May 29, 2018
Congratulations 2018 College of the Arts’ Award Recipients
Join the faculty and staff of the College of the Arts in congratulating our exemplary students!
Posted in: Cali School of Music News, Department of Art and Design News, Department of Theatre and Dance News, School of Communication and Media News
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The College of the Arts congratulates its 2018 Scholarship and Award-certificate recipients (listed below) and all graduating students from the Class of 2018. Recognition is has been given to underclassmen, as well as soon-to-be-graduating students, at department and school award ceremonies and at the college’s 28th Convocation ceremony which took place on Monday, May 21 at Sprague Field.
Department of Theatre & Dance Recipients: |
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Megan Gwozdz | Cento Amici Award (Theatre & Dance) |
Bridgitte Francis | Cento Amici Award (Theatre & Dance) |
Daniel Lemache | Cento Amici Award (Theatre & Dance) |
Jacqui Aberger | Choreographic Excellence Award |
Maggie Keller | Danceaturgy Award |
Lauren O’Brien | Danceaturgy Award |
Olivia Pfeffer | Department of Theatre & Dance Service Award |
Lauren O’Brien | Department of Theatre & Dance Service Award |
Alexander Carr | Garden State Arts Foundation Award |
Marsha Pierre | Jeanne Wade Heningburg Award |
Victoria Mergola | Linda Roberts Outstanding Senior Dance Award |
Emily Ingersoll | Linda Roberts Outstanding Senior Dance Award |
Michelle Guerrizio | MSU Dance Education Award |
Alyssa Mercieca | MSU Dance Spirit Award |
Melanie Molina | MSU Dance Spirit Award |
Tevin Johnson | Outstanding Performer Award |
Tayler Riveron | Outstanding Performer Award |
Toni Blockburger | Peins Dance Scholarship |
Lauren O’Brien | National Honors Society of Dance Arts Inductees |
Victoria Lepore | National Honors Society of Dance Arts Inductees |
Madalyn Rupprecht | National Honors Society of Dance Arts Inductees |
Amy Timmerman | National Honors Society of Dance Arts Inductees |
School of Music Recipients: |
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Victoria Rakus | Academic Excellence Award |
Lisa Atkinson | Graduate Academic Excellence Award |
Alyssa Mannarino | Graduate Academic Excellence Award |
Ian Castro | Benjamin F. Wilkes Scholarship |
Emma Patrimonio | Cali School Service Award |
Evan Fleming | Cento Amici Award (Music) |
James Reed Ricotta | Cento Amici Award (Music) |
Teresa Toriello | Cento Amici Award (Music) |
Clay Beyert | Excellence in Band Award |
Richard Blake | Excellence in Band Award |
Gabrianna Boomer | Excellence in Choir Award |
Rachel Jufer | Excellence in Choir Award |
Devin Wason | Excellence in Choir Award |
Haley Teicher | Excellence in Choir Award |
Sal Alaimo | Excellence in Jazz Award |
Aurora Mendez | Excellence in Orchestra Award |
Erica Hollenbeck | Lucille Oliva Award |
Martha Watchulec | Music Teachers National Association Award |
Lisa Atkinson | Outstanding Graduate Composer Award |
Rob McNamara | Outstanding Student Teacher Award |
Jessica Finkelstein | Outstanding Student Teacher Award |
Gavin Cappon | Outstanding Undergraduate Composer Award |
Rob McNamara | Outstanding Undergraduate Performance Award |
Galo Inga | Presser Scholarship |
Terrance Thornhill | Alumni Achievement Award |
Victoria Rakus | Cali School Writing Award |
Martha Wachulec | Social Justice Through Music Award |
Jessica Finkelstein | Social Justice Through Music Award |
Claire Caine | David Ott Scholarship for Outstanding Undergraduate Music Therapy Student |
