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LETTER
FROM THE
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Welcome to the second issue of Edge, the magazine of the
University of the Arts. Those who received the inaugural issue
will note the magazine’s revised design. While we are proud
of the first release of the publication, and it was received
positively by our readers, as is the case in art – and in life,
for that matter – progress is invariably an iterative process.
So it is with Edge.
And it is appropriately so as a product of the dynamic and
energizing environment at the University of the Arts. As
has been noted before, creativity can be messy, and it is
in that light that I hope you find the new Edge to be
simultaneously “messy” and enlightening, intellectually
interesting and aesthetically appealing. We will review our
efforts continually, and as is the way in an iterative world,
it would not be surprising if you discovered additional
refinements in future issues.
We appreciate the many notes we have received regarding
the initial issue of Edge, both on the magazine in general
and on specific features and sections. Readers’ comments
will be featured regularly in our Letters to the Editor section,
which can be found on page 4. As always, we encourage
you to continue to offer your feedback and suggestions.
Warm regards,
Paul F. Healy
Vice President of University Communications
The University of the Arts
www.uarts.edu
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How art helps us
speak of the unspeakable
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NEW NAME,
LONGTIME FRIEND
PHOTO STUDENTS
ON THE TOWN
DOES YOUR HOUSE
HAVE LIONS?
School
School of
of Theater
Theater Arts
Arts
named
named for
for Trustee
Trustee Ira
Ira Brind
Brind
Photo students, cool new
cameras and a TV crew
Performing Arts students take
on Sonia Sanchez’ epic poem
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SINGULAR SIBLINGS:
THE QUAY BROTHERS
Influential filmmakers return to
their alma mater
POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE
The University’s 131st commencement
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LETTERS 3
ALUMNI NOTES 54
FACULTY NOTES 34
IN MEMORIAM 72
FEATURED ALUMNI 44
DEVELOPMENT NOTES 76
ALUMNI EVENTS 52
DONOR REPORT 80
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Sean T. Buffington PRESIDENT
Paul F. Healy EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
VICE PRESIDENT OF UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS
Kevin Kaufman EDITOR
Jessica Frye ART DIRECTOR
BFA ’02, MAT ’03 (Illustration, Art Education)
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS
Barbara Barnes
Broadwayworld.com
Bill Bustamante ’04 (Musical Theater)
John Carlano
Jason Chen ’08 (Animation)
CHIX 6
Andrea Clearfield
Maureen Drdak ’75 (Painting)
John Filizzola
Harris Fogel
Cassie Gardner
Jesse Gerard
Nina Goffi
Dave Jackson
Liana Kalushner ’09 (Industrial Design)
Rosalie Kenny ’05 (Film)
Jordan Matter
Martha Martinez-Sotelo
Julia Mead ’09 (Photography)
Paola Nogueras
Sherri O’Connor ’03 (Photography)
Ashton Popiel
Jason Rusnock
Diana Settar ’05 (Photography)
Alison Shildt ’09 (Photography)
Joshua Trusty ’09 (Photography)
Adam Wallacavage ’95 (Photography)
Ali Zandi, MFA ’06 (Book Arts)
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Laura J. Armstrong
Amanda Black
Sophia Bilynsky ’79 (Graphic Design)
Mara Herman ’07 (Musical Theater)
Jennifer Miller
Yuri Rozman ’94 (Industrial Design)
Lindsey Stevens ’12 (Dance)
Zachary Wolk ’12 (Writing for Film and Television)
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Michael Linden ’10 (Musical Theater) and the Ensemble from Bat Boy: The Musical
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LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
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rnie and I enjoyed Edge so very
much. Really good looking and interesting. Well worth reading through.
It was sad to read the obits of some
good friends of years ago, but we were
struck by the good writing and were
very interested in the later lives and
whereabouts contained in them.
Well done!
CAROLINE ROTH ’52 (PAINTING) AND
ARNOLD ROTH ’50 (ILLUSTRATION)
New York, NY
Editor’s note: Alumnus Arnold Roth
(Illustration) is scheduled to be
inducted into the Society of Illustrators’ Hall of Fame this summer.
See the fall issue of Edge for more.
The new issue looks great. I received
it in the mail two days ago. Love the
new article format and the stories are
of great interest.
One thought I had, however, in the
light of being greener is why print the
document on such heavy coated paper
stock? I’m a graphic designer in NYC
and it seems people are looking for
greener options if you have to print
at all.
I like that you still print things – it
changes everything to hold something
in your hands. Just thought you guys
might look at more crafty paper with
higher recycled content and less precious. Just a thought.
What an inspiring collection of
work and ideas! It really reminded
me of the incredible place that I came
from and it made me smile to see all
the creativity that lives on. I loved
reading about the educators’ ideas and
thoughts, the progress of the institution and the accomplishments of my
fellow alumni. It was wonderful to
be reminded of the journey that we’re
all on as artists again. Thank you so
much for this beautiful collection of
artistic minds!
TIFFANY BARTOK ’97 (MUSICAL THEATER)
Brooklyn, NY
BAZIL FINDLAY ’91 (GRAPHIC DESIGN)
New York, NY
I
mmediately upon receiving the book,
I was bowled over! I thought, what a
great way to present the University, in
a time when so much uninviting material arrives at our home. Just great. I
am from the “ole school” – the first
impression is the most lasting impression. Also, it is oft times said that you
cannot judge a book by its cover: not
this one.
Then I proceeded to walk through
this gallery of all of the arts, performing, visual and literary. Was I taken
for a wonderful ride into the world of
activities at the University? You bet. I
appreciate the section that allows me
to remember those who have gone on.
Just wonderful.
Editor’s note: Edge, as is the case with
all University publications, is printed
on recycled paper and is FSC certified.
J
ust received Edge..... GREAT JOB!
I was emailed by another alumnus
asking if I had seen it and saying how
impressed he was with it. I must say
that this is a great leap forward from a
newsletter.
Thank you for the PR you gave me so
my classmates can see that I am still on
this side of the grass.
JOE WINSTON ’60
(DIMENSIONAL DESIGN)
Fernandina, FL
JOE BRUMSKILL ’65 (FASHION DESIGN)
Wilmington, DE
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VERBOTEN
ART ABHORS THE STATUS QUO
The digital age has changed
how art is created, shared,
taught and experienced.
But is it for the better?
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“The Cider House Rules” is a play that does not tread lightly on its
audience’s sensibilities.
The drama, adapted by Peter Parnell from the 1985 John Irving novel
of the same name, was staged in two parts by the Ira Brind School of
Theater Arts at the University of the Arts at its Merriam Theater in
April. It focuses on the travails of an orphan raised in a remote Maine
orphanage, taken in and taught by a physician who delivered him and
performs safe – but illegal – abortions.
Set in the first half of the 20th century, the play addresses a number of
incendiary issues, including sexuality, race and class – topics not generally embraced around the dinner table or the water cooler.
(above) Scene from “The Cider House Rules”
But because it’s told in stage form – where the audience is a willing observer – the work is able to spark conversation about normally taboo,
or “verboten” topics.
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“Just being in a dark space allows you to think and allows
you to focus in,” says Johnnie Hobbs Jr., associate professor of Theater Arts at the University of the Arts, who directed the first part of “The Cider House Rules.” “There’s
a kind of privacy that develops between the audience and
the actors, and an intimacy there that allows the audience
to start thinking privately.”
“The Cider House Rules” is a microcosm of the role art
can play in purposefully tossing topics on the table that society may prefer remained underneath it, and changing our
understanding of controversial issues, whether in a dark
theater, on the editorial pages of a newspaper, hanging in a
gallery or blaring through iPod headphones.
LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX
In the New England in which “The Cider House Rules” is
set, a Puritan social ethic dominates, abortion is illegal and
sex outside of marriage is anathema. It was the wartime
1940s, and Betty Grable’s iconic, coquettish pinup photo was as far as society’s overt sexual boundaries would
stretch. Beneath the ostensibly placid surface, however, reality often intruded – sometimes disturbingly.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ART CAN DO,
AND ARTISTS CAN DO, IS SHOCK US,
FORCE US TO THINK ABOUT THINGS WE
MIGHT NOT WANT TO THINK ABOUT
In the play, a woman’s reproductive organs and the medical procedure of abortion are described explicitly. Even today, the indelicate language about a divisive topic impacts
audiences intensely.
“Sometimes we get a little numb to it as we rehearse it,”
says Hobbs. “But when the audience members hear that –
women in particular – it strikes a nerve and some actually
get nauseous.” Hobbs says others are “enlivened” by the
disquieting dialogue, but that no one in the audience is
unaffected.
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Many playwrights and other artists have addressed issues
of sexuality head-on, and one who has done so – often with
jarring results – is Kiki Smith. Breaking onto the American
art scene in the 1970s, she used sculptures, drawings and
prints to depict the female body and all of its functions.
Art historian Nancy Heller, professor of Liberal Arts at
the University of the Arts, says what is most evocative is
Smith’s sculpture series depicting women urinating, crying,
vomiting or menstruating – even using red beads to depict
the latter function.
“When I was growing up, you certainly never did talk
about periods. It was obvious everyone knew that everybody had one, but you did not talk about it, and certainly
didn’t make art about it. What a concept,” says Heller.
“These are things you don’t normally see depicted, especially in 3-D where they’re more tangible than a painting
would be,” she adds. “It was and is shocking.”
Heller says that a more biologically accurate depiction of
women in art – as opposed to the smooth marble of Greek
goddesses, for example – has helped create an openness
among the current generation that even Heller, who describes her upbringing as liberal, occasionally finds slightly
uncomfortable. One example she cites is Eve Ensler’s longrunning play, “The Vagina Monologues.”
“One of the things that art can do, and artists can do, is
shock us, force us to think about things we might not want
to think about, like our biological self,” says Heller.
Television, for its part, has also put sexuality-related
themes in front of a wide audience.
It played a major role in introducing gay characters to the
public as “real people,” not just as a caricature that had
been the historic portrayal. A breakthrough came in 1977
when Billy Crystal played the character “Jodie Dallas” on
the hit sitcom “Soap.”
“That was unheard of, and the ratings were fine,” says
Jeffrey Ryder, director of the University’s Writing for Film
& Television and Communication programs, a two-time
Emmy award-winning writer for “Guiding Light” who
also wrote for the series “Dynasty.” Even though Crystal’s
character did eventually father a daughter with a straight
woman who seduced him, his homosexuality was not given
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“The Cider House Rules” (left)
“Midnight Cowboy” (right)
special focus – it was presented simply as a fact. “It wasn’t
all about a gay character,” says Ryder, “but the fact was he
was openly gay.”
TV movies have put controversial topics on the air as well
– prompting intense water cooler conversation the next day
about subjects that might not have been raised otherwise.
“That Certain Summer,” a movie-of-the-week in 1972, was
one of the first to deal sympathetically with homosexuality.
1984’s “The Burning Bed,” starring Farrah Fawcett, was
about an abused woman who, after futilely seeking help,
kills her husband as he sleeps.
“These were subjects that had never really been dealt
with,” says Ryder.
That was certainly true when it came to the subject of abortion, until a 1972 episode of “Maude,” in which the title
character elected to undergo the procedure.
“That would never be done today,” says Ryder of the
groundbreaking episode. “That isn’t to say women aren’t
having abortions, and that isn’t to say Roe v. Wade is not
the law of the land. They just don’t deal with it on TV. Almost every young girl who gets pregnant on a show either
loses the baby or has the baby.”
Recent hit motion pictures “Juno” and “Knocked Up” illustrate Ryder’s point, showing out-of-wedlock pregnancies onscreen, but skimming over the possibility of the
characters’ option to terminate their pregnancies.
The pre-Web media landscape in which these movies aired
also meant programs about such topics had major audiences. Television was dominated by just three networks,
so the shows pulled in huge ratings. “You could deal with
subject matter that feature films weren’t dealing with and
it was reaching an audience that was unsurpassed,” says
Ryder.
Today the media landscape is far more fragmented. What
was once a trigger for conversation at the water cooler the
next day has lost some of its power to provoke discourse:
the torrent of material delivered 24/7 via the Internet barrages us with a multitude of other topics, and TV’s impact
is significantly diluted.
Ryder says major-studio films, like their television counterparts, are steering toward more “vanilla” topics, a direct
result of business conglomerates taking over studios and
pushing for big profits from every project. “Midnight Cowboy,” which was so controversial in 1969 that it initially
received an “X” rating – but eventually won three Oscars,
including Best Picture – might not find a home today.
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The Rap Group N.W.A. (opposite left)
Illustration of a scene from “Roots” (opposite center)
Political Cartoon, Rick Tuma ‘76 (illustration)
(opposite right)
“Every film now is expected to make a huge amount of
money, and as a result, they have to look at the demographics that create a blockbuster,” he says. That prized
audience segment: men under the age of 25.
Kate Winslet won an Oscar in 2008 for “The Reader,”
a critically acclaimed film in which she plays a former
concentration-camp guard who has an affair with a boy
21 years her junior. “The Reader” finished 82nd in gross
ticket sales. The top-grossing films last year: “The Dark
Knight,” “Iron Man,” “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom
of the Crystal Skull,” “Hancock” and “WALL-E.” The
only female-orientated film in the top 10 was “Sex and the
City” – coming in at No. 10.
“Women are no longer being served the way they once
were,” Ryder adds. “Controversial plot themes are increasingly being pushed to the indie-house margins.”
RACE, CLASS AND THE MYTHIC BEING
In its heyday, television made major inroads in provoking
discussion about race and class as well.
The 1977 miniseries “Roots,” about the family history of
author Alex Haley, tells the story of Kunta Kinte, who was
abducted from his village in Africa and sold into slavery.
The landmark series changed the way race was seen on TV,
and altered the national discourse about the subject.
“For the first time, America actually saw black people
in prominent roles and white people playing supporting
roles,” says Ryder. “Yes, you had a couple of shows like
‘Good Times’ and ‘The Jeffersons,’ but the notion of having black principal characters was not that common.
“Roots was also a dramatic re-telling of slavery instead of
a sitcom to make people laugh, and for the first time, a side
of slavery was shown that had never been seen on television. It took the point of view of the slaves as opposed to
the plantation owners,” says Ryder.
“The Cosby Show” in the 1980s is widely credited for
showing a huge segment of Americans something they’d
never seen before: an upper middle-class African-American
family, with an accomplished physician as the lead character.
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In the 1970s when racial tensions were high – forced busing in Boston, blaxploitation films – Adrian Piper, an African-American conceptual artist and philosophy professor,
used an Afro wig and a fake mustache to transform herself
into a character she called “The Mythic Being,” an angry,
swaggering stereotype of the threatening black male. She
walked the streets in several cities mimicking antisocial behavior, even staging a bogus mugging on a white friend
of hers. The New York Times described her performances
as “turning fear into farce — but serious, and disturbing,
farce, intended to punch a hole in pervasive fictions while
acknowledging their power.”
In 1997, the painter Robert Colescott was selected as the
first African-American artist to represent the United States
at the Venice Biennale, and his solo exhibition consisted of
paintings of figures with mismatched racial features and
skin tones. Colescott’s earlier paintings carved up black
stereotypes by reworking well-known artwork: his version
of “Washington Crossing the Delaware” features George
Washington Carver at the helm of a boat full of cheerful
minstrel blacks.
Music, too, has for centuries thrown open the door to discussions about race and class. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s
last opera, “The Golden Cockerel,” completed in 1907,
was inspired by a politically subversive story by Alexander Pushkin. Production
NO LONGER ARE THE
of the work was a struggle,
CREATION OF ART AND
because the subject matter
ART CRITICISM STRICTLY
aroused suspicions among
government censors.
IN THE HANDS OF THE ELITE
More recently, popular
music has often used its
pulpit to shine a spotlight on social inequities. Examples
are many: Gil-Scot Heron’s angry ’70s street poetry about
race and class, “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”;
Stevie Wonder’s “Living for the City,” about a naïve young
black man wrongly sentenced to hard time for a drug offense; N.W.A.’s relentlessly explicit rap about police brutality, “F*** tha Police,” which presaged the Rodney King
beating and its riotous aftermath.
Woody Guthrie’s folk ballads that exposed the hard life at
society’s economic margins lead in a straight line to Bruce
Springsteen’s bleak chronicle of working class characters,
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“Nebraska.” Ironically, Springsteen’s hit single “Born in
the USA” is mistakenly interpreted as a patriotic anthem;
it was actually written as an indictment of America’s rejection of returning Vietnam War veterans.
“It makes it harder for the people in the art world to stay
out of society because we’re using the same tools and getting the same kind of media that everyday people use,” says
Garvin. “Maybe it raises their consciousness.”
Paintings can also spark discussion of class divisions. Heller refers to the American painter John Sloan, a Philadelphia native who was part of a group called the “Ashcan
School of Painting.” Made up of eight former newspaper illustrators (Sloan worked at The Philadelphia Inquirer), the
group moved to New York and painted urban landscapes
as they saw them, not in an idealized style – a revolutionary, and not universally popular, approach at the time.
But as the mechanisms for creating a wider discussion have
become more accessible to both the artist and those to
whom he or she is communicating, it doesn’t necessarily
mean the role of the artist as provocateur has become any
less important, or the message any less vexing to an audience that may not want to hear it.
Sloan’s 1907 painting “Hairdresser’s Window” depicts a
busy street in the lower east side of Manhattan, then a haven for immigrants. People pack the street below and peer
through a second story window, as they stop to watch a
woman having her hair dyed.
The 20th century philosopher Simone Weill opined that
“the future is made of the same stuff as the present,” and
as long as there are topics that create controversy, art, as
always, will endeavor to address them, often in discomfiting ways.
“When it was shown along with other paintings in 1908,
critics went bananas and hated it. They said it was disgusting,” says Heller. “They were really mad about the fact that
it was showing poor people. Why would you waste that
much canvas and space and paint on poor people?”
“One thing art can sometimes do is force us to think about
political realities we may choose to ignore and physical realities we choose to ignore,” says Heller.
The Internet, too, has helped level the playing field between classes, says Christopher Garvin, interim Dean of
the College of Media and Communication. No longer are
the creation of art and art criticism strictly in the hands of
the “elite.” “Professors have done chat-based critiques and
used it to help students to be more open, more critical and
less celebratory,” says Garvin.
Technology may also have made the act of dialogue between artist and society simpler and more direct.
PAST AS PROLOGUE
In 1964, John F. Kennedy wrote that “When power corrupts, poetry cleanses, for art establishes the basic human
truths which must serve as the touchstones of our judgment.
The artist, however faithful to his personal vision of reality,
becomes the last champion of the individual mind and sensibility against an intrusive society and an officious state.”
Johnnie Hobbs echoes Kennedy’s vision, in more prosaic
terms.
“We’re trying to provoke. We’re trying to shake things up,”
says Hobbs. “Artists are trying to wake up and shake up the
status quo.”
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UNPLEASANT TRUTHS,
DRAWN IN BLACK AND WHITE
If the pen is indeed mightier than the
sword, few wield it with more piercing
skill than political cartoonists and editorial illustrators.
“Cartoonists must be passionate about
their viewpoint on any given issue, as
well as bold and thick skinned,” says
Rick Tuma ’76 (Illustration), an illustrator at the Chicago Tribune. “Editorial
cartoons will upset someone, somewhere
nearly every time. The cartoonist cannot
and should not avoid impolite issues
but must discern how best to creatively
trigger public discussion.” A strength
of the medium in addressing issues that
make people uneasy, says Tuma, is that
it expresses an opinion quickly and in a
memorable form.
“The challenge becomes finding the balance of incorporating common imagery with a message that is clear at one
glance,” says Tuma. “Many successful
cartoonists rely on sight gags that draw
upon established pop culture – perhaps
a strong advertising campaign using a
slogan that happily works in the editorial
cartoonist’s message, or movie imagery
that dovetails with that message – all
tools that speed up the readers’ comprehension of the opinion being expressed.”
The power of editorial cartoons is evident in the controversy they can create.
In 2006, a series of 12 Danish cartoons
depicting the prophet Muhammad, and
seen as blasphemous and anti-Islamic by
many Muslims, triggered riots across the
Islamic world, leading to 100 deaths and
the burning of Danish embassies in Syria,
Lebanon and Iran.
Earlier this year, the New York Post was
deluged with charges of racism for running an editorial cartoon that showed
police shooting a rampaging chimpanzee
– as infamously occurred in Connecticut
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– and relating it to the Obama administration’s economic stimulus plan.
“The majority of the cartoons that push
too far arise out of poor judgment or
reckless carelessness by the cartoonist,”
says Tuma. “If the editorial cartoon
takes a very strong and unpopular position that generates anger and protest, it
does not automatically suggest that the
cartoonist went too far. Having a strong
opinion is not a crime. But an opinion
conveyed using poor taste or with pop
culture references that advance the bigotry of one group is risky, wrong and
often indefensible.”
Regarding the Post cartoon, he says
that “even if the cartoonist believes
he or she is innocent of prejudice, it’s
simply poor judgment to use an image
with roots in blatant bigotry from the
slave-owner days of American history.”
Even as newspapers face massive cutbacks resulting in the layoffs of editorial
cartoonists, Tuma says that the political
cartooning will survive, pointing out
that many cartoonists already syndicate
their work nationally. However, the increasing reliance on syndicated material
instead of an in-house artist will likely
reduce a paper’s ability to target local
issues.
“If the work of enough cartoonists fails
to make a successful transition to new
forms of media – online, iPhone apps,
email blasts – it would be a big loss,”
says Tuma. “Any erosion of the journalists’ watch dog role, including investigative reporting, editorial cartooning
and columns, increases the risk of a less
knowledgeable society.”
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Illustration alumni Rick Tuma takes a look at who fared
better following the 2000 Presidential election.
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DOES YOUR HOUSE
HAVE LIONS?
Sonia Sanchez’s Epic Poem
Re-envisioned in
Interdisciplinary Performance
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“Does Your House Have Lions?” It’s an odd question, particularly when the work in question makes not one single
reference to the king of the jungle. In this instance, the title
refers to the collection of 59 poems by the prolific Sonia
Sanchez that chronicle her brother Wilson’s alienation from
his family, struggle with HIV and the family’s eventual healing.
band and two drum ensembles, and was performed at the
Merriam Theater. Associate professor of Theater Arts Johnnie Hobbs Jr. provided stage direction, School of Music Associate Professor Jeff Kern handled the musical direction,
and choreography was completed by School of Dance faculty members Silvana Cardell and Zane Booker.
Re-envisioned by School of Music Professor and composer
Evan Solot, the University’s interdisciplinary production
of the large-scale, four-part work included collaboration
among 125 singers, 10 actors, 22 dancers, a 17-piece big
“This was the largest collaboration in the University’s history,” remarks Solot, “with more departments, including
Graphic Design making posters, and students involved than
ever before. It was also an important artistic statement –
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(Left)
Leroy Church ’09 (Dance)
Sonia Sanchez (right) reads from
“Does Your House Have Lions?”
during a special sit-down
with Professor Camille Paglia.
building on an important work of art
through new creative inspiration and
taking it to an even higher plateau.”
Professor emeritus in the English
and Women’s Studies departments at
Temple University, Sanchez was not
directly involved in the production,
but gave the project her full support.
The National Endowment for the
Arts Fellowship winner spoke about
the production on campus twice, once
with students informally, and in a discussion forum with University Professor of Humanities & Media Studies
Camille Paglia.
“She was thrilled with the production and
amazed at the quality and professionalism of the students’ work,” said Solot.
The poetry was sung, spoken and underscored. Multiple actors interpreted the three central characters, with
dancers adding movement meaning to
the whole. An African drum ensemble
gave focus on the spirits of the ancestors. Sanchez’ poem reveals how one
family found the courage of lions. In
the cruelest of twists, it is Brother’s
death that brings solidarity to the
family: brother, sister, father.
“Sonia didn’t write the poems as lyrics,” says Solot. “Making them flow
in natural speech patterns and then
crafting them so that the melody, harmony and rhythm actually felt like
a song were the biggest challenges.
Honoring Sonia’s work was always
my goal. My top priority was to find
ways to enhance the emotional intent,
whether as a song, underscore or even
silence to frame the actors, singers
and dancers.”
Broken into four parts, “Lions” was
told from the viewpoint of the sister
(Sanchez), the brother (Wilson), their
father, and the family/ancestors. Solot, who has collaborated with Sanchez on another set of poems, established the characters via their musical
tastes. Sister’s section is influenced
by Sanchez’s own affinity for Billie
Holiday and John Coltrane. Brother’s section has the feel of Motown
and R&B, the favorites of Sanchez’s
brother Wilson. Father’s section reflects her father’s jazz drumming and
love of early jazz.
Autobiographical, the work started
with the narrative and objective “Sister’s Voice,” which focused on her
brother’s immersion in New York’s
gay circuit and his rebelling against
his father’s desertion. Told in first
person, “Brother’s Voice” followed
and led the audience on a journey to
the heart of Brother’s emotional anguish as he auctioned his body “in
rooms of specific pain.” “Father’s
Voice” followed and was sorrowful
for the past and his indulgences and
missteps.
“The last section of the piece was
the most moving,” says Solot. “The
staging was incredibly powerful and
effective. Surprisingly, that aspect
was worked out between Silvana
and Zane (choreographers), Johnnie
(director) and me in the final rehearsals. It’s an example of the magic of
creative collaborations.”
as well, filling Sanchez’s head with
memories of her brother’s final hours
when he spoke in African words.
These took the form of the Ghanaian
language Wolof and reveal the deepest of links to the hereditary line. As
in the “House of Windsor,” the word
“house” referenced a cohesive unit
of shared lineage, one suggesting the
special status of royalty.
Adjunct Professor of Theater Arts
Mari Kathleen Fielder wrote in the
program notes that “the collection is
not about literal lions, yet the association with Africa, the home of lions, is
palpable. It does not involve concrete
lions, the guardians of the New York
Public Library, yet it frequently refer
MY TOP PRIORITY WAS TO
FIND WAYS TO ENHANCE THE
EMOTIONAL INTENT, WHETHER
AS A SONG, UNDERSCORE
OR EVEN SILENCE TO FRAME
THE ACTORS, SINGERS
AND DANCERS.
ences New York. It does not include
a lion’s roar, yet is about the proclamation of self, the announcing that
territory has been staked. It is about
the strength that lions guarding you
provide for the fragile human psyche
... and the human heart.”
In the final section, “Family Voices/
Ancestors’ Voices,” the concrete
world gave way to the spiritual,
with the ancestors rising to connect
with kin and cradle him away with
them. The spirits inserted themselves
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The Quay Brothers Returned to the University for their
First North American Exhibition and to Receive a
“Vision Award” from Philadelphia CineFest
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FEATURE
{ singular siblings: the quay brothers }
Nearly 40 years after graduating from the Philadelphia College of
Art and emigrating to London to attend the Royal College of Art
(RCA), identical twins Stephen ’69 (Film) and Timothy Quay ’69
(Illustration) continue to mine a quirky, dark and moody aesthetic
in their distinct stop-action animations. Their diehard, global cult
following suggests strongly that their motif still resonates with a
wide audience.
“Their record of sustained creative work and the uniqueness of
their vision of animation is amazing,” says College of Art and
Design Dean Steve Tarantal, who has been an admirer for most
of those 40 years.
This spring’s Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery exhibition “DORMITORIUM: Film ‘Décors’ by the Quay Bros.” – the North American
debut of original sets (décors) from their films – was a long time
coming for Tarantal. In fact, he can’t even remember how long
he had been pursuing the Quay Brothers to return to their alma
mater – in some way, shape or form.
