UNCSA 2021 Commencement

Greetings FROM CHANCELLOR BRIAN COLE

Dear Students, Alumni and Guests, Welcome to the annual Commencement of the

As we look ahead to the end of this pandemic, we

University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Today,

know that the landscape for the arts and artists will

we are celebrating not one but three commencements;

look different as we emerge from this transformational

this morning, our High School Class of 2021, and this

time. But remember this: We have all been tried and

afternoon, our University Classes of 2021 and 2020.

tested, we have learned to adapt and change, and we will come out of this experience even stronger.

A little over a year ago, our classrooms emptied, our stages went dark, our concert halls fell silent, and our

We did not give up. We moved forward. If ever there were Fighting Pickles, you are them.

way of life changed drastically because of the COVID-19 pandemic. An extended spring break

As our graduates take their next steps, we celebrate

turned into a couple months of remote instruction

their tremendous talent and grit. But I want to honor

in lockdown, necessitating a virtual celebration for

the sacrifices that they have made and the unique

the University Class of 2020.

challenges they have overcome. The future of the arts is so much stronger because of them, and I have

Due to the careful planning and intensive work of our faculty and staff over the summer, we brought students back to campus in the fall and embarked on a year of hybrid instruction informed by industry-

enormous faith in tomorrow because of who they are and what they will do. I can’t wait to see them back on and behind stages and screens and in theaters and concert halls very soon.

standard protocols to keep our campus safe. Through masks and plexiglass, we continued to create and innovate and to bring a performance season to audiences through livestreamed opera and music, filmed theater and dance on demand, a radio play, drive-in screenings, and much more. I am so proud of the enormous strides that our campus community

Brian Cole

made in overcoming the challenges of the past year.

Chancellor

BIOGRAPHY OF BRIAN COLE An innovative, experienced and bilingual arts

leadership, the school doubled merit-based

leader, Brian Cole is the ninth chancellor of the

scholarship resources through major gifts

University of North Carolina School of the Arts

totaling $4 million, and achieved a 150 percent

(UNCSA). The nation’s first public arts

increase in applications.

conservatory, UNCSA is one of 17 constituent campuses in the University of North Carolina System, and home to some of the top-ranked professional artistic training programs in the world. Cole leads approximately 1,300 students from high school through graduate school, as well as 700 summer and 500 community school students, and more than 600 faculty and staff.

He has led UNCSA through a worldwide pandemic, ensuring that students would continue to learn, train and perform under the guidance of community health standards informed by scientists and the global arts and entertainment industry. He has also advocated for faculty and students to lead the industry in imagining new ways to create and innovate through the challenges presented by COVID-19.

Cole has committed to an equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging (EDIB) framework for UNCSA in implementing strategic efforts to tackle systemic problems of racism and inequality to create significant and sustained change in the institution and society.

In addition, he has been the face of the public phase of the first comprehensive campaign at UNCSA in decades, Powering Creativity: The Campaign for UNCSA, leading the school across the finish line and surpassing the $65 million goal.

Prior to joining UNCSA, Cole served four years as the founding dean of academic affairs at Berklee College of Music’s campus in Valencia, Spain. Before that, he served seven years as associate dean of academic affairs at the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music.

An accomplished conductor, Cole has led orchestras and operas throughout the United States, Europe, South America and the Caribbean. He has served the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra as conducting assistant and also as assistant conductor for the May Festival. He has held the positions of assistant conductor and director of education and outreach programs for the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, and as music director of the Concert Orchestra of the University of Cincinnati College – Conservatory of Music.

Cole is a doctoral candidate in orchestral conducting at the University of Cincinnati. He received his Master of Music in instrumental conducting from the University of Illinois and his Bachelor of Music in bassoon performance from Louisiana State University.

In addition to his role as chancellor, Cole also chairs the board of the Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts at UNCSA, and sits on the boards of directors of the RiverRun

The UNC System Board of Governors appointed

International Film Festival and the Arts Based

Cole as chancellor on May 20, 2020. He had

School of Winston-Salem.

previously served as interim chancellor at UNCSA since August 2019.

Cole joined UNCSA to become the dean of the School of Music in 2016. In that capacity, he also served as the executive director for two preprofessional graduate institutes at the school: the A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute and the Chrysalis Chamber Music Institute. In collaboration with the vice chancellor for advancement at UNCSA, Cole served as the lead for advancement projects for the School of Music. Under his

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School of Filmmaking, “Movie Night” 2020

Photo by Connor Ryan

ABOUT UNCSA America’s first public arts conservatory, the

for the city. Composer Vittorio Giannini of The

University of North Carolina School of the Arts

Juilliard School was NCSA’s first president; subsequent

has a bold mission: to train talented students for

chancellors have included Pulitzer Prize-winning

professional careers in the arts. Approximately 1,300

composer Robert Ward, musicologist Philip Nelson,

students are enrolled in our five conservatories

former Joffrey Ballet General Director Alex C. Ewing,

of Dance, Design and Production, Drama,

world-renowned conductor John Mauceri, and media

Filmmaking, and Music. Along with rigorous arts

veteran Lindsay Bierman. The school became part of

training, students receive intensive academic

the University of North Carolina System in 1972.

instruction through the Division of Liberal Arts and the High School Academic Program.

UNCSA alumni have performed in or behind the scenes of Broadway shows, film, television and

With a primary focus on performance, UNCSA

regional theater, and are members of the world’s

provides an environment similar to that of an artist’s

finest symphony orchestras and opera and dance

colony, where students are encouraged to grow, to

companies. They have won or been nominated

experiment, and to develop their abilities to the

for all of the major awards in the entertainment

fullest. Students study with resident master teachers

industry, including Tony, Oscar, Emmy, Grammy and

who have had successful careers in the arts and who

Golden Globe. Among the many alumni working in

remain active in their professions. Noted guest artists

the arts today are Gillian Murphy, principal dancer,

frequently bring lessons directly from the arts and

American Ballet Theatre; Camille A. Brown, founder/

entertainment industry.

choreographer, Camille A. Brown and Dancers; Paul Tazewell, costume designer, Broadway’s

The unique premise upon which the school was founded came under the initiative of former Gov. Terry Sanford, guided by visionary writer John Ehle. Their creative alliance forged an institution unorthodox for its time. Established by the N.C. General Assembly in 1963, the North Carolina School of the Arts opened in Winston-Salem in 1965.

The location of the school was decided when the

“Hamilton”; Al Crawford, lighting designer/director, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater; Rebecca Naomi Jones, actor, “Genius: Aretha”; Jonathan Majors, actor, “Lovecraft Country”; Vera Herbert, supervising producer, “This is Us”; David Gordon Green, writer/producer, “Halloween”; René Barbera, tenor, first prize, Placido Domingo’s Operalia; Lisa Kim, violin, New York Philharmonic; and many more.

citizens of Winston-Salem, known as the “City of Arts and Innovation” and home of the first municipal arts council in the nation, raised nearly a million dollars in a two-day telephone campaign to win the school

For more information about UNCSA, visit uncsa.edu.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2020–21 YEAR UNCSA was recognized by important publications

execution of story-enhancing objects that

serving the arts and entertainment industries.

encompass the frame, the skin and the brain

The School of Filmmaking was ranked No. 10 by

will enroll its first students in fall 2021.

