Fall 2022 Commencement Program

Ceremonies begin Friday, December 16, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. CST
Shaver Theatre, Music & Dramatic Arts Building

A stream for this ceremony will be available on our YouTube channel.

Order of Ceremonies

Processional
Performed by the Norem Brass Quintet

National Anthem
Performed by Thaddeus Ennen

Welcome
Kristin Sosnowsky, Interim Dean, LSU College of Music & Dramatic Arts

Presentation of Undergraduate Candidates
Amy Smith, Assistant Dean of Student Success

  • Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film Television
  • Bachelor of Arts in Theatre
  • Bachelor of Arts in Music
  • Bachelor of Music

Presentation of Graduate Candidates
Ann Marie Stanley, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies

  • Master of Music
  • Doctor of Musical Arts
  • Doctor of Philosophy

Alma Mater
Performed by Thaddeus Ennen

Recessional

*Graduate degrees are officially conferred by the Graduate School.
*Dr. Pamela Pike is serving as the Graduate Council representative for the awarding of graduate-level degrees.

 

December 2022 Graduating Class

Mya Wiseman

Film Television

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

 

Robert Taylor Berry

Film Television

 

Mason Ray Clark

Performance

 

Kai Mon'et Mays

Design Technology

 

Sydni Elizabeth Myers

Performance

 

Whitney Grace Patterson

Performance

 

Raylon Maleek Walker

Performance

 

Miranda Louise Albarez

Voice

SUMMA CUM LAUDE 

 

Jennifer Ellen Pendleton

Oboe

 

Larry David Massengill III

Percussion

 

Cassidy Nicola O'Connell

Voice

 

Sarah Catherine Banker

Flute

 

Rosemary Louise Joyce

Voice

 

Catherine Yiting Chen

Viola

“Béla Bartók’s Forty-Four Duets: A Pedagogical Gateway to Complex Rhythmic Organization in 20th Century Music”

 

Thaddeus Harm Ennen

Voice

“A Performance Guide to Michael Patterson’s People of the Land for Baritone and Piano”

 

Jana Zilova

Oboe

“The Oboe Excerpts: A Preparation Guide for Orchestral Auditions”

 

Daniel D'Aiuto Schultz

Composition

“A Study of Indigenous North Vietnamese Ca Trù Music, and The Deities of the Kalachakra Mandala”

 

Anna Maria Ruffino Broussard

Theatre History, Dramatic Literature, and Dramatic Theory and Criticism

“Asexual Dramaturgies: Reading for Asexuality in the Western Theatrical Canon”

 

The appearance of a name in this program is presumptive evidence of graduation, but is not to be regarded as conclusive. Students whose names are listed more than once in this program are receiving multiple degrees. The names of some students may not be listed in this program due to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974.

For a full list of LSU College of Music & Dramatic Arts faculty and staff, please visit our college directory.