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Spring 2026 Degree Candidates

Dr. Amy Hardison Tully, Dean

Doctor of Musical Arts

Daria Kiseleva (Piano Performance)
Jace Herrin Mankins (Music Composition)
Igor Parshin (Piano Performance)

DMA Document Titles

Kiseleva, Daria, D.M.A., Piano Performance
A Performance Guide to Blaise Ferrandino’s Suite for Piano
Major Professor: Dr. Tamás Ungár
Mankins, Jace, D.M.A., Music Composition
Where No Man Pursueth: An Opera in Three Acts
Major Professor: Dr. Blaise Ferrandino
Parshin, Igor, D.M.A., Piano Performance
Valeri Zhelobinsky
Major Professor: Dr. Tamás Ungár

Master of Arts

Isabella Marie Blankers (Art History)
Abigail Summer Sempebwa (Art History)
Eunice Eun-Young Seong (Art History)

Master of Fine Arts

Marcy JoAnn Davis (Studio Art)
Katayoun Hosseinradsaeid (Studio Art)
Christopher Najera (Studio Art)
Alfredo Ortega Marquez (Studio Art)

Master of Music

Julia Rose Arduino (Vocal Performance)
Emanuel Arellano (Wind and Percussion Performance)
Ashley Kai Qian Chua (Collaborative Piano)
Jayme Kristina Eck (String Performance)
Maritza Ann Gonzalez (Wind and Percussion Performance)
Sarah Marie Gould (Conducting-Choral Emphasis)
Gizelle Eve Guerrero (Wind and Percussion Performance)
Courtney Parnitke (Vocal Performance Pedagogy)
Alejandro Sanchez Rodriguez (String Performance)
Logan Michael Scott (Wind and Percussion Performance)
Caio Augusto de Godoy Sousa (String Performance)
Nicholas Martin Egan VandenBush (Conducting-Band Emphasis)
Qizheng Wang (Piano Performance)
Qizheng Wu (Vocal Performance)
Kaitlynn Elizabeth Yardley (Piano Pedagogy)

Master of Music Education

Nicklas Aune

Thesis Titles

Aune, Nicklas, M.M.E., Music Education
Exploring Musical Independence in the Choral Classroom: A Case Study
Major Professor: Dr. Marla Ringel
Blankers, Isabella, M.A., Art History
Turning Spectacle into Specter: Stephanie Syjuco and Filipino Representation in the U.S. Colonial Archive
Major Professor: Dr. Jamin An
Davis, Marcy, M.F.A., Studio Art
Understory
Major Professor: Cameron Schoepp
Hosseinradsaeid, Katayoun, M.F.A., Studio Art
Somewhere Else
Major Professor: Adam Fung
Najera, Christopher, M.F.A., Studio Art
Ver es Arder
Major Professor: Dan Jian
Ortega Marquez, Alfredo, M.F.A., Studio Art
A ojo & sin receta / By eye & without a recipe
Major Professor: Adam Fung
Sempebwa, Abigail, M.A., Art History
Visualizing the Invisible: The Archangel Gabriel as a Perceptual Tool in the Annunciation
Major Professor: Dr. Wendy Sepponen
Seong, Eunice, M.A., Art History
When the Face Falls Silent: Bodily Gestures, Grief, and Class in Käthe Kollwitz’s War
Major Professor: Dr. Jessica Fripp

Artist Diploma

Giuliano Bucheli (Cello)
Daniela Katherine Herrera Garcia (Cello)
Angelene Ku (Violin)
Liu Jingjing (Trumpet)
David Mejía Jr. (Voice)
Liz Valentina Muñoz Morales (Violin)
Martin Shahbazyan (Piano)
Muyan Xin (Violin)

Bachelor of Arts

Eden Agabs (Music)
Kendra Sue Bills (Art History)
Nicholas Taylor Burch Zapata (Art History)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Emilia Jane Gambucci (Theatre)
(Summa Cum Laude)
Jordana Ann Marie Garcia (Music/Sociology)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Ellie Morgan Griffin (Theatre)
(Summa Cum Laude) (Departmental Honors, Theatre)
Grace Emilee Griffiths (Theatre)
Lauren Alexa Hathaway (Art History/English)
(Summa Cum Laude)
Taylor Rose Jones (Theatre/Communications)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Faith Samsol Lee (Music)
(Summa Cum Laude)
Holt E Lee (Music)
(Cum Laude)
Stella Lucille Lenzie (Theatre/Digital Culture & Data Analytics)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Brianna Mascorro (Studio Art)
(Cum Laude)
Dory Zeller McDonald (Music)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Cordelia Staring Pope (Art History/Communication)
(Summa Cum Laude)
Michelle Pritchard (Art History)
(Cum Laude)
Michael Luke Wilson (Music)
(Magna Cum Laude)