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The Hollywood Reporter (THR), in the top 50 worldwide by Variety, No. 5 by TheWrap, and

The School of Dance received the outstanding

was included in MovieMaker’s unranked list of

school award at the Youth America Grand Prix

39 top schools in the U.S. and Canada. THR also

(YAGP) Regional Semifinals in Winston-Salem.

ranked the film music composition program

In addition, eight students in the high school

No. 12 in the world. In addition, THR included

program were winners in the senior division

Design and Production’s costume design

and three students in the Preparatory Dance

program in its Top 10.

Program were winners in the junior division.

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Due to the pandemic, UNCSA premiered a

The Media + Emerging Technology Lab in the

reimagined “Nutcracker” film featuring

School of Filmmaking concluded the Immersive

alumnus Anthony Santos (B.F.A. Dance ’17) as

Storytelling Residency by launching “BonsAI,”

Drosselmeyer. A collaboration between the

an immersive narrative experience that was

schools of Dance, Design and Production,

inspired by COVID-19.

Filmmaking, and Music, the cinematic retelling

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of the classic ballet was choreographed by

Three alumni are nominated for Tony Awards:

Dance faculty member Ilya Kozadayev and

Lindsay Jones (B.F.A. Drama ’92) is nominated

directed by Interim Dean of Dance Jared Redick.

for sound design for “Slave Play”; Mary-Louise

“The Nutcracker” film was viewed more than

Parker (B.F.A. Drama ’86) is nominated for best

116,000 times worldwide, the largest audience

actress for “The Sound Inside”; and Riccardo

in the 55 consecutive years that UNCSA has

Hernández (Design & Production ’89) is

presented the holiday favorite. It raised

nominated for scenic design for “Jagged Little

$255,394 in net funds for student scholarships.

Pill.” He studied in D&P’s graduate program in

• Additional highlights of fall and spring performance seasons included: • The School of Drama’s first radio play, of Shakespeare’s “Henry V”; • Two fully staged double bills of one-act operas by the A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute; • The premiere of new dance works on film by Larry Keigwin and Gaspard Louis, performed by students in the contemporary dance program;

scenic design. (As of press time, the Tony Awards remained unscheduled.).

• Alumni have connections to best picture and best animated picture Oscar winners. Zach Seivers (B.F.A. Film ’06) was sound recording mixer and sound supervisor for “Nomadland.”

Jessica McJunkins (B.M. Music ’09), was concertmaster and score coordinator for “Judas and the Black Messiah.” In the animated feature category, Eddie Barbash (High School Music ’07) was featured jazz musician for “Soul.”

• New formats for film screenings, including

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drive-in screenings of third- and fourth-year

Roni Shitrit, a second-year undergraduate violinist,

films, and a special online screening of senior

won first prize in the Music Teachers National

thesis films by notable alumni throughout the

Association (MTNA) Young Artist Competition for

history of the School of Filmmaking; and

senior-level performers of stringed instruments.

• The return of Design and Production’s wildly

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popular multimedia production, Photona,

For the second time, students in the film editing

presented virtually.

program of the School of Filmmaking swept the

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Eddie Awards of the American Cinema Editors

The School of Design and Production announced

(ACE). Sam Bailey, Kendall Best and Conor

the launch of a groundbreaking graduate

Callahan were the nominees this year, and Bailey

program in animatronics. The three-year M.F.A.

accepted the award in a virtual red-carpet

program exploring design, construction and

ceremony hosted in Los Angeles.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2020–21 YEAR,

Cont.

Visual artist Lorelei Lin is among the top 1% of

voice category of the YoungArts Competition,

the nation’s high school seniors who qualified as

which honors the nation’s most accomplished

a National Merit Finalist.

young artists in the visual, literary, design and

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performing arts.

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High school junior Eleanor Broughton, Clara in “The Nutcracker” film, was one of 11 dancers

Visual artist Ila Waller was an American Visions

from the United States who were accepted for

nominee for her gold key work, “Mysticism,” in

the prestigious international ballet competition

the Scholastic Arts Awards, and received special

Prix de Lausanne 2021. Only 82 dancers

recognition from the Harvey B. Gantt Center for

worldwide were selected.

African-American Arts+Culture in Charlotte for

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another gold key work, “On Sunday We Dream.”

Tenor Quinn Albinus, a high school senior in the

Thirteen high school students in the Visual Arts

School of Music, was a finalist in the classical

Program won awards in the annual competition.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2019-20 YEAR The Hollywood Reporter ranked UNCSA No. 6 in

in May to provide audiences a way to enjoy

the world of the 25 best institutions for a drama

UNCSA performances from the comfort of home.

degree. OnStage ranked the School of Dance

It included student films, music and dance

among the Top 20 B.F.A. Dance Programs for

performances, drama classes and more.

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2020-21.

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Brett Sellitti, a senior in the School of Design

A number of guest artists visited UNCSA, ranging

and Production, received the Richard Hay

from Ava DuVernay, who chose the school to host

Undergraduate Scene Design Award from the

Array’s Ascend Summit, to alumni artpreneurs

U.S. Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT).

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Camille A. Brown and Juel D. Lane, to artist-inresidence Tichina Vaughn, to Brett Gelman and

Two alumnae – violinist Jessica McJunkins

many more.

(B.M., ’09) and Olivia Mead (H.S. Dance ’00) –

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were the recipients of the third annual Alumni

The School of Design and Production hosted

Artpreneur of the Year Awards. Each received

Weekend of Women+, a first-of-its-kind event

$20,000 to support innovative work in creative

that brought together women+ leaders from

industries. McJunkins’ award supported her

across the entertainment industry to lead

work as a cultural equity contractor for artists

conversations with UNCSA students about

of color. Mead’s award sustained her nonprofit

challenges and changes in their fields.

organization, YogaShield Yoga For First

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Responders (YFFR), which provided free

The Reynolda Quartet, composed of faculty

online access to stress-relieving tools for first

members Ida Bieler, Ulrich Eichenauer, Janet

responders working on the front lines of the

Orenstein and Brooks Whitehouse, made its

COVID-19 pandemic.

debut performance at Reynolda House Museum of American Art to a sold-out crowd.

• Five members of the class of 2020 were recipients

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of Student Artpreneur Grants of $2,500 each to

As it became clear that COVID-19 would disrupt

support their creative work or creative enterprise.

much of the spring semester, UNCSA announced a

The recipients were Tramaine Raphael Gray (B.F.A.

new hashtag, #PoweringCommunity, to highlight

Design and Production), Miles McKeller-Smith

and promote how UNCSA students, alumni,

(M.F.A. Filmmaking), Mayra Rodas (B.F.A.

faculty, staff and friends were creating art

Filmmaking), Lauren Blair Smith (B.F.A. Dance)

from home. The UNCSA at Home hub launched

and Kayana Waller (B.F.A. Filmmaking).

