Students Each day, our Admissions team assists future HPU students and parents in their journey to find their perfect college. Our students come from 50 states and 43 countries, but they have at least one thing in common: the desire to be extraordinary! At HPU, our commitment to being The Premier Life Skills University is rooted in a powerful combination of fast-paced innovation and strong values. We have a healthy obsession for connecting the foundation-building liberal arts education with career-focused outcomes.

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To make a donation please visit: engage.highpoint.edu/arts-design Scan for Admissions info Graphic Designer of In The Studio 2022-23 | Ashley Pratt, HPU Alumni 2023