Spring 2023 Commencement Program
Order of Ceremonies
Processional
Performed by the Norem Brass Quintet
National Anthem
Natalie Pendás
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
Karli Forte
Recessional
After the ceremony, graduates and family members are asked to please move to the Student
Union Lobby for pictures and socializing.
Event Information
Ceremonies begin Friday, May 19, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. CST in the LSU Union Theater.
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.
May 2023 Graduating Class
Undergraduate Degrees
Michael Lamar Byrd II
Design & Technology
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Isaiah Nathaniel Cleveland
Film & Television
Drake Coffey
Performance
CUM LAUDE
Brooke Alexandra Couvillon
Performance
D’Angel Dormelus
Film & Television
Arden Forrand
Performance
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Deja Marie Gordon
Film & Television
Veronika Ellen Haynes
Performance
Makayla Marie Helmick
Design & Technology
Katherine Elise Landry
Design & Technology
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Camille Grace Robertson
Design & Technology
Arts Administration
Marielle Solange Lambert-Scott
Theatre Studies
Emily Margaret Street
Performance
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Payton Swan
Performance
Robin Talbot
Performance
Laney Rose Toohey
Film & Television
Kenneth Jerome White
Film & Television
Aicheng Yao
Film & Television
CUM LAUDE
Sydney Lenae Anderson
Film & Television
Ryan William Harazim
Film & Television
Jacqueline Judith Johnston
Film & Television
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Chynna Christene McClinton
Film & Television
CUM LAUDE
Sean Nelson
Film & Television
CUM LAUDE
Juan Cecchini
French Horn
Alfred Walden Donaldson III
Bassoon
Lydia Clare Falcon
Trombone
Kenneth Gornor
Experimental Music & Digital Media
Jarrett Chong Gustafson
Jazz Guitar
Luke Stanford Lindsay
Voice
Kya Noel Miller
Voice
Spencer Patrick Mullen
Trumpet
Katherine Elaine Oliver
Voice
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Luke Richard Sands
Experimental Music & Digital Media
Carsyn Christina Shirk
Violin
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Dana F. Whittaker Jr.
Experimental Music & Digital Media
Elijah Boudreaux
Trombone
Tori C Conner
Oboe
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Madeline Ruth Dykhouse
Cello
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Jake Alexander Ellzey
Composition
Percussion
CUM LAUDE
Leah Elsa Espinoza
Bassoon
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Gabriel Alex Flores
Bassoon
Anne Elizabeth Millspaugh
Voice
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Caleb Andrew Russell
Voice
Lily Maureen Scalisi
Voice
Peter Christian Schubart
Cello
Sierra C. Shoemaker
Voice
Lauren Maria Smith
Oboe
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Gage Clark Bennett
Tuba
Seth Warren Boudoin
Percussion
Calvin Joseph Bridges II
Percussion
Rowan Eiler
Voice
Colby Lawrence Eisenberg
Tuba
Gabriel Alex Flores
Bassoon
Christopher J Fowler
Euphonium
CUM LAUDE
Timothy Michael Marquess
Percussion
CUM LAUDE
Victoria Lynn Seeger
Clarinet
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Brienna Marie Thompson
Jazz
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Madison Elaine Williams
Trumpet
Graduate Degrees
Please note that graduate degrees are officially conferred by the Pinkie Gordon Lane Graduate School. Dr. Andreas Giger is serving as the Graduate Council representative for the awarding of graduate-level degrees.
Hannah Avena
Trombone
David Reed Baker II
Voice
Rachel Kathryn Broyles
Music Education
Thesis: The Perceptions, Experiences, and Stories of Tied-Migrant Music Educators: How the Personal and Professional Blend
Kyle Anthony Buentello
Percussion
Rodrigo Afonso Salles Camargo
Composition
Madeline Elizabeth Case
French Horn
Ethel Beatriz Chavarria Lara
Bass
Jose Miguel Colon-Marrugo
Jazz
Janae Jeri Cox
Oboe
Katie Scarlett Ellender
Piano
Andrew Cyral Fath
Collaborative Piano
Mollie Marie Faucheaux
Flute
Charissa Rebecca Fonbah
Voice
Karli Ann Forte
Voice
Emily M. Frederick
Orchestral Conducting
Mary Louise Grasso
Choral Conducting
Kay Ann Stevie Gucciardo
Voice
Celine Cherie Hawker
Flute
Samuel Lien Hsieh
Clarinet
Hsin-Tzu Hsu
Violin
James Blanton Keller
Voice
Nathaniel David Malkow
Voice
Elaina McBride
Piano
Soo Jin Min
Choral Conducting
Hayley Elaine Monk
Oboe
Orlando M. Montalvo Avalo
Voice
Natalie Marie Pendás
Voice
Meghan Catherine Rhoades
Voice
Runze Shao
Violin
Ysanne Michelle Webb
Clarinet
Nicklaus Antonio White
Voice
Hayoung Cho
String Performance
A Study of Max Reger’s Sonatas for Solo Violin, Op. 42 No. 1: Analyzing Musical Structure and Exploring Performance Approaches
Kathryn DeLaMare
String Performance
Doctoral Portfolio: Exploring Audience Engagement Techniques
Steve Wade Dillingham Jr.
Woodwind Performance
Doctoral Portfolio: Classical Standards and Reflections on Pepper, Parker, and Cannonball
Gabriela Sofia Gómez Estévez
Orchestral Conducting
Dicotomia: Content, Aesthetic, and Performance of the Symphonic Works of Margarita Luna Garcia
Carmen Liseth Rodriguez
String Performance
Performance Anxiety in Young Musicians: A Case Study of Music Educators' Experiences
Bo Wu
String Performance
Chinese Folk Song Meets Western Compositional Techniques – A Case Study of Zhou Long’s Partita for the Violin and the Piano
Kaichao Zhao
String Performance
Effectively Using the Hoffmeister Concerto to Give Violists Comprehensive Training in Classical Viola Technique
Austin Alexander Franklin
Experimental Music & Digital Media
PnP Maxtools: Autonomous Parameter Control in MaxMSP Utilizing MIR Algorithms
Ben Michael Herrick
Music Education
An Examination of Relationships Between Ear-Playing Skills and Intonation Skills of High School and College-Aged Wind Instrumentalists
Carla Lucia Salas Ruiz
Music Education: Piano Pedagogy
A Multiple Case Study of Adolescent Piano Students: Examining Motivation Through the Lens of Interest Development
Kathryn Marie Morris
Theatre History, Dramatic Literature and Dramatic Theory and Criticism
The Abolitionist Spectator: Resistant Readings of Punishment Rehabilitation and Reform at the Louisiana State Penitentiary
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