A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute, School of Music, “Le Inglesi (The English Women: A Salon Opera in One Act)” 2021

Photo by Peter Mueller

CO M M EN C EME N T SP E A K E R

Stephen McKinley Henderson HONORARY DOCTORATE RECIPIENT

ABOUT STEPHEN MCKINLEY HENDERSON In an eloquent obituary for playwright August

The last of his six Broadway roles was Torvald in

Wilson, Michael Feingold of the Village Voice

the heralded replacement cast of “A Doll’s House,

wrote, “To think of the great characters and

Part 2” with Julie White in 2017. Off-Broadway

scenes in August’s plays is to think of an epic

his seven roles include Pontius Pilate in the

parade of great African American actors who

LAByrinth Theatre Company’s production of

have seized their moment to make theater

“The Last Days of Judas Iscariot,” directed by

history: James Earl Jones and Mary Alice in

Philip Seymour Hoffman. Henderson has been

‘Fences,’ Charles S. Dutton in ‘Ma Rainey’ and

part of several productions at the Kennedy

‘The Piano Lesson,’ S. Epatha Merkerson

Center, most notably as a member of the acting

confronting him in the latter, Roscoe Lee Browne

company for Kenny Leon’s historic staged

sagely ironic in ‘Two Trains Running,’ Stephen

readings of August Wilson’s entire American

McKinley Henderson oozing malice in ‘Jitney,’

Century Cycle in 2008. In the fall of 2013

Ruben Santiago-Hudson and LisaGay Hamilton

Henderson served as Ruben Santiago-Hudson’s

glaring a skyful of weaponry at each other in

associate artistic director for audio recordings

‘Gem of the Ocean.’”

of Wilson’s Cycle which were livestreamed throughout the cyber world from WNYC/NPR’s

Stephen McKinley Henderson has worked on

Greene Space.

stages throughout the United States, abroad, on Broadway, off-Broadway, and in television and

In fall of 2016, Henderson was the Denzel

film. He received a 2017 Virtuoso Award from

Washington Endowed Chair at Fordham

the Santa Barbara International Film Festival for

University. He is a Fox Foundation Fellow,

his work in August Wilson’s “Fences” starring

a Master Teacher for The Lunt-Fontanne

Denzel Washington and Viola Davis. In the

Ten Chimneys Fellowship Program, and

2010 Broadway revival of “Fences,” Henderson

Distinguished Alumnus of Purdue University

received a Tony nomination and was presented

Graduate School, College of Liberal Arts.

with the Richard Seff Award for outstanding supporting actor from Actors’ Equity Association.

His Obie and Lucille Lortel awards in the outstanding lead actor category are for his work as Pops in Stephen Adley Guirgis’ “Between Riverside and Crazy.” The play premiered at the Atlantic Theater Company and moved to the Second Stage Theater in 2015, receiving The Pulitzer Prize for Drama that season.

Henderson’s film work includes performances in five Oscar-nominated films: Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird”; Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln”; Mr. Washington’s “Fences,” Kenneth Lonergan’s “Manchester by the Sea” and Stephen Daldry’s “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.”

Noteworthy television work includes the

Henderson delivered the commencement address and was conferred Juilliard’s Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts on May 19, 2017. Nearly 50 years earlier he auditioned for John Houseman and Michael Kahn in 1968 and became a member of Group l, Juilliard Drama Division.

Mr. Houseman cited Stephen’s work as a student in his memoir, “Final Dress.”

He completed his conservatory training at the then-North Carolina School of the Arts (B.F.A.) where he served as president of the student government, and at Purdue University Graduate School (M.A.). During his 30 years as faculty for the Department of Theatre and Dance, State University of New York at Buffalo,

FX/Hulu limited series “Devs”; “Wu-Tang: An

Henderson served periods as head of performance

American Saga”; and HBO’s “The Newsroom.”

and department chair and retired as professor

He can be seen in cinemas and on HBOMax

emeritus in 2016.

this fall in the all-star ensemble cast of Denis Villeneuve’s long-awaited adaptation of Frank Hebert’s sci-fi classic, “Dune.”

School of Design and Production, Paint Shop 2020

Photo by Wayne Reich

UNIVERSITY PROGRAM PROCESSIONAL

Kjersten Lester-Moratzka, Assistant Dean of

The audience is asked to remain seated

Academics, School of Design and Production

for the duration of the Processional.

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS Brian Cole, Chancellor GREETINGS AND REMARKS Mark Holton Member, University of North Carolina

Jason Romney, Assistant Dean of Production, School of Design and Production Scott Zigler, Dean, School of Drama Krisha Marcano, Assistant Dean for Student Services and Entrepreneurial Studies, School of Drama

Board of Governors

Dale Pollock, Interim Dean, School of Filmmaking

Representative, University of North Carolina

Renata Jackson, Assistant Dean of Academics,

System Office

School of Filmmaking

PRESENTATION OF BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Lauren Vilchik, Assistant Dean of

EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD

Graduate Studies, School of Filmmaking

Wade Wilson, 2020 Recipient

Saxton Rose, Interim Dean, School of Music

Lauren Vilchik, 2021 Recipient

David Winkelman, Associate Dean, School of Music

GREETINGS AND REMARKS, Continued Ralph Womble, Chair, Board of Trustees

CLOSING REMARKS TO THE

Mike Wakeford, Chair, Faculty Council

GRADUATING CLASS Chancellor Cole

Maura Wetzel, Student Body President, Class of 2020

RECESSIONAL

Nic Brown, Student Body President,

The audience is asked to remain seated

Class of 2021

for the duration of the Recessional.

INTRODUCTION OF THE

PLATFORM PARTY

COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

In addition to the persons listed previously,

Chancellor Cole

the Platform Party also includes: Dean Wilcox, Dean, Division of Liberal Arts

AWARDING OF HONORARY DOCTORATE Chancellor Cole and Patrick J. Sims, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost

Karen Beres, Vice Provost and Dean, Academic Affairs Tracey Ford, Vice Provost and Dean, Student Affairs

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Stephen McKinley Henderson

Sharon Hush, Registrar Claire Machamer, Vice Chancellor for

AWARDING OF UNIVERSITY DEGREES, DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES Chancellor Cole Provost Sims

Strategic Communications Michael Smith, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Jim DeCristo, Vice Chancellor for

Jared Redick, Interim Dean, School of Dance

Economic Development and Chief of Staff

Brenda Daniels, Associate Dean, School of Dance

David Harrison, Vice Chancellor for

Michael Kelley, Dean, School of Design and Production

Institutional Integrity and General Counsel

UNIVERSITY CLASS OF 2021

MASTER OF FINE ARTS

FLETCHER OPERA

Teresa Marie Noonan

PROFESSIONAL ARTIST

Maxwell Ignatius O’Connell

CERTIFICATE

Zacchaeus Isaiah Page

DESIGN AND PRODUCTION

Andre Dewan Peele

(December 2020)

Rachel Nicole Anderson

Virginia Sheffield Small

Sara Elizabeth Smith

Matthew Adam Campbell

Logan Zachariah Webber

Avery Elizabeth Snyder+

Kevin Michael Douglass

Sylvani Eostre Starchild St Clair

Keri Anne Dumka

PROFESSIONAL ARTIST

Rebecca Teresa Eckes

CERTIFICATE

Jack Daniel Giampolo

Shauna Alexis Bierly

Alexandra Almeda Hooper

Jordyn Carol Burton

Jessica Tandy Kammerud

(December 2020)

