Congratulations 2014 John J. Cali School of Music Award Recipients and Graduating Students

The College of the Arts congratulates its 2014 Scholarship and Award-certificate recipients below and all graduating students from the Class of 2014. Recognitions are being given to underclassmen, as well as soon-to-be-graduating students, at department/school award ceremonies and at the college’s 24th Convocation ceremony taking place Sunday, May 18, at 7 p.m. at Sprague Field (Raindates: May 22 or 23). Music alumna Mary Ellen Waggoner ’83  will receive the Montclair State University Distinguished Alumni Award,  James Smith will receive the Dean’s Scholar/Artist Award and Lin Pernille Kristensen will deliver the senior address.

John J. Cali School of Music Recipients:

Academic Excellence Award
James Conrad Smith

Excellence in Band Award
Megan Alston

Excellence in Jazz Award
Robert Butkowski
Chris Allen

Excellence in Choir Award
Karen Levandoski
Ngqibeko Peter Ncanywa
Michael Rosin

Excellence in Orchestra Award
Devon Tipp
Michael Mulligan
Alexandra Dadon

Outstanding Undergraduate Performance Award
Chris Allen
James Conrad Smith

Outstanding Graduate Performance Award
Young Woong Cho

Outstanding Undergraduate Composer Award
Tyler Rubin
Devon Tipp

Outstanding Graduate Student Award
Laura Bunker
William Amory

Outstanding Student Teacher Award
Colleen Mander
Rebecca Tarantino
Ashley DeWitt

Outstanding Graduate Music Education Student Award
Kristin Bungert

David Ott Scholarship for Outstanding Undergraduate Music Therapy Student
Jessica Kempton

David Ott Scholarship for Outstanding Music Therapy Graduate Student
Karina Rozo

David Ott Scholarship for Outstanding Music Therapy Intern
Elizabeth Barone

Oscar Ravina Award
Jordan Tarantino
Mitsuko Flynn
Joseph Tornquist

Benjamin F. Wilkes Scholarship
Claire Tsiporuka

Lucille Oliva Award
Leslie Parker

Presser Scholarship
Greg Warren

Music Teachers National Association Award
Jamin Kim

Cento Amici Award
Jaiden Mahone
Rachel Taylor

The Cali School Writing Award
Douglas P. Bender

The Cali School Service Award
Angelina Hamada

Thomas J. Randazzo Award
Kara Delonas

Thomas and Michelle Wilt Scholarship
Owen Davitt

Morse Estate Music Scholarship
Dhalil Sadiq

Iversen Music Scholarship
Dhalil Sadiq

Howe (Organ) Scholarship Fund
Levi Bradshaw

Peins Music Scholarship
Pranathi Kolaganti

Wasserman Piano Scholarship
Pranathi Kolaganti

Shanghai Student Quartet Scholarship
Levi Bradshaw

Dorothy Priesing Scholarship
Valentina Spiezia

Anthony and Marie Arena Fabiano ’46 Scholarship
Chioma Ossai
Valentina Spiezia

Averil Briggs Scholarship
Joseph Tornquist

Sonia W. Cohan Scholarship
Monae Clancy

Sallie Finnie McCann Music Scholarship
Jason Zacher

A.L. Hansen-Griffith Piano Award
Carolina Resendiz

Cali Program
Carolina Resendiz

Cali Young Artist
C.J. Harden
Chioma Ossai
Robert Parson
Jessica Fitzner
Casey MacVicar
Brian Prada
Yuan Ma
Tian Qi Li
Zachary Merkovsky
Sarah Haines
Gabrielle Liriano
Danielle Padron
Hailey Bischoff
Levi Bradshaw
Gergely Kiss
Joseph Tornquist
Monae Clancy
Jihye Seo
Alessia Santoro
Kevin Carlson
Dhalil Sadiq

Somville and Trilling Scholarship
Levi Bradshaw