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Wesley Duane Adams (Theatre, Music Performance)
Nalini Gabrielle Bailey (Interior Design)
Krystabelle Mariana Banda (Theatre, Acting Performance)
(Summa Cum Laude)
Aaron Riley Blount (Theatre, Acting Performance)
(Cum Laude)
Sarah Anne Brock (Interior Design)
(Summa Cum Laude)
Hanna Marie Brookshire (Theatre, Acting Performance)
(Summa Cum Laude)
(Departmental Honors, Theatre)
Reese Elizabeth Buchert (Theatre, Music Performance)
(Cum Laude)
Carlie Jalyn Byrd (Interior Design)
(Cum Laude)
Samantha Mary Callaway (Graphic Design)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Adrienne Victoria Carson (Graphic Design)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Madeline Rose Carter (Theatre, Music Performance)
(Summa Cum Laude)
Henry Banks Cawood (Theatre-Design Technology)
(Summa Cum Laude)
Anne Marie Catherine Cellar (Modern Dance)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Tanner James Cockrum (Theatre, Music Performance)
(Cum Laude)
Abigail Coen (Graphic Design)
(Summa Cum Laude)
(Departmental Honors, Graphic Design)
Sarah Julianne Coleman (Studio Art, Painting)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Aidan Crofton (Interior Design)
(Summa Cum Laude)
Claire Ann Cussimanio (Graphic Design)
Abigail Rhea Davis (Interior Design)
(Summa Cum Laude)
Kendall Diane Dix (Interior Design)
(Cum Laude)
Kaitlyn Grace Elder (Interior Design)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Sydney Reagan Enoch (Theatre-Design Technology)
(Summa Cum Laude)
Julia Elaine Espy (Interior Design)
(Cum Laude)
Peyton Brooke Flabiano (Interior Design)
(Summa Cum Laude)
Emily Michelle Funk (Interior Design)
(Summa Cum Laude)
Angelina Galusha (Interior Design)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Annabelle Elena Garcia (Studio Art, Sculpture)
(Cum Laude)
Lauren Kelly Garner (Ballet)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Lily Kate Garner (Interior Design)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Lucia Gaudiano (Interior Design)
(Cum Laude)
Emery Elise Gray (Theatre, Music Performance)
(Summa Cum Laude)
Vanessa Emma Grech (Interior Design)
Rose Mohamed Hamouda (Studio Art, Printmaking)
(Cum Laude)
Brennan Montgomery Hartley (Interior Design)
(Summa Cum Laude)
Kaitlyn Louise Hernandez (Ballet)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Rani Hirsch (Studio Art, Sculpture)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Ethan Philip Hyatt (Theatre, Music Performance)
(Summa Cum Laude)
Sam Illum (Theatre, Music Performance)
(Cum Laude)
Emily FuHui James (Modern Dance)
(Cum Laude)
(University Honors)
Lily Rae Jowers (Modern Dance)
(Summa Cum Laude)
Callee Heys King (Interior Design)
(Summa Cum Laude)
Ellie Marie Kowkabany (Interior Design)
(Cum Laude)
Claire Maureen Kulperger (Interior Design)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Laurel Grace Larsen (Ballet & Modern Dance)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Faith Samsol Lee (Theatre, Music Performance)
(Summa Cum Laude)
Katherine Grace Lilley (Graphic Design)
(Summa Cum Laude)
(Departmental Honors, Graphic Design)
Shelby Monroe Lipar (Modern Dance)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Avery Adele Locke (Interior Design)
Logan N Lowery (Theatre, Music Performance)
(Summa Cum Laude)
Kinley Langford Lynch (Interior Design)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Isabella Grace McKay (Theatre, Music Performance)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Colin Joseph McThorn (Theatre, Acting Performance)
Samantha Mendez (Interior Design)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Cassidy Madeline Milazzo (Interior Design)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Basheer Mohammed (Interior Design)
(Cum Laude)
Brandon Thomas Mora (Theatre, Music Performance)
(Cum Laude)
Makaela Brooke Mosley (Theatre, Acting Performance)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Allison Sarah NewRingeisen (Modern Dance)
(Summa Cum Laude)
Christopher Dat Nguyen (Theatre, Music Performance)
(Summa Cum Laude)
Dieu Anh Nguyen (Graphic Design)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Solei Ava Niusulu (Ballet)
(Cum Laude)
Riley Paige Nowicki (Theatre, Acting Performance)
(Summa Cum Laude)
Taylor Danna Olson (Interior Design)
(Cum Laude)
Camila Orozco (Modern Dance)
Christian Elisha Osby (Ballet)
Mariella Louise Pletta (Studio Art, Photography)
Andrea Ramirez Anaya (Interior Design)
(Summa Cum Laude)
Jacob Lawrence Reece (Theatre, Music Performance)
(Summa Cum Laude)
Abigail Joy Riggle (Theatre, Acting Performance)
(Cum Laude)
Abriela Rodriguez (Theatre, Music Performance)
(Summa Cum Laude)
Caroline Rose Rudicile (Interior Design)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Jonathan Sánchez Camacho (Modern Dance)
Emma Elizabeth Sanchez (Theatre, Acting Performance)
(Summa Cum Laude)
Taryn T Scott (Studio Art-New Media)
(Cum Laude)
Cameron Daniel Smith (Theatre, Acting Performance)
Olivia Spade (Ballet)
Chloe Matilde Staples (Graphic Design)
(Cum Laude)
Avery Katherine Steele (Interior Design)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Dillon McCray Thomas (Theatre-Design Technology)
(Cum Laude)
Genesis Gwendolyn Thompson (Modern Dance)
Jenna Villar (Graphic Design)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Madelyn Alise White (Graphic Design)
(Summa Cum Laude)
Gabriela Joy Yarbrough (Theatre, Music Performance)
(Summa Cum Laude)
(Departmental Honors, Theatre)
Madeline Jayne Yarbrough (Theatre, Music Performance)
(Summa Cum Laude)
(Departmental Honors, Theatre)