Elizabeth Fisher Lovett

Caroline Barclift Hayes

DESIGN AND PRODUCTION

Kevin Lee McBee

Sarah Devlin Kissinger

Olivia Leyner Alicandri

Grace Anne Miles

Maitreyi Muralidharan

Ryan Mark Anderson

Rebecca Jaenyth Morgan

Elena Bettine Natalie Deborah

JoAnn Battia Battat

Morgan Frances Ochs

Parker Jackson Battle

Rang

Kathryn Orr Julianne Michelle Reed

MASTER OF MUSIC

Jessica Jacqueline Rex

Arianna Elaine Bohning

Cassandra Lynn Richardson

Laurel J. Brooke

Samuel Jeremiah Santoianni

Billie Marie Feather

Kathryn Anne Sykes

Manuel Sousa Ferreira

Jacy Elle Taylor

Ricardo Pedro Gil

Melissa Kate Thurn

Andrew Scott Harris

Lydia Marie Watt

Tyler Andrew Hyers

Ashley C. Wise

Andrew Walter Jacob

Dian Yu

Tiffany J. Lee Jonathan Steven McClay

FILMMAKING

Tyler Isaiah Stephenson

Andrea K. Anthony

Margaret Ann Zentner

Aviva Dawn Bender-Tualemoso

Hannah Faith Staton+ Brandon Lawrence Talbott Allyson Catrice Williams Madelyn Sophia Wolf

Kaitlin Anne Baxter Jarod Antony Robert Betts Jody Perry Bogner Kathleen Marie Carragee Onew Choi Whitney A. Cline Jack Chandler Covitz Emily Paige Davis Maria Bella DiVittorio Brooke Elizabeth Downing Jocelyn Elizabeth Dubose Tatum Allegra Eyre Jacob Fischer Frizzelle Carson Roxanne Gantt Edward Gartland+

Cathrine Lellie Berkowitz

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS

Sarah Margaret Grover

Kathryn Marie Chatman

DANCE

Bailey Josephine Heppler

William Ross Church

Jacob Allen Barker

Romello Diamunique Huins

Jahmiah Gino Cyrus

Alexi Broman

William Tree Kearns Stanley

Calvin Duane Evans

Christopher William Crawford

Saoirse Lasair Keegan

Alexandra Cristina Franco Zorro

Ashlyn Kay Daniel

Jennings Hope Leonard

Ronald T. Harris

Savannah Jade Dobbs

Madeleine Elizabeth Louviere

Tyler Anderson Hawes

Kathryn Theresa Drozd+

Adia J. Matousek

Mei He

Claire Marie Finfgeld

Karen Milla

Zhangwenqin He

Anna Katherine Freund

Isabel Auden Miller

Adriana Desiree Herring

Carolyn Elena Gimenez

Erin Lyn Morales

Nicholas James Lallo

Sadie Elizabeth Jones

Helen Louise Moreau

Jason Gregory Levinson

Margaux E. Lucas+

Maya Marie Patrick

Vincent J. (Marco) Marchitell

Clarissa Rose Millen

Daniel Walker Pooley

Andrew Deon Shepherd

Jacob Patrick Miller

Lizbeth Alexandra Ramirez

Sky Lee Tilley

Isabel Amalia Maria Newport

Jacob Rodgers

Sarah Camille Bourne Mikaela Yael Byrd Breannain Bergin Cassidy

Matteson Brewer Haglund Gavin Carew Henry

Johnathan Anthony Schirillo

Brock Ethan Ferlaak

Maya Katherine Williams

Nicolette M. See

Erin L. Gallagher

Bryten Alexandra Wilson

Andrew Joshua Senn

Giani Jamese Gates

Melissa Owens Smith

Trevor Nicholas Gilman

Yuko Taniguchi

Shelby Alexandra Grzech

Nicholas Cade Teeter

Jack Henry Hansen

Jennifer Grace Joyce Travis

Jordan A. Hatcher

Ian Rallis Vespermann

Natalie Elizabeth Henderson

Andrew Graham Walsh

Charles Robert Herndon+

Rachel Renee Williams

Alyssa Danielle Hodges

Max Thomas Wurtz

Kelly Rebecca Hois

DRAMA Amar Singh Bains Jackson Graham Baker Noa Beckham-Chasnoff Jane Clara Cooper Lawrence Alim Davis Jeremy James Atkinson Gill Sam Tyler Hyrkin Zion Jang Daniel Scott Keenan Lindsey Grace Knowlton Robert Kyle Lutfy Jade Arielle Malka Paige Marie Okey Yasmin Pascall Anika Suzanne Kates Ramlo Nicole Burwell Sollazzo Brooke Ashley Sterling Cam’Ron Noreaga Stewart Emma Holland Weinswig Ella Sophia Grace Werner

Lam Duy Huynh Gabrielle Nycolette Johnson Crawford Asia Lea Jones Christopher Ellis Jones Joseph Aaron Kaiser Shannon Rose Kelly Caroline Knight Bateman Lanier Lewis Brent Robert Linde Willow Augusta Longbrake Gabriel Patrick De Asis Lopez Jacob R. Love Fernando MacFarlane

BACHELOR OF MUSIC Morgan Elise Brady++ Josephine Shang Qiong Greenwald Hunter Chace Hellard Morgan Terese Hunkele++ Gustav Edward Knudson Katherine Anne Ledbetter Grace Alexandra Manning++ Zoe Sarah Mark Austin Greer Martin Jose Manuel Olea Vico Natalie Marie Pendas John Rene Pfeiffer Grace Renée Pfleger++ Kollen Christopher Pyle Graves Pearce Smiley Chelsea Lee Smith+ Ramiro Soto Micah Benjamin White Catherine Pate Young+

Emma Marie-Annick Manzer Ian Worth McCay

+ Denotes Graduating with the

Abigail Frances Meaux

Arts Entrepreneurship Minor

Connor P. Meehan Catherine Anne Mlinek

++ Denotes Graduating with the German Studies Minor

Jordan Terrance Moore Olivia Kathleen Moore

Students who are wearing red, white

Christina Alexandria Neptune

and blue cords are veterans who

FILMMAKING

Devin Anthony Peluso

served in the U.S. Armed Forces.

Laura-Ellen Elizabeth Adair

Juliana Domenica Rella

Claire Elizabeth Allen

Connor Reed Reveley

Liam Alexander Baker

Emma Michelle Richardson

Isaac Kuruvilla Balachandran

Connor Patrick Ryan

name in the program does not

Jacob Daniel Bell

Jordan Whitney Sayman

guarantee completion of all

Camryn Brone-Hammer

Nigel Vaughan Scott

degree requirements, and late

Kalob Lloyd Cebula

Kelly Christalyn Simpson

Forest Grant Chilton+

Kyler Dylan Skipper

Meghan Elizabeth Cowen

Zachary Tyler Smith

Nichole Alexis Crawford

Travis Clement Stewart

John Thomas Curran

Brian Oliver Storck

Lesliana Marie Delano

Noland Christian Vannoy

Dillon Reed Dipietro

James Cane Walden

Caitlin Hope Donnelly

Julia Lofton Walpole+

Alexander Benedikt Egersdoerfer

Madison Walrath

Zachary Stephen Emick

Grant Kynon De Montfort West+

Since this program was printed several days in advance of commencement, a student’s

applicants may not appear.