“It was 10 years – at least,” says Tarantal, who began teaching
illustration at the University in August 1969, about three months
after the Quay Brothers graduated. Even still, Tartantal knew of
the Quays – their imprint on campus still fresh – their buzz still
resonating. He followed their career throughout the years, admiring their “quite distinctive” work from a distance and eventually
began the long-coming task of bringing the Quays back to Broad St.
Tarantal wrote them a number of times to request their attendance at commencement to receive the Silver Star Alumni Award.
But each time, the Quays answered Tarantal’s missives with polite
responses as to why they couldn’t attend graduation, “which was
a requirement from my perspective,” Tarantal said.
Then Tarantal changed his tack, meeting them face-to-face at a
2005 retrospective screening of the Quay’s work at the University of Pennsylvania’s International House. Instead of querying
about graduation and the alumni award, he proposed an exhibition, which came to fruition this past year in the shape of “DORMITORIUM.” Indeed, the Quays did return to campus for the
exhibition and to receive the Silver Star Alumni Award. They also
collected the Vision Award for extraordinary achievement in filmmaking in conjunction with Philadelphia CineFest.
“As it turned out,” Tarantal noted, “they still didn’t make it to
graduation, but they were here and held a great session with the
University community, so it all worked out very well.”
The brothers hosted a screening of animated shorts for University
students at the Levitt Auditorium and attended CineFest screenings of “Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human
Life” (1995) and a sampler of their work that included “Eurydice
She So Beloved” (2008), “In Absentia” (2000), “Street of Crocodiles” (1986) and “This Unnameable Little Broom” (1985).
Provided by the Quays, the décors for the exhibition were carefully constructed and fit to vitrines that captured their diorama-like
frozen moments. Like the movies themselves, the décors reveal
new insights and connections with each glance. The décors in the
exhibition included the critically acclaimed “Street of Crocodiles”
(1986) – selected by director and animator Terry Gilliam as one
of the 10 best animated films of all time – “The Piano Tuner of
Earthquakes” (2006), the Quay’s second full-length feature film,
and nine others.
They have built their cult following making dark and moody films,
based mostly on, or influenced by, Eastern European film, literature and music. Many feature partially disassembled dolls and
generally have no meaningful spoken dialogue. Their work has
been impacted by an array of disparate influences – from Polish
animators Walerian Borowczyk and Jan Lenica to writers Franz
Kafka and Robert Walser, from puppeteers Wladyslaw Starewicz
and Richard Teschner to composers Leoš Janá ek, Zden k Liška
and Leszek Jankowski.
“Street of Crocodiles,” based on the short novel of the same name
by the Polish author and artist Bruno Schulz, has been included
on numerous all-time top 10 lists. “The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes” – a dark fairy tale about a demonic doctor who abducts
a beautiful opera singer, with designs on transforming her into a
mechanical nightingale.
The Quays also directed an animated sequence in the 2002
Oscar-winning film “Frida,” starring Salma Hayek and Alfred
Molina. Their first feature film, “Institute Benjamenta, or This
Dream People Call Human Life,” was released in 1995. Their
third feature, based on Schulz’s “Sanatorium under the Sign of
the Hourglass,” is in pre-production.
In addition to animations, the Quays have also directed boundary-pushing music videos for Peter Gabriel, Michael Penn and
Tom Waits, among others, and smart commercials for 7-11’s
Slurpee, Nikon, Kellogg’s, Partnership for a Drug Free America
and Roundup weed killer.
The Quays’ recent work has been primarily focused on direction
and designs for theater, opera and ballet. One of their most recent
projects, “Eurydice - She, So Beloved” (2007), combines film,
opera, dance, sculpture and painting to create an utterly unique
experience. The Quay Brothers are currently working on an adaptation of Stanislaw Lem’s The Mask.
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FEATURE
RECENT UNIVERSITY ALUMNAE
HIT IT BIG IN THE BIG APPLE
What do the hit Broadway musicals “Wicked,”
“Hair” and “Guys and Dolls” have in common? If
you guessed “recent University of the Arts alumnae
in their talented casts” you’d be right.
At press time, the three musicals were the stage homes
of University alumnae Sarah Bolt ’03 (Musical Theater), Kacie Sheik ’02 (Musical Theater) and Rhea
Patterson ’01 (Modern Dance), respectively (“Guys
and Dolls” was scheduled to close on June 14).
Bolt (top center) is making her Broadway debut in
the multiple Tony Award-winning “Wicked” in the
ensemble and as understudy for the role of Madame
Morrible. “Wicked” – a prequel to the “Wizard of
Oz” – tells the story of the Wicked Witch of the West
and Glinda the Good Witch before Dorothy dropped in.
Prior to “Wicked,” Bolt toured with the European
company of the musical “Grease” in the role of Jan,
one she would later reprise alongside Adrian Zmed at
the Lenape Regional Performing Arts Center in New
Jersey. Her other credits include the Off-Broadway
show “Walmartopia” and the Broadway-bound production of “Godspell” at Papermill Playhouse.
Patterson (top right and far right) also performed
in the Broadway production of “Wicked,” playing,
among other roles, a citizen of Oz, a Shiz University
student, an oversized puppet and a flying monkey.
Her most recent role has been as Hot Box Girl in the
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revival of the classic musical “Guys and Dolls,” starring Oliver Platt and Lauren Graham.
Patterson shifted her career track from dance (she
was a member of the Urban Bush Women and Dayton Contemporary dance companies) to musical theater, winning roles in the national touring company
of “Sweet Charity,” then successively the Chicago
and Broadway productions of “Wicked.” She is also
pursuing a master’s degree in arts administration at
Goucher College and is on track to graduate next
year.
For Sheik (top left), the Tony Award-winning revival
of “Hair” is her Broadway debut. After the University of the Arts, she spent a year in Las Vegas singing in the Queen rock musical “We Will Rock You,”
sharing a stage with legendary Queen band-mates
Brian May and Roger Taylor. She has also played the
role of Eva in the New York Musical Theatre Festival
production of “White Noise.”
In “Hair,” she stars as the pregnant hippie Jeannie, reprising her role from the Shakespeare in the
Park performance last summer that celebrated the
Vietnam-era show’s 40th anniversary. And the lights
of Broadway appear to be in her genes: Sheik is the
younger sister of Tony and Grammy Award-winning
songwriter Duncan Sheik, who wrote the music for
2007’s Best Musical, “Spring Awakening.”
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all aboard
the windhorse
In March, Solmssen Court hosted the standing-room-only
world premiere of “Windhorse,” an art, music and dance
collaboration involving talented School of Music faculty
member and composer Andrea Clearfield; School of Dance
faculty member and choreographer Manfred Fischbeck and
his Group Motion Dance Company; and University alumna
Maureen Drdak. Inspired by Tibetan symbolism and art, the
collaboration was the culmination of a journey to the top of
the world – the Nepalese region of “Lo,” a restricted area
that has been closed to outsiders for most of its history.
Windhorse’s beginnings lie with Linda Reichert, artistic director for the Network for New Music, who envisioned devoting the entire season to pairing music and the visual arts.
She brought together Clearfield, Fischbeck and Drdak and
pitched them on participating in the upcoming season, appropriately named “MIX.” Drdak’s thoughts immediately
turned to Lo, which she had visited two years earlier.
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So it was decided that field work was in order for Clearfield and Drdak, who set off for Lo Monthang – a plane
to Kathmandu, followed by two smaller planes, then a ride
on horseback high into the mountains. Accompanying them
was Dartmouth College anthropology Professor Sienna
Craig, on a research trip to the region. Friendly with the
ruling clan and speaking Tibetan, Craig was comfortable
enough in the territory to ride with her 3-year-old daughter
on her back.
On the month-long journey, Clearfield collected recordings
of Buddhist music and 2,000-year-old chants, exotic instruments and art samples from villages and monasteries. She
had the opportunity to meet with Tashi Tsering, the royal
court singer of Lo Monthang.
FEATURE
FACULTY MEMBER
CLEARFIELD AND
ALUMNA DRDAK TREK
TO THE TOP OF THE WORLD
TO GATHER RESEARCH FOR
A MUSICAL AND VISUAL ART
COLLABORATION WITH
CHOREOGRAPHY BY FACULTY
MEMBER FISCHBECK
“My goal,” Clearfield told The Philadelphia Inquirer, “was
to record the ceremonial Tibetan Buddhist music, the secular folk music of the area and the music of the land — the
wind, the bells of the horses, the streams — to give a sense
of place.”
Once back in the States, Drdak painted three huge Buddhist
prayer flags that represented horses blown by the wind to
carry prayers to the heavens. Clearfield’s piece, “Windhorse” or “Lung-ta” was inspired by those symbols, the
dance portion by the movement of Buddhist monks.
Read Drdak’s first-person account of the trek through the
Himalayas at www.asianart.com/articles/lungta/index.html.
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STUDENT FEATURE
Studentµs Start-Up
Creates ´Walking Art Galleriesµ
TrickGo Clothing is not just another
student-run start-up selling T-shirts.
Owner Matt Trigaux, a rising junior
multimedia major, has gone to great
lengths to ensure that the apparel his
burgeoning enterprise sells are works
of art – literally.
TrickGo breaks the T-shirt start-up
mold by offering student artist-designed T-shirts and TrickGo branded
T’s, sweatshirts and beanies – all produced domestically in limited-edition
quantities, individually numbered
and custom packaged. T-shirts are
produced in batches of less than 150
and rarely reprinted. Their custom
“cut-and-sew” sweatshirt introduced
in January was released in a series of
only 12 pieces. All profits from the
artists’ series T’s go directly to the artists. Featured for the past year in local
Philadelphia boutique shops, Trigaux
pulled his product for private distribution in order to keep product releases
exclusive and detail oriented.
As his business grows, profit isn’t the
only focus of the young entrepreneur.
Trigaux’s primary goal is building
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community and conducting business
“the right way.”
“When I came to Philadelphia,” the
Darien, Conn., native says, “I was impressed with the creative community.
I grew up in and around the highend design industry and know how
cut-throat it can be. I wanted to do
things differently by enabling students
to show off their skills in a different
medium. This company was started
from the top of my bunk bed. This is
a homegrown business, not a corporation.”
TrickGo (the name is a play on the
pronunciation of Trigaux’s name)
started with an ’80s picture of Mr. T
in a suit and eyeglasses “pitying the
fool” who doesn’t read. On a lark,
Trigaux, a freshman at the time, printed 50 shirts with this image and they
were all snapped up by his friends in a
week. Having tasted success, Trigaux
says he “did what any sensible college
student would do – dumped my life
savings into it.”
From there, he found himself making
business calls and taking meetings with
banks. He pulled all-nighters researching other brands, figuring out everything from taxes to trademarks, and
researching local boutiques. Trigaux
has never borrowed money for the
enterprise (“A big part of this is doing it myself,” he says) and continues
to pour money he’s earned from other
jobs into the company. He tapped his
street smarts, entrepreneurial spirit
and knowledge of start-ups – gained
from his high school job as a videographer and designer for a local granola company, Bear Naked Granola –
to start building the TrickGo brand.
He designed a logo that included a
Volkswagen bus, known, he says, in
creative circles to symbolize the “do it
yourself” attitude TrickGo epitomizes. He put a wreath around the vehicle
because he thought it was elegant, yet
powerful. Logo in hand, he launched
a guerilla marketing campaign by
distributing 10,000 TrickGo stickers.
Charting a business plan based on
the dispersal of stickers may not follow the standard corporate model,
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but Trigaux knows his consumer. He
began hosting Sticker Saturdays, in
which friends showed up at a park
and received a TrickGo T-shirt and
500 stickers, with their mission being
to distribute every last sticker.
lege Outreach and Scholarship Program; and De Angela Duff, assistant
multimedia professor at the University of the Arts, who recently awarded
Trigaux the University’s Eddie Oliver
Entrepreneurial Spirit Award, which is
named after her grandfather. A small
collaborations with local artists, DJs
and culture blogs.
So, it’s now almost two years since
the Mr. T shirt, and TrickGo recently launched its third product line
in March. The line includes five art-
Rising Multimedia Junior Matt Trigaux Launched His T-shirt
Company – TrickGo – from His Freshman Dormitory
“I grew up snowboarding,” Trigaux
says, “and kids go crazy for stickers.
You can put them on anything. They’re
tangible and it promotes a sense of belonging, community. By having that
many stickers go out that quickly we
began to see them everywhere. Slowly
the stickers began to creep around
campus, appearing on laptops and
street signs across Philadelphia. More
and more, people began to hear about
my shirts and a small following began.”
Count among his followers the Philly
Ad Club, which recently chose Trigaux
as a “Rising Star,” as part of its Col-
monetary award given to university
multimedia students, the grant helps
them pursue their entrepreneurial endeavors.
Success of TrickGo up to this point
has been fueled by Trigaux’s natural
business sense and “make it happen”
attitude. While this has worked to
date, Trigaux knows he’ll need more
resources to evolve TrickGo. He recently enrolled in an eight-week business innovation course to focus on
creating a self-sustainable and viable
business model to help TrickGo grow.
Trigaux is focusing on a future with
more exclusive products and increased
ists’ series T-shirts and other T’s with
names like “CMYK Riot” and “Urban Beauty.”
“With every iteration, every series,
the design work gets better,” Trigaux
says. “I’m as excited about this release
as I’ve ever been. So much of TrickGo
has been done through trial and error.
I’m getting a better grasp on matters
and we continue to grow a collective,
a community of young, dedicated artists who want to be a part of what
we’re doing.”
Check out the latest designs at www.
trickgo.com.
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PHOTO STUDENTS TAKE
THE NEW OLYMPUS
E-30 OUT FOR A SPIN
AROUND TOWN
STUDENT FEATURE
OLYMPUS HAD ITS COOL NEW E-30
digital SLR camera to promote. The University of
the Arts had the photography students. Put the two
together, sprinkle in a little spontaneity and a professional video crew and what do you have? A sixminute, reality television-style viral video chronicling
the students shooting images with the new camera
throughout Philadelphia.
Olympus outfitted 10 students with its new E-System
digital single lens reflex (DSLR) cameras and lenses
and issued a challenge: Have your top photography
students unleash their creativity and test the E-30’s
new in-camera creative features. At stake: a full E-30
DSLR outfit for the student who submitted the best
image and Stylus Tough cameras for the other nine
students.
(opposite) Julia Mead utilized
the pinhole feature
to capture this image
(top left) A shot of Eastern State
Penitentiary by Joshua Trusty
(center) Ashton Popiel’s
“Love” statue image
The three-day late January whirlwind tour took the
cadre throughout Philadelphia – from Boathouse
Row to the Art Museum, from the top of City Hall
to the Reading Terminal Market. The students – Steven Alvarez, Kate Anderton, Erica Capabianca, Julia
Mead, Ashton Popiel, Victor Rodriguez Jr., Alison
Shildt, Joshua Trusty, Leah Weinraub and Charles
Wrzesniewski – were filmed every step of the way utilizing the easy-to-use DSLR’s in-camera creative features like multiple exposures, multi-aspect shooting
and art filters that take a basic image and add special
effects like pop art, soft focus, grainy film and more
right inside the camera without any PC required.
After much deliberation, May graduate Julia
Mead’s image of rising senior Victor Rodriguez Jr.
taken with a soft focus filter on the steps of the
Philadelphia Museum of Art came out on top. The
image was selected for its captivating subject matter, composition, lighting and effective filter use.
The victory couldn’t have come at a more fortuitous time for Mead, who said her previous camera broke just two weeks prior to the announcement of her winning image. “It was meant to be, I
guess,” she joked.
“The contest was a lot of fun,” said Mead, “Our
days were packed to the limit with activities and
shooting. I went into the contest pretty confidently,
but by the end of it, I couldn’t tell who was going
to win because we all did such a great job and had
so much fun together. I’m happy with the camera.
It takes a great crisp and clear image. The settings
allow for some pretty radical experimentation.”
The video has yielded thousands of views across
the Internet on YouTube, GetOlympus.com and
Facebook, which features albums of the still images that the students captured during the threeday shoot.
(right) Julia Mead’s winning shot
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Jeremy Goodfellow
Millie Landis
2009 ELY ILLUSTRATION EXHIBITION
Winners Give Their Take on Lear and Kerouac
The two first-place winners of this year’s William H. Ely Illustration Exhibition, Katelyn Rose Lewis and Steve Streisguth,
put their own mark on two classics from disparate eras.
Lewis’ acrylic paint depiction of Edward Lear’s 1871 nonsense poem “The Owl and the Pussycat” shows the title
characters dressed in sailors’ garb riding the waves aboard
“a beautiful pea green boat” on their way “to the land where
the Bong tree grows” to be married by the turkey who lives
on the hill.
Using a linocut, mixed media and digital processes, Streisguth
re-created the cover to Beat writer Jack Kerouac’s 1959 poem
“Mexico City Blues” to show a crowded neighborhood atop a hill.
UNIVERSITY FACULTY
TURN WHINING INTO
BEAUTIFUL MUSIC
Honorable Mentions were awarded to Nicole Buglak: 3-D
posters for the Philadelphia Zoo; Daniel Fishel: CD pack-
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aging for the hardcore punk band Have Heart; Christopher
Gauvain: An ink and watercolor travel log; Adrienne Langer:
Moops, 3-D toy illustration and digital media ads; and
Graham Palme: Covers for The New York Times Book
Review done in digital media.
Endowed by its namesake in 1964, the annual William H.
Ely Illustration Exhibition is a juried exhibition with cash
prizes that is open to seniors in the University’s Illustration
Department. Senior-year thesis faculty members Matt Curtius, Ralph Giguere, Joe Didomenico and Illustration Chair
Mark Tocchet curated the exhibition. This year’s jury consisted of three outstanding professionals in the field: Joshua
McDonnell, designer, Running Press Publishers; Rachel Salomon, illustrator; and alumnus Daniel Salmieri, children’s book
illustrator and author.
Daniel Fishel
Adrienne Langer
Steve Streisguth
Graham Palme
Katelyn Rose Lewis
Andrew Schmidt
STUDENT FEATURE
ID STUDENTS SUCCEED IN
´REAL WORLDµ SCENARIOS
For industrial designers, it’s all about
the objects, systems and spaces that
shape daily living. Liana Kalushner ’09
(ID) and rising senior Jesse Gerard took
those concepts and ran with them, succeeding separately in high-profile challenges. Kalushner was named one of
five national merit award winners by
the Industrial Design Society of America (IDSA), while Gerard won the 16th
annual Collab Student Design Competition of the Philadelphia Museum of
Art with the design of a wooden bench
in the style of Frank Gehry.
Kalushner bested 10 other students
from colleges and universities from the
Northeast District in the presentation
of four of her innovative projects at the
IDSA Northeast District Conference.
She earned a three-year IDSA membership and a complimentary student registration to the society’s international
conference and education symposium
in Miami in September. Her work will
be on display at the conference and
symposium.
Judged on scope of work, quality of
work, quality of thought, visual presentation and verbal presentation, Kalushner’s projects included:
Kick It Can (top left): Turning Boredom into Productive Play, which addresses trash buildup on public transit
by making a refuse container that sits
on the ground.
Urban Dating Guide: Gaining Insight
through Dog Breeds, an information mapping project in which certain
breeds of dogs are matched to different
personality types.
Greensgrow (bottom left): Model Urban Farm, a class project where a dilapidated lot in Northeast Philadelphia
was transformed into a farm that included a hydroponic garden, raised
flower beds and a greenhouse.
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Petro Free: Breast Milk Pump and
Bottle Filter System that takes petrochemicals out of breast milk.
“What set apart Liana was her approach to the projects,” said Beth Van
Why, Visiting Assistant Professor in
the University’s Industrial Design department and IDSA Faculty Advisor.
“Each one presented a unique user
group, the research behind the needs
of the user and showed the importance of understanding the client prior
to designing. Liana has been working
with groups of people she doesn’t interact with regularly to find opportunities for design – creating thoughtful,
appropriate and exciting solutions for
a diverse set of people and situations
in society.”
With his glass-topped, laminated birch
bench, Gerard became the first person
in Collab history to win the competition unanimously. For its 16th annual
competition, the Collab challenged
students to design a bench for a space
Gehry could have or did design, taking
into account Gehry’s own design process and the way the bench functions
within a specific architectural context.
Co-instructors Daniel Michalik and
Rob Melville made the competition
the focus of this semester’s Junior Projects Studio course.
Utilizing a computerized wood router
and a layered plywood technique, Gerard designed a material-efficient (each
piece is cut from the interior of the
other), glass-topped, laminated birch
Lewis Bench (center). Gehry created
the original bench during a decadelong residential commission for Peter
Lewis in Lyndhurst, Ohio.
Collab is a collaboration of design
professionals supporting the modern
and contemporary design collections
at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Its
annual student design brief is always
linked thematically to that year’s Collab Design Excellence Award recipient
– this year, Frank Gehry.
NEWS
crafts faculty gets MAD
The September 2008 opening of the new home of the Museum
of Arts and Design (MAD) at the southwest corner of New York
City’s Central Park had a distinct University of the Arts Crafts
program flair. Work by five current or former faculty members
is in the permanent collection, and work by two of them was
included in MAD’s grand re-opening exhibitions.
Pieces from Crafts Professors Sharon Church and James Makins,
Adjunct Crafts Professor Judith Schaechter, Professor Emeriti
William Daley and the late Richard Reinhardt (founder of the
University’s jewelry and metalsmithing programs) are featured
in the collection. Work by Schaechter, Church and Reinhardt
was included in two separate re-opening exhibitions.
“The Patron Saint of Circus Apes Day Parade,” Schaechter’s
whimsical and fantastical look at a parade of creatures created with traditional stained-glass techniques, was on display in
“Permanently Mad: Revealing the Collection,” approximately
150 works from the museum’s permanent collection, along with
the woodwork of Sam Maloof, ceramics of Harumi Nakashima
and metalwork of Myra Mimlitsch-Gray and Boris Bally.
“The figures are a combination of my sketches and a book of
antique toy catalogue pictures,” says Schaechter, the recent recipient of the $50,000 USA Artists Rockefeller Fellowship. “I
scanned the images into the computer and manipulated them
until they were sufficiently transformed into interesting characters. I then composed the entire image as a parade because that
would be a way to put all these figures into one composition.”
Church’s “Beaded Collar,” made in 1986 from jasper and glass
beads, sterling silver and silk, was featured in the Narrative Jewelry portion of the show “Elegant Armor: The Art of Jewelry.”
Reinhardt’s “Articulated Necklace” from 1988 is crafted from
sterling silver with hanging elements in the front, and his sterling
silver “Bracelet” was created in 1993 and donated to the museum
in 2000.
Makins and his work are well-represented in the museum collection, as well. A matching porcelain creamer and sugar bowl
are included, as well as a trio of porcelain wine and water goblets. His fourth entry in the collection, “O KOSHO,” is a set of
multicolored glazed porcelain vessels and a plate. Daley’s work
in the collection is represented by his 1981 “Conical Procession,” a hand-built ceramic piece of stoneware.
Judith Schaecter
The Patron Saint of Circus Apes Day Parade
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NEWS
NEW NAME AND DIRECTOR
FOR SCHOOL OF THEATER ARTS
One good turn deserves another. Trustee Ira Brind served as one
of the chief architects in the creation of the University of the Arts
in the mid-’80s, and now the University has shown its gratitude
by naming the University’s School of Theater Arts in his honor.
“Without Ira’s vision and tenacity, the University of the Arts might
not exist, and it would certainly not be the nationally recognized
arts education institution that it is today,” said University of the
Arts President Sean T. Buffington. “We are immensely grateful to
him for his dedication to our mission of educating artists, and for
his continuing leadership and support. In recognition of all of his
work on behalf of the university, it is only fitting that we dedicate
the Ira Brind School of Theater Arts.”
Brind and the University have created the Ira Brind Scholarship
Fund to support students in the School.
“Ira’s generosity and visionary support will help the Brind School
reach even higher levels of excellence and innovation for many
years to come,” said College of Performing Arts Dean Rick Lawn.
A prominent Philadelphia civic leader and philanthropist, Brind is
a lifelong Philadelphian who graduated from Central High School
and the University of Pennsylvania. First elected to the Philadelphia College of Performing Arts Board of Trustees in 1976, he
quickly became board chair. In that capacity, he worked with
Philadelphia College of Art Board Chair Sam McKeel to bring
their shared vision of a comprehensive arts university to fruition.
More than 30 years later, Brind serves as vice chairman of the
University of the Arts board, and has led two of the University’s
presidential searches.
Following a national search, Charles Gilbert was elevated to director of the Brind School in April after serving as interim director since June 2008. A composer, writer, director and three-time
Barrymore Award nominee, Gilbert is the fourth director in the
school’s 26-year history.
“This past year as the interim director, Charlie has brought insight and vision, while executing the daily responsibilities of the
office with great aplomb,” said Lawn. “Charlie’s appointment
follows the unanimous recommendation of the search committee
and the support of President Buffington, Provost Michael Nash
and me. As head of the school’s Musical Theater program since
1990, Charlie has nurtured its growth to a position of national
and international prominence.”
A leading educator in the field of singer-actor training, Gilbert
developed the SAVI System of singer-actor training that forms the
core of the curriculum at the University of the Arts. He has taught
workshops and master classes at colleges and symposia in the
United States, Germany and the United Kingdom.
President and a founding member of the Musical Theater Educators Alliance, Gilbert was nominated for a Barrymore Award
for Excellence in Theater for his score for “Gemini the Musical,”
which premiered at the Prince Music Theater in 2004 and was
produced in the 2007 New York Musical Theater Festival. Gilbert also received Barrymore nominations for his work as musical
director on “A Year with Frog and Toad” and “A Funny Thing
Happened on the Way to the Forum” at the Arden Theater.
His recent music directing credits include Randy Newman’s “The
Middle of Nowhere” at the Prince and “The Fantasticks” at People’s Light and Theater Company. He is composing music for
Enchantment Theater Company’s production of “Harold and the
Purple Crayon,” scheduled for a national tour in 2009 – 2010.
His other works for the musical stage include 1979’s “Assassins,” the source of the Tony Award-winning Stephen Sondheim/
John Weidman musical of the same name; “Watch the Birdie”
(Philly Music Theater Works, 2008); “A Tiny Miracle”; and
“Realities.”
Life Trustee Sam S. McKeel (top left) and Trustee
Ira Brind – the chief architects behind what is
today’s University of the Arts
Brind celebrates with his granddaughter Sarah
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NEWS
VOICE ALUMNUS
STEPHEN COSTELLO
WINS OPERA’S
TUCKER AWARD
Who’d have thought a kid from the
rowhome-lined streets of Northeast
Philly would one day be recognized
as the “Next Big Thing” in the opera world? Say hello to 28-year-old
tenor Stephen Costello ’03 (Voice),
winner of the 2009 Richard Tucker
Award, a $30,000 prize recognizing
an American singer considered to be
on the threshold of an international
opera career.
The award, which has been conferred
since 1978 by the Richard Tucker
Music Foundation, is given in honor
of the late American tenor who many
believe was the greatest Americanborn, American-trained tenor of the
post-World War II era.
“We are really thrilled to give this
award to Stephen, who is blessed
with a wonderful voice, charisma
and real musical artistry and imagination,” said Tucker Music Foundation President Barry Tucker.
operaµs
next big
thing
After graduating from the University
of the Arts, Costello continued his
education less than six blocks from
Hamilton Hall, attending the Academy of Vocal Arts (AVA), one of
the country’s most prestigious vocal
training grounds. While still attending AVA, Costello made his professional stage debut as Rodolfo in “La
Bohème” with Fort Worth Opera.