Lynn Gumert | David Ott Scholarship for Outstanding Music Therapy Intern |
School of Communication and Media Recipients: |
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TVDM Majors | |
Nicholas Franciosa | Achievement in Production Award |
Kimberly Devereux | Achievement in Production Award |
Avery Federico | Achievement in Production Award |
Shane Oneill | Achievement in Production Award |
Corey Smith | Achievement in Production Award |
Collin Borow | Achievement in Production Award |
Nicholas Carras | Achievement in Production Award |
Michael Stringham | Achievement in Production Award |
Elizabeth Clifford | Achievement in Production Award |
Claudia Olsen | Achievement in Production Award |
Paige Leneve | Achievement in Production Award |
Stanley Wiercinski | Faculty Award |
Rosanna O’Brien | Faculty Award |
Georgia Salvaryn | Journalism Achievement Award |
Madison Glassman | Journalism Achievement Award |
Alexandra Clark | Journalism Achievement Award |
Amina Abdelrahman | Journalism Achievement Award |
Anthony Melillo | Bill Puskas Most Promising New Student Award |
Melissa Cheeseman | John D Sharkey Award |
Allison Giordano | Angelo and Margaret J DiFlauro Award |
Michael Grippa | Radio Achievement Awards Scholarship |
Sean McChesney | Radio Achievement Awards Scholarship |
Nicholas Flaherty | Radio Achievement Awards Scholarship |
Sean Martin | Radio Achievement Awards Scholarship |
Samuel Flesher | Radio Achievement Awards Scholarship |
Austin Resnik | Radio Achievement Awards Scholarship |
Francisco Perez | Christopher Stasheff/Al Prieto Scholarship Award |
Christina Urban | Marc and Lila Roseinweig Endowed Scholarship |
Shane Reed | Marc and Lila Roseinweig Endowed Scholarship |
Amanda Eustice | Phil Pepe Sports Media and Journalism Scholarship |
Tyler Monahan | Phil Pepe Sports Media and Journalism Scholarship |
Bryanna Luciano | Phil Pepe Sports Media and Journalism Scholarship |
Corey Sullivan | Phil Pepe Sports Media and Journalism Scholarship |
Bryant Flores | Phil Pepe Sports Media and Journalism Scholarship |
Kate Brauestein | Radio Club of America Scholarship Award |
Danielle Romanow | Radio Club of America Scholarship Award |
Christian Curatola | Radio Club of America Scholarship Award |
Pamela Burrows | Radio Club of America Scholarship Award |
Lataya Rothmiller | Stephanie Wood Public Service Award |
Babee Garcia | Cento Amici Award |
Jessica Schlimmer | Cento Amici Award |
Michael Anthony Natoli II | Cento Amici Award |
Danielle Weidner | Richard Drukker Award in Journalism |
Genesis Obando | National Association of Hispanic Journalists Jose Rohaidy Award |
Sunah Choudhry | PICA Club of North Jersey Jack Anderson Journalism Scholarship |
Samuel Carliner | PICA Club of North Jersey Jack Anderson Journalism Scholarship |
Chanila German | PICA Club of North Jersey Jack Anderson Journalism Scholarship |
Heather Berzak | PICA Club of North Jersey Jack Anderson Journalism Scholarship |
Robert O’Conor | George and Linda Hiltzik Scholarships in Communication and Media |
George Jamgochian | George and Linda Hiltzik Scholarships in Communication and Media |
Taylor Moore | George and Linda Hiltzik Scholarships in Communication and Media |
Film Majors | |
Samantha Dowd | Excellence in Filmmaking |
James Barker | Excellence in Filmmaking |
Alexa Werrlein | Excellence in Filmmaking |
Negin Sedaghat | Movie Magic Producing Award |
Michael Langenberger | Excellence in Cinematography |
Sam Mitchell | Excellence in Editing |
Dana Woods | Excellence in Editing |
Robert Acocella | Excellence in Sound |
Rebecca Avilleira | Excellence in Make-Up |