UNIVERSITY CLASS OF 2020

MASTER OF FINE ARTS

Gregory Spencer Freeman, Jr.

Marissa Brooke Truitt

Christopher Joseph Hayes

Madison Ann Via+

Jacob Donald Parker Hinson

Samantha Joy Willins

DESIGN AND PRODUCTION

Julio Andre Jeri (December 2019)

Arthur Oswald Yeames III

Kiersten Marie Bowman

Sarah Devlin Kissinger

Elizabeth Hall Boyd

Blake Seiji Kitayama

Eileen Gil Chaffer

Lisa Marie Lutgen

Shelby Marie Gable

Monica Maria Munoz Alzate

Duncan Baird Jenner-Bennett

Elena Bettine Natalie Deborah Rang

Nicholas Cameron Lynch Voris

Jae Hyun Eugene Ryoo

Cari Anne Noel

Delphine Skene

Andrew Palstring

Nicholas Esten Smentkowski

Magnolia Zanna Raynor

Derek Edward Storey

James Scotland IV

Mikeal Robert Swanhart

Amber Marie Trotter

Carlos Andres Torres

FILMMAKING

Sean David Worcester

Tyler Davis Burchett Emily Aleece Burton

DESIGN AND PRODUCTION Ashley Acevedo+ Nicholas John Albanese Erin Jessica Ashbaugh Clara Boone Ashe-Moore Adam Daniel AuCoin+ William James Barney Nadir S. Bey Hunter Reed Booth Javier Ismael Calderon Michael Andrew Capretta Sonia Crouse Kyle Patrick Dannahey

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS

Kaitlin Brianna Davis

Connor William Hoff

DANCE

Brittan LeAnne Furr

Epiphany Michele Huffman

Charlotte Lynn Angermeier

Natalie Garcia

Sammy Leach

Madalyn Diane Bailey

Electra Helen Georgiades

Meng Tung Lee

Erick Keith Bateman

Amanda Ivy Grad

Jui-Fan Lin

Jewellianna Aurora Bell

Tramaine Raphael Gray

Miles Jordan McKeller Smith

Allison Marie Cannon

Mel Christian Haberman

Ryan Jeremy Mulder

Cydney Charmaine Chamblee

Shannon Ashley Hacker

Hugh Oyake Murchison

Catheryn Ann Marie Clifford

Brittany Ann Hains

Abby Miranda Nichols

Elizabeth Katherine Engstrom

Madison Lee Hannon

Tucker Bordes Phelps

Mana Hayashi

Jonah Monroe Hargett

Breanna Ray Smith

David Jewett

Ashley Alyson Harsanyi

Katherine Ellen Reeves

Jordan Elizabeth Kesler

Grayson Preston Hermelin

Antonio Jariel Riggins

Michaela Kinsey

Melina Marie Hernandez

Scott Michael Rodeheaver

Holly Rae Lehnertz

Alexandra Caroline Howard

William Frazier Smith

Lelan Lewis

Zoe Phoenix Jansen

James William Stamm

Danielle Alexandra Lieberman

Alexander Robert Jarus

Ciara Marie Loscombe

Amber Dale Jones

Kathryn Grace Lovejoy

Emily Lorin Kritzman

Brianna Mary Maguire

Sierra Marie Labrousse

Carrington Rae Martin

Samantha Jane Leahan

Tristen Carrington Matthews

Kelly Taneshea Lemos

Teghan Macall Murphy

Jack David Lewis

Kiera Lee O’Reilly

Gina Camille Makaroff

Julie Renee Owens

Luke Nathaniel Martinson

Anastasia-Niki Padrón

Kelsey Rae Millett

MASTER OF MUSIC

Nicole Teresa Palmer

Margaret Barclay Neal

Thomas Alexander Barkal

Carissa M. Puppo

Taylor Diane Newell

Shauna Alexis Bierly

Taylor Anne Sandell

Timothy James Oleary

Taylor Mason Philip Boone

Lauren Blair Smith+

Joan Josephine Paluska

Emma Jane Broberg

William Dante Verian Thompson

Nikolas Richard Parnell

Michael Kenneth Gaffney Ashton Paige Helton

PROFESSIONAL ARTIST CERTIFICATE Nicole Song En Foo Amanda Lee Goodwin Joohyun Lee Meishan Lin David Ulrich Bernhard Schmitz Yihao Zhou