But his debut on opening night of
the Metropolitan Opera’s 2007-2008
season announced the arrival of a
major new tenor. Costello’s performance as Arturo in the new produc-
tion of “Lucia di Lammermoor” under
the direction of James Levine led to an
invitation to sing the leading role of
Edgardo in the same season.
This spring he shared the stage with
his wife, fellow AVA graduate Ailyn
Pérez, an accomplished soprano beginning an international career, while
performing the role of Rinuccio in the
Opera Company of Philadelphia’s “Gianni Schicchi.” The company also has
the pair contracted for Gounod’s “Romeo et Juliette” in the 2010-11 season.
The couple has also performed opposite each other in the leading roles of
Michigan Opera Theatre’s “The Elixir
of Love.”
So what’s next for the official “Next
Big Thing?”
Costello will take on the role of Edgardo in “Lucia di Lammermoor” with
Montreal Opera, and Rodolfo in “La
Bohème” with Deutsche Oper Berlin
and Cincinnati Opera. He will make
his debut at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden to open the 2009-2010 Season; make a return to the Metropolitan
Opera; and debut with Lyric Opera
of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, the
Glyndebourne Festival and Wiener
Staatsoper. He returns home to the Opera Company of Philadelphia in a leading role in the 2010-2011 season.
Images of Fort Worth Opera’s 2008
production of “Lucia di Lammermoor”
by Martha Martinez-Sotelo
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NEWS
CMAC FOUNDING DEAN
NEIL KLEINMAN
RETURNS TO THE CLASSROOM
When Neil Kleinman began his tenure as Dean of
the College of Media and Communication in 2001,
no one had a clue what to expect – least of all Kleinman. How could he? He was the new dean of a new
college at an institution that had achieved university
status barely a decade before.
But what an opportunity it was. Coming to the University after 12 years as director and professor of the
Publication Design Institute at the University of Baltimore where he’d established a master’s and doctoral program, Kleinman started to create a CMAC
community: looking forward, embracing new technology and pushing an entrepreneurial spirit – but
most importantly, never being afraid to try something new.
After eight academic cycles, Kleinman stepped down
as dean on July 1, 2009. His decision to return to
the faculty is one he had talked about for some time,
according to Provost Michael Nash.
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“Stepping down as dean will give Neil time to work
directly with students, research and write, and continue his efforts on behalf of the region’s creative
and business communities, work which brings the
University significant recognition,” Nash said. “His
teaching will involve courses in the Writing, Communication and Multimedia programs, as well as in
the Division of Liberal Arts.”
As dean, Kleinman, ever the experimenter, adopted
and revised programs and created new ones, produced a college core, developed relationships with
community colleges and University of the Sciences,
sponsored UArts Radio and UArts Video, launched
the CMAC website and the CMAC media wall,
and supported faculty research and student work
in print and new media. Kleinman wrote the college’s first marketing plan, which then became the
framework for a number of outreach programs. He
reorganized its budget, centralized its technology,
redefined the administrative structure and helped
craft a CMAC voice for its programs.
NEWS
MULTIMEDIA DIRECTOR
CHRIS GARVIN STEPS IN
AS INTERIM DEAN
Passionate about the creative economy long before current gurus like Daniel
Pink and Richard Florida hit the scene, Kleinman promoted the concept inside
and outside the University. He served on the planning committee for the region’s
first Global Summit for the Creative Economy and started the Philadelphia Applied Research Labs, an incubator for new ideas that connects students and
faculty with the community. He launched “The Philadelphia Entrepreneur –
Today,” a Web site showcasing the creative work of local entrepreneurs. He has
worked with a variety of small start-ups and creative groups and, as a member
of several boards, he remains engaged in supporting the region’s economic, creative and educational development.
“The last eight years have been prologue,” said Kleinman, ever the futurist.
“CMAC and the University are now ready to accomplish some remarkable
things in new media and in the community.”
His first project as a teacher will be to have his students think about ways of
rethinking the Philadelphia Free Library and its role in the community. He’s also
working on a plan to use social networking as a way to develop support for
non-profits. And, in between, he’s planning to learn Spanish, asking “how can
we be a part of the community if we don’t know the languages around us?”
Multimedia Director Chris Garvin stepped in as interim dean on July 1, 2009.
Garvin began teaching at the University in 1997, and was named the Multimedia program’s first director the next year. His background includes undergraduate studies at SUNY-Buffalo, an MFA from Ohio State, and post-graduate work
at the Advanced Center for Computing and Design and in the executive education program at the Harvard Business School in 2006.
The College of Media and Communication
Originals: Jeff Ryder (Writing for Film and TV),
Neil Kleinman (Dean), Barry Dornfeld
(Communication) and Chris Garvin
(Multimedia)
Garvin is partners with alumni John Benson and Bill Gastrock in the Philadelphia-based design firm egwrk (egwrk.com), which creates clear interactive
environments that connect people to information through intuitive and immersive experiences. Its work bridges a variety of technologies, industries and
content. The firm recently completed three commissions for large-scale outdoor
displays and a content management system for Syracuse University. Garvin consults with Philadelphia’s Mural Arts Project on a video-projected mural system
and is working on theatrical productions with Enchantment Theatre and New
Paradise Laboratories.
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COMMENCEMENT
2009
BROADWAY DIRECTOR
JAMES LAPINE
PUTS ON A SHOW
This year’s commencement speaker, three-time Tony
Award-winning director James Lapine, delivered a
unique address to this year’s graduating class of nearly
500. Lapine treated the audience to “The Devil and
Diane Feinstein or Her Imaginary Son,” an allegorical mini one-act play about the power of the arts, a
call for increased funding for them and the “logic” of
party politics. This all takes place through two kitchen
conversations with California’s Democratic Senator
Diane Feinstein and her son Bobby, who wants to go
to the University of the Arts for playwriting. Feinstein
doesn’t think that’s such a great idea. The bit ends with
Bobby mentioning that he’s about to write his first
play – about his mom.
After his one-act play, Lapine continued, saying,
“When you choose a life in the arts, there are certain
challenges. Some of you, like me, will not have the security of an employer or a 401K. But oh, what you
get in exchange. You get to make people laugh and
cry. You get to express yourself and if you’re lucky,
touch the souls of the people around you. We are in
the midst of another recession – a spiritual recession.
I say, let art elevate the human spirit and let’s do what
we can to enlighten and improve this country through
its culture as well as its financial institutions. Oh for
the day when our government and politicians would
occasionally take our souls into account.
“Go out and fail. Yes, I know that may sound like
less than inspiring advice. But take chances. Fall on
your face sometimes. I would have to say the lessons
I learned from my failed projects have made my successful ones possible. So please: create news and advertisements and computers that make our everyday
experiences a little more enlightened. Make art and
sculpture and designs and illustrations and photographs and music and dance that bring beauty to our
eyes. Give us films and videos and theatre that help us
see ourselves anew.”
Also the winner of a Pulitzer Prize and Drama Desk
Award, Lapine has been honored for “Sunday in the
Park with George” (1984), “Into the Woods” (1988),
“Falsettos” (1992), “Passion” (1994) and “The 25th
Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” (2005).
Please Touch Museum founder Portia Hamilton Sperr
also received an honorary doctor of fine arts degree
for her pioneering museum-related work. Sperr, a former University of the Arts faculty member, was instrumental in creating the University’s Museum Education
program and spearheaded the innovative Philadelphia
program “Museums in the Life of the City.” She also
founded Center City Philadelphia’s Greene Towne
Montessori Preschool.
PRESIDENT’S AWARD
SILVER STAR ALUMNI AWARD
The President’s Award is bestowed on one graduating senior from each college who, over the
course of his or her time at the University, has
demonstrated academic and artistic excellence of
the highest order. The winning students presented
work that was conceptually rigorous, artistically
adventurous, collaborative and entrepreneurial.
The Silver Star Alumni Award is presented annually to alumni who have achieved professional
distinction as evidenced by their contribution to
their chosen fields. Recipients of this award have
made vital contributions to the nation’s cultural
life and have helped to significantly broaden the
public’s understanding and appreciation of the
arts.
COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN:
Julia Mead (BFA – Photography)
COLLEGE OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION:
Tim Moyer (BFA – Multimedia)
COLLEGE OF PERFORMING ARTS:
Bradley Greer (BFA – Theater Arts)
HIGHEST GRADE POINT AVERAGES
BY COLLEGE
COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN:
Leah Marie Hagan (BFA – Film/Digital Video)
COLLEGE OF PERFORMING ARTS:
Gregory P. Guzevich (Bachelor of Music)
COLLEGE OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION:
Daniel Raymond Reilly (BFA – Writing for Film
and Television)
FACULTY AWARD
Associate Professor of Media Arts (Photo/Film/
Animation) Wendy Weinberg earned the Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award, which goes
to a full- or part-time faculty member who exemplifies excellence in teaching. This distinction
allows a University of the Arts faculty member to
join the ranks of Lindback recipients who represent 32 colleges and universities in Pennsylvania.
The late illustrator Richard Amsel ’69 and cult
stop-action animators Timothy and Stephen
Quay ’69 received the University’s Silver Star
Alumni Award.
Though Amsel passed away in 1985, he was honored posthumously with the Silver Star Award. A
Main Line native, Richard Amsel created some
of the most recognizable, iconic show businessrelated imagery of the late 20th century, including movie posters for “Raiders of the Lost Ark”
and more than 30 other major motion pictures,
37 cover portraits for TV Guide, and album covers and posters. Some of his subjects included
Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson, Bette Midler, Elvis
Presley, Lucille Ball, Johnny Carson and Katharine Hepburn.
The Quay Brothers received their Silver Star
Award in April when they were in Philadelphia
to receive the Vision Award for extraordinary
achievement in filmmaking in conjunction with
Philadelphia CineFest. The brothers also participated in the closing celebration of “DORMITORIUM,” an exhibition at the University’s
Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery of sets from their movies, including “Street of Crocodiles” (1986) and
“The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes” (2006).
Graphic Design Professor Laurence Bach received
the Mary Louise Beitzel Award for Distinguished
Teaching, which recognizes outstanding faculty
and aims to remind the University community of
the importance of outstanding teaching in fulfilling the educational mission of the University.
The Richard C. von Hess Faculty Prize went to
Book Arts/Printmaking Professor Susan Viguers.
The von Hess Prize is awarded to a faculty member who shows an outstanding commitment as
a teacher and mentor. In addition to a record of
teaching excellence, the von Hess Prize acknowledges the positive influence faculty represent as
role models for students.
James Lapine
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FACULTYNOTES
School of Music lecturer and adjunct associate professor Dr. Norman David,
a composer and saxophonist, was recently awarded a Subito grant from the
American Composers Forum (ACF) in recognition of his original jazz compositions. The money was used to aid in the presentation of a benefit concert May
13 at the Prince Theater Black Box by David’s non-profit company, SIDE ONE
Jazz Programs (SOJP). David founded SOJP to present, document and foster the
creation of instrumental jazz music that is culturally significant, of high artistic
merit, innovative and entertaining. The benefit concert was intended to increase
the profile of SOJP and further embed it on Philadelphia’s cultural map as a
source and presenter of the highest-quality new jazz. The performance featured
the two resident ensembles of SOJP – Norman David and The Eleventet, and the
Lars Halle Jazz Orchestra.
“I am dedicated to establishing SIDE ONE Jazz Programs as a viable and welcome supporter and commissioner of new jazz, and as a forum for presenting the music to a listening public that remains
sizable and hungry for original and stimulating jazz,” David said. “Philadelphia needs something like this — a superb
counterpoint to the great ‘art music’ ensembles and organizations in the region. In the currently troubling economic and
political climates, I believe that we can count on the appeal and power of the performing arts and specifically of good
music, to remain a critical healing force and a source of joy and inspiration.”
Foundation
Associate Professor Diane
Pepe was awarded the
Jacques MacCuiston
Dowling Prize, an annual prize established
in 1992 and selected
by juror and nationally recognized artist
Sam Gilliam, at the
Woodmere Museum’s
69th annual juried
show “Contemporary
Voices.” The exhibit
ran through June 7.
Her sculpture in the
show, “Center Two,”
was created with support from the University’s Provost Faculty
Enrichment
Collaborative Grant. The
piece is composed of
cherry wood, brass rods
and sommerset stones.
“Center Two” is one
of a triptych that was
originally designed for
and exhibited at Pepe’s
one-woman exhibition
at the Delaware Center For Contemporary Art. “Center
Two” is part of a series of sculptures
that explore the juxtaposition of two
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groups of elements: the wood/brass
structure that is ordered and strong
and the river stones that represent a
powerful force and constant movement. A sense of containment is reflected in the wood/brass structures.
Fine Arts Assistant Professor Stuart
Elster ‘88 (Painting) participated this
spring in the group show “Islands
and Ghettos” in Berlin, Germany.
The show featured 34 artists and 24
works and aims to point out that polarization, urban demarcations and
partitions increasingly also are becoming relevant for European cities.
Slavko Milekic, Professor of Cognitive Science and Digital Design, was
a guest speaker at “Teaching with
Objects,” a conference co-sponsored
by Case Western University and
Cleveland Museum of Art in March.
Speakers at this interdisciplinary conference explored the use of museums
as learning and teaching laboratories.
Milekic and other experts in fields
such as pedagogy, cognitive science,
conservation and museology lectured
and led break-out discussions at
CMA and other area museums.
Steven Saylor, assistant professor in
the department of Writing for Film
and Television, earned two postproduction grants to complete his
new feature film “God’s Country,
Off Route 9,” which features Theater Arts Professor Johnnie Hobbs Jr.
in a leading role and deals with the
travails of a debt-ridden young man
coaxed into playing the role of loving
son in his estranged father’s political
campaign. Saylor received a $1,750
grant from the Philadelphia Independent Film and Video Association
(PIFVA) and a separate $2,575 grant
from the University’s Faculty Enrichment program. Saylor and a crew
that included several CMAC and
Media Arts students shot the film in
the summer of 2008 and it premiered
on campus on April 25.
Media Arts Adjunct Professor Connie Coleman participated in the
group show “Undercover: Disguise
& Deception in (Some) Contemporary Art” at the Arts Guild of Rahway (N.J.) in February and March.
The exhibition featured other contemporary artists who playfully accept shifts in identity, masking and
unmasking, different guises and even
disguises in order to explore fact, fiction and the space in between.
FACULTY NOTES
Senior Illustration Lecturer Zina
Saunders created the poster illustration for the production of “Blithe
Spirit” at Broadway’s Sam S. Shubert
Theatre. Saunders’ art was displayed
as a 40-foot poster on the Shubert façade and is being used in all advertising and display materials for the play,
which stars Angela Lansbury, Rupert
Everett and Christine Ebersole, and
opened March 15.
Associate Professor of Illustration
Phyllis Purves-Smith and a number
of her landscapes were featured in
the March edition of American Artist
in the article “Letting Nature Speak:
The Paintings of Phyllis PurvesSmith.”
Illustration Senior Lecturer Robert
Osti was featured in this winter’s
edition of American Artist Drawing
in the article “Drawing on the Dark
Side: NJ Artist Roberto Osti Believes
That Art Should Stimulate and Take
the Viewer by Surprise.”
Illustration Master Lecturer Al Gury
was featured in the April edition of
American Artist in the story “Improve Your Still Life Paintings: Al
Gury Shows How to Mix Oil Colors
from a Classic Palette.”
An illustration by Illustration Lecturer Jon Reinfurt ‘02 (Illustration) was
featured in a two-page spread in the
January/February edition of Communication Arts.
Illustration Adjunct Associate Professor Earl Lewis was featured in the fall
edition of American Artist in the story “Becoming One with the Subject:
Making Watercolor His Primary Medium, Earl Lewis Creates Evocative
Paintings That Capture the Attention
and Imagination of Viewers.”
Diane Pepe
Steven Saylor
(opposite page, top to bottom)
Stuart Elster
Zina Saunders
Alida Fish
Jeannie Pearce
Julianna Foster
(top to bottom)
and character in the exhibition “Natura” at the Rochester Contemporary Art Center in February and March.
All participating artists studied with John Pfahl at Rochester Institute of Technology, where he taught photography from 1968 to 1985.
Pearce also participated in the exhibition “Beyond Matter – Part 2, UDEL MFA Alumni Exhibition,” curated by
Museum of Modern Art curatorial assistant Nora Lawrence at Crane Arts this spring. Additionally, she participated in an alumna exhibition at the Westover School in
Middlebury, Conn., during April and May.
Foundation and Media Arts Lecturer Juliana Foster’s
show “From Morning On” at Center City’s Vox Populi
Gallery ran in February and included a series of images
representing distinct narratives, which are informed by
her interest in cinema and its relationship to photography. The selected images reflected her ongoing investigation into the ways that the photographic image can portray a psychological relationship between the characters
in each image or series of images and of course between
the viewer and the subject. Influenced in part by modern
Russian filmmaker Andrey Tarkovsky, Foster explores
how the individual image can transcend its own limits,
and, by association, provide the opportunity for a pictorial narrative to unfold. Each story forms something of a
larger narrative that continues to reveal itself in a variety
of forms, be it a photograph, book or video, all of which
rely on the fundamentals of narrative to examine and
comment on the human experience. Foster teamed with
Vox member Josh Rickards on the two-part exhibition
“Invented: (un)Realities, In Two Parts,” at the Borowsky
Gallery of the University’s Gershman Hall this summer.
The exhibition examines the duality of constructed landscapes and fabricated architectural environments.
Liberal Arts Adjunct Assistant Professor Elise Juska
hosted a reading and signing of her novel “One for Sorry,
Two for Joy” at the Misher Festival of Fine Arts and Humanities, a weeklong celebration of arts and science at
West Philadelphia’s University of the Sciences in January.
Media Arts Professor Alida Fish, and
Media Arts Adjunct Professor Jeannie
Pearce and 14 other artists exhibited
photographic works examining and
critiquing the contemporary natural
environment, its substance, qualities
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FACULTY NOTES
Media Arts Adjunct Professor Connie Coleman received recognition for
her artistry from Hunterdon County
Rug Artisans Guild, which named
Coleman as the December 2008 Rug
Hooker of the Month.
Media Arts Professor David Graham
’76 (Photography) signed copies of
his new book “Almost Paradise” at
the Members’ Holiday Sale and Party
of the International Center for Photography (ICP) in New York City
in December. The images included
in “Almost Paradise” document the
American cultural landscape and,
in particular, the intersection of the
commercial world and the desire of
Americans to express their singularity.
Graham seeks out subjects that celebrate our singular freedom of expres-
(above)
David Graham
John JH Phillips and
Carolyn Healy
Carol Barton
(opposite,
top to bottom)
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sion in colorful roadside attractions
and general oddities. Chronicling the
American scene with his unique sensibility and acknowledging popular
forms of American photography – the
snapshot, the family portrait and vacation pictures – Graham brings relevance to the creativity and dreams of
the common man. His previous publications include “American Beauty,”
“Only in America,” “The Christmas
List,” and “Alone Together.”
Crafts Professor Sharon Church, a
1970 graduate of Skidmore College,
delivered the 2008 Rosanne Brody
Raab Visiting Artist lecture at her
alma mater in November. The lecture
was part of the exhibition “Palette
Maestro,” honoring and celebrating
Earl Pardon, who taught courses in
enameling and jewelry in the art department at Skidmore for more than
30 years. Church was among his students.
Work by Crafts Lecturer and alumna
Heather Mae Erickson ’00 (Crafts)
and her throwing class at the Clay
Studio was featured on the WHYY
“Experience the Arts and Culture”
segment on air and online this past
fall. Erickson was invited to teach at
the School of Art and Design, New
York State College of Ceramics at
Alfred (N.Y.) University. She was selected as the Robert Chapman Turner Teaching Fellow in Ceramic Art.
Alfred was named the top Ceramics MFA program in last year’s U.S.
News & World Report rankings.
Media Arts Professor Peter Rose earned a Jury Prize at the 47th annual Ann Arbor (Mich.) Film Festival (AAFF) for his short
film “Studies in Transfalumination.” His five-and-a-half-minute film exploits modified flashlights and stripped down video
projectors to explore the visual complexities of the ordinary world: a tunnel, clump of grass, discarded table, underside of
a bridge, fog, piece of rock and tree. All images were shot in real time with no animation. The video is the third in a series
of works that explore light and darkness. Since 1968, Rose has made over 30 films, tapes, performances and installations.
His recent work has involved a return to an examination of landscape, time and vision, and takes the form of installation.
The Ann Arbor Film Festival is internationally recognized as a premier showcase for creative, inspiring and influential films
of all types: avant-garde and experimental, story-based narratives, documentaries and animation. As the longest-running
film festival of its kind in North America, the AAFF is steeped in a rich tradition of groundbreaking cinema. Thousands of
influential filmmakers have showcased early work at the AAFF, including luminaries such as Kenneth Anger, Agnes Varda,
Andy Warhol, Yoko Ono, Gus Van Sant, Barbara Hammer, Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas. Rose also participated in a
four-person show at the Fabric Workshop and Museum this summer.
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FACULTY NOTES
Media Arts Adjunct Associate Professor John JH Phillips took part in two out-of-the-norm art “exhibitions”
this winter. In January, he broadcast “re:cast” sound and
video, an evening of compositions for AM/FM radios at
the NEXUS Gallery, which was transformed into the low
powered radio station NEXUSradio during December
2008 and January 2009. NEXUS invited artists, musicians, performers, DJs, activists, poets, scholars, local
community groups and other members of the public to use
the radio broadcast during gallery hours. The broadcast
was carried live on 1650 AM and reintroduced a sense of
urgency into the media landscape by intentionally not providing an Internet stream. By making the broadcast purely
analog, listeners had to be in the surrounding area in order
to tune in. The exhibition presented an opportunity to experience the implications of radio’s legacy, to witness the
evolution of communication technology and react to the
current state of commercial media.
Phillips and fellow artist Carolyn Healy created an installation at the Disston Saw Works in Philadelphia’s Tacony
section that was included in the upcoming Hidden City
Philadelphia arts festival. The festival launched at the
Metropolitan Opera House on North Broad St. and eight
other historic and largely unseen sites across the city, including the Disston Saw Mill. Titled “Running True,” the
installation is a multimedia environment in an empty factory building that dramatizes the imagination and industry that have inhabited the site since 1872. Their video,
audioscape and sculpture installation incorporates numerous artifacts found on the Disston grounds and imagery derived from early engineering drawings from the
company files. The fascinating processes involved in the
treatment and shaping of steel and the molecular structures so important to the art and science of metallurgy are
all subjects for the artists’ aesthetic explorations. Viewers
experienced a vibrant amalgamation of sights and sounds
inspired by the extraordinary invention and craftsmanship
of this historic steel and saw business in Tacony.
Fine and Book Arts Senior Lecturer Carol Barton is a
“paper engineer,” the official name for those who design
pop-up books. Recently, she published the how-to book
“The Pocket Paper Engineer, How to Make Pop-Ups
Step-by-Step, Volume Two.” She’s been teaching classes
on the subject since 1983, including a Book Structures
course at the University of the Arts.
Liberal Arts Adjunct Associate Professor and Tony Award winner for
“Gemini,” Albert Innaurato had two
monologues published in “One on
One, the Best Men’s Monologues for
the 21st Century” from his two new
plays, “The Impossibility of Most
Things” and “Via Crucis.” Innaurato
will also have a scene published in
“Duo! The Best Scenes for the 21st
Century.”
A monologue from the play “La
Tempestad” by Writing for Film and
Television adjunct Larry Loebell was
also published in “One on One: The
Best Men’s Monologues for the 21st
Century.” A monologue from his
Barrymore Award-nominated play
“House Divided” will be published
in August in the second edition of
“Duo! The Best Scenes for Two for
the 21st Century.”
In addition to writing her regular
column for Salon.com, University
Professor of Humanities & Media
Studies Camille Paglia has been selected by the National Book Foundation to serve as a judge on the nonfiction panel for the 2009 National
Book Awards. The winners will be
announced at the awards ceremony
in New York City on November 18.
Paglia announced the 2007 National
Book Award finalists. In February,
Paglia attended the carnival in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, as a guest of the
publisher Editora Abril, which invited
her to write about the carnival from
an American perspective for the Brazilian magazine Bravo. This past fall,
Paglia gave the keynote lecture for a
conference celebrating the centenary
of the birth of poet Theodore Roethke at the University of Michigan. Her
lecture, “Dance of the Senses: Natural Vision and Psychotic Mysticism in
Theodore Roethke,” was published
in the Michigan Quarterly Review.
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FACULTY NOTES
Faculty Member’s Art Ready for Takeoff
at Philadelphia International Airport
“At Touchdown and Takeoff, I Heard a Fly Buzz,” Foundation faculty member Michael Grothusen’s installation found in the airport’s A-West Terminal,
is a sculpture inspired by an Emily Dickinson poem and the everyday sublime
experience of air travel. Passersby see a double layer of black screen on the
interior of the case that creates a Moiré effect, an interference pattern created
when two grids are overlaid at an angle or when they are slightly different
mesh sizes. The carefully balanced board in the interior slowly rises and falls
when gently tapped by the arm of the electric motor.
Much of Grothusen’s sculptural work is based on his interests in architecture,
mechanics and engineering – albeit from an artist’s point of view. These underlying principles are merely points of departure as his work combines aspects of
these practices in varying forms, depending on his initial concept. Grothusen is
often inspired by structures and objects like scaffolding and building materials
– construction elements typically hidden and overlooked as temporary, even
mundane. He exposes the infrastructure, the process of building to allow the
beauty of the design, pattern or inner workings to remain visible.
Professor of Electronic Media Tom
Porett had his image “Philadelphia
TimeWarp” published in the third
edition of “Photographic Possibilities: The Expressive Use of Ideas,
Materials, and Processes” by Robert
Hirsch. The third edition is an updated resource of innovative and
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traditional photographic processes
that image makers have come to
trust and depend on to enhance their
technical knowledge; create astonishing pictures; and raise their visual
consciousness; and showcases the
thought-provoking work of over 150
international artists.
FACULTY NOTES
Folios by Book Arts/Printmaking (MFA) Associate Professor Mary Phelan and Book Arts/Printmaking Master
Lecturer Peter Kruty were included in The Vandercook
Book, which celebrated the centennial of the Vandercook proof press. Created to fill a commercial need, the
Vandercook is now used mostly for the production of
fine art. The book includes work from contemporary
master printers representing the tremendous diversity of
work facilitated by the Vandercook.
“Flyovers,” an award-winning play by Brind School
Adjunct Assistant Professor Jeffrey Sweet, ran for two
weeks in February at the 78th Street Theater Lab in
Manhattan. Starring Michele Pawk, Tony Award-winner
as Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in
“Hollywood Arms,” and Richard Kind of “Spin City”
and “Mad About You” fame, “Flyovers” was directed
by Sandy Sinner. “Flyovers,” which won the Joseph Jefferson Award as Best New Play in Chicago, is about a
film critic who finds himself caught up in a culture clash
of economics, sex and long-submerged resentment when
he returns to the small Ohio town where he grew up.
Another Sweet play, “Class Dismissed,” a comedy about
youth and living with the consequences of how you spend
it, opened in Chicago in March and was produced by the
Victory Gardens Theater.
(opposite)
Michael Grothusen
(top right) Mary Phelan
(center and bottom) Jeffrey Sweet
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STAFF NOTES
Things got a little hairy this winter
for Admission counselor Aly Giantisco, who exhibited her “untitled”
woman’s top made from her very
own hair in the Art at City Hall exhibition “On the Fringe of Fiber.”