Bachelor of Music

Mary Grace Abney (Vocal Performance)
Daniel Compton (Music Performance String Instruments)
William Kyle Cornelison (Keyboard, Piano Concentration)
(Summa Cum Laude)
David Rolando Diaz (Instrumental Performance)
(Cum Laude)
Roger Gregorio Gonzalez (Instrumental Performance)
Owen Glen Harvey (Vocal Performance)
Annika E Jonson (Keyboard, Piano Concentration)
(Summa Cum Laude)
Chase Emery Morrison (Music Composition)
(Summa Cum Laude)
(Departmental Honors, Music)
Grady Martin O'Gara (Music Performance String Instruments)
(Summa Cum Laude)
Iren Pilikian (Keyboard, Piano Concentration)
(Cum Laude)
Joshua Caleb Stanczak (Keyboard, Piano Concentration)
(Summa Cum Laude)
Joseph Hill Tullis (Music Performance String Instruments)
(Summa Cum Laude)
(Departmental Honors, Music)
Cassidy Westlund (Vocal Performance)
(Summa Cum Laude)

Bachelor of Music Education

Refugio Joaquin Andrade (Instrumental Concentration)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Ashlyn Grayce Bailey (Instrumental Concentration)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Brian Michael Amani Clark (Instrumental Concentration)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Blake Landon Crosslin (Instrumental Concentration)
(Cum Laude)
Sofia Grace Dahm (Vocal Concentration)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Eduardo Guerrero (Vocal Concentration)
Ethan Michael Ifert (Instrumental Concentration)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Maya Abdul Kamal (Instrumental Concentration)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Adam Kapp Mackey (Instrumental Concentration)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Apurva Vaishnavi Mamidenna (Instrumental Concentration)
(Cum Laude)
Ethan Alexander Peel (Instrumental Concentration)
(Cum Laude)
Nathan Alexander Pippin (Instrumental Concentration)
Pedro Reyes (Instrumental Concentration)
Bennett Jason Sibille (Instrumental Concentration)
Lydia Rose Taylor (Vocal Concentration)
(Summa Cum Laude)
Marshall Turner (Instrumental Concentration)
(Cum Laude)
Matthew James Waller (Instrumental Concentration)