Olivia Rachel Dilworth James Austin Edwards

Claire Renee Persons

Aliyah Ivy Bryant

Langston Greer Styles

Miranda Louise Poskin

Langston Christopher Cabral

Graham Peyton Swanston

Benjamin K. Psimer

Patricio Camara Rubio

Edward Alfonso Taveras

Amanda Nicole Pusateri

Alexander David Catenazzo

Parker Judson Thompson

Ethan Kyle Saiewitz

Thomas William Costello

Benjamin Mel Trauner

Jill Kaylyn Sawyer

Victoria Alexandra Jude Cruell

Dyani Rae Vanhoose

Nicolas Burkhart Schiavone

John Wyatt Curtis

Samantha Anna Varriale+

Brett Allison Sellitti

Taylor Nicole Davis

Kayana Joelle Waller

Hunter Gene Stansell

Elliott Elizabeth Emfinger

Rebecca Walters

Kira Grace Stenzel

Jacob Briguglio Fleming

Gage Alan Welch

Brooke Nicole Sturdivant

Bailey Kenneth Hart

Thatcher Johnson Welden+

Emily A. Tam

Madison Harvey

Maddison J’Nette Whitfield

Madison V. Tarchala

Tess Elizabeth Hasbrouck

Jacob Cleveland Wiklacz

Caleb Hudson Waldrop

James Curran Hashimoto

Echo Lilly Wilson

Nina Simone Walker

Calyn Catherine Mari Heller

Steven Eugene Wilson

George Caleb Scott Werkmeister

Clark Huntley Ivers

Maura Diane Wetzel

Raunak Kapoor

Leah Mary Wilkerson

Jake William Laystrom

Bethany Rose Windham

Monica Elaine Lee

Skylar Blaine Wostak

Joseph James Linford Jacob Hines Lothers

Mackenzie Paige Wolf Joseph Parker Womble

BACHELOR OF MUSIC

DRAMA

Kevin T. Mackler

Kevin Patrick Beck

Tyree Javon Albert

Benjamin Joseph Mailloux

Bonnie Rose Blackwell

Emma Davis

Ash Malone

Solomon O’casey Caldwell

Jon Mikhael Tanalgo Demegillo

Emilyann Colleen Marsh+

Dorothy Jean Gallagher Smith

Chase Matthew Dillon

Cameron John McCormack

Jalen A. Hicks

Anna Christine Evans

Noah Webster McCormick

John Henry Holoman

Carlo Feliciani Ojeda

Mathew Joseph Meredith

Christina Y. Kim

Walter Middelton Fitts

Ashley Michelle Miller

Evan Hart King

Abigail Marie Holland

Aidan Thomas Millroy

Austin Jacob Knudsen

David Johnson

Joseph Daniel Moore

Jane Meredith Koelsch

Jasper Knight Keen

Bernardo Porto Moreira

Emmett Moberly Lachance

Katelyn Kelley

Samuel Nolan Morgenstern

Adithya Muralidharan

Justine Clare Marler

Conor Patrick Murdock

Aaron Brian Nelson

Patrick Pearse Monaghan

Emily Drake Padgett+

David Ospina Gomez

Colin James Palmer

Katherine Scott Pittard

Bennett Gibson Paton

Linnea Kathryn Scott

Elizabeth Riley Patterson

Ainsley Cameron Seiger

Tanner L. Poff

Samuel Harrison Sherman

Ian Adam Price

Gabriela Nicole Slape

Eric Michael Randolph

Lance Alexander Smith

Brandon James Rieff

Sean Joseph Stack

Mayra Alejandra Rodas Ortiz

Elizabeth Barrett Steinmetz

Jack Ryan Salmon

Daniel Hiro Taylor

Rachel Leigh Schattle

Deychen Volino-Gyetsa

Elizabeth Sandra Schwab

Corinne Chantelle Olivier Tatiana Pakulova Bryce Carter Richardson Morgan Mackenzie Short+ Peter Hutcheon Smith+ Sarah Marie Smith Victor Alexander Stahoviak Savanna Elaine Strange Dominique Riley Valenzuela Keegan Phillip Welford Small Michele Patricia Zimmerman

Robindeep Singh FILMMAKING

Gillian M. Skipper

Joseph Wesley Bodsford

Daniel Robert Smith

James Vincent Boemio

William Edward Smith

Mitchell M. Brinker

Nikos Alexander Spiridakis

+ Denotes Graduated with the Arts Entrepreneurship Minor

HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM PROCESSIONAL

CLOSING REMARKS TO THE

The audience is asked to remain seated

GRADUATING CLASS

for the duration of the Processional.

Chancellor Cole

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS

RECESSIONAL

Brian Cole, Chancellor

The audience is asked to remain seated for the duration of the Recessional.

GREETINGS AND REMARKS Ralph Womble, Chair, Board of Trustees Mike Wakeford, Chair, Faculty Council Elaine Guo, President, High School Student Government

PLATFORM PARTY In addition to the persons listed previously, the Platform Party also includes: Karen Beres, Vice Provost and Dean, Academic Affairs

SENIOR CLASS SPEAKER

Tracey Ford, Vice Provost and

Lorelei Lin

Dean, Student Affairs

INTRODUCTION OF THE

Sharon Hush, Registrar

COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

Claire Machamer, Vice Chancellor for

Chancellor Cole

Strategic Communications

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Stephen McKinley Henderson

Michael Smith, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Jim DeCristo, Vice Chancellor for

AWARDING OF HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS

Economic Development and Chief of Staff

Chancellor Cole

David Harrison, Vice Chancellor for

Patrick J. Sims, Executive Vice Chancellor

Institutional Integrity and General Counsel

and Provost Martin Ferrell, Headmaster and Dean, High School Academic Program Brock Snyder, Associate Dean, High School Academic Program Jared Redick, Interim Dean, School of Dance Brenda Daniels, Associate Dean, School of Dance Scott Zigler, Dean, School of Drama Saxton Rose, Interim Dean, School of Music David Winkelman, Associate Dean, School of Music Michael Kelley, Dean, School of Design and Production Will Taylor, Director, Visual Arts Program, School of Design and Production

HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2021

SCHOOL OF DANCE

Arynn Mitchell

Aron Nadesan Stornaiuolo

Christopher Riley Balbuena

Abigail Dare Oliver

James Straub

Emily Kathryn Bealer

Jackson Perry

Katherina Tsai

Rheann Michelle Chico

Anthony Reynolds

Phoebe Elise Turvaville

Isabel Ruth Clements

Grace Robinson

Sydney Marie Urmston

Jennifer R. Colavito

Razak Sadiq

Elijah Joseph Ming-Xin Van

Piper Conti

Emily Stober

Madison Dabravalskie

Ron Weiss

Amir Jahari Webb

Alayna N. Fisher Evan Harris Melinda Caroline Harrison Keira Francis Holland Emma Sargent Hurtado Catherine Mei Iguchi Lindsey Johnson Jillian Kerr Celeste Lau Blake Lieberman Harper Lilley William Cooper Meeks Scarlett Nash Katherine Nettles Asia Nycole Parham Zoe Elyse Reynolds Claire Mee Eun Schiffer Lillian Bouchelle Schroeder Lily Senkowski Sadie Grace Shelburne Grace Shirley Sasha Isabel Silverman Hikaru Sydney Smith Caroline Breed Staniford Abigail Novalé Stinnett Caitlin Carroll Sweeney Kimberly Vasileva Eleanor Vross Kira Sofia Wilkerson

SCHOOL OF MUSIC

Camp-Goh

Nicolas Robert Williams Luisa Neves Wilson

Kevin Quinn Albinus Alexander Billingsley

VISUAL ARTS

Alicia Marie Bivona

Any Avila

Heather Wood Blake

Esther Bach

Josephine Louise Brand

Elena Renée Cole

Marisa Joy Bringewatt

Alannah Nicole Couch

Jessie Elizabeth Burdette

Della Sophia Dickerson

Isabella Valentina Butler

Olivia Lane Frederiksen

Helen Whitener Campbell

Sarah Elizabeth Gerics

Liliana Cruz Maria Carreiro

Audrey Elizabeth Graham

Justin Henry Carrothers

Kaylie Elizabeth Griffin

Joshua Cox

Charlotte Monica Herron

Anne Everhart

Kimberly Hoang

Ruby Gerken

Ella Hourigan

Michael Gibson

Pele Arbor Lee Krehnbrink

Lucas Guin

Lorelei Yu-Lan Lin

Elaine Guo

Mace Jason Marley

Amanda Colleen Harrell

Maia Mcelvane

Ian David He

Xia Isobel Raburn

Eric Hoang

Piper Shipley

Thomas Ignacio Holladay-Munoz

Jayson James Sloan

Grace Lynn Homer

Hami Trinh

Sarah Sihan Jin

Ila Estelle Waller

Amber Quinn Keller

Elizabeth A. Zaytseva

Yuchen Li Faith May Nicolas Arthur Mayers

Since this program was printed

Aiden Mccoy

several days in advance of commencement, a student’s

SCHOOL OF DRAMA

Brynn A. McKay

Abraham Arends

Emerson Mckie

Annabelle Joy Arends

Irma Magdalena Nelson

degree requirements, and late

Kira Avolio

Rosemarie Porter Nelson

applicants may not appear.