Exploring the relationship between
image and beauty as it relates to
women, Giantisco sees a woman’s
hair as her armor, security blanket
and prized possession. The piece
was made in homage to the spraying, curling, perming, straightening,
setting, blow-drying, coloring, highlighting, frosting, teasing and chopping women do to feel beautiful. Art
in City Hall is a collaborative effort
between the City of Philadelphia’s
Department of Public Property and
the arts community. Supported by an
independent Advisory Council made
up of arts professionals and private
citizens, the program has showcased
over 1,600 emerging artists since its
inception in 1984.
(opposite)
Jenny Kanzler,
Finagler, Speculating
Aly Giantisco
Jenny Kanzler
Hope Rovelto
Eric Carbonara
(top to bottom)
Ceramics and Crafts Shop Supervisor Hope Rovelto and President’s
Office staff member Jenny Kanzler
participated in the four-person show
“It’s Just Like I Never Stopped Being
There” in March. The show was curated by and staged at the South Philadelphia home of Fine Arts shop supervisor Alex Gartlemann. Alumnus
Bryan Patrick Rice also participated
in the show.
President’s Office staffer Jenny Kanzler participated in
the show “Sweet Show” at Phyllis Stein Art in Los Angeles in April and May. The Magazine Los Angeles described Kanzler’s work as “dark humored if somewhat
corporeal paintings of the innocent.”
A collection of cast porcelain chairs by Ceramic Shop
supervisor Hope Rovelto were featured in the second
of three Wind Challenge exhibitions at Philadelphia’s
Fleisher Art Memorial from January through March. She
gave a talkabout tour of her work in February. Rovelto
dives into her own experience and memory by providing
cast porcelain chairs as open seats for the viewers to project themselves. Removed from function and devoid of
color, Rovelto’s chairs are presented in various haunting
arrangements. This season’s nine Challenge artists were
selected from a field of 368 applicants to exhibit in one
of three three-person exhibitions. Established in 1978,
the Challenge exhibition series is a regional juried competition committed to enriching and expanding people’s
lives through art. Several three-person shows held each
year from September through May feature the work of
regional artists chosen from more than 300 entries.
Media Arts equipment room supervisor Eric Carbonara’s new CD of guitar instrumentals “Towards a
Center of Infinite Flux” features seven new pieces of
electric guitar, prepared banjo and a collaboration of
acoustic guitar and modular moog synthesizer with
Jason Schmidt and was released by Majmua Music.
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ALUMNIUPDATES
FROM THE
DIRECTOR’S DESK
Congratulations to the Class of 2009! It
is my pleasure to welcome you officially
to our alumni community – an association of nearly 15,000 artists, performers,
designers, doctors, teachers, accountants,
lawyers and countless other professionals
joined together by a shared experience.
On behalf of all of us at the University,
we encourage you to stay connected with
your alma mater and continue to be a
part of the creative energy no matter
where life takes you.
Despite the flurry of cap and gowns, it is
hard to believe another year has gone by
so quickly. I’ll be the first to admit that
this year has indeed been a challenging
one. However, in times like these, your
alumni network may be one of your
most important resources. Whether you
are a recent graduate or celebrating your
75th reunion, the University’s Alumni
Relations office is committed to serving your needs. If you have been out
of touch for a while, now is the perfect
time to re-engage. We have an active
Alumni Council, dedicated staff, and
many enthusiastic alumni volunteers
who are all willing help you succeed and
be recognized for the vital contributions
you make to the artist community and
society as a whole.
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As we look ahead, I am excited to announce our second full alumni reunion
will take place October 16-18, 2009.
This year marks the 50th anniversary
of the College of Art and Design, so the
University has every reason to celebrate!
The reunion steering committee has been
hard at work and has pulled out all the
stops – so whether you’re interested in
watching a cutting-edge theater performance, catching up with former faculty
members, seeing extraordinary alumni
exhibits, or checking out the amazing
new technology on campus, reunion
weekend will have something for you.
We hope you will save the date and make
plans to join us in October.
As always, if you have comments or
suggestions for our alumni relations program, please do be in touch. You are the
life of our community and every voice
matters! I look forward to seeing you on
campus or in my travels sometime soon.
Warm regards,
Laura J. Armstrong
Director, Alumni Relations
ALUMNI
ALL ABOUT YOUR ALUMNI COUNCIL
I’d like to introduce a University organization with which some of you
may not be well acquainted – Alumni Council. We are a group of alumni
volunteers committed to helping the University represent and promote the
interests of its alumni by fostering closer connections with each other
and our alma mater. Through the work of both individual members and
objective-oriented committees, we seek to build relationships between
the alumni, the University and outside organizations. Our key
constituents include current students, faculty, administration,
professional organizations, cultural organizations and employers.
Our mission is to help our school and alumni succeed in collective
and individual pursuits, and be recognized for the influence we have on
our communities worldwide through our creativity, education,
entrepreneurship and unique perspectives.
Check us out on Facebook and LinkedIn on the UArts Alumni
Association group pages, and on the web at: www.uarts.edu/alumni.
AND NOW ALL ABOUT YOU
We’d love to hear what you’re up to! We are truly energized by the
dozens of new connections that have grown between alumni and the
University, administration, staff and faculty, and students. We’ve been
enthusiastically watching your successes, and sharing ours. So now it’s
time to tell us your stories. Please feel free to share any insight
about what we can do to help the University community thrive. Send us
your thoughts, accomplishments, (both professional and personal) and
anything else you would like us to know to [email protected].
Sophia Bilynsky ’79
Chair, Alumni Council
CURRENT COUNCIL MEMBERS
NEW MEMBERS AS OF JULY 1, 2009
Sophia Bilynsky ’79, Chair (Graphic Design)
Andrew Cantor ’81 (Illustration)
Mark S. Cooperstein ’79 (Graphic Design)
Mary Norris Dembo ’85 (Graphic Design)
Marc Dicciani ’75, Faculty Rep (Percussion)
Mark Donnolo ’85, Chair-Elect (Graphic Design)
Harriet Feinstein ’62 (Fibers)
Apryl Grasty ’00 (Dance)
Adam Kantorski ’85 (Architecture Design)
Kyle A. Keene ’05 (Voice)
Barry King, MA ’04 (Museum Education)
Bill Krebs ’66, Past Chair (Interior Design)
Lisa Oster ’99 (Dance Education)
Susan Nicodemus Quinn ’91 (Theater Arts)
Jordan Rockford ’00 (Photography)
Yuri Rozman ’94 (Industrial Design)
Jaime Salm ’01 (Industrial Design)
Adam Dotson, MFA ’07 (MEPD)
Christopher Gee ’89 (Graphic Design)
Kimberley Gray ’85 (Industrial Design)
Vincent Matyi ’01 (Multimedia)
Nicole Tranquillo ’08 (Voice)
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ALUMNIPROFILE
MARK DONNOLO
CREATIVE BUSINESS THINKER
In a world where business is increasingly based on ideas, the most
important intellectual property is no longer software, but rather an
employee’s ability to solve problems and create positive change in
an organization, so much so, that today many executives believe
the power to exert influence is only limited by one’s ability to think
creatively.
In this new economic climate, Mark Donnolo ’85 (Graphic Design) has found his niche. Donnolo launched The Sales Leadership
Forum, a national membership community of chief sales executives, which seeks to provide a venue for addressing critical growth
“We were in awe of Ken Hiebert, Hans Alleman, Chris Zylinsky
and Bill Longhauser. We all wanted to be as conceptual as Ken,
draw like Chris, have sensitivity like Bill, and be as cool as Hans,”
he said laughing. “The faculty challenged us in multiple ways as
each was expert at his profession and complementary to one another.”
As Donnolo progressed, Larry Bach and Chris Myers took major
roles in the program and brought new ideas to his work. Donnolo
recalled, “Chris Myers was our self-appointed chaperone for a
small group of our class, known as the ‘Graphic Rats.’ He made
sure we survived until graduation.”
Like most graduates, it was a big shock to start actually working
for an experienced designer and see what working in the profession
was really like. Donnolo started as an assistant to Keith Godard at
Works in New York. Godard was a highly regarded designer and
former Graphic Design faculty member. But the experience working
with Keith was a complete departure from the classroom. “Keith’s
style is wildly creative, fast and furious and I had to draw upon everything I learned at UArts just to keep up,” he remembered.
Donnolo maintains his most interesting projects have always allowed more creative latitude – the redesign of the P.T. Barnum Museum, where he worked with the curators to select original artifacts
from the 1800s like clothing and carriages for the Tom Thumb exhibit, which had raised floors to put the viewer at the height of
Tom and his friends; or the trademark design and look of the Statue
of Liberty Centennial celebration; or the interior environments and
signage for the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts at Cornell
University.
issues, sharing best practices in a confidential environment and
building business relationships. The group is fast becoming the
premier advisory network for top executives to tap confidentially
into peers with similar business challenges, have an open line to
coaching, access research and learn from key speakers. Donnolo
is also the founder of SalesGlobe, an executive professional services organization, and the advisory and investment organization
Fontis.
For Donnolo, the leap from graphic designer to management consultant was a natural one. His experience at the University of the
Arts made some big, obvious contributions like providing a cutting- edge design education and preparing him for initial jobs in
New York with Works and Siegel & Gale. But perhaps most importantly, the University taught Donnolo to think creatively, an
ability he credits the Graphic Design faculty in developing.
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Despite this early success, it wasn’t until years later that Donnolo
understood the real contribution his undergraduate education made
to his career when he decided to pursue his MBA at University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and moved into management consulting and worked with venture-backed companies.
“At first it felt like a complete departure from the arts and design,”
he said. “I struggled to find the connections. I had a strong drive to
get involved in business but feared that I had abandoned my creative side. After a couple of years, the connection between my design education and business became clearer. It was all about the creative process. The creative approaches I learned at UArts translated
to creative approaches to business issues. Instead of developing a
solution that was visual, I was developing a solution to a company’s
sales effectiveness or marketing issues with people and ideas.” For
Donnolo, it was this ability to translate right brain to left brain that
helped him address a range of business challenges.
Like many alumni, Donnolo has now come full circle. After a certain number of years, he found he had less of a connection to his
alma mater despite a strong relationship to some of his classmates.
ALUMNI PROFILE
Looking to regain this link, Donnolo became involved in the University’s Alumni Council, a group of talented professionals that
come from a range of majors and decades and work to represent
the alumni voice to the University. Donnolo says it was like opening the door again to his roots and seeing a place that had grown
tremendously while still retaining many of the department-level
characteristics he had known and loved.
“It’s been a rewarding experience to work with the Alumni Council. Just getting to know members who graduated from visual arts
and performing arts showed me the reality of what the University
had become over the years,” Donnolo remarked. “The group is
brimming with ideas and our biggest challenge is picking just a
few on which to focus. I look forward to seeing how the group will
strengthen relationships among alumni, students and the University in the years to come.”
With whatever I’m involved in, I’m happiest
if it’s something that needs to be created or
developed.
And he will certainly get that chance. In addition to dedicated service on the Alumni Council, Donnolo was recently elected to the
University’s Board of Trustees.
After moving and searching through several phases of growth,
Donnolo has found that his goals have evolved and become pretty
simple. It’s about creative fulfillment and doing something meaningful and memorable.
“With whatever I’m involved in, I’m happiest if it’s something that
needs to be created or developed,” he said. “I don’t think I would
be very good at doing the same thing over a long period of time
or simply maintaining something that’s already been developed.
It’s got to require some innovation and work. As for doing something meaningful, that’s always a hard one because everyone has
an opinion on what is meaningful. So for me, if I’ve helped an
individual, a group or a business in a creative way that provides
some lasting value, that’s a good accomplishment. The memorable
part will be proven out in the future.”
Mark Donnolo, Scott Kasselmann ’85 (GD)
and Graphic Design faculty member and
alumna Marie Cirotti-Levine ’85
May 2009 – Sales Leadership Forum
presentation at Emory University (Ga.)
A Sales Leadership Forum
at Vanderbilt University (Tenn.)
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ALUMNI PROFILE
JEFF DARROHN
BE PATIENT. DON’T BE DISCOURAGED.
Can one moment change the course of your life? Jeff Darrohn ’83
(Saxophone) believes it can. His life is full of such moments – a
specific performance, meaningful class, particular faculty member,
chance interaction. For Darrohn, it all started when he went to see
the Stan Kenton Orchestra during eighth grade. “After hearing the
power and beauty that come from the Kenton arrangements and
the band’s performance, I just knew what I wanted to be.” From
that day, Darrohn was forever hooked on jazz and big band music
and has been pursuing music ever since.
Darrohn earned his bachelor’s
degree in music and music
education from the Philadelphia College of the Performing Arts (now the University
of the Arts). While at the college, he studied with Joseph
Smith and William Zaccagni
on saxophone, Adeline Tomasone on flute, Evan Solot in
arranging and orchestration
and Larry McKenna in jazz
theory and improvisation.
“I am especially indebted to
Larry McKenna,” Darrohn
said, “He is my greatest influence and inspiration.” As a senior,
Darrohn played big band gigs with McKenna. “I don’t know if
anyone at the school knew that at the time,” he joked. Darrohn
studied privately with McKenna for three years after graduation,
working on improvisation, composition and arranging. “Those
were some of my fondest days,” Darrohn recalled. “It gave me
inner peace to go to go Larry’s house and work on the material he
gave me to prepare for the next week.”
After graduation, Darrohn decided to stay close to Philadelphia
rather than go on the road. Even when bands like the Tommy
Dorsey and Artie Shaw Orchestras offered appointments, Darrohn
declined. In Philadelphia, Darrohn was a featured artist with the Al
Raymond Big Band, the Walter Jay WPEN Radio Big Band, Brian
Pastor Big Band, the Triple Threat Quartet (saxophone, flute and
clarinet quartet music), and the Valley Forge Music Fair Orchestra. His freelance work involved performing with Lou Rawls, Mel
Lewis, Dave Liebman, Urbie Green, Ray Anthony Orchestra, Mel
Torme, Buddy DeFranco, Joan Rivers, Bobby Rydell and Robert
Merrill. Darrohn also began teaching part-time at various schools,
finally finding his educational calling at Saint David School in Willow Grove, Pa.
“I began there as a woodwind instructor, became the junior band
director and all of a sudden became the music director and director
of bands,” Darrohn said. “We built a good program into a powerhouse. It got to the point where three out of every four students
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were in one of the ensembles. I am very lucky to hear from many of
my former students still. I am most proud of that part of my life.”
While on vacation in Europe in 2003, Darrohn met Cathy Craig, an
American violinist with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. After
struggling to maintain their romance long distance, Darrohn moved
to London and the couple married in 2007. If Darrohn had a quiet
life near Philadelphia, everything changed after moving to London.
“I often pinch myself when I think about the kind of playing I
am doing over here in the United Kingdom,” he said. In London,
Darrohn has played with the BBC Radio Big Band, Hot Orange Big
Band, Syd Lawrence Orchestra, Ted Heath Orchestra, Jay Craig
Big Band, Jimmy Cannon Big Band, Soho Jazz Orchestra, Miles
Davis Project Band, Frank Griffith Nonet, and the London Jazz
Collective. Darrohn has since become the lead saxophone in the
Pete Cater Big Band, likely the best U.K. jazz big band, and continues to freelance in the famed BBC Radio Big Band.
Darrohn’s success in London was not limited to playing in ensembles, however excellent they may be. Darrohn had recorded a demo
of four of his compositions for what is now Saxon-U.K. and SaxonU.S.A. (both consisting of six saxophones with rhythm section), but
his wife suggested recording more of his pieces to create an album.
The album “T-Bird ’60” was recorded in Philadelphia at Morning
Star Studios and features pianist Dave Posmontier, bassist Craig
Thomas, drummer Tony Vigilante and, of course,
Darrohn,
who
overdubbed six
saxophone parts
for most songs.
Eventually the album was picked
up by Jazzed
Media Records
and was released
in both the United States and
U.K. Darrohn’s
creative repertoire continued to grow as he began speaking with
Pete BarenBregge, jazz editor for Alfred Music-Belwin Jazz. Darrohn is now one of only 17 composers-arrangers on staff writing
jazz band music at Alfred Music.
“I owe so much to so many people, my school band directors, my
college education at the University of the Arts, my wife, my musical
friends in both the U.S. and U.K., most especially Larry McKenna
in Philadelphia,” Darrohn who believes each of these people and
every moment provides a valuable lesson. Perhaps the biggest lesson he has learned was that you never know when things are really
going to take off. “It is hard going for one’s own art,” he said, “but
you absolutely need to keep creating. It’s good for your soul, and
you never know when it will be embraced by the public or your
audience. Persevere. Be patient. Don’t be discouraged.”
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GINA YACOVELLI
GUARDIAN OF THE CASTLES IN THE SAND
To Gina Yacovelli ’06 (Photography), MAT ’08, art education
means more than just engaging students in the classroom – it’s
about engaging them in the world in which they live, no easy task
given a popular culture that thrives on fulfilling the wants and needs
of the individual. But Yacovelli, an art instructor at St. Rose of Lima
School in Short Hills, N.J., seems to have found a way to incorporate these ideals into her teaching as a concrete practice.
On one of her annual trips to Puerto Rico with her husband Sal,
Yacovelli found the inspiration for a creative eco-art project. On
the island of Culebra, a sister island of Puerto Rico, the couple
ventured to Zoni Beach, a famous breeding ground for the endangered leatherback turtles. Amid the sand and surf, leatherback nests were cordoned off with wooden posts and ribbon and
adorned with small handmade signs urging caution around the
nests. It dawned on Yacovelli that her students could make similar
signs and donate them to the Escuela Ecologica, an elementary
school dedicated to ecology and responsible for the signs at Zoni
Beach. However, in contacting school officials, Yacovelli discovered that Escuela Ecologica only allows the children of Culebra to
create the signs, in order to foster a sense of community responsibility at an early age. “While I was a little crushed, I also understood,” she said. Yacovelli returned to New Jersey for the start
of the school year, still determined to get her students involved in
their community through art.
In 2008, Yacovelli came across an Internet article about Diamondback terrapins nesting in the bunkers at the Seaview Marriott Resort
in Atlantic City, N.J., and her desire to involve her students in a
community eco-art project was finally fulfilled. The parallel to the
student project in Culebra was uncanny and she wasn’t going to let
this opportunity slip away. “I knew we had struck gold,” she said.
This was just the sort of project where her students could have a major role in shaping the community. She connected with the resort’s
superintendent of grounds and the two began sharing thoughts via
email. Soon, Yacovelli found herself again amid the sand and surf,
surveying the grounds.
creative contribution to a unique wildlife issue. Yacovelli’s persistence and determination have granted her young students a chance
not only to be an integral part of a special project, but also to enjoy the satisfaction of aiding their community, like the students of
Culebra. “It allowed me to cross curricula using science and math
and allowed the students to see that art can be a tool to raise social
awareness. Plus, my students have the joy of knowing their art is in
a public place for all to see,” Yacovelli said.
Some believe a strong commitment to community is innate, while
others believe education can have a powerful impact on a student’s
willingness to engage. Yacovelli is living proof. While she always
had an interest in connecting art, ecology and community, her passion and dedication was fostered by University of the Arts Associate Professor of Art Education June Julian, who Yacovelli said
made a “profound impression on me.”
“During the class Ed Media, I realized how far I was on the greener
side of art and life. I learned so much in that class and so much
about myself,” she said. “I feel fortunate that we keep in touch. I
share my stories of success and failure with her.”
Yacovelli’s success with this creative project has only left her hungry for more. This April, she and Sal – a painting graduate from
Rutgers turned accountant – started the non-profit business Artruistic. “Our goal is to give back to the community. We both feel very
fortunate to have a great passion for art and want to involve others,” she said. Yacovelli believes the arts are an
integral part of our human heritage and that
we have a responsibility to return the creative
gifts we are given to better our community. In
her eyes, it’s never too late to start!
Yacovelli emailed her fellow teachers and found out that the fifth
grade curriculum included an oceanography unit. “Perfect!” thought
Yacovelli. “A project that would be relevant across multiple curricula with the added benefit of helping turtles.” The students created
vibrant signs using six-inch blocks of thin wood. The signs were
coated with polyurethane for weather protection and delivered to
the Seaview Marriott early this year. The signs now colorfully adorn
plastic cages set up by the grounds crew around diamondback nests
in the golf course bunkers.
In recognition of their hard work, the superintendent invited Yacovelli and her students to tour the grounds at the Seaview Marriott to see their artwork displayed. The Wetlands Institute of Stone
Harbor, N.J., also recognized Yacovelli and her students for their
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VALERIE V. GAY
REDEFINING SUCCESS
“Success” holds a different meaning to Valerie V. Gay ’89
(Voice) than it does to most people. All of her life goals live within
just one purpose: to use her gifts to encourage and empower others
to explore life’s potential.
Reading through the many credits to Gay’s name, this may be hard
to believe. Gay was named one of Philadelphia’s “101 Connector
Leaders;” sits on the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance board;
served as WOMEN’S WAY of Philadelphia board chair; is a frequent speaker on various investment topics, including a series on
financial empowerment in partnership with the Urban League of
Philadelphia; and mother of a daughter who is now a theater freshman at Temple University. But those who know her can easily see
how Gay has incorporated the arts and a particular creative curiosity into every aspect of her life.
An accomplished singer, Gay has enjoyed varied musical experiences, starting with singing at church when she was 3. When asked
how long ago her training began, Gay exclaims “In utero! My
mother took piano lessons while pregnant with me, hoping I’d be
musical. There are many wonderfully talented musicians (mostly
self-taught gospel musicians) on my father’s side, but my mom
wanted to be sure.”
All of her life goals live within just one purpose:
to use her gifts to encourage and empower
others to explore their own life’s potential.
Despite the start, Gay did not have musical aspirations until her
senior year at Philadelphia’s Girls’ High, when the training she received there afforded her the opportunity to study music at the Peabody Conservatory of Music of Johns Hopkins University and earn
a bachelor’s degree from the University of the Arts. She is pursuing
a master’s degree in voice performance at Temple’s Boyer College
of Music and Dance. Gay’s performing repertoire includes opera,
musical theater, concert recitals and conducting in special events
across the region. Most notably, Gay was a soloist in the world
premiere of a piece by acclaimed composer Hannibal Lokumbe.
In her non-musical professional life, Gay is director of development
and alumni affairs for Temple’s College of Education, where she
is responsible for directing community building, fundraising and
alumni activities for nearly 40,000 alumni. Before joining Temple
in 2004, Gay worked for nearly 10 years at PNC Financial Services
Group, where she ended her tenure as vice president and portfolio
manager with PNC Advisors, managing investment portfolios of
high-net-worth individuals and family trusts.
Gay credits the University of the Arts with many lessons learned,
not the least of which was the ability to explore her intellectual and
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creative curiosities, make connections and then transfer the
learning outcomes to the next
set of curiosities. While the
true significance of this lesson
may not have been apparent
at first, Gay finds she uses this
skill just about every day.
The transferable skills she
learned at the University of the
Arts can be applied to almost
every problem-solving situation
she finds herself in – analyze
the issue (piece of music, complicated series of dance steps,
block of clay); research existing
solutions for similar issues (listen to recordings for authentic
performance practices, read
composers’ notes, research social/political events surrounding the work); collaborate with
others to leverage expertise
(work in ensembles); and most
importantly, if you make a mistake, keep going! Gay believes
the University, particularly faculty members like Sean Deibler,
helped her become a better musician, not just a better singer.
Despite her many successes, Gay said she continually strives to
“move the arts into a more prominent place in her life.” As such,
Gay founded Fortress Arts Academy in 2006, which provides experiential access to music for children and adults in lower economic
areas. Founding Fortress has been an incredible experience for Gay
– something she literally felt compelled to do.
“I saw a need, realized there was a void, reflected on how I had
benefited from the care, time and patience of so many talented
people, and finally decided that it was my turn to take ownership
of my portion of community building,” she said.
The goal of the program is to teach students to have a broader
perspective of themselves and their possibilities in the world. Gay
believes that the arts can help develop critical and logical thinking
skills, discipline, better citizenship and a host of other positive traits
and skills.
“While it will be wonderful if a Fortress student became a professional artist,” she explained, “that’s not the point. It’s wonderful
to see a student struggle with a concept, continue to work it, grasp
it and apply it in a new way. My students remind me to apply the
lessons learned while practicing music to every other aspect of my
life, and I am better for it.”
ALUMNI PROFILE
CHRISTINE COPPA
UNPLANNED PLANS
What is it that’s said about the best laid plans? Just when you think
you’ve got it figured out – bang! Life happens. Christine Coppa
’03 (Communication) was 26 years old, living the life of an upstart
urbanite: an apartment in New York City with two roommates she
found on Craigslist, a gig writing for Glamour magazine, Sunday
brunches with the girls, must-have handbags, overpriced cocktails
and even a cute guy. But then bang! Life happened and her “Sex
and the City” spin-off was cancelled when she discovered she was
accidentally pregnant by that cute guy, who bailed soon thereafter,
leaving Coppa wondering what to do next.
Coppa realized that during times such as these, she could fall back
on the things that support her most: understanding friends, caring
family and writing. As a child, Coppa loved to read and would
often write short stories or skits. By high school, she knew she
wanted to be a professional writer.
“When I was 16, I had spinal fusion surgery, a nine-hour operation,” she said. “I was out of school for three months — it was
long, painful. The hardest thing I’d ever done. I took to my journal
to get through it and turned the experience into my sophomore
year term paper.”
She got an “A” on
that assignment.
From there, Coppa
dreamed big. Liberal
Arts Assistant Adjunct Professor Elise
Juska taught Coppa’s
fiction class during
Coppa’s senior year
at the University. At
the time, Juska was
getting ready to release her first novel,
Getting Over Jack
Wagner, and Coppa
remembers sitting in
class thinking, “I’m going to write a book one day.” If Juska lit
the fire, another University of the Arts influence fanned the flames.
Coppa’s Digital Journalism teacher Randi Glatzer was a freelance
writer for Self and Glamour and a powerful motivator.
“I remember telling a classmate I was going to work for Glamour
one day,” Coppa said. “It seemed like a long shot – but today I am
a contributor for Glamour.com and have been published numerous times in the magazine.”
It was the first of those articles that caused the greatest stir. Published in March 2007 as a cover line story, “Did I Commit the
Ultimate Betrayal?” came from Coppa’s decision to care for but
ultimately leave her college boyfriend Keith Cavill, who was injured in a motocross accident and rendered a quadriplegic just
three months after she graduated. Coppa chronicled the relationship from injury to breakup, serving as a voice for all caretakers
who are often silenced by the overwhelming responsibility of caring for someone.
“It was a devastating experience for me,” Coppa said. “I say ‘for
me,’ because the caretaker is so easily lost in the patient’s reality.
The guilt is unnerving. You can never do enough. I was scared to
leave, but more scared to stay.”
It made me understand that forks in the road
happen and you can get through them.
The process of reconciling that decision was the most defining moment of Coppa’s life. While she didn’t know it at the time, it also
prepared her for single motherhood. “It made me strong and fearless,” she said. “It made me understand that forks in the road happen and you can get through them.”
Shortly after the publication of her “Betrayal” article, Coppa
discovered she was pregnant. In July 2007, she started penning
“Storked!” a glamour.com blog, which documents her life as a
young, stylish single mom. “Storked!” inspired Coppa’s newly released memoir Rattled! (Broadway Books, 2009).