Faranak Schafian | Excellence in Screenwriting |
Daniel Ferrer | Excellence in Screenwriting |
Rebecca Sanchez | Excellence in Screenwriting |
Jessica Schlimmer | Cento Amici Award |
Jessica Schlimmer | CART Advisory Board Scholarship |
Annie Casella | Excellence in Filmmaking |
Jeffrey Ramella | George and Linda Hiltzik Scholarships in Comm and Media |
Jennifer Wagner | George and Linda Hiltzik Scholarships in Comm and Media |
Peter Chapman | George and Linda Hiltzik Scholarships in Comm and Media |
Communication Studies Majors | |
Lisa Marcellari | Excellence in Public Relations Award |
Jonathan Fugger | Excellence in Public Relations Award |
Amina Abdelrahman | Excellence in Communication Studies |
Alexander Clark | Communication Studies – Excellence in Communication & Media Arts |
Tihesah Jackson-Aaron | Wayne Bond Communication Studies Achievement Award (UG) |
Haley Wells | LPH Thomas Venendall Scholarship |
Wayne Woolley | Wayne Bond Communication Achievement Award (Graduate) |
Larissa Lamont | Karl Moll Graduate Award |
Lindsay McNamara | Karl Moll Graduate Award |
Arielle Flores | Lambda Pi Eta Scholarship |
Nicco Baumann | Georgina Solarino Scholarship |
Valentina Lombardo | George and Linda Hitzik Scholarships in Comm and Media |
Brenna Falvey | George and Linda Hitzik Scholarships in Comm and Media |
Wesley Dunn | George and Linda Hiltzik Scholarships in Comm and Media |
Sabrina Araullo | SCM Community Award |
Kylie Mocarski | Janet Wilson SCM Citizen Award |
Department of Art and Design Recipients |
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Rodolfo Solano | Arthur Newman Award |
Valerie Dufaut | Arthur Newman Award |
Felix Martinez | Arthur Newman Award |
Masuma Begum | Lilian Calcia Fine Arts |
Masuma Begum | Art Gallery Award |
Daniel Caposele | Fashion Studies Achievement Award |
Jose Ortiz | Ruslink Fashion Studies |
Hannah Salvaryn | Katharine Hall Fashion Studies |
Allison Daly | Art & Design Department Award |
Eman Walid Alnababteh | Art & Design Department Award |
Suzie Tuchman | Master of Fine Arts Award |
Nadia Estela | Master of Fine Arts Award |
Morgan Bohn | Machuga Visual Arts |
Nicolette Pezzolla | Machuga Visual Arts |
Mary Scalone | Machuga Visual Arts |
Kimberly Balacuit | Ann Chapman Award |
Chloe Cruz | Don & Judy Miller Award |
Chloe Cruz | Cento Amici Award (Art & Design) |
Danielle Kocijan | Cento Amici Award (Art & Design) |
Nikki Zozzaro | Cento Amici Award (Art & Design) |
Wenci Huang | Cart Advisory Board |
Chloe Cruz | Cart Advisory Board |
College of the Arts Award Recipients |
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Chloe Cruz | College of the Arts Advisory Board Scholarship Award |
Wenci Huang | College of the Arts Advisory Board Scholarship Award |
Chloe Cruz | Don & Judy Miller Award |
Rodolfo Solano | Arthur Newman Scholarship Award |
Valerie Dufaut | Arthur Newman Scholarship Award |
Felix Martinez | Arthur Newman Scholarship Award |
Ramzi Husein | Dean’s Scholar/Artist Award |
Chloe Cruz | Cento Amici Award |
Danielle Kocijan | Cento Amici Award |
Nikki Zozzaro | Cento Amici Award |
Marsha Pierre | Jeanne Wade Heningburg Award |
Evan Fleming | Cento Amici Award |
James Reed Ricotta | Cento Amici Award |
Teresa Toriello | Cento Amici Award |
Jessica Schlimmer | College of the Arts Advisory Board Scholarship Award |
Jessica Schlimmer | Cento Amici Award |
Michael Anthony Natoli II | Cento Amici Award |
Babee Garcia | Cento Amici Award |
Bridgitte Francis | Cento Amici Award |
Daniel Lemache | Cento Amici Award |
Megan Gwozdz | Cento Amici Award |
Congratulations Graduates!