Evan Chadwick Barnard

Ariel Temitope Olaleye

Ella Bugg

Sasha Jasmine Paris Carter

Jalen Alexandria Bynum

Marcel Christopher Pietrus

Journey Cole

Mary Poole

Anthony Costello

Belle Retko

Jason Diaz

Jack Patrick Sargeant

Aitana Doyle

Ruth Mary Shumway

Tyler Healy

Clara Spears

Ye-Bon Hong

Doriana Elena Spurrell

name in the program does not guarantee completion of all

2021 UNC BOARD OF GOVERNORS EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD RECIPIENT

Lauren Vilchik SCHOOL OF FILMMAKING

Lauren Vilchik joined the UNCSA School of

and communicate thorough assessment of a

Filmmaking faculty in the fall of 2010 and currently

student’s work to foster high achievement.”

serves as professor of filmmaking and assistant dean of graduate studies in film. As she reflects on her work with production students, she says, “I am thrilled when the students complete Creative Deal-

One of Vilchik’s students reflected on the lasting effects of her inspirational teaching and mentorship: “From my first time meeting her, Professor Vilchik

making and express a sense of empowerment over

has been nothing but helpful to me and my peers.

their newly found command for the subject matter,

Not only does she excel in the classroom, she’s able

or their gratitude as they approach graduation with a

to motivate students like no professor I’ve ever seen

completed business plan for the first project they

on a personal level. She remembers your insecurities,

intend to produce as a working professional. Sending

your personal problems, your goals, and she goes

them off into the world with the skills to harness

out of her way to help you develop as a creative.”

their entrepreneurial spirit is a rewarding experience that fills me with a sense of pride when I experience their work in the marketplace.”

Vilchik earned a Juris Doctor from Southwestern University School of Law and a B.A. in psychology and philosophy from Tulane University. She has been

Vilchik’s teaching philosophy outlines a very specific

a member of the California Bar Association for

strategy that consistently guides her work with her

almost 25 years. She is also an independent film

students. “The idea that a ‘bright student knows the

producer and production attorney acknowledged by

answer and a gifted learner asks the question’ is a

the Independent Spirit Awards for “Outstanding

concept, developed by Janice Szabos, that I believe

Achievement for a Body of Work” and honored in

in whole-heartedly,” Vilchik said. “In an effort to

2004 with the distinction of being named one of

cultivate gifted learning in all my students, I have

Variety’s “Top 10 Producers to Watch.” Vilchik

developed a four-part strategy: endeavor to inspire

served as a juror, mentor, speaker and panelist at

every student to take interest in the subject matter;

several film festivals including Cannes, SXSW, the

break down the crutch of dependency to instill

Los Angeles Film Festival, and at the Santa Barbara

self-reflection and self-reliance; encourage risk-

International Film Festival’s “Movers and Shakers

taking by creating a safe environment for failure;

Producer’s Panel.”

2020 UNC BOARD OF GOVERNORS EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD RECIPIENT

Wade Wilson SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND PRODUCTION

R. Wade Wilson is associate professor in the

highest quality this school has to offer,” one said.

School of Design and Production’s sound department.

Another said: “I honestly think that without the

Having joined the UNCSA faculty in 2008, he served

mentorship that was provided by Wade, along

in the School of Filmmaking as an associate professor

with his teachings, I wouldn’t have been able to be

of film editing and sound design, chair of the film

as successful as I am. Wade brought forth insight

editing and sound design department, assistant dean

that helped me become a better filmmaker by

of postproduction, Faculty Council chair, and as

simply telling a story through sound. Without this,

provost-appointed director of interdisciplinary

I don’t think I’d have the job that I have before

studies for the UNCSA campus.

I even graduate.”

Wilson’s teaching philosophy anchors strongly in

Wilson earned an Associate in Arts in liberal arts

his extensive industry experience: “In the classroom, I leverage hands-on projects to teach techniques and processes that the students get directly from my professional experiences. I enthusiastically share my professional expertise with my students. This allows me to transfer the necessary skill set for high employability upon graduation. … I believe without a doubt that teaching is most effective when it is done by example.”

from West Los Angeles College. Prior to joining UNCSA, he worked as a sound designer and editor for numerous feature films and television shows including “Shrek,” “The Perfect Storm,” “Madagascar,” “Elf,” “The Hunger Games,” “Mystic River,” “The Simpsons” and “Futurama.” He has received five Golden Reel Award nominations from the Motion Picture Sound Editors for his contributions to the field. One of his most recent film projects,

Heartfelt expressions of appreciation from students

“Abundant Acreage Available,” was overseen by

dominate his evaluations. “Wade is an incredible

Executive Producer Martin Scorsese and won best

teacher and mentor and his classes are some of the

screenplay at the Tribeca Film Festival.

School of Filmmaking, “Lost in the Red Snow” 2019

Photo by Hailey Cheyenne Port

ADMINISTRATION AND LEADERSHIP EXECUTIVE TEAM

UNCSA BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Brian Cole, Chancellor

Ralph Hanes Womble (Chair) – Winston-Salem, N.C.

Patrick J. Sims, Executive Vice Chancellor

Erna A.P. Womble (Vice Chair) – Winston-Salem, N.C.

and Provost Jim DeCristo, Vice Chancellor for Economic Development & Chief of Staff Michael Smith, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Edward J. Lewis III, Vice Chancellor for Advancement Claire Machamer, Vice Chancellor for Strategic Communications David Harrison, Vice Chancellor for Institutional Integrity and General Counsel Karen Beres, Vice Provost and Dean of Academic Affairs Tracey Ford, Vice Provost and Dean of Student Affairs

Stephen R. Berlin (Secretary) – Winston-Salem, N.C. E. Greer Cawood – Winston-Salem, N.C. Noel “Skip” Dunn – Lewisville, N.C. Anna Folwell – Winston-Salem, N.C. J. Phillip Horne* – Washington, D.C. Robert L. King, III – Winston-Salem, N.C. Mark Land – Winston-Salem, N.C. Elizabeth B. Madden – Winston-Salem, N.C. Kyle E. Petty – Charlotte, N.C. Michael D. Tiemann – Chapel Hill, N.C. EMERITUS MEMBER Thomas S. Kenan, III – Chapel Hill, N.C. EX OFFICIO MEMBERS Nic D. Brown (Student Body President) –

DEANS

Winston-Salem, N.C. Al Crawford (Alumni Representative) – New York, N.Y.

Jared Redick, Interim Dean, School of Dance Michael Kelley, Dean, School of Design and Production Scott Zigler, Dean, School of Drama Dale Pollock, Interim Dean, School of Filmmaking Saxton Rose, Interim Dean, School of Music Dean Wilcox, Dean, Division of Liberal Arts Martin Ferrell, Headmaster and Dean, High School Academic Program

D. Reid Wilson (Secretary, N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources) – Raleigh, N.C. Sandi M.A. Macdonald (President and CEO, North Carolina Symphony) – Raleigh, N.C. LIAISONS John Wigodsky (Foundation Board) – Winston-Salem, N.C. Anne Rainey Rokahr (Board of Visitors) – Winston-Salem, N.C. Mark Holton (Board of Governors) – Winston-Salem, N.C. *Deceased

UNCSA BOARD OF VISITORS Robert M. Beseda (Alumni Committee Chair) – Winston-Salem, N.C Amy R. Blumenthal (Emeritus) – Charlotte, N.C. Nicholas B. Bragg (Emeritus) – Winston-Salem, N.C. Malcolm M. Brown (Emeritus) – Winston-Salem, N.C.