Bachelor of Science

Hannah Paige Affleck (Fashion Merchandising)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Maria Gabriela Arguello Ocampo (Fashion Merchandising)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Megan Kathleen Balousek (Fashion Merchandising)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Madison Priscilla Bennett (Fashion Merchandising)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Paige Kathryn Binney (Fashion Merchandising)
Brenna Bowen (Fashion Merchandising)
(Cum Laude)
Abigail Sophia Broderick (Fashion Merchandising)
Bella Dianne Brown (Fashion Merchandising)
Roxana Campos (Fashion Merchandising)
Daisy Jane Cappellari (Fashion Merchandising)
Rio Michelle Centers (Fashion Merchandising)
(Cum Laude)
Anna Sophia Charubin (Fashion Merchandising)
(Summa Cum Laude)
Carys Mabella Ciobanu (Fashion Merchandising)
(Summa Cum Laude)
Presley Belle Cofield (Fashion Merchandising)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Caroline Conser (Fashion Merchandising)
(Cum Laude)
Gissel Carmen Contreras (Fashion Merchandising)
(Summa Cum Laude)
Austin Chaz Cunningham (Design Studies)
(Summa Cum Laude)
Nicole Marie Diaz (Fashion Merchandising)
Isabella Marie DiToro (Fashion Merchandising)
(Cum Laude)
Kimberly Nicole Elliott (Fashion Merchandising)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Gibbs Grayson Fertitta (Design Studies)
Tamya ReAnna Flenoy (Fashion Merchandising)
Kara Allyn Fritz (Design Studies)
(Cum Laude)
Julia Marie Gabriel (Fashion Merchandising)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Hannah Lynn Gill (Design Studies)
(Cum Laude)
Nicole Jacqueline Hawk (Fashion Merchandising)
(Cum Laude)
Hailey Marie Hendershot (Fashion Merchandising)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Anissa Niara Hadiya Hoyte (Design Studies)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Ann Katherine Virginia Jackson (Design Studies)
Jakayla Amyria Jenkins (Fashion Merchandising)
Grace Michal Kettler (Fashion Merchandising)
(Cum Laude)
Caroline Elise Kunkel (Fashion Merchandising/Strategic Communication)
(Summa Cum Laude)
Faith Sandra Lamb (Fashion Merchandising)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Annalise Marie Leavey (Design Studies)
(Cum Laude)
Amy Gizelle Lopez (Design Studies)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Adelaide Parks Lovett (Fashion Merchandising)
(Summa Cum Laude)
Jessica Lynn Mabry (Fashion Merchandising)
(Cum Laude)
Alexa Grace Mather (Fashion Merchandising)
(Cum Laude)
Lillian Marguerite McArdle (Fashion Merchandising)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Macy Gene McBride (Fashion Merchandising)
(Cum Laude)
Caroline Hyde McCulloch (Fashion Merchandising)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Delaney-Mai Andrea McDuffie (Fashion Merchandising)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Mia Rae McFadden (Fashion Merchandising)
Esmé Grace McGaughy (Design Studies)
(Cum Laude)
(Departmental Honors, Design Studies)
Marcela Molina Monterrey (Fashion Merchandising)
(Cum Laude)
Miranda Jane Palmer (Fashion Merchandising/Strategic Communication)
(Summa Cum Laude)
Grace Partin (Fashion Merchandising)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Madeline Rose Pokluda (Fashion Merchandising)
(Summa Cum Laude)
Mary Claire Raster (Fashion Merchandising)
(Cum Laude)
Anna Laura Russell (Fashion Merchandising)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Kendall Hayes Swenson (Fashion Merchandising)
Ava Elizabeth Tarone (Fashion Merchandising)
(Cum Laude)
Caroline Parker Teegarden (Fashion Merchandising)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Sienna Ava Thomsen (Fashion Merchandising)
Kiley Christina Trochlil (Fashion Merchandising)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Mary Blake Williams (Fashion Merchandising)
(Magna Cum Laude)
Mary Miller Zaleski (Design Studies)
(Cum Laude)
Sofia Amelia Zinsmeyer (Fashion Merchandising)
(Cum Laude)
Katherine Knight Zisette (Fashion Merchandising)

Bachelor Degree with Teacher Certification

RJ Andrade (Music Education)
Ashlyn Bailey (Music Education)
Brian Clark (Music Education)
Blake Crosslin (Music Education)
Sofia Dahm (Music Education)
Eduardo Guerrero (Music Education)
Ethan Ifert (Music Education)
Maya Kamal (Music Education)
Adam Mackey (Music Education)
Apurva Mamidenna (Music Education)
Ethan Peel (Music Education)
Nathan Pippin (Music Education)
Pedro Reyes (Music Education)
Bennett Sibille (Music Education)
Lydia Taylor (Music Education)
Marshall Turner (Music Education)
Matthew Waller (Music Education)

Students listed in the commencement program are degree candidates as of May 8, 2026. Latin Honors designations in the program are calculated as of the end of the Fall 2025 term. Official Latin Honors will be calculated after final grades are complete. Official Latin Honors designations will be printed on the diploma. Inclusion in the commencement program does not indicate completion of degree requirements of final awarding of the degree.