“Writing about my unplanned pregnancy was a test to my soul. I
let go when I was writing,” Coppa said. “Rattled! is a diary I am
letting the world read. It’s raw and vivid and, at times, I don’t like
myself. But it is real.”
Of course, Coppa’s muse is her son, Jack Domenic, who turns 2
in August.
“He is the light of all of my days. Things that happened in my past,
particularly dealing with my ex’s injury, were affecting my future.
I didn’t realize how broken and sad I was until Jack came into
my life. Things make sense now. I owe him my life, I really do,”
she said.
At 16, Coppa was just a kid with big dreams, but here she is –
working for Glamour and her first book is hot off the press – truly
a dream come true.
So what’s next? Coppa would like to write a children’s book in
honor of Jack. Oh, and win the Oscar for best original screenplay.
And why not?
“It sounds extreme, I know,” she said. “But I always wanted to work
for Glamour and write a book and so I look at my life, as an artist
now, and I know this goal, this dream is in reach. One day …”
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ALUMNI PROFILE
YIGAL ELYADIN
TRANSFORMING HARD SCIENCE TO HIGH ART
After 15 years working in design, Yigal Elyadin ’72 (Environmental Design) had the vision to create something bold and unique. He
decided to transform medical science into art.
In their search for a cure, AIDS researchers use math to evaluate
experimental drugs. With this idea in mind, Elyadin taught himself
to analyze complex medical documents and lab results in order to
translate the numbers into workable color sketches. Using these
sketches, he creates a “transformation,” a wall-hung 3-D work
comprised of three
separate images, each
of which comes into
view and then transforms into another as
the individual moves
from the one side of
the work to the center
and then to the other.
It is as if the disease
comes alive on the
canvas.
To better understand
the demoralizing disease, Elyadin interviewed HIV/AIDS patients, whose stories
assisted Elyadin in
creating his medical
art. “It made me stand
out. It had to be different or no one would
look at it,” Elyadin explained. Through this
process, Elyadin found
he was designing a
new genre of art and
helping people in their
battle with the disease.
For them, Elyadin’s art was another way to see their struggle – awful, yet beautiful. The organic designs and intense colors actually
depict the results of clinical drug trials aimed at curing the HIV/
AIDS virus.
As of January, Elyadin had made 60 transformation pieces, some
of which have been exhibited in the National Museum of Health
and Medicine and National Institutes of Health in Washington,
D.C., Pfizer world headquarters in New York City, and galleries in
Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
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Elyadin’s art was another way to see their
struggle – awful, yet beautiful.
Elyadin sells his work in the open market, but also makes this series
available to organizations that can utilize them in HIV/AIDS fundraising events. He welcomes written proposals for events at Yigal
Elaydin, 1905 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17103.
ALUMNI PROFILE
RICK LEWIS + LINDA MENSER
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE JOURNEY
Linda Menser ’83 (Graphic Design) and Rick Lewis ’83 (Industrial
Design) met during their freshman year at the Philadelphia College
of Art (now the University of the Arts). They were kids fresh out
of high school and fortunate to know what they wanted to do.
They both agree that their time at PCA gave them the fundamental
skills to set them on their courses. The urban environment and
experienced faculty
were an inspiration
to them.
After graduation,
they both went to
work in New York
at the design firm
Henry Dreyfuss Associates (then corun by three PCA
Industrial Design
graduates). Menser
always had an interest in pursuing
graphic design in a
studio that focused
on 3-D work, which she had the opportunity to do when the couple moved to Los Angeles and she worked at Aschraft Design. At
the same time, Lewis landed a great position at Designworks (now
part of BMW).
As their careers started to grow, Lewis had the desire to expand
his thinking and continued his education at Cranbrook Academy
of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., completing a MFA in design in
1990. Fresh from his thesis on designing experiences, Lewis was
offered a position at Philips Design, part of the global conglomerate in The Netherlands. Coincidentally, Philips was looking to hire
graphic designers as well and so the couple’s journey went international. While in Holland, Lewis also began teaching at the Design Academy Eindhoven. After this experience, teaching became
a consistent thread in his career. “I have always been inspired by
the naïve enthusiasm of young students,” he said.
Upon returning to the United States in 1992, the pair settled down
in the San Francisco Bay Area, where they have been ever since.
Menser began freelancing, designing software packaging and identities. Lewis spent a number of years at frogdesign and Ideo, while
also teaching part time at Stanford University and California College of the Arts. In July 2002, they started seven02 design. For
them, the name is a time stamp of when they started their own
studio and journeyed yet again into something new.
Based in Palo Alto, Calif., seven02 is focused on design and user
experiences that engage, inspire and satisfy people.
“Our design education at PCA taught us to be flexible and focus
on things we are passionate about – and so it is our memories,
aspirations and everyday experiences that inform the things we use
and the things we make,” Lewis said. The goal of seven02 is to
maintain a balance between commercial work (practice) and experimental work and teaching (theory). Its commercial work spans
a wide range of industries from start-ups to international companies, including Anoto A.B., Avery, Drobo, Foster’s Wine Estates,
Fujifilm, Livescribe, Logitech, Medtronic, Moen, Nokia, WD-40
and Western Digital.
It is easy to see how their dynamic creative
energy constantly shapes their future and
guides their journey forward.
Experimental design projects include the Luna Light + Air door
featured in the 2005 International Milan Furniture Fair. The “Jot”
chair, a line of lounge/waiting area seating, was a finalist in the
Metropolis magazine HotSeat3 competition. In 2008, they turned
one of their ideas into a seven02 product, the “one or a bunch”
vases, which can be found at a variety of retail stores, including the
MoMA store and online at www.oneorabunch.com.
In talking with Lewis and Menser, it is easy to see how their dynamic creative energy constantly
shapes their future and guides
their journey forward.
“Starting our own studio seven years ago felt like a breath
of fresh air. We have been
fortunate to build upon our
backgrounds, relationships
and experiences. It’s both exhilarating and rewarding!”
said Menser.
To see what they
are up to next, visit
www.seven02design.com.
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ALUMNI EVENTS
PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM
OF ART TOUR
ALUMNI GATHERING
IN NEW HOPE
We rolled out our first event specifically designed for graduates living in the Philadelphia suburbs this
fall. Bucks County alumni gathered
for an afternoon of music and fun
at Havana Restaurant in New Hope,
Pa. Look for more regional events in
Chester, Montgomery and Delaware
counties and across the river in New
Jersey. If you have suggestions for locations or events, just let us know!
ART BASEL
ALUMNI RECEPTION
Fredric Snitzer ’73 (Sculpture) hosted an informal gathering at his gallery in Miami during the annual Art
Basel week in December. Alumni
from as far away as St. Petersburg
and Naples, Fla., made it in for the
event that featured recent artwork by
American sculptor and photographer
Luis Gispert.
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SOCIAL IN THE CITY
This year, we held our signature “Social in the City” events in Chicago,
Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia
and San Francisco. Our big winners
for attendance this year were New
York and Los Angeles, each with over
65 alumni in attendance. In 2010, we
plan to expand the series to Washington, D.C., and Boston. Hope to see
you there!
BOOK ARTS
ALUMNI EVENT
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the University’s Book Arts/
Printmaking MFA program, alumni
from across the country joined faculty and staff for a reunion event in
Philadelphia in early June. The event
was held in conjunction with international The Hybrid Book conference,
held at the University over the same
weekend.
In October, alumni and their families
enjoyed a private tour of the permanent collection at The Philadelphia
Museum of Art led by its Senior Museum Educator Barry King, MA ’04.
King personalized the tour based on
the interests of the attendees and included a few behind-the-scenes museum spaces not open to the public.
Following the tour, the group enjoyed brunch and conversation at
the museum restaurant. Given the
popularity of this event, be on the
lookout for another museum event
next spring!
(photos l to r)
Philadelphia alumni including Anne
Erickson ’07 (Photography), Stephanie
Ricci ’08 (Photography), John Woodin
(Photography), Deborah Long ’07
(Writing for Film and Television),
Jessica Frye ’02 (Illustration) and Kristin
Noblette ’02 (Photography) meet at
the Dock Street Brewery.
Book Arts Alumni Reunion
participants gather for a group shot.
West Coast alumni catch up at the
Los Angeles Social in the City.
Jeremy Dunklebarger ’98 (Wood),
Rosalie Kenny ’05 (Film), Shannon
Moore ’05 (Film), Suzanne Hillner ’05
(Film) enjoy a night in the Big Apple.
ALUMNI EVENTS
ARCHITECTURE TOUR
AT THE GETTY
The Southern California (SoCal) chapter of the alumni association sponsored its first event this past winter at the J. Paul
Getty Museum in Los Angeles. Alumni met for an extraordinary architecture tour and then were free to explore the other
exhibits of the museum.
(above)
The SoCal Alumni Chapter held
its first event at the J. Paul Getty
Museum in Los Angeles, Calif.
MUSICAL THEATER AUDITION
WORKSHOP & SHOWCASE
More than 30 students from the Ira Brind School of Theater
Arts and several dozen alumni joined four faculty members
and invited guests for a day of clinics, workshops and panel
discussions at the Actors Movement Studio in New York
City. Musical Theater seniors presented two performances
from their Senior Showcase, the first official UArts Musical
Theater Showcase to be presented in 10 years, to capacity
crowds. The response at both performances was lively and
enthusiastic – a tremendous success!
(l to r) Musical Theater grads
Damian Shembel ’07, Mara
Herman ’07, Kyra Bromberg ’08,
Tara Bruno ’03, Mat Burrow ’08
and Kate Schwarz ’08
SAVE THE DATE
ALUMNI REUNION
Musical Theater grads Kristen
Norine ’09, Emma Orelove ’09
and Janet Rowley ’09
OCTOBER 16-18, 2009
Stay tuned for additional information as this event approaches!
THE BERENSTAIN BEARS’
FAMILY MATTERS
In April, the Walnut Street Theatre presented “The Berenstain Bears’ Family Matters” a delightful new
children’s musical that weaves three classic Berenstain Bear books into one big “bear” of an adventure.
Alumni and families were invited to join us for the Saturday morning show, and also to meet one of the
authors of the Berenstain Bear books, Janice Berenstain ’45 (Illustration)! At the reception, Mrs. Berenstain was presented with a small gift in appreciation of her amazing contribution to the field of illustration
and children’s literature. She even spent time signing a few books for alumni and their families.
Janice Berenstain ’45 (Illustration)
signs a book for a young fan.
The cast of “The Berenstain Bears’
Family Matters” with Janice
Berenstain
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ALUMNINOTES
1940s
Paul Keene ’41 (Illustration) had an
exhibition this February and March
at Bucks County Community College
in Newtown, Pa. His works were partially abstract with elongated limbs,
musical instruments and cascades
of color. Keene was also a faculty
member of the Philadelphia Museum
School of Industrial Art from 1954 –
1968.
At 86, Marge McNaught ’45 (Fashion Illustration) is still encouraging
her grandchildren to pursue art. After
graduating from the Museum School,
she became an assistant instructor in
Fashion Illustration and also worked
with instructor Mary Sweeney at the
art school from 1946 – 1949. She
married Harry McNaught, a Museum
School student, who became a wellknown children’s book illustrator for
Golden Press, Disney and Random
House. The couple has been married
for over 60 years and are both doing
well in Bucks County, Pa., where they
continue to show and share a lifetime
of fabulous art.
Herb Mandel ’48 (Illustration) was
featured in a November Bucks County Courier Times article showcasing
his work that focuses on the Bible’s
vivid imagery and stories.
1950s
Bernie Cleff ’50 (Photography) is one
of Philadelphia’s most successful freelance photographers. Cleff has been
listed in publications such as “Who’s
Who in America” and “The Working
Press of the Nation,” and his work has
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appeared in various publications such
as Fortune, Business Week, Forbes,
Venture, The New York Times Magazine, National Sculpture Review,
Smithsonian and AIA Journal. Cleff
also has photographs published in
the books The Cape May Handbook,
Daniel Chester French: American
Sculptor and Historic Rittenhouse:
A Philadelphia Neighborhood. His
photographs of the outdoor sculpture and memorials by Daniel Chester French, taken around the United
States in 1975 – 1976, were shown
at The Metropolitan Museum of Art,
National Collection of Fine Arts at
the Smithsonian, Detroit Institute of
Arts and Harvard University’s Fogg
Art Museum. The photographs are
now in the permanent archives of the
Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Cleff is one of three photographers
who began documenting the large
collection of sculpture in Philadelphia for the Fairmount Park Association. The photographs taken for this
project were eventually published in the
book Sculpture in
the City: Philadelphia’s Treasures in
Bronze and Stone.
Cleff has retired after
53 years of working as a professional
photographer.
W. Taylor Oughton
’50 (Illustration) had works exhibited at The Upstairs Gallery in Lahaska, Pa., in the exhibit “A Little of
This ... A Little of That,” a collection
of works no larger than 8” x 10”.
Samuel G. Thompson ’53 (Illustration) continues to offer free watercolor classes at libraries around Boston. The classes are hugely popular
with many people who are amazed
and elated that they can paint in
watercolor. Thompson’s other work
includes painting in watercolor in
Oaxaca, Mexico, and Monhegan Island, Maine. Thompson also keeps a
studio in Cambridge, Mass., where
he paints in oil.
Maitlon T. Russell ’56 (Illustration), executive vice president and
co-founder of The Melior Group,
was invited by the College Board to
join its newly created National Task
Force on the
Arts in Education.
The
task force will
help develop
and articulate
a vision for
arts education
in the United
States. Russell
serves on the
boards of the
Green
Tree
Community
Healthcare
Foundation
and Samuel S.
Fleisher Art Memorial and serves as an
advisor to the board of Center in the
Park, a senior citizen resource organization.
The work of Herb Snitzer ’57 (Photography) was featured at the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Daytona Beach, Fla., in the exhibit “All
That Jazz: Louis Armstrong & the
Greats,” which opened in March,
and featured Snitzer’s work from
1958 – 1962.
An exhibition of works by George
Krause ’58 (Advertising Design) will
be held at the Plastic Club on Camac
Street in Philadelphia this October.
The opening will be held on Sunday,
October 4 from 2 – 5 p.m.
1960s
The work of Alan Goldstein ’62
(Painting) was featured in the exhibition “Shifting Ground” at the Michener Art Museum in Doylestown,
Pa., earlier this year. Goldstein’s
work is inspired by nature and the
process by which he mimics nature’s
qualities of flux, chance and unpredictability. Goldstein plays with the
fluid properties of his paint, pouring
them into a turpentine solution and
watching as organic shapes form. He
then captures the shapes on paper
and over time builds up successive
layers of transparent color to create
his paintings.
ALUMNI NOTES
Robert L. Smith ’67 (Illustration) has
created a set of educational chimpanzee art activities, which were presented to school groups visiting the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kan.
Alvin Sher ’64 (Sculpture) had a
sculpture in the Governor’s Island
Inaugural 2008 Outdoor Exhibition
space in New York City. “Armillary”
was six feet tall and made of welded
stainless steel.
Larry Laslo ’65 (Art Education) is
known for his “livable contemporary” style and making each home
right for the client. His work has
graced the pages of the Architectural
Digest, The New York Times, House
& Garden, Vogue, Elle Décor, Vanity
Fair and Town & Country. He also
launched a more than 250-piece fabric collection in 2007 for the Robert
Allen Group. Laslo has appeared in
the last several years’ editions of the
“Top 100 Designers” issue of House
Beautiful, which also recognized him
in the April 2008 “Great Furniture
Designers” edition. Laslo has won
the prestigious IFDA Product Designer of the Year Award and Design Icon
Award.
(opposite left)
Alan Goldstein
(opposite right)
Maitlon T. Russell
Ellen Chuse
Cheryl Brock
(above right to left)
William Krebs ’66 (Interior Design)
accepted the position of managing
principal with the architecture and
interior design firm MGZA in February. He had been the managing principal of Cathers & Associates since
2005.
Ellen Chuse ’67 (Sculpture) recently
had a large drawing included in “The
Persistence of Line – Selections from
the Flat Files” at the Kentler International Drawing Space in Brooklyn,
N.Y. Chuse had a successful
solo show of recent paintings
at the 440 Gallery in Brooklyn early in 2008. Selections
from the show can be seen at
www.440gallery.com. In October, she will participate in the
Annual Gowanus Artists Open
Studio Tour in Brooklyn. Her
daughter, Zoe LaMarche, is a
Fine Arts major at the University of the Arts.
She has been awarded the New York
Foundation for the Arts Fellowship,
National Endowment for the Arts
Photography Fellowship and Massachusetts Council for the Arts Photography Fellowship twice. This spring,
O’Neil published Mother Daughter:
Posing as Ourselves (RIT’s Cary University Press), a series of self-portraits
of O’Neil and her daughter Julia taken from 1993 to 1998, when Julia
turned 16.
William White ’67 (Illustration) recently had a show at
the E.D. Wilson Museum at Hollins
(Va.) University of works he made
while on leave in Kent, England.
These landscapes were of the countryside around the place he lived
for three months in the fall 2006.
White also had a show of Virginia
landscapes open this past August at
the Warm Springs (Va.) Gallery. The
show is about the four seasons and
the changes in light and the environment during the seasonal changes. He
was invited to participate in a show
with two other Virginia painters at
the Piedmont Virginia Community
College in Charlottesville, Va., this
past September.
Bonita Glenn ’69 (Voice) is a lyric
soprano who has performed all over
the world, including a December
performance at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Sally K. Bischel ’68 (Illustration) had
paintings featured in the Galena (Ill.)
Artists Guild fall member show. Bischel serves as the guild’s president.
After graduating from the Philadelphia College of Art, Bischel taught art
at the Wayne (Pa.) Art Center. Later,
Bischel moved to Chicago, where she
created Greenleaf Graphics, her own
advertising, marketing and design
firm.
Harry I. Naar ’68 (Painting) judged
entries for the 2008 autumnal exhibition of the Westfield (N.J.) Art Association. Naar is a professor of fine
arts and director of the art gallery at
Rider (N.J.) University.
Elaine O’Neil ’68 (Photography)
is a successful photographer whose
work has been exhibited in universities and museums across the United
States and Japan. In addition, O’Neil
has works included in collections at
fine art museums in Boston, Houston, New Orleans and Washington,
D.C., and in the Library of Congress.
1970s
Cheryl Brock ’70 (Painting) held the
solo exhibition “Food for Thought”
at New York’s Arts Council in Buffalo & Erie County this spring.
For the past five years, Joseph Franklin ’72 (Composition) has been executive director of Chamber Music
Albuquerque (N.M.), which presents
world-class chamber music artists in
concert at the Simms Center for the
Arts. By directing innovative programs, producing and presenting concerts, commissioning new works and
founding and directing a prominent
American music ensemble named
“Relâche,” Franklin has helped give
shape and form to late 20th century
American music. Franklin’s book Settling Scores: A Life in the Margins
of American Music (Sunstone Press)
tells his story and offers a snapshot of
America’s musical cultures in the final
quarter of the 20th century. Franklin
and his wife, Laurel Wyckoff ’72
(Flute), live in Albuquerque, N.M..
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ALUMNI NOTES
Bill Rosner ’72 (Graphic Design) has
more than 25 years of experience in
the field of graphic design and management, leading New York Design
firms and running his own business
since 1996. Rosner Associates specializes in print and on-screen corporate communications and graphic
identity programs for a wide range
of corporate and government clients,
including the United States Army,
American Stock Exchange, Andersen Consulting, Avon, PricewaterhouseCoopers and BellSouth International. Prior to launching Rosner
Associates, he spent the better part of
a decade as senior vice president and
design director at Burson-Marsteller,
a global public relations and communications firm.
In October, Barbara Hedlund ’73
(Violin/Cello) played in a music series at Mills Breast Cancer Institute at
the Carle Cancer Center in Urbana,
Ill., aimed at providing comfort to
patients receiving treatment.
Linda Kurtz Kingsley ’69 (Illustration), MA ’74 wrote, illustrated and
published Signs of Jays (Jason &
Nordic Publishers), which was released this past October. The book
is a combination of early reader and
beginning sign language text, and
is the culmination of her years as a
special education teacher, illustrator
and sign language interpreter. Randy
Granger, Arts Education chair at the
University of the Arts, uses the book
in his class as “an examplar for the
integration of differentiated instruction and ELL strategies into art education classes.”
Nancy Caldwell Elliot ’75 (Drawing) had a limestone piece in a group
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show at the High Road Gallery in
Worthington, Ohio, this past April.
Tom Judd ’75 (Painting) staged the
exhibition “The Collection” at the
La Salle (Pa.) University Art Museum this past fall. The installation
includes transformed and reinterpreted pieces from museum’s own
permanent collection, which ranges
from the Renaissance to the present.
Diane
Monroe
’75 (Violin) won
acclaim from both
classical and jazz
audiences in an
article on the All
About Jazz Web
site about her performance this past January at Art
After 5, the Philadelphia Museum of
Art’s Friday night performance. She
toured for more than a decade with
the Max Roach Double Quartet, as
well as the Uptown String Quartet,
performed at the first Fiddle Fest
at Carnegie Hall and has taught
at Oberlin (Ohio) Conservatory,
Swarthmore (Pa.) College and Temple University.
In July, Kay Wood ’75 (Illustration)
was featured in an episode of “First
Friday TV,” which provides a unique
look at the Philadelphia visual arts
scene. The show profiles area artists
and the venues where they display
their work and also looks at how the
visual arts have reshaped and reanimated local communities and created economic and cultural enrichment
opportunities.
After 30 years as vice president of
Goldsmith Studios Inc., an architectural and corporate photography
firm, Bruce Goldsmith ’76 (Photography) has moved on to the position
of project manager for a newly created Manhattan-based Erwin Lobo
Bielinski PLLC, Forensic Architects
and Engineers. The firm’s projects
dig into the depth of creative deduction, the “why” and “how” of construction and design problems and
the trail of clues that may or may not
lead to an obvious truth.
After living in the same apartment for
22 years, Marshall Vitale ’77 (Illustration) and his wife moved into the
home that they designed on 1.7 acres
overlooking the Verde River Greenway, Tuzigoot National Monument
and Dead Horse Ranch State Park in
Clarkdale, Ariz.
Debra Campbell ’78 (Painting) had
two pieces accepted into the Philadelphia Sketch Club’s juried “Art of
the Flower” exhibit. Over 350 pieces
were submitted and only 101 were accepted. She is floral designing and has
branched into wall decoration and
mural painting. She is also a member
of the Plastic Club and the Main Line
(Pa.) Art Center.
Amy Kann ’79 (Sculpture) has continued to receive numerous awards
for her artwork. In 2008 alone, Kann
garnered a first place award at the
Portrait Society of America’s 10th
annual international portrait competition; bronze award from the National Sculpture Society’s 75th annual
exhibition; certificate of merit from
the Red River Valley (Texas) Museum
show; first place award and the Joseph Hartley Memorial Award from
the Salmagundi Club’s Annual Open
Exhibition in New York City; Richard L. Marini Award from the Audubon Society’s 66th annual show; and
the Raymond R. Brumer Award from
the Allied Artists’ 95th annual show.
In addition to these awards, Kann has
had work exhibited at the National
Association of Women Artists’ annual
juried show and at the State Museum
of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg.
Amy Ilene (Tollins) Mannam ’79
(Painting) is engaged in a “Painting a
Day” project, for which she creates a
small oil painting every day and posts
it on her blog – amymannpaintingaday.blogspot.com.
Ronald L. Washington ’79 (Illustration) exhibited at “Extensions of Presence” at Philadelphia’s Sande Webster
Gallery in April and May. Washington’s paintings depicted familiar life
moments represented in varying degrees of light and mood.
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(opposite)
Marshall Vitale
(below)
Judith Osborne
(right)
Andrei Jackamets
1980s
Andrea Emmons ’80 (Printmaking)
co-founded Atlanta Printmakers Studio in December 2006. The first studio of its kind in Atlanta, patrons rent
studio space and take classes. The
studio boasts over 180 members and
around 35 renting spaces.
In March 2008, Linda Guntharp ’81
(Painting and Drawing) earned an
MBA from New York Institute of
Technology and a Museum Management Certification through the Virginia Association of Museums. This
August, she accepted the position of
executive director of the Chippokes
Farm & Forestry Museum in Surry, Va.
Martin Linder ’81 (Wood) received
the 2008 Sarlo Distinguished Teaching
Award from the San Francisco State
University. The award is given to a
faculty member who demonstrates an
jects and Ideas: Contemporary
Sculpture,” at the Hirshhorn
Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington D.C.; “100
Pounds of Clay,” at the Orange
County Museum of Art in Newport Beach, Calif.; “Gone Formalism” at Philadelphia’s Institute of Contemporary Art; and
“More Like a Dream Than a
Scheme” at Brown University’s
David Winton Bell Gallery.
Rob Bernstine ’82 (Industrial
Design) is working at Intuition
Design, Inc., a Chesapeake City, Md.,
firm whose services include creating
product concepts, model making,
part design, hardware specification,
prototype fabrication and documentation. The company collaborated on
the creation of the Benchmark Ultra
immunohistochemistry and in situ
hybridization staining instrument,
which was named the 2009 Medical
Design Excellence Award winner in
the In Vitro Diagnostics category.
While performing in China last year
with “42nd St.,” Michel Gohler ’82
(Saxophone) was diagnosed with
cancer. He returned to New York City
for treatment and made a miraculous
full recovery. He is now back on the
road playing with the first national
tour of “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”
through this August.
extraordinary, meaningful and lasting contribution in field of teaching at
San Francisco State University.
The 2008 Silver Star Alumni Award
winner, Charles Long ’81 (Painting/
Drawing), recently closed his eighth
exhibit at the Tanya Bonakdar Gallery in New York City. Long participated in last year’s Whitney Biennial
and earned critical acclaim as one of
the highlights of the exhibition. In
addition to the Whitney, Long was
featured in an invitational at the
American Academy of Arts and Letters in New York, and received its
Award of Merit Medal for Sculpture.
Long’s recent solo and group shows
include “The Uncertainty of Ob-
Phillip C. Myer ’82 (Illustration) is
researching returning to college life to
acquire his MFA. Myer’s creative path
has been diverse and includes graphic
design and art direction for firms as
well as his own company. He moved
into product development for the gift
market, and interior design as well.
The work of Mara (Feigelson) Szalajda ’82 (Painting) was featured in the
exhibit “Repetition, Reason, Repose”
at the Omni Gallery in Uniondale, N.Y.
George Wolstenholme ’82 (Illustration) is a senior broadcast artist for
QVC, based in West Chester, Pa.
In January 2007, Johnny Irizarry
’83 (Painting) became the director
of La Casa Latina, the University of
Pennsylvania Center for Excellence.
He also runs the North Philadelphia
community groups Lighthouse and
Taller Puertorriqueno.
Andrei Jackamets ’83 (Photography)
has been working in photography
in the United States and France. In
the U.S., he has worked in New Jersey and is a consultant for high-end
digital camera equipment and lenses
by Mamiya. In France, he has photographed for Paris-based Intima
Magazine.
In 2003, Dorothy McMonagle ’83
(Fine Arts) created the eclectic publication Sun-By-the-Sea, an everyother- month publication featuring
creative writing, photography and
paintings.
Sarah Cavendar Fiorella ’84 (Sculpture) has been making metal mesh
jewelry for over 20 years and now
makes metal mesh accessories of all
types, including belts and handbags.
Her designs have appeared in various
magazines and on occasional celebrities over the years, but primarily she
sells products wholesale to museum
stores and United States boutiques,
but also around the world.
Janine (Cappello) Bryant ’86 (Modern Dance) served on the Dance Department staff at Eastern (Pa.) University’s starting this past fall. Her
husband David Bryant ’82 (Piano) is
also at Eastern, serving as the acting
chair of the Music Department.
Leslie Varela (Streeter) de Seijas ’86
(Painting) graduated with honors in
1986, and is still creating. de Seijas
lives in France and has several galleries but mostly sells from her studio.
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Maria “Rat Chick” Pandolfi ’86
(Sculpture) is a fierce devotee of rats.
An art teacher at Philadelphia’s G.W.
Childs Elementary School, Pandolfi
founded the Rat Chick Rat Rescue
and Advocacy Group about 10 years
ago. Through this group, Pandolfi
spreads the positive word about
rats at local fairs
and at the organization’s annual
Fab Rat Festival.
As a teacher, Pandolfi uses rats to
teach diversity and
tolerance to the
students at G.W.
Childs. For her
work and passion,
the American AntiVivisection Society
honored her with its 2007 Humane
Award for Promoting Non-Violence
to Students. In addition, Clint Eastwood and his wife Dina donated
$1,000 to the organization.
Work by Nan Wollman ’86 (Ceramics) was part of the group show
“Home is Where the Art is” at the
Dale Youngman Gallery in Los Angeles.
Betti (Pettinati) Longinotti MFA ’87
(Art Education) has shown her glasswork internationally and uses her
spirituality as a launching point for
many of her works.
Tracy Helgeson ’88 (Illustration)
started blog “The Fine Art Department” (www.thefineartdepartment.
blogspot.com), and Jeanne Williamson ’78 (Crafts) started the
Web site “The Small Art Showcase”
(www.smallartshowcase.com)but
didn’t know each other when they
launched their sites. But they quickly
met and figured out their University
of the Arts connection. Both sites
host work by a collection of fine artists who are making their work accessible and affordable to art lovers
and collectors. All work presented by
the artists on “Small Art Showcase”
costs between $25 and $500. “The
Fine Art Department” is similar, but
does not have a cap on the price. All
sales on both sites are made through
the individual artists, who keep 100
percent of the proceeds.
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Bryan Willette ’88 (Illustration) had
an exhibit at Philadelphia’s B Square
Gallery in Philadelphia this past November and December.
Throughout the course of his career,
Dominic Episcopo ’89 (Photography)
has photographed everything from
fashion to food with his own signature
style. Episcopo’s diverse portfolio includes celebrity portraits as well as work
for many corporate and national advertising accounts. His lens has captured
the likes of Philadelphia Mayor Nutter
and the Roots. Episcopo lives with his
wife Dawn in a restored church in the
Fishtown section of Philadelphia.
1990s
Works by Daniel Cutrone ’90 (Painting) were exhibited in “Transformation 6: Contemporary Works in
Glass” at the Philadelphia Art Alliance, which ran late this past year
and featured the works of 28 artists
competing for the Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize in crafts. Using
a remarkable range of techniques and
materials, the exhibited works were
rooted in traditional craft materials,
as well as art that explores relationships between craft and painting,
sculpture and installation – to transform glass into contemporary art.
animation alumni flying high
Tone Thyne ’91 (Animation) is supervising producer for Little Airplane Productions. He oversees recruitment, book development and the Little Airplane
General Store and studio tour, as well as outreach for the company. After
graduation, he landed an internship with Walt Disney Feature Animation in
California, where he subsequently worked for the next 11 years. While there,
he contributed to blockbuster films including, “The Lion King,” “Pocahontas,” “Tarzan” and “Toy Story,” among others. Drawn to New York to pursue
children’s television production, Thyne worked with “Sesame Street,” where
his animation can still be seen. He also produced several animated projects
for Curious Pictures, working with high-profile clients such as VH-1, Mattel,
Nickelodeon and PBS. Thyne became a member of the Little Airplane team in
2003 and produced the pilot and seasons one and two of the “The Wonder
Pets!” the company’s top-rated series for Nick Jr. Thyne has written and directed season two episodes of “The Wonder Pets!” and is directing shows for
season three, in addition to directing Little Airplane’s new BBC series “3rd
& Bird.” At Little Airplane, Thyne produced “Piper O’Possum” for Nick Jr.,
“Go, Baby!” for Playhouse Disney and the animated “Son of Man” segment
in Disney’s Broadway production of “Tarzan.” Thyne resides in Maplewood,
N.J., with his wife Kendra, 7-year-old daughter Bailey, 5-year-old son Gabriel
and 2-year-old son Elliott.
Christine E. McCarthy ’89 (Illustration) recently made an exciting move
to New Haven, Conn., where she
has accepted the position of chief
conservator for special collections at
Yale University.
LaVonne Strand ’89 (Industrial Design) worked as a design-manager
at Mattel Toys, where he designed
Matchbox and Tyco then founded
his own company STRANDesign,
for which he has created products
for Steiner, SeaLife, John Deere toys
and Hot Wheels.
Sam Bullock ’91 (Animation) was a
storyboard artist for the animated
Disney television show “The Replacements,” about two orphans who decide to order normal parents from a
foster agency, but end up receiving a
British secret agent mother and reckless stuntman father.
This past January, Marsha Heydt ’91
(Saxophone) hosted the release party for
her “One Night” CD at the prestigious
Iridium Jazz Club in New York City.
Aside from Heydt’s quartet, the show
featured a string trio and a guest appearance by Carla Cook and Sheryl Bailey.
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Karen Myers ’91 (Illustration) was
featured in a November Reading Eagle article about the lively crafts community in Berks County, Pa., and his
skill as a metal jewelry designer. Myers’ work continues to evolve as she
works with new techniques, including
precious metal clay that can capture
fingerprints for heirloom pieces.
Gary Joseph Cohen ’92 (Photography) had three of his photographs
make it into the final 100 entries of
the Metro Global Photo Challenge,
which accepted 3,500 photos nationally. Cohen participated on a panel of
educators/writers at the Annual Writers and Writings Programs Conference in Chicago. The panel explored
why writers teach full-time and how
they do it.
Adam Furgang ’92 (Illustration) has
co-authored two books with his wife
Kathy. “Leonardo DiCaprio: Environmental Champion,” and “On the
Move: Green Transportation” were
written for the educational market.
Both books were published in September 2008. Furgang is working on
“Searching Online for Image, Audio,
and Video Files” for Rosen Publishing. The book will be released this
September. He continues to work as a
freelance writer and painter. He lives
with his wife and their two boys, Benjamin and Caleb, in New York.
Joseph Menna ’92 (Sculpture) was
featured in an October Newsblaze.
com article that featured Menna’s
work at the United States Mint, where
he creates designs for coins. Within
six months of his arrival at the Mint,
Menna had a high-profile design
commission. His drawing of George
Washington was chosen as the design
model for one of the first releases of
the Presidential $1 coin series.
(opposite)
Gary Joseph Cohen
(above)
Bil Van Ness
Bil Van Ness ’92 (Animation) has
worked as a computer animator in
such feature films as “Anastasia,”
“Titan A.E.,” “Evolution,” “Matrix Revolutions” and “The Brothers
Grimm.” He worked on the video
game “Afro Samurai,” which was released this past January, and teaches
computer animation at Ex’pression
College for Digital Arts in northern
California.
Don Weedman ’92 (Photography)
has become the director of a Germanbased industrial photofinishing lab
and now manages over 60 employees and $15 million in sales. The lab
services four countries in an evolving
and challenging market environment.
He is completing his MBA at the
University of Leicester in the United
Kingdom.
Roger Meacham ’93 (Crafts) is a
full-time faculty member at the Ocracoke School in North Carolina. He
runs Ocracoke Island Smithing Company with his wife Kimberly, and is
a partner in Landmark Building and
Design, Inc., a renovation and design
company. He and his
wife have two children, Whisper Aisling
and Django Parrish.
Drew Nielsen ’93 (Piano), MEd ’94 joined
the Hopewell Valley
(N.J.) Chorus as pianist/accompanist this
fall. Nielsen served
as accompanist and
musical director for
“Leader of the Pack”
at the Off-Broadstreet
Theatre in Hopewell, N.J. Last year,
he toured southern France with
Princeton Pro Musica as tenor soloist, organist and piano accompanist.
He has twice served as tenor soloist
and accompanist for Trinityfest at
Trinity Cathedral in Trenton, N.J. He
also holds certification in Orff teaching from West Chester (Pa.) University and will return to the music classroom this fall as an Orff elementary
music specialist.
Christopher Beattie ’94 (Film/Media
Arts) is working in feature films as a
key grip and is a member of IATSE
Local 52. He has also started Moxie
Film Trucks, a trucking company
serving the film industry.
The work of Marie Sivak ’94 (Sculpture) will be included in the exhibit
“Contemporary Humanism” by the
National Artists of the Brooklyn,
N.Y.-based A.I.R. Gallery. The exhibit features the works of 18 women
artists from around the nation. Sivak’s triptych “Unraveled” creates a
complex space in which fantasy and
realism collide.
Shelley Spector ‘94 (Sculpture) and
her SPECTOR Projects were featured in The Philadelphia Inquirer
in November in an article about the
Philadelphia incarnation of the international Complaints Choir. SPECTOR Projects co-sponsored the choir,
which performed music of various
styles with lyrics that poked fun at
common Philadelphia complaints.
Kim Waldauer ’94 (Theater) and
her husband Robert Christophe participated in Devon (Pa.) Elementary
School’s Arts Express Week. As inde-
pendent filmmakers, Waldauer and
her husband introduced elementary
students to the film industry and filmmaking process.
Sharon Cooke-Akbar ’95 (Illustration) owns and operates Café Tea
in Ambler, Pa. Opened in January
2008, Café Tea hosts musical performances, open mic nights, book signings, writing clubs, tea parties, senior
programs, book clubs and even a
Japanese club. Work by local artists
adorns the walls. Cooke-Akbar designed and launched the café’s Web
site this past November. Tea, tea
ware, gift sets and other tea accessories are for sale at www.cafetea.biz.
The site also features facts about tea,
a café menu and a busy schedule of
events. All tea available both online
and in the café is loose-leaf, organic
and fair trade. This past January,
Cooke-Akbar launched her Café Tea
brand, which features loose-leaf tea
and a biodegradable filter in a portable, reusable tin.
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Jim Hinz, MFA
’95 (Book Arts/
Printmaking) was
featured recently
in Artifacts, the
newsletter
for
the
Conservation Center for
Art and Historic
Artifacts, where
he has headed
the Book Lab for
nearly six years.
Hinz commented on various topics,
including the effect of digital archives
on the world of book conservation.
Kyle Margiotta ’95 (Illustration) exhibited paintings and drawings in
two shows early this year. “Works on
Paper” was held at the Philadelphia
Sketch Club. “In Person: A Celebration of the Human Form” was held at
the Duke Gallery of the Community
Arts Center in Wallingford, Pa., and
was judged by nationally recognized
artist Bo Bartlett.
Cheryl Richards ’95 (Music Performance) has been working in Web
development and design since 2000.
She manages a corporate intranet in
the Card Services line-of-business at
JPMorgan Chase, focusing on daily
management and user-centered strategies. Richards also manages an online pressroom Internet project for
Chase.com. She married Christopher
Benner in 2005, had a daughter Zoe
Sofia in February 2008 and resides in
New Jersey. In her free time she sings
with New Jersey Master Chorale.
Dante Addiego ’96 (Animation) has
just received his fourth international
award for poetry. His work is included in a compilation to be made
available in 1,000 public libraries.
He is completing a book of poetry
and short stories, which he illustrated himself. He can be contacted at
Classmates.com, where he has posted
many of his original drawings.
Marcia Emerson ’96 (Dance) has
been named the artistic director of
Vivid Motion, Inc., in Portland,
Maine. Considered Portland’s “innovative and kinda quirky” dance
company, Vivid Motion aims to bring
dance to new audiences and allow
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people of all ages and abilities to express their creative potential through
dance. They produce a popular holiday burlesque show and other concerts throughout the year. Emerson
directed this year’s Christmas show,
“Holiday Burlesque Extravaganza.”
Tiffany Bartok ’97 (Musical Theater) is producing “Red River,” a
feature film that is set for release
this year. Based on true events, “Red
River” is a thriller set in Wisconsin
about the darkness that lurks inside
your town. When college students in
the Midwest begin drowning, city
park worker Rob Casey believes it’s
the work of a serial killer. Rob becomes consumed with revealing the
truth, even if it means exposing his
brother and destroying his family. In
addition to her professional pursuits,
Tiffany and her husband Jayce welcomed Jaxon Riley Bartok to their
family this past April.
Geoffrey DiMasi MFA ’97 (Book
Arts/Printmaking) is a principal at
P’unk Avenue, a design firm that
has done projects for various universities and institutions. This past
February, DiMasi was featured with
CMAC Dean Neil Kleinman in an
article in The Philadelphia
Inquirer about P’unk Avenue’s monthly event, Junto,
a Philadelphia community
forum created by Benjamin
Franklin to bring together
community members with
the purpose of improvement.
Kate (Garchinsky) Hamilton
’97 (Illustration) has been
a part of the (no_name)
Art Group since 2002.
The group collaborates on
projects to benefit charity
organizations all over the
world. Last year, Garchinsky finished a portrait for a young
orphan boy in Uganda, and for this
year’s cause, she created a watercolor portrait of Bui Thi Phuoc Hanh,
a 35-year-old paraplegic from Vietnam. Garchinsky created the most
recent portrait to help raise funds
for Hanh and other disabled women
crafters. By helping promote the sale
of their creative wares, it boosts their
only source of income.
William Gerhard ’97 (Crafts) was part
of a group show at Pocket Utopia, a
relational exhibition, salon and social
space in Brooklyn, N.Y. By piecing,
placing, molding and making, the artists addressed an active replacement,
constructing collages, models, silk
screens and passive solar printing. In
the “project space,” Gerhard presents
his ongoing “sun prints.”
Hannah Tsapatoris MacLeod ’97
(Musical Theater) has been acting,
singing, dancing, choreographing, directing and writing plays since graduating. In addition, she has been teaching everything from singing to theater
to yoga. She started the theater company Naked Feet Productions and
produced an original cabaret called
“Medusa Sings the Blues” for the
2005 Philly Fringe. Her company is
working on the epic “The Orphan
Tree,” which they hope to submit into
a few playwriting festivals. Tsapatoris
Macleod is married to Peter and has
a son, Tristan.
In recent years, Melina Hammer ’98
(Crafts) has pursued photography as a
means to capture the poetry and sensuality in food. Hammer documents
beautiful, fresh foods for nationwide
commercial and private clients, continuously refining how she creates
natural, compelling images. To view
more, visit melinaphotos.com.
The choreography of Jason Marquette
’98 (Musical Theater) has been showcased in New York, Philadelphia and
Helsinki, Finland. In 2008, Marquette
choreographed and directed “The Next
Step,” which ran this past November at
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the St. Clements Church Theater in New
York City. Also in 2008, Marquette
spent two weeks in Ecuador sharing his
passion for theater and dance and will
be returning later this year to teach and
choreograph a show.
Work by Peter Petrochko ’98 (Painting) was exhibited at
Gray Area Gallery in San
Francisco in 2007. Petrochko has an active studio in Berkeley, Calif., so
if you are in the area, be
sure to get in touch.
Garrett Lee Hendricks
’99 (Acting) has trained
with the British American Drama Association,
William Esper Studio
and Penny Templeton
Studio. On stage, he
appeared at the New
Federal Theatre, Roust
Theatre Company and
Castillo Theater. He recently received rave reviews for his turn as Caleb Humphries
in Red Fern Theatre Company’s production of “Miss Evers’ Boys.” His
principal TV roles include Dennis on
the season opener of “Law and Order” and Technician #1 on the season
finale of the new Showtime Edie Falco
series “Nurse Jackie.”
Cornelius Jones, Jr. ’99 (Musical Theater) premiered his solo show “For
the Love of Black Men: The Future
Pt. 1” at New York University’s 2009
Gallatin Arts Festival this April. He
will bring the show to the Washington, D.C., area this July. Also in July,
Jones will be performing in a run
of “FlagBoy” at the Capital Fringe
Festival in Washington, D.C. His
poem “Chicken N Shrimp Gumbo”
received an honorable mention and
is published in “The Writer’s Place
2009 Poetry Review.”
(opposite,
top to bottom)
Jaxon Riley Bartok
Melina Hammer
(above left to right)
Peter Petrochko
Garrett Lee Hendricks
Sculptures by Scott Kip ’99 (Crafts)
were presented by FLUXspace in the
“Illuminated Structures: The Works
of Scott Kip,” which ran this past
November and December. The exhibition featured sculptures called
“Past,” “Present” and “Future.” In
addition to this exhibition, Kip, who
is also a furniture-maker, has been
working on the restoration of the
Wanamaker organ at the Center City
Philadelphia Macy’s.
Allen Radway ’99 (Theater) was featured in an article in The Daily Review
in Towanda, Pa., for his role in the
Winding River Players Black Box production of Mitch Albom’s “Tuesdays
with Morrie.” The play was an adaptation written by Jeffrey Hatcher. Radway’s journey into the world of acting
through the University’s theater department was showcased in the article,
with Radway commenting on the rollercoaster lifestyle of working actors.
Erwin Thomas ’99 (Theater) received
great reviews originating the role
of Benjamin in the world premiere
of Thomas Bradshaw’s “Southern
Promises” at PS 122 in New York
City. Thomas also appeared as an actor and member of the anvil chorus
in a critically acclaimed production
of “Il Trovatore” at the Metropolitan Opera. In March, Thomas was at
the New York Dance Theater Workshop in the Studio Series production
of “Power of U! Part III” by Queen
Godis. This summer, he is working as
a teaching artist at Centrum Young
Artist program in Port Townsend,
Wash. Thomas will also be workshopping his solo show “Quiet Violence of Dreams” at the Handsberry
Project in Seattle, Wash. And in August, Thomas will return to New
York City to begin rehearsals as an
ensemble actor in the Metropolitan
Opera premiere of “From the House
of the Dead” directed by international award-winning director Patrice
Chereau. Thomas is a new company
member of New York City-based Ase
Dance Theater Collective.
2000s
Jeremy Darrow ’00 (Bass), MAT
’06 made his first appearance at The
Grand Old Opry in April when he
played with Country music singer/
songwriter Michael Martin Murphey. Darrow’s band, The Dixie BeeLiners, is releasing its second record,
“Susanville,” for Pinecastle Records
this fall. Darrow wrote or co-wrote
four of the tracks. Darrow lives in
Nashville with his wife Amy.
The industrial handmade dinnerware by University of the Arts Crafts
Lecturer Heather Mae Erickson ’00
(Crafts) was selected as a “Fall Pick”
by design bloggers in this past September’s Home and Garden section
of The New York Times.
This April, Cindy Leiby ’00 (Trombone) was one of five national recipients of the Mr. Holland’s Opus
Foundation’s “Music Teacher of the
Year,” an award for which she accepted $10,000 at New York City’s
Carnegie Hall. Last year, the foundation awarded her school with more
than $8,000 worth of musical instruments, including eight new lap harps
for the students in her unique Celtic
Harp Ensemble. A professional musician and educator, Leiby lives in
Blackwood, N.J.
South-African born multi-instrumentalist Andrew Lipke ’00 (Composition), a member of the Led Zeppelin tribute band Get the Led Out,
was part of the January Philadelphia
Weekly cover story “Better off Led,”
which examined the role tribute
bands are now playing in the music industry. Lipke is also a budding
solo artist; he released his second album, “Motherpearl and Dynamite,”
through Drexel University’s MadDragon Records this past November.
Brad Loekle ’00 (Musical Theater)
can be seen offering humorous commentary every Thursday night on
the TruTV series “The Smoking Gun
Presents ...,” a show to which Loekle
is signed through its fourth season.
Loekle can be heard Wednesday
mornings on Sirius Satellite Radio’s
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“OUTQ in the Morning” from 7 to 11 a.m.
EST. Excerpts of his live
comedy act are aired regularly on the Sirius comedy channel “Blue Collar
Comedy.” Loekle headlined the grand opening
of a new comedy club this
past December at the San
Franciscan Beach Resort
in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. He also taped a comedy special for the new
Here! TV series “Hot
Gay Comics.” In addition, Loekle
has a weekly comedy show at New
York City’s THERAPY every Sunday
at 10 p.m. Loekle’s act is the longestrunning gay comedy show in New
York City.
Rae Alayne Mearkle ’00 (Jewelry)
received her graduate gemologist diploma from the Gemologist Institute
of America this past December and is
pursuing her master’s degree in jewelery from London (U.K.) Metropolitan
University. She continues to work in
the jewelry medium to explore man’s
relationship with companion animals.
Travis Mesman ’00 (Modern Dance)
was featured in the Tucson (Ariz.)
Weekly article showcasing his extensive and diverse résumé, from dancing with troupes like MOMIX, Scrap
and Junk, to performances in juggling, Brazilian capoeira and hip hop.
Mesman was also featured for his
performances with puppet peripatetics at the White Box Theater and for
his performance at the Thom Lewis
Dance concert with dance partner
Christine Morano.
Wynter Spears ’00 (Musical Theater) just shot her first national commercial for State Farm’s 50 Million
Pound Challenge with Dr. Ian Smith
in Chicago. She also shot her second
Meijer’s commercial as a principal
performer. It will air in Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Kentucky and Ohio.
She also attended a Shakespeare
Weekend Intensive at Shakespeare
and Company in Lenox, Mass.
After a three-year break to raise her
babies, now 2 and 3 years old, Marsha Upshaw ’00 (Writing for Film &
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Television) completed and submitted
her screenplay “That First Note” to
three major screenwriting competitions – Set In Philadelphia, BlueCat
and Page Awards.
Jen Woodhouse ’00 (Musical Theater) headlined with a full band at
The Loft in Columbus, Ga., this past
December. After touring in Asia, she
is now working on her third album.
Woodhouse lives and works in Nashville, and is about to film her first
music video. Woodhouse is looking for extras and welcomes anyone
in the area to contact her through
www.jenwoodhouse.com.
Danielle Bimonte ’01 (Musical Theater) has been living in the Chelsea section of New York City for
the past five years. She’s a member
of AEA, SAG and AFTRA and has
been doing featured background and
stand-in work on shows like “Gossip
Girl,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “Law
& Order: Criminal Intent,” “Ugly
Betty” and many of the other shows
and feature films that shoot in New
York City. At the end of 2008, she
worked with Beachbody Productions from Beverly Hills, developing
their newest fitness DVD, “RevAbs”
with trainer Brett Hoebel. Bimonte
also finished a musical revue called
“Changed ... and Changing.”
Kate Turgeon Boisvert ’01 (Musical Theater) spent some time in
New York City after graduation and
moved home to New Hampshire in
May 2002. She is a middle school
music teacher and earned her master’s degree in education/curriculum
and instruction with a focus in integrating arts in curriculum from Lesley (Mass.) University. Boisvert married in 2004 and welcomed Sophia
Rose into the family in 2007. She
is the director of theater arts at her
school and sings in the faculty band
called The Allstars of Funk.
Laura Bryna ’01 (Voice) recorded her
debut album “Tryin’ To Be Me” on
Equity Records. The album was released in January 2008 and featured
the song “Make a Wish,” which
Bryna wrote in support of the MakeA-Wish Foundation.
Elizabeth Gross MFA ’01 (Book Arts/
Printmaking) recently opened the Elizabeth Gross Print Workshop at 1400
N. American Street in Philadelphia.
The shop specializes in hand-printed
stone lithographs and offers facilities
for aluminum plate litho, letterpress,
relief and monotypes.
An ensemble dancer turned choreographer for River North Chicago
Dance Company, Monique Haley ’01
(Jazz Dance) created an instant winner with the world premiere of her
“Uhuru” (the Swahili word for “freedom”), set to the irresistible vibe of
Akoya Afrobeat. Exuberant, playful,
full of rapid-fire gestural moves and
percussive energy, the fiendishly difficult piece reveals a wonderful sense of
musicality and a dazzling use of space
and patterning.
Wendell “Dell” Howlett ’01 (Musical Theater), who has won a Laurie
Beechman award and recently graced
the Broadway stage, returned to Philadelphia and taught a master dance
class for University of the Arts musical theater students this past October.
He starred in the ReVision Theatre’s
East Coast premiere of “Kingdom” in
Asbury Park, N.J., in April and May.
The story is about current and former
Latin American kings and two boys
who are struggling to survive during
the time.
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Christina Jager ’01 (Painting) received
her master’s degree in art therapy
from the Hahnemann Creative Arts in
Therapy program at Drexel University
and accepted an assignment with the
Peace Corps. She is scheduled to depart to Western Samoa this October
for two months of intensive pre-service training in language, culture and
job-related skills, after which she will
serve as an inclusive education teacher
trainer for two years. Although only
allowed 80 lbs. of luggage, she has
packed all the art and craft supplies
necessary to keep her busy in any
spare moments and to impart her love
of the arts to all. She looks forward
to learning about different art forms
indigenous to Samoa.
Lauren and Daniel Kushner ’01 (Industrial Design) are pleased to have
welcomed their second daughter,
Story Ng Kushner, on May 23, 2008.
Story’s older sister, Sage Shih, was
born on the same exact day in 2006.
Twins on a slight delay.
Marsha Lawson ’01 (Musical Theater) sang in three productions aboard
the Azamara Cruise Line’s “Journey”
and returned to the New York City
area this past March.
Katherine McNamee ’01 (Musical
Theater) worked as the associate company manager of “Legally Blonde” on
Broadway and “Wicked” in Chicago.
Dara Paoletti ’01 (Crafts) is a dog
trainer at the Best Friends Animal
Sanctuary in Angel Canyon, Utah,
and is working toward a Pet Dog
Trainer certification.
A painting by Jill Pearson ‘01 (Illustration) was exhibited in “The Money
Show” at the West Chester (Pa.) University Art Trust Gallery late last year.
(opposite,
top to bottom)
Steve Messenger
Mandy Carroll-Leiva
(above)
Daniel and Lauren
Kushner’s daughters Sage
Shin (left) and Story Ng
Lucas Steele ’01 (Musical Theater)
will be performing in “Wickets,” an
adaptation of Maria Irene Fornes’s
“Fefu and Her Friends.” Set on an
airplane, “Wickets” examines the inner lives of eight stewardesses and is
directed by Clove Galilee and Jenny
Rogers.
This past October, Brad Hoff ’02
(Musical Theater) presented “29
Lives…Anonymous Lives,” a new
show he co-wrote with a friend. The
show was part of Over Night Success
Productions’ cabaret series “Unplugged.” Amanda
Stocker ’01 (Musical Theater) appeared in the production.
Christopher Totten ’02 (Musical Theater) appeared on TBS for “Movie
and a Makeover.” This past October,
he was featured in the show’s makeover segment and he played the 70
Mandy Carroll-Leiva ’02
(Crafts) was married this
past June and launched
her own jewelry business,
Leiva, this past December.
Carroll-Leiva is working as
a breakfast cook and looks
forward to becoming a fulltime studio jeweler, growing
her production line and doing some teaching.
Steve Messenger ’02 (Painting) held
his second solo show at the Bucks
County Gallery of Fine Art in New
Hope, Pa., this past April. Messenger
is well known in Bucks County for
his life-sized drawings of horses, as well
as his unusual oils.
Brian Maranan Pineda ’02 (Photography) was included in this year’s
Communication Arts Photography
Annual 49 for an editorial shot he
took for Scientific American.
Jennifer Schick ’02 (Painting &
Drawing) has started the arts administration graduate program at Drexel
University and is expecting to graduate later this year.
Drew Silvaggio ’02 (Musical Theater) is the artistic director at the
Civic Ballet of San Luis Obispo in
California. Silvaggio helps direct the
Ballet’s annual production of “The
Nutcracker.” Silvaggio says of the
show, “It sounds cliché but it really is
fun for the whole family. There is action, drama, emotion. It is all rolled
up in this ballet.”
Vanessa Sonon ’02 (Musical Theater) performed as Ginger Rogers
in “Backwards in High Heels.” This
spring, Sonon rejoined the Broadway
touring cast of “Spamalot,” a company she was previously with for
nearly three years.
Park Avenue Hotel’s “Romance Sommelier” in the show’s “Hotel Trends”
segment.
Kai Wolter ’02 (Crafts) was one of
13 artists to be juried into the Searchlight Artist Program at the 33rd annual American Craft Council Show
in Baltimore February 27 – March
1, 2009. The American Craft Council show is the largest indoor juried
craft show in the nation and, as such,
only those artists considered to be the
best-of-the-best are invited to participate following a rigorous jury process. Participants joined more than
700 of the nation’s top craft artists in
presenting handmade work including jewelry, clothing, furniture and
home décor items. The direct metal
techniques used to create his works
are traditional methods of hammer
forming such as sinking, raising and
chasing. The sheet copper is formed
over stakes, anvils and sand-filled
leather bags. His hands and even feet
are also used to manipulate the metal
into form. In creating his art, Wolter
intends to create objects through process and intuition that evoke the notion and mystery of wonder. Wolter
lives and works in Santa Fe, N.M.
Tara Louise Bruno ’03 (Musical Theater) took part in a benefit concert
honoring the life of late Fulton Opera House artistic director Michael
Mitchell this past January. Performers from productions that Mitchell
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directed at the Fulton gathered at the
Laurie Beechman Theatre to perform
songs highlighting his legacy. Bruno
will spend the summer at
the Arkansas Shakespeare
Theatre playing Bianca in
“Taming of the Shrew”
and Ulla in “The Producers.” Bruno is planning a
one-woman show for the
fall.
Sienna Freeman ’03 (Photography) had an installation piece on display
at Urban Outfitters in
West Philadelphia earlier this year. “Child Bride
Makes Friends with Her
Shadow” was made from hand-cut,
self-produced photos, found images,
giclee prints and paper cast in plastic
resin. Freeman worked on the piece
for five months before it was finally
installed in January.
After receiving his MFA from
the University of Alabama/Alabama
Shakespeare Festival in 2007, Michael Gatto ’03 (Acting) moved to
Ohio and married his longtime girlfriend. He performs consistently in
northeast Ohio. His recent credits include “A Nervous Smile” and “Dog
Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage
Blockhead.” In September, Gatto performed in the Great Lakes Theater
Festival’s production of “Macbeth,”
the inaugural production in the stateof-the-art, 1920s-style Hanna Theatre.
Gary W. Jeter ’03 (Ballet) received
praise from Tobi Tobias, one of the
country’s leading dance critics, for his
performance in “Constructs,” the latest work staged by New York City’s
Complexions Contemporary Ballet.
Tobias wrote of Jeter, “What made
‘Constructs’ memorable and not simply pleasant was the dancing of Gary
W. Jeter II,” who had “a long solo
that contrasted difficult ballet steps,
such as double turns in the air, with
modern dance’s melting falls to the
floor, all of which Jeter executed with
a velvety touch and modest manner. The company is blessed to have
him.”
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Jessica Latshaw ‘03 (Modern Dance)
has landed the role of Kristine in the
national tour of “A Chorus Line.” In
the past, Latshaw has toured in the
Korean national tour of “Fame: The
Musical” and in the United States in
“The Will Rogers Follies” with Larry
Gallin. In addition to working in the
musical theater, Latshaw writes and
performs her own music.
Fred Ross ’03 (Musical Theater) appeared in David Freidman’s “Listen
to My Heart” at the Tampa Bay
(Fla.) Performing Arts Center. Ross
can be seen in the recurring role of
Donovan on the Web series “Drama
Queenz.” Ross is now in Branson,
Mo., performing in the “Twelve Irish
Tenors.”
The Katie Baldwin MFA ’04 (Book
Arts/Printmaking) print “Good
Neighborhood/Bad Neighborhood,”
which was on display in a juried
exhibition at the Pyramid Atlantic
Art Center in Silver Spring, Md.,
was chosen to receive the Washington Print Club Purchase Award.
The print was selected by Katherine
Blood, curator of fine prints for the
Library of Congress, and will enter
the permanent collection of the Library of Congress.
Billy Bustamante ’04 (Musical
Theater) is still working hard with
Dreamlight Theatre Company as
program director of the Bright
Lights Concert Series. Bustamante
is directing and creating an original revue of Ryan Scott Oliver’s
music to be performed at Philly
Music Theatre Works. In addition,
Bustamante performed in “Miss
Saigon” at the Pioneer Theatre in
Salt Lake City before returning to
New York City for a Bright Lights
concert. This summer Bustamante is headed to California to
play Ching Ho in “Thoroughly
Modern Millie” at Sacramento
Music Circus.
Amanda Cohen ’04 (Painting &
Drawing) became an elementary
school teacher for the Bethlehem
(N.J.) Township School District in
2006. In 2008, Cohen began teaching at the school district’s middle
school and teaches art classes at the
Hunterdon (N.J.) Museum of Art.
Daniel DeJesus ’04 (Illustration) won
several competitions after graduation,
ended up exhibiting at Noches de Arte
and is a visual arts manager at Taller
Puertorriqueno, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of
Latin culture and arts.
Jeremiah Downes ’04 (Musical Theater) is an actor, writer and director
who has appeared as an actor in Philadelphia with the Prince Music Theater, Philadelphia Theatre Company,
Media Theatre, 1812 Productions
and Philadelphia Gay & Lesbian
Theatre Festival, among others; and
in New York City at the Lark Theatre, Lambs Theatre and Rose Hall at
Lincoln Center. Downes serves as the
artistic director of the Philadelphia
Music Theater Works. He is pursuing
a Master’s of Music in musical theater
performance from Oklahoma City
University. His songs have been performed by a myriad of singers in the
worlds of Broadway and commercial
music at such venues as the legendary
Duplex in New York City and the Tin
Angel in Philadelphia. As a composer/
lyricist, Downes has worked on “21st
& St. James,” the musical adaptation
of Richard Donner’s 1992 film “Radio
Flyer;” and “Dancing As Fast As We
Can,” a musical inspired by life events
of the often haunting and desperate
world of the former Hollywood child
star Dana Plato. Downes has served
on the faculty at Bloomfield (N.J.)
College and his private studio for
singing actors includes clients in every
currently running Broadway musical.
Downes is proud to be a member of
Actor’s Equity and ASCAP, and a contributing member of the Songwriter’s
Hall of Fame.
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Many University grads were involved
in Philly Music Theater Works’ Ryan
Scott Oliver Project, which was performed in January. Directed by Billy
Bustamante ’04 (Musical Theater),
the concert featured Jeremiah Downes
’04 (Musical Theater), Mat Burrow
’08 (Musical Theater), Colleen Hazlett ’04 (Musical Theater) and Alex
Keiper ’07 (Musical Theater).
Jay Hardman ’04 (Sculpture) has an
ongoing series, “Cake Map Philadelphia”. He uses an unconventional medium: cake. It contains two cake renditions of buildings
looking as though
they are about to be
built or demolished,
complete with scaffolding.
Rachael MacIsaac
‘04 (Dance Education) married Christopher Myers in an
outdoor ceremony
on Cape Cod’s Buzzards Bay. After
a honeymoon in
Kauai, Hawaii, the
couple returned to
Astoria, N.Y., where
they reside and work
as performing artists.
Randy Moyer ’04
(Musical
Theater)
appeared at the
Bucks County Playhouse’s production
of “Jekyll and Hyde” this past October.
Moyer then appeared at the Philadelphia Street Playhouse in “The Rocky
Horror Show” and “Freedom Train”
as Thomas/Garrett and as Jacob for
Theatreworks USA. This summer, he is
teaching children in North Wales, Pa.,
at the Theater and Kids summer camp.
(opposite,
top to bottom)
Sienna Freeman
Billy Bustamante
(above left to right)
Jeremiah Downes
Twenty Fathoms
Away, Philastoria
Caitlin Perkins, MFA ’04 (Book Arts/
Printmaking) staged the exhibition
“That Only You and I Can Know”
this past fall at Hicks Art Center Gallery at Bucks County (Pa.) Community College. The installation contains
three low-tech interactive kiosks that
foster interaction between two people.
Elyssa Phillips ‘04 (Theater) received her equity
card this past November
after she finished a run of
“The Last Night of Ballyhoo” at Montgomery
Theater in Souderton, Pa.
Tai Alexandra Ricci ’04
(Theater) released her
third book on tape, The
Red Blazer Girls (Random
House). She is the voice
of “Listening Library.”
Books she has read previously, A Crooked Kind of
Perfect and My One Hundred Adventures, have won
the National Book Award
as well as Newbery Honors.
Rob Tucker ’04 (Musical
Theater) traveled to London with Larry Hamilton
’02 (Musical Theater)
and singer/songwriter Our
Lady J to perform her show
“Gospel for the Godless”
at the Southbank Centre in
May 2008. Tucker continues to sing and musical-direct at venues around New
York City. In the fall, he
will be moving to London
to pursue a Master of Arts
in classical acting at Central School of Speech and
Drama.
twenty fathoms away
Five alumni were part of team Philastoria that won
Best Director, the second place award, in May’s
Philadelphia 48 Hour Film Project for their horror film “Twenty Fathoms Away.” Philastoria was
comprised of cinematographer Suzanne Hillner ‘05
(Film), producer Rosalie Kenny ’05 (Film), editor
Gary Hanna ’04 (Film) and actors Jodi Epstein ’05
(Theater) and Brandon Alan Smith ’07 (Theater),
along with director Tyler H. Walk and actors Kevin
McKenzie, Elise Moureau, Lili Kay Trousdell and
Mike Albany. The 48 Hour Film Project gives 48
teams 48 hours to write, shoot and edit a short film
(under seven minutes) that uses the same three elements (a character and their occupation, a prop
and a line of dialog) and pulls its genre from a hat.
This year the elements were artist Dan Crocker, a
wallet, and the line “Do you even know what that
means?” View the award-winning short at www.
klawqproductions.com/tfa.
Brooke Lauren Archer
’05 (Photography), MA ’06 married
Thaddeus Roll Pekula at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill
in Philadelphia this past September.
Archer is the managing director of
the Kehillah Early Learning Center,
Federation Early Learning Services.
Pekula attended Tyler School of Art
at Temple University and is the director of research and information at
Metro Commercial Real Estate, Inc.
in New Jersey.
For the past three years, Richard
Beverly ’05 (Composition) has been
steadily carving out a music career by
teaching, performing and composing/
recording. He has a steady following
of students at the Napoli School of
Music on Philadelphia’s Main Line,
where he teaches full-time. In 2007,
he landed a gig as a featured soloist
for the choir of Trinity Church Oxford in Northeast Philadelphia. He
collaborated across continents with
Russian sound designer Roman Olegov and formed the group Rich &
Rome. The collaboration sparked
a full album and this past winter,
he began recording. Recording the
album was an opportunity to work
with University of the Arts School of
Music Professor Dr. Annette DiMedio, a featured pianist on one of the
songs. The song fuses classical music
into a pop song structure. Look for
Rich & Rome’s forthcoming album,
tentatively titled “Look to the Sky,”
on iTunes.
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Taryn Cagnina ‘05 (Musical Theater)
is living in the Boston area and teaching jazz, tap, ballet, hip-hop and lyrical at two local dance studios.
After playing professionally for a
couple of years after graduating, Tyler Cooke ’05 (Music Performance),
formerly Tyler Wilkins, is teaching math at The Phelps School in
Malvern, Pa., a boarding school for
boys with behavioral/learning issues.
Cooke also heads the school’s music
department.
Nikki Curmaci ’05 (Musical Theater) appeared in “Hairspray” at
the Walnut Street Theatre and became a member of AEA at the end
of the run. Curmaci also appeared in
“BRUNCH: The Musical.”
Desiree Godsell ’05 (Modern Dance)
has been touring the world as a singer/
dancer for Philadelphia’s eponymous
songwriter, producer and singer Santigold since November 2007.
Miriam Hyman ’05 (Acting) has been
accepted at the Yale School of Drama
for the 2009-2010 school year.
After graduating, Kristen Maxfield
’05 (Voice) moved to New York City
and began networking, writing, performing and recording with various
musicians. Since, she has seized various opportunities to take the stage at
venues in New York City, Los Angeles and Miami. Maxfield completed
her EP “Whatcha Waitin’ For?”
which was released in January.
Kat Moran ’05 (Painting & Drawing), Sienna Freeman ’03 (Photography) and Chris Lawrence had several
pieces up at Snyderman Works Gallery in Old City Philadelphia this past
August.
Tara O’Brien MFA ’05 (Book
Arts/Printmaking) exhibited “Two
Threads” at The Felicity R. (Bebe)
Benoliel Gallery at The Center for
Emerging Visual Artists this past November and December.
Lauren Putty ‘05 (Modern) is a member of Washington Reflections Dance
Company and Rebecca Davis Dance
Company. She also teaches classes in
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“Putty,” her original style of modern, at the Rebecca Davis Dance
Company.
Alex Ringler ’05 (Jazz Dance) was
mentioned in a Philly.com article
about “A Chorus Line” at the Forrest Theatre, where he played the
flamboyantly gay character Greg. In
the article, Ringler commented on
the physical demands of “A Chorus
Line” and of being a professional
dancer. Previous to “A Chorus Line,”
Ringler appeared in touring productions of hits such as “West Side Story,” “Cats” and “Seussical.”
Photography by Tetsugo Hyakutake
’06 (Photography) was featured in the
exhibition “Extended Views” at Gallery 339 on South Street in Philadelphia.
Max Ferver ’06 (Film) celebrated his
marriage to Dolly Orme-Johnson this
August at the First Parish Unitar-
Shea Roggio ’05 (Photography) shot
Danny Bonaduce for a spread in
the February edition of Philadelphia
Magazine.
A selection of works by Tiffany Tavarez, MA ’05 (Museum Education)
were exhibited at Geechee Girl Rice
Café in Philadelphia.
Laura Catlaw ’06 (Musical Theater)
closed “Reefer Madness” with New
York City’s 11th Hour Productions
and is now a member of Actors Equity. Catlaw performed in “Christmas
Musicale” at Bristol (Pa.) Riverside
Theatre and appeared as Cassandra
Shapely in “Jihad Jones” with Philadelphia’s Interact Theatre Company
this spring. Also in the spring, Catlaw played Barbara in “Avenue X.”
Catlaw’s next endeavors take her to
China and London.
Matt Hyzer ’06 (Music Performance)
has been published several times
since graduation. His work includes
“Seussical” and “Gypsy” for Alfred
Publishing’s “Broadway’s Best” Series; “Simply Rodgers and Hart” for
Alfred Publishing’s “Simply” Series;
and “The Easy Piano Book” for
Celine Dion’s “Taking Chances” album. In addition, Hyzer has written
95 arrangements for the 2008 Baptist
Hymnal through the Lifeway Company, and several orchestrations for
recording sessions. Hyzer is working
on a Michael Buble piano book and
several new books for Alfred Publishing and the Lorenz Company.
ian Universalist Church in Arlington,
Mass. The bride is a second grade
teacher and Ferver is an independent
filmmaker and carpenter with Window Concepts. After their honeymoon in Cape Cod, they returned to
Philadelphia to live with their two cats.
Ben Kramer ‘06 (Musical Theater)
was admitted into the prestigious
2nd City Conservatory program. His
classes started in January 2008.
Thomas Keiser ’06 (Film & Animation) works for Robot Chicken Studios in Los Angeles, where he works
on skits based on celebrities.
Jarrod Lentz ‘06 (Musical Theater) appeared as Hero in the Arden
Theatre’s production of “A Funny
Thing Happened...” Shortly thereafter, Lentz was cast in the “Festival
of the Lion King” at Walt Disney
World’s Animal Kingdom in Florida.
Lentz also played a Dapper Dan at
the Magic Kingdom and the host of
the new “American Idol Experience”
at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. He
has done voice-over work that can be
heard daily at various locations in the
Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios. Lentz performed “Can’t Wait to
be King” in the Lion King section of
the Christmas day parade on ABC for
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the past two years. Look for Lentz as
a Dapper Dan singing the new “Happy Birthday” song on disney.com.
Kati Lyles ’06 (Musical Theater) is
finishing her first year in the Villanova Master of Arts Theatre Program
with a focus on acting and dramaturgy. Lyles appeared in three shows
this year (“Le Dindon,” Mary Zimmerman’s “Metamorphoses,” and
as Sally Bowles in “Cabaret”). This
summer, Lyles is working on a world
premiere Fringe show called “Lost
and FOUND” with Ringside Theatre,
based on the work of FOUND magazine. Next year, Lyles will be working with Rick Stoppleworth at the
University of the Arts to dramaturge
his production of Heather Raffo’s “9
Parts of Desire.” Lyles is engaged to
Rory Donovan.
Several University of the Arts graduates were involved in the Aspire Arts
radio play production of the Charles
Dickens classic “A Christmas Carol.” Aspire Arts co-founder Jennifer
MacMillan ’06 (Theater) directed,
Matthew Schlatter ’06 (Music Performance) wrote the original music for
Musical 2” at the North Carolina
Theater in Raleigh.
Walter Plotnick, MFA ’06 (Painting) opened the exhibition “Investing Art” at St. Joseph’s University
in March. The exhibition features
photographs from 1940s circus
shows and the 1939 World’s Fair. He
teaches at Penn State Abington and
Montgomery County (Pa.) Community College.
Bonnie Quick ’06 (Musical Theater)
presented the ’80s fashion-inspired
runway show “Big Time” with her
clothing line Un de Six at Valanni’s in
Philadelphia. Show models included
Amanda Siebold ’06 (Acting) and
Sami Sedoris ’06 (Acting). Quick’s
clothes are available in multiple galleries in Philadelphia.
Caitlin Reilly ’06 (Musical Theater)
appeared in “My Way” at the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera. This summer, Reilly will play Ado Annie in
Wilmington, Del., New Candlelight
Theater’s production of “Oklahoma!”
Leslie (Silver) Reilly ’06 (Dance Education) got engaged and continued
teaching in several dance schools in
Bucks County and Philadelphia after
graduation. She was married in May
2008 and is enrolled to become a registered dental hygienist. She hopes to
continue entertaining her patients as
the “Tap Dancing Hygienist.”
Robert Reustle ’06 (Music Performance) got engaged to Katherine
Roussopoulos. They both earned
master’s degrees in music from Boston University and are freelancing in
the greater Boston area. The couple
is planning a wedding this year in
South Africa, with a celebration to
follow in the United States.
the production and Theater Design
and Tech junior J. Michael Stafford
contributed Foley effects. The play
was streamed live on www.aspirearts.
org in December and over 300 listeners tuned in.
(opposite)
Richard Beverly
(above)
Kati Lyles
Kaitlin Mercurio ‘06 (Musical Theater) joined Equity after performing
on Disney Cruise Line. This summer,
she will play Kelsie in “High School
The Mary’s In-Your-Home Concert
Series by Mary Scholz’s ’06 (Musical
Theater) kicked off in December. The
project is an online concert in which
viewers can join a chat session to request songs. Scholz also kick-started
her independent record label, Ringlet
Records, with the release of her second EP, “The Beauty of It All,” in
October. This May, she went on tour
to promote the album and appeared
in various cities in the eastern United
States. Additionally, Scholz was selected to perform at the 2009 Florida
Music Festival in Orlando, Fla. Her
performance in May marked her second time performing at the festival.
Scholz will marry Nick Steier this fall.
Check out www.maryscholz.com.
Gary Vaughn ’06 (Jazz Dance) performed in “An Urban Nutcracker”
in Boston this past December. Afterwards, Vaughn was selected to
be a contestant on the MTV reality
TV show “Bromance,” produced by
Ryan Seacrest. The show debuted
in January and aired for six weeks.
Contestants competed in a variety
of challenges designed to help “The
Hills” star Brody Jenner to find a
new “bro” for his entourage.
Molly Marie Walsh ’06 (Musical
Theater) received her Equity card after performing in “White Christmas”
at Theatre Under the Stars in Houston. She performed at a sold-out New
York City cabaret in February and
performed at another in May at New
York City’s Don’t Tell Mama. Walsh
also did a reading of the new musical
“POPa.rt: The Musical” at the York
Theatre in March.
Tess Ward ’06 (Painting) recently
graduated with a master’s degree in
transpersonal counseling psychology
and art therapy from Naropa (Colo.)
University.
Ginny Wehrmeister ’06 (Musical
Theater) played the role of secretary/
bombshell Ulla in the Diablo Light
Opera Company’s 50th season production of “The Producers” in Walnut Creek, Calif., in February and
March.
Elyse Ault ’07 (Musical Theater)
made her international debut in January as Celia in Teatro de Due’s production of “As You Like It.” Adam
Deremer ’07 (Acting) was also a part
of the production’s two-month run.
Ault was also cast in Small Pond Entertainment’s production of “Squiggy
& the Goldfish” at the New Workshop Theater in New York City.
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Kelli Barrett ’07
(Musical Theater) is
starring in the ’80s
musical “Rock of
Ages” at New York
City’s Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Barrett
plays Sherrie, opposite American Idol
alum
Constantine
Maroulis. Barrett can
be seen in episodes
of “As the World
Turns,” a national
NuvaRing
commercial and the film
“Confessions of a
Shopaholic.” Barrett
has booked the role
of Jessica, playing
Patrick Wilson’s wife
in the new Jennifer
Aniston movie “The
Baster.” She is working on many readings including Maury Yeston’s “Death Takes a Holiday”
Long Beach, Calif., on the network
children’s TV pilot “The Families,”
which is set to start filming next year
with Fischer playing the lead character. Fischer is hoping to move to New
Jersey at the end of the summer.
Kay Healy, MFA ’07 (Book Arts/
Printmaking) received an Art and
Change Grant from the Leeway
Foundation to fund her exhibition
of ceramic work based on interviews of Southeast Asian refugees
from Southeast Asian Mutual Assistant Associations Coalition in
South Philadelphia. The exhibition
ran September 15 – November 30 at
Gallery Joe’s Bird Park on 3rd and
Arch Streets.
Mara Jill Herman ’07 (Musical
Theater) appeared in a reading of
“The Dream Palace,” a musicalization of “A Midsummer Night’s
Dream.” The performance took
place at New World Stages and Her-
joined TheBestArts.com, a Web site
that features performers old and new.
She was offered a teaching job with
Students Live, a company that offers
theatrical workshops for students
all over the world. She will serve as
teaching artist/acting consultant for
students traveling from Korea.
Kerri Rose Jenkins ’07 (Musical Theater) appeared in “Hairspray” at the
Walnut Street Theatre this past winter. Jenkins also performed at the
Winter Music Festival and Ultra Music Festival in Miami (go-go dancing
for 50,000 people and the top DJs in
the world). She also shot a late night
dating commercial in April and will
be the vocalist on the new album for
David Vendetta, a house DJ from
France. Next, she will appear in “The
Producers” at Walnut Street Theatre.
Sun Young Kang MFA ’07 (Book
Arts/Printmaking) submitted “The Inner Path” into the 36th annual Hoyt
regional juried art exhibition of the Hoyt Institute of
Fine Arts in New Castle, Pa.
“The Inner Path” evaluates
Buddhism for the truth in
Ashley Gehman ’07 (Industrial Design), Beth Van Why ’06 (MID) and Warren Muller
life through the scriptural
’72 (Illustration) were featured in the October edition of Philadelphia Magazine in
books.
a feature article entitled “Movers and Shapers.” The article featured artists of the
Design Philadelphia project, in which all three participated. Gehman produced the
Alex Keiper ’07 (Musical
second annual So Re Fa fashion show and hosted Philly’s first Swap-o-Rama-Rama.
Theater) performed in the
Her projects focused on renew and reuse ideas. Van Why served as the project man11th Hour Theatre Compaager and coordinated an exhibit and critique by students in the University of the Arts
ny’s production of “Reefer
industrial design department. Muller, along with R.J. Thornburg, exhibited “Wink,”
Madness” in October and
a coffee-table collection of Muller’s light sculptures.
November. Keiper headed
to Cleveland for a reading
of the new musical “The
Tapioca Miracle.” The upcoming reading will be performed
man portrayed the role of Voluptua.
with the Roundabout Theatre Comin New York under the direction of
She also completed the reading of
pany; a lead role in “Republic” at the
John Rando (“Urinetown”). This
“Hilltop House,” a new musical by
Acorn Theater on Theatre Row; and
year, she’s been in a number of other
David Christian Azarow. Herman
Juliet in “The Last Goodbye,” a Joe’s
productions, including “The RSO
continues to record backup vocals
Pub concert reading and adaptation
Project” and “Watch the Birdie”
for “The Battery’s Down,” a cult
of “Romeo and Juliet” set to Jeff
(Philadelphia Music Theater Works)
Webisode that airs once a month on
Buckley music.
and most recently Parallax Theater
YouTube. The first season of TBD
Company’s debut cabaret “Home: An
was released on Ghostlight Records
After participating in the Buddy Holly
Evening of Songs by Scott Alan.”
and iTunes in April. In Philadelphia,
musical, Matt Cusack ’07 (Bass) was
Herman appeared as a soloist at Parchosen to partake in the John Doyle
Jacklyn Koch ’07 (Modern Dance),
allax Theatre Company’s fundraiser.
version of “Sweeney Todd,” which
Laura Jenkins ’07 (Modern Dance),
Other appearances include concerts
is performed by 10 actor musicians.
Rachel Slater ’07 (Modern Dance),
at the Laurie Beechman Theater, Cell
Cusack is now working on the show
Christine Steigerwald (Modern Dance),
Theatre and a NYU Grad Studies
and searching for an agent.
and Ashley Wood ’07 (Modern Dance)
Showcase. Her latest cabaret appearare members of the dance ensemble
ance centered around her life-changLaura Fischer ’07 (Musical Theater)
Pink Hair Affair. The ensemble recently
ing summer trip to Israel. Herman
is working with a film producer in
movers and shapers
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had a performance in the Fringe Festival in Philadelphia.
Jeremy Lardieri ‘07 (Musical Theater) has been doing shows at LaMama Etc. and Theater for the New
City in the East Village, and has
also performed with the Ocean City
(N.J.) Theater Company. He continues to teach dance at local studios in
Queens and teaches hip-hop at St. Joseph’s College in Brooklyn. His hiphop album “What I Have Learned”
was released this summer on the same
date as his one-man show of the same
name at LaMama Etc. Since completing his voice-over demo, he has begun
work on several projects, including
a vocal album and a dance concert
comprised of contemporary, hip-hop
and tap dance using the music of
Kanye West’s album “Graduation.”
He is also an assistant and supporter
of community theater groups and
clubs throughout Queens, contributing choreography and consultation.
This past October, Larissa Lovejoy ’07 (Voice) appeared in a Friday
cabaret at Piano’s Bar and Grill in
Bloomfield, N.J.
Matt Mastronardi ’07 (Musical Theater) appeared in the cabaret “Singers and Standards” in December at
the Triad in New York City. He is in
the West Coast tour of the American
Family Theater’s production of “Pippi Longstocking” as Captain Longstocking and two other roles. After
the tour, Mastronardi plans to move
back to Philadelphia.
Andre Myers ’07 (Musical Theater)
began filming in Westchester, N.Y., in
November for “Crazy for the Boys.”
In addition, Myers is choreographing
for a new pop dance group and was
cast as Chad in a production of “High
School Musical” in New Hampshire.
(opposite)
Mara Jill Herman
(right)
Alex Keiper/Parallex
Theater Company
Company #61 as part of its Festival
of Jewish Theatre and Ideas. The
show ran in May and June in Midtown New York City.
Brett Stoelker ’07 (Musical Theater)
booked a national tour of “Joseph
and the Technicolor Dreamcoat” that
ran for eight months. Stoelker played
Zebulun and understudied/performed
the role of Joseph on numerous occasions. After the tour, Stoelker was cast
as a Marine/Chris (understudy) in the
Media (Pa.) Theatre production of
“Miss Saigon.” Soon after, Stoelker
played the title role in “Joseph” at
Media (Pa.) Theatre and landed his
Equity Card. Stoelker is leaving for
seven months to perform around
the world on the Regent Seven Seas
Cruises as a tenor vocalist.
ratz, MFA ’08 (Painting & Drawing),
Andrew Rodgers, MFA ’08 (Painting
& Drawing), JoAnne Schiavone, MFA
’08 (Sculpture) and Sara Fine-Wilson,
MFA ’08 (Ceramics) exhibited sculptures, paintings and ceramics at Gallery 543 in Philadelphia in January to
February.
Kyra Bromberg ’08 (Musical Theater) served as an extra in her first
commercial shoot for Giant Supermarkets that aired for the Easter
holiday.
The Rickety Stares, the original comedy
rock duo of Mat Burrow ’08 (Musical
Theater) and Alex Betchel ’08 (Musical Theater) performed its New York
City debut concert in November at the
Ars Nova Building.
Elyse Taylor ’07 (Musical Theater)
made her New York theater debut in
a workshop/reading of the new
musical “Dreamland Burning”
by John Wood Productions.
Heather Woodward ’07 (Musical Theater) performed as an
ensemble member in the Arden
Theater’s production of “Candide.” Woodward is also on her
last leg of the first national tour
of “Gilligan’s Island: The Musical.” She served as the dance
captain/swing for all three
women and had performed the
role of Mary Ann. The company
is recording a cast album in Los
Angeles and she will be singing
in the ensemble numbers.
Anthony Angelicola ’08 (Film)
won second place in the Experimental category at the 2009
Greater Philadelphia Student
Film Festival for his video “Cubicle.”
Jean Louise O’Sullivan ’07 (Acting)
appeared in the world premiere of
“The Lieutenant Nun,” a play based
on the life of Catalina De Erauso, at
the Macha Theatre in West Hollywood.
Lamar Baylor ‘08 (Jazz dance) is a
principal dancer with Eleone Dance
Theater and a company member of
Philadanco. He also performed in
the Rebecca Davis Dance Company
performance of “Enron: A Tale of
Greed” in January.
Phoebe Silva ’07 (Musical Theater)
created a new play “Doctors Jane and
Alexander” with Untitled Theater
Alex Ball, MFA ’08 (Painting &
Drawing), Shawn Beeks, MFA ’08
(Painting & Drawing), Nate Pank-
Alex Bechtel ‘08 (Musical Theater)
understudied Toad in “Frog & Toad”
at the Arden Theater in the spring
and is playing the Cat in “HONK” at
Theatre Horizon in Norristown, Pa.
Over the summer, Bechtel is performing in “Fatebook” with New Paradise Laboratories in the Philly Live
Arts Festival.
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Mat Burrow ’08 (Musical Theater)
sang at Joe’s Pub in May in “Rated
RSO: The Music of Ryan Scott Oliver” with Kate Shindle and other New
York City actors. Burrow recently
appeared in Scott Alan’s “Monday
Night’s New Voices” at the Duplex
and sang the music of Kooman and
Diamond.
Richard Cerato ’08 (Musical Theater) signed his second contract with
Broadway Asia. He continues to perform as the Steward in the International Tour of “Cinderella,” starring
Lea Salonga. In addition, Cerato appeared in “All Shook Up” at the Me-
Sean De Pew ’08 (Animation) received an honorable mention in the
Animation category at the 2009
Greater Philadelphia Student Film
Festival for his video “Action Movie
Hero Boy.”
Nick DeRose ’08 (Graphic Design)
joined Philadelphia’s Hal Lewis
Group, Inc. (HLG) as a junior graphic designer. HLG is an advertising
agency focused on creative design
and strategic marketing services for
companies in the healthcare sector.
Zachary Decktor ’08 (Animation)
finished third in the Animation category at the 2009 Greater Philadelphia Student Film Festival for his
video “3 Minus 1 to Tango.”
Sean Elias ’08 (Musical Theater) is
enrolled at Emerson College in the
Master of Arts in theatre education
program and will be graduating in
December. While in Boston, Elias
played Professor Bhaer in “Little
Women” and Don John in “Much
Ado about Nothing.” In the spring,
Elias presented a staged reading
at the Huntington Theatre called
“Rashida and John Seperation”/
“Baby Don’t Go”.
dia (Pa.) Theater
and is performing
in “Crazy for You”
and “Peter Pan” at
Theatre by the Sea
in Rhode Island
this summer.
Jason Chen ’08
(Animation) won
the
Experimental category at the
2009 Greater Philadelphia Student
Film Festival for his video “Subconscious.” The film was nominated for a
Student Academy Award in the Alternative category of the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences’ 36th Annual
Student Academy Awards.
Caitlin Cullen ’08 (Animation) was
third in the Comedy category in the
2009 Greater Philadelphia Student
Film Festival for her video “The Dark
Adventures of Captain Emo.”
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Paul Felder ’08 (Acting) performed
as Emmet in the Act II production of William Donnelly’s one-act
“Magnetic North” in October and
November. Felder received stellar
reviews for his performance from
The Philadelphia Inquirer. He was in
“Chicken” with the New City Stage
Company in Philadelphia in April.
He plays a teen that unwisely gets
involved with the cockfighting scene.
He has performed with the New City
Stage Company in “Talk Radio” and
“Extremities.”
Kyle Garvin ’08 (Musical Theater)
is currently on the national tour of
“Thomas and Friends Live! A Circus
Comes to Town.” Previously, Garvin
was on the national tour of “Go
Diego Go Live!” and the Canadian
tour of “Thomas and Friends Live!
Thomas Saves the Day!”
Scott Gelber ’08 (Animation) received an honorable mention in the
Experimental category at the 2009
Greater Philadelphia Student Film
Festival for his video “They Used to
Have 4 Eyes But Now He Only Has
One.”
Marcy Gordon ’08 (Musical Theater)
is interning at Off Broadway Booking and was offered the part of Kelsi
(Gabriella u/s) for “High School Musical” at the Dutch Apple and Broadway Palm West with Prather Entertainment.
Brian Gore ’08 (Acting) directed
“Seussical the Musical” this past July.
He worked with the Youth of the
Beaches Guild, known as Y-BAG. Two
years prior, he directed “Little Shop of
Horrors” with the children’s program.
He moved to Chicago to work with
Second City after production.
Giovanna Grueiro ’08 (Photography) began the Career Development
Program at the Center for Emerging
Visual Artists this fall.
Stephanie Hilton ’08 (Jazz Dance)
performed the feature role of Iridessa
in Disney on Ice’s “Worlds of Fantasy” show. The Philadelphia production of the show was held at the
Wachovia Center. In addition to her
role of Iridessa, Hilton performs a sea
dragon and half a cyclone in “The
Little Mermaid” and as an ostrich
in “The Lion King.” Hilton’s future
performances take her to St. Louis,
Boston and Chicago.
Emily Kirkwood ’08 (Musical Theater) recently earned the second of
three vouchers needed to join the
Screen Actors Guild. She has been
involved in over 20 TV shows, including “Parental Control,” “NCIS,”
“My Name Is Earl,” “Bones,” “Valentine,” “Life” and “Eleventh Hour.”
She can also be seen in a Persian music video (Sharam Solati), a Samsung
commercial and a featured role on
“Dominick Dunne,” a show similar
to “Unsolved Mysteries.” Recently,
Kirkwood did precision driving for
the Bollywood film “My Name Is
Khan.” Kirkwood assisted the armorer in the film “Invasion” and
doubled the lead actress specifically
for firearm work. Kirkwood teaches
musical theater and pilates near Pasadena, Calif.
ALUMNI NOTES
Haruki Koyama ’08 (Ballet) was
selected for the first Radio City national tour.
Larisa Lazdins ’08 (Animation) finished second in the Animation category at the 2009 Greater Philadelphia
Student Film Festival for her video
“Kukulitis.”
Lauren Miller ’08 (Musical Theater)
spent time in London after graduating and is now in New York pursuing opportunities in performance and
direction.
Nicolas Murphy ’08 (Film) won the
Drama category and took third place
in the Documentary category at the
2009 Greater Philadelphia Student
Film Festival for his videos “The
Bridge” and “Il Vino,” respectively.
Dennis Necsary ’08 (Musical Theater) finished the summer season at
Surflight Theatre in Long Beach Island, N.J., and stayed through last
fall for “Barnum.” Necsary also performed in Disney’s “High School Musical” at the Paper Mill Playhouse in
Millburn, N.J.
Lauren Palmeri ’08 (Musical Theater)
performed as one of eight lead singers in a “Celebration of the ’60s,”
a review-style singing and dancing
show at the Tropicana Showroom at
the Tropicana Resort and Casino in
Atlantic City, N.J.
Julie Pisano ’08 (Animation) won
the Animation category at the 2009
Greater Philadelphia Student Film Festival for her video “Ready or Not.”
Erienne Poole ’08 (Musical Theater)
is the casting director at the Ritz Theatre Company in New Jersey. In July,
she will play Nehebka in “Aida” at
the Ritz and is a member of the Ritz
Improv Troupe.
(opposite,
top to bottom)
Mat Burrow
Sean Elias
(right)
Richard Cerato
Moses Rodrigues ’08 (Musical Theater) went on tour with Sesame
Street’s “Elmo Makes Music,” performing as Grover and Baby Bear, but
left the tour in May 2008 to begin his
new family adventure in Williamsburg, Va.
Kate Schwarz ‘08 (Musical Theater)
is returning to the Forestburgh (N.Y.)
Playhouse this summer to play Eponine in “Les Miserables” and Magnolia in “Show Boat.”
Gloria Stewart ’08 (Musical Theater)
played Evie in a run of Gelbert and
Manning’s “Vaudeville at the Gin
Mill” in New York City.
John Tracey ’08 (Acting) is entering
his second year in the acting MFA
program at Brown University, where
he has performed “Hot L Baltimore,”
“The Maids” and “Saint Joan of the
Stockyards.” In 2009, Tracey has
served as an understudy for Trinity
Repertory Company’s “Antigone”
and “Shapeshifter,” as well as a
standby for “The Importance of Being Earnest.” This summer, Tracey
will be originating roles in a series of
world premiere plays at Playwrights
Repertory Theater.
Max Vasapoli ’08 (Musical Theater)
performed in the Opera Company of
Philadelphia production of “The Italian Girl in Algiers” that ran at Philadelphia’s Academy of Music this past
November.
Keith Yarling ’08 (Photography) was
featured in a four-page spread in the
Fall 2008 issue of PDN EDU magazine. His photography was used to
explain his feelings about consumerism in the United States. He was also
the recipient of the Nais Foundation
Grant, a gift given by Catherine Edelman ’85 (Photography).
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IN MEMORIAM
Paul W. Melone ’33, a World War II Army veteran who helped
found the Tappantown (N.Y.) History Society died of a stroke at
the age of 96. Melone was a retired art director of Newsweek and
operated an antiques consignment business. Melone was born in
Philadelphia and came to New York after training at the Philadelphia Museum School of Art. Melone was drafted into the Army
during World War II and was assigned to the Army’s newspaper,
Stars and Stripes, in Paris. He married Betty Furry, raised their
two sons in Tappan and served in the Peace Corps in Fiji. He is
survived by sons Bill and Thomas; sister Virginia Morris; and four
grandchildren.
permeated his work. Crilley’s work has been shown at the Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia Museum of Art and Bucks
County (Pa.) Traveling Art Collection. His oil works earned
awards from the Salmagundi Club in New York City, New Hope
(Pa.) Arts Commission and Philadelphia Sketch Club. In addition
to working as a painter, Crilley had success as a photographer. He
enjoyed teaching and mentoring young artists who came to him
for advice, his family said. Crilley was a decorated WWII Army
veteran, earning the Bronze Star, Purple Heart and distinguished
unit badge for his service as a captain and paratrooper in the
invasion of Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge.
Beth Henninger Krush ’39 (Illustration), a celebrated children’s
book illustrator, died at Bryn Mawr (Pa.) Hospital of complications following a stroke on February 2, 2009, at the age of 90.
The Krushes might be known best for their work on the American
edition of the five-book series The Borrowers by the British writer
Mary Norton, published in the United States from 1953 to 1971.
She also created the artwork for The Shoe Bird (1964), the only
children’s book that 1973 Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction Eudora
Welty ever wrote.
Boris Drucker ’42 (Advertising Design) passed away on January
15, 2009, at age 88. Drucker was a cartoonist who contributed
to a wide range of magazines that included The New Yorker, Saturday Evening Post, Punch, Playboy and Family Circle. In addition, Drucker drew cartoons for advertising agencies and worked
on campaigns for corporate clients, including Bell Telephone and
Philadelphia Electric. Drucker graduated from West Philadelphia
High School and the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial
Art, where he later returned to teach. Drucker served in the Army
during WWII, completing meteorological reports for U.S. pilots
flying over the Himalayas. He began contributing cartoons to
magazines upon his return to civilian life, and continued in this
work for the rest of his life. Outside of work, Drucker enjoyed
reading science fiction, following current events and following his
hometown teams, the Eagles and Phillies.
Paul Ernest Lefebvre ’41 (Advertising Design) died July 29, 2008,
at the age of 89. In 1956, Lefebvre was asked by Governor Raymond Gary to create a magazine to promote Oklahoma’s image,
which led to his co-founding Oklahoma Today magazine that
same year. For 27 years, he photographed Oklahoma for the magazine. Lefebvre often worked with his wife Irene, who wrote for
the magazine. Together, they published two books and a variety
of brochures promoting the state. He attended the Philadelphia
Museum School of Industrial Art before he joined the U.S. Army
during World War II. While in Washington, D.C., following the
war, he met Irene Sturm of Medford whom he married in 1946.
He is survived by his wife, children Michelle Lefebvre-Carter, Paul
Lefebvre II and Mark Lefebvre; and grandson J.P. Lefebvre.
Joseph J. Crilley ’42 (Painting), the noted Bucks County-based
artist, passed away on December 4, 2008, at his home in Carversville, Pa., at the age of 88. Crilley worked mostly with oils, recording his world in warm, luminous colors. Time spent in Nova
Scotia and Italy inspired the soft, glowing palette of color that
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William H. Smith ’44 (Illustration) passed away at the age of 88
on March 20, 2009. He was a painter, sculptor and advertising
professional. His work has been exhibited in the U.S. Embassy in
Oman, Smithsonian Institute and University of Pennsylvania. His
daughter said Smith was “an African storyteller, historian and
entertainer.” He drew freelance illustrations and wrote columns
for the Baltimore Afro-American, Baltimore Sun and Philadelphia Inquirer.
IN MEMORIAM
Trevor Young
Earle R. Nazar ’47 (Illustration) passed away on December 10,
2008, at 89. Nazar was awarded a Bronze Star for designing
original charts and training aids used in the instruction of the
Chinese Army using American military equipment. He also drew
many cartoons that were used in both the military and civilian
newspapers. After the war, he attended the Philadelphia College
of Art and began working for RCA in 1954 as a layout artist and
retired as manager of art services. During his tenure at RCA, Nazar started experimenting with the medium of textured acoustical
tiles and watercolors and created a series of paintings that were
displayed throughout the RCA Building in Camden, N.J.
Educator and painter Robert C. Moore ’50 (Art Education)
passed away at home December 26, 2006. The World War II veteran was born in Philadelphia in 1921 and graduated from Overbrook High School. He attended the Philadelphia College of Art
on the G.I. Bill. He later received an MFA from Temple University
and pursued many years of post-graduate studies through various
grants and fellowships, including a John Hay Fellowship at the
University of Chicago. His career in education began at Howard
High School in Wilmington, Del., and continued throughout the
Wilmington School District until 1974. His retirement in 1986
marked the beginning of a new career in graphic design, where his
freelance work included a design for the Visitors’ Center in Valley
Forge, Pa., and frequent contributions to the Lapidary Journal in
Devon, Pa. Moore’s graphic design work ended in 1993, when he
turned his attention to the creation of art that employed themes
of cultural and historical significance in recognition of the African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas in Philadelphia, of which
he was a lifelong member. He designed a stained glass window
honoring Absalom Jones, the slave-born church founder, which
was installed in the church’s nave in 1997. The installation of
that piece began a series of five murals in the church’s great hall
that depict the cultural heritage of St. Thomas. At the time of his
death, Moore was in the process of publishing a book chronicling
the creation of these works. His wife of 56 years, Gloria Harris
Moore, died in October 2008. Moore is survived by his daughter
and two granddaughters.
Edgar Clifford Robinson ’50 (Industrial Design) passed away
on February 10, 2009, at the age of 92. Robinson was a WWII
veteran who used his G.I. Bill to support his family and attend
the Philadelphia Museum College of Art. Throughout his career,
Robinson worked at Diston Saw Mills, H.L. Yoh Company of
Philadelphia and Sperry Univac before retiring in 1982. He was
a member of the Brotherhood of Saint Andrew and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) Mystic Lodge of Philadelphia, an organization for which he was proud to serve as Grand
Master in 1937. Robinson was an active member of the Church
of the Messiah. In his time off and during retirement, Robinson
loved to paint, work in his yard and spend time with his grandson
Andrew. Robinson’s wife, Betsy, passed away in 2004. He is survived by his son Richard and his wife Lillian; grandson Andrew
and his wife Amber; niece Jane and her husband John; brothers Donald, Frank and John; and sisters Edna Schmidt and Ethel
Wormsbaker.
Lorrine Rachel Jones peacefully went home to be with the Lord
on Sunday, October 5, 2008, in Potomac Hospital, Dale City, Va.
Her life began on Feb. 26, 1930, in Ambler, Pa. After graduating from high school, she attended the Philadelphia Conservatory
of Music. Lorrine performed in concerts throughout the Philadelphia area. She was a faithful member of the St. John Baptist
Church. Her kindness, strong spiritual guidance and generosity
will always be remembered. She was a devoted wife and mother
for more than 50 years and will be greatly missed by her family
and friends.
Stuart Henry Yost ’53 (Art Education), of Center City Philadelphia, died on October 4, 2008. Because his father was in the
Marie Corps, Yost grew up in Shanghai, China. After earning degrees in fine arts and art education, Yost taught painting, drawing
and humanities from 1960 until his retirement in 1993.
Allan George Eitzen ’54 (Illustration) of Lititz, Pa., died of cancer
on August 31, 2008. He was born May 25, 1928, in Mountain
Lake, Minn. After studies at Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota, Eitzen moved to Scottdale, Pa., to work as an illustrator for Herald Press. At the publishing company, he was quite
struck by a young woman, Ruth Carper, who was developing
educational materials. Only a month after they met, Ruth left for
four years in Europe to work for Mennonite Central Committee. Eitzen kept in contact with her by mail and, after her return
to the U.S., they were married in 1954. He supported the family as a freelance illustrator of children’s books, magazines and
textbooks, and was kept busy caring for the country property
and acting as family chauffeur. When the kids left home, he had
more time to devote to his artistic medium of choice, printmaking. Eitzen continued working professionally as an illustrator
until 2007, and as a printmaker almost to the time of his death.
In addition to his artistic pursuits, he was passionate about literature, classical music and jazz, travel and, above all, his family.
His sense of fun, optimism and enthusiastic spirit will be sorely
missed. Survivors include his children Hilda, Dirk, Ann, Laura
and John and eight grandchildren.
Marion “Tish” Albright ’57 (Illustration) passed away on February 25, 2009, at the age of 72. Albright was the beloved wife of
John Albright, mother of Katherine Albright Sahyun and Leslie
Albright Franznick, and grandmother of John Dylan Franznick.
Albright designed and produced murals and other artworks for
hotels, restaurants, airports and other sites both in the U.S. and
abroad.
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IN MEMORIAM
Lana “Lucky” Goldberg Braverman ’64 (Painting) entered into
eternal rest on the morning of November 13, 2008. Mrs. Braverman was born August 28, 1942 in Philadelphia, Pa. The daughter of Max Goldberg and Bertha Menkowitz Goldberg, she was
a graduate of Philadelphia College of Art and retired as an art
teacher. Braverman was also a member of Beth Elohim Temple.
She is survived by her husband, Dr. Wayne H. Braverman, of
Charleston, S.C.; sons Max Braverman of New York City and
Serge Braverman of Atlanta, G.A.; brother Dr. Daniel Goldberg
of Philadelphia; and sister Renee G. Saul of Philadelphia.
Beckett, Mass., and served as adjudicator for two Dance America
regions. Throughout his career, 26 of his ballets were selected
and presented in regional Dance America festivals. Numerous
regional ballet companies have performed his works, including
the Harrisburg (Pa.) Ballet, Pennsylvania Regional Ballet and
Philadelphia Dance Theatre. In 1998, he was a recipient of the
coveted LOEW Fellowship by the Society of Stage Directors and
Choreographers. Later, Phelps received the renowned National
Choreographic Award.
Paul McVickar ’64 (Industrial Design) of Chester Springs, Pa.,
passed away on April 23, 2003, at his home. McVickar grew up
in Cynwyd, where he attended Lower Merion schools. Later, he
graduated from Philadelphia College of Art and received a master’s degree from Temple University. An artist all his life, McVikar
worked mostly in sculpture, especially in outdoor pieces. He
taught art at West Chester Friends, Westtown School and Upper Merion High School. McVickar was married to his soulmate,
Clarita Osterhaus McVickar, for 47 wonderful years. He is survived by his beloved brother Arthur and sister-in-law, Jinny. Their
children are Gary (deceased), Sherry, Laurie, Jamie and Judy, all
of whom filled him with pride. He loved his sons-in-law Bard and
Richard, and his daughters-in-law Anita and Cheryl, as if they
were his own. His grandchildren Miranda, Eric, Kinzie, Skylar,
Becca, Wyatt, Elissa, Evelyn, Trevor, Seth and Scout brought him
much joy, as did his great-grandchild, Finnian.
John Paskevich ’80 (Photography) passed away on January 13,
2009, after a long battle with a rare cancer. Paskevich was born
and raised in Mount Carmel, Pa. He worked for Color Reflections and had his own business, The Visual Element. In addition,
he shot photography for the dance and theater departments at
the University for a number of years. John is survived by a sister
and a brother.
Jonathan Phelps ’88 (Modern Dance) passed away at home on
January 10, 2009, of complications from recent heart surgery.
Phelps graduated from Cedar Cliff (Pa.) High, the Harrisburg
(Pa.) Arts Magnet Schools and Philadelphia College of Performing Arts. Phelps was best known for his dance artistry and critically acclaimed choreography. Phelps spent years touring the U.S.
and the world with the Ailey American Dance Theatre. Phelps
performed leading roles with the NYC and Philadelphia Opera
Companies, and his off-Broadway performing credits are numerous. His television credits include Emmy Award-winning “A
Hymn for Alvin Ailey” and a European tour of “The Dancing
Man.” Phelps directed and choreographed many regional and
touring productions and was also a founding member of Walker/
Dance of New York City. Most recently, Phelps had been working
on the jazz and musical theater teaching staff at Jacob’s Pillow in
Anthony Harrington
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DEVELOPMENTNOTES
The University’s inaugural Art Expo/Sale brought together nearly 300 pieces of art worth nearly a quarter
of a million dollars from more than 200 University
students, faculty and alumni on March 19 at Hamilton Hall, and raised nearly $100,000 for the University’s Promising Young Artists Scholarship Fund.
Special thanks to Leigh and John Middleton, Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest, Norma and Leonard
Klorfine, Elizabeth Moran and Vetri Ristorante for
their generous support of this event. University Trustees Ira Brind and Eleanor Davis co-chaired the Expo/
Sale. The organizing committee comprised Trustees
The event featured artwork in book arts, ceramics, fibers, glass, metals/jewelry, wood, illustration,
painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture.
Daniel K. Fitzpatrick, Norma Klorfine and Thomas M. Miles, along with Suzanne Naples, Caroline
Wischmann, university Crafts faculty member Sharon Church, Fine Arts faculty member Jeanne Jaffe
and Snyderman Gallery Director Bruce Hoffman.
“I was very pleased with this event,” said University President Sean T. Buffington. “The Expo/Sale
was a great success, from the number of participating artists, to the hundreds of attendees and buyers who turned out, and especially in the extraordinary quality of the student, faculty and alumni
work. I look forward to it becoming an annual
celebration of the visual work of this community.”
For more information on the Art Expo/Sale, or if you
are interested in becoming a sponsor of the 2010 event,
please contact Karen Rosenberg, director of special
events, at [email protected] or 215-717-6143.
(above, center)
Jeanne Jaffe
(opposite page)
Child Pose
Elsa Johnson
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DEVELOPMENT
EVENT CHAIR AND TRUSTEE
JAMES P. VESEY
INVITES ALUMNI
AND FRIENDS TO
HIT THE LINKS
AT THE 4TH ANNUAL
UNIVERSITY GOLF OUTING
Continuing to raise funds for the Promising
Young Artists Scholarship fund that benefits
the University’s talented and deserving students,
the 4th annual UArts Golf Tournament tees off
August 24, 2009, at Stonewall, in Elverson, Pa.
Trustee James P. Vesey is this year’s event chair.
In its three years, the event has raised more than
$600,000 for the scholarship fund. Trustees,
alumni and friends of the University pay $5,000
per foursome to play on the beautiful championship golf courses. For additional information,
please contact special events manager
Kate Johnson at 215-717-6145 or
[email protected].
(left)
Mike Hagan lines up
a perfect drive.
President Sean T. Buffington with
Trustee Jim Vesey (above)
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THE KENNETH AND
ELEANOR HIEBERT AWARD
FOR EXCELLENCE IN
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Every May, the University celebrates students
at its awards ceremonies, where the Kenneth
and Eleanor Hiebert Award for Excellence in
Graphic Design is given to one outstanding
student. The Hieberts have played important
roles at the University of the Arts for more
than 40 years.
In 1966, Ken Hiebert founded and chaired the
Graphic Design department at the Philadelphia College of Art, retiring in 1999 as professor emeritus. While a faculty member, Ken
Hiebert received two design arts awards from
the National Endowment for the Arts; Master
Teacher Award from the Graphic Design Education Association; Beitzel Award at the University of the Arts; and many accolades from
the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA)
and other professional societies. Since retiring,
he was a visiting professor at Carnegie Mellon in 2001, named an AIGA-Philadelphia Fellow, and awarded an honorary doctorate by
the Maine College of Art. He is also a distinguished author and photographer whose work
is in the permanent collections of the Museum
of Modern Art, Cooper-Hewitt Museum and
Museum of Design Zürich. His current work
is divided between designing corporate identity programs and staging events introducing
audiences to contemporary classical music by
combination with original visual accompaniments. His visual parallel to George Crumb’s
“Ancient Voices of Children” was performed
with Orchestra 2001 