K.V. Threlfall – Durham, N.C. Nancy K. Trovillion – Wake Forest, N.C. Judith B. Watson – Winston-Salem, N.C. Katherine White – Winston-Salem, N.C. Jackson D. Wilson, Jr. (Emeritus) – Winston-Salem, N.C.

Patricia A. Brown ’01 (Emeritus) – Winston-Salem, N.C. Joseph M. Bryan (Emeritus) – Greensboro, N.C.

UNCSA FOUNDATION BOARD

George M. Burnette – Raleigh, N.C.

John D. Wigodsky (President) – Winston-Salem, N.C.

Kami Chavis – Winston-Salem, N.C.

David P. Broughton (Vice President) –

Nan V. Crawford – Winston-Salem, N.C.

Winston-Salem, N.C.

Frank A. Daniels, Jr. (Emeritus) – Raleigh, N.C.

E. Taylor Shipley, Jr. (Treasurer) – Winston-Salem, N.C.

Julia J. Daniels (Emeritus) – Raleigh, N.C.

Julie Williams (Assistant Treasurer) –

Martha S. De Laurentiis (Emeritus) – Sherman Oaks, Calif.

Winston-Salem, N.C. Chrystal Parnell (Secretary) – Pfafftown, N.C.

Annamarie R. D’Souza – Winston-Salem, N.C.

Thomas Adams – Winston-Salem, N.C.

Phyllis H. Dunning – Winston-Salem, N.C.

Bettye Barrett – Westfield, N.C.

Erin E. Edge ’97 – Winston-Salem, N.C.

Art Bloom – Winston-Salem, N.C.

Ashley Edwards – Winston-Salem, N.C.

Christopher Chapman – Lewisville, N.C.

James P. Elder, Jr. (Emeritus) – Chapel Hill, N.C.

Bonnie K. Donahue – Winston-Salem, N.C.

John D. Gates (Emeritus) – Winston-Salem, N.C.

Daniel Earthman – Winston-Salem, N.C.

Jennifer B. Grosswald – Winston-Salem, N.C.

Barry A. Eisenberg – Winston-Salem, N.C.

Charlotte M. Hanes – Independence, Va.

McDara Folan, III – Winston-Salem, N.C.

Eldridge C. Hanes (Emeritus) – Pfafftown, N.C.

David C. Hinton – Winston-Salem, N.C.

Mr. Matthew Carter Harris ’94 – San Diego, Calif.

Shelley Holden – Winston-Salem, N.C.

Rosemary Harris Ehle (Emeritus) – Winston-Salem, N.C.

Peter J. Juran – Winston-Salem, N.C.

John Hoemann – Winston-Salem, N.C.

Stephen P. Karr – Winston-Salem, N.C.

Jerri Irby – Winston-Salem, N.C.

Wayne Morgan – Winston-Salem, N.C.

Clare Jordan (Advocacy Committee Chair) –

Stacy Petronzio – Winston-Salem, N.C.

Winston-Salem, N.C.

Mary Perkins – Winston-Salem, N.C.

Thomas S. Kenan, III (Emeritus) – Chapel Hill, N.C.

Pete Richter – Winston-Salem, N.C.

Mark E. Land ’78 – Winston-Salem, N.C.

Jim Ruffin – Winston-Salem, N.C.

Joseph P. Logan – Winston-Salem, N.C.

Andy Schneider – Winston-Salem, N.C.

Jean W. McLaughlin – Little Switzerland, N.C.

Anne W. Sessions – Advance, N.C.

Mary T. Perkins – Winston-Salem, N.C.

Rob Simon – Winston-Salem, N.C.

Shreita T. Powers – Raleigh, N.C. Michael Pulitzer (Emeritus) – Stockbridge, Mass.

Timothy O. Reid ’93 – Brooklyn, N.Y. Mattie M. Rhodes ’69 – Winston-Salem, N.C. Anne Rainey Rokahr (Board Chair) – Winston-Salem, N.C. Selwa Roosevelt (Emeritus) – Washington, D.C. Helen Simoneau ’02 – Brooklyn, N.Y. Liana N. Thompson (Nominating Committee Chair) – Winston-Salem, N.C.

SPECIAL RECOGNITION 2021 UNCSA EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARDS

RETIRING FACULTY AND STAFF

Eva Draw, School of Dance

Henry Grillo, School of Filmmaking

Cameron Knight, School of Drama

John LeBlanc, School of Filmmaking

Kjersten Lester-Moratzka, School of

Terri Renigar, Strategic Communications

Design and Production

Debra Thompson, Advancement

Joseph Pecoraro, School of Music

David Smith, School of Design and Production

Lauren Vilchik, School of Filmmaking

Mary Ann Zotto, School of Filmmaking

Mike Wakeford, Division of Liberal Arts

2020-21

2019-20 Wayne Cameron, Residence Life

2020 UNCSA EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARDS

David Caston, Information Technology

Tadeu Coelho, School of Music

Ernest Davis, Stevens Center

Janna Levin, Division of Liberal Arts

Judith Garay, Facilities Management

Krisha Marcano, School of Drama

Robert “Bob” King, Division of Liberal Arts

Joanne Moore, School of Filmmaking

Sylvia Koontz, Library

Wade Wilson, School of Design and Production

Franklin Partridge, School of Dance

Abigail Yager, School of Dance

Dale Pollock, School of Filmmaking

Adalgisa Cespedes, Facilities Management Christina Dowell, School of Design and Production

Marion Pratnicki, School of Music Thomas Pullen, Facilities Management Sandra Russell, Mail Center Sharon Storm, Advancement Mary Taylor, Division of Liberal Arts Andrea Thompson, Purchasing Beth Thompson, High School Academic Program William Wynne, Information Technology

COMMENCEMENT PRODUCTION TEAM UNIVERSITY & HIGH SCHOOL Production Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ed Thomas Production Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frank Lombardi Stage Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corina Matos Aguilera, Ashley Pennington Assistant Stage Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cartwright Ayres, Stephanie Brown, Lindsay Cope, Kat Denning,

Michael Diaz, David Mercier, Devyn Tibbals, Amanda Wingo

Video & Livestream Producer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Witmer Sound Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Cooper Faculty Adviser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jamie Call Blankinship

School of Drama, “The Miser” 2021

Photo by Blake Ellis

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GRADUATES: You will always be a part of the UNCSA family. For information about staying in touch with and giving back to UNCSA, contact Alumni Relations Manager Amy Werner at 336-770-3203 or email wernera@uncsa.edu.

FAMILY AND FRIENDS: Our students have access to world-class training opportunities thanks to the generous support of many.

For information about giving to UNCSA, contact Annual Fund Manager Jaclyn Day at 336-770-3382 or email dayj@uncsa.edu.

School of Dance, “Plasma: A Study for 18” 2020

Photo by Rosalie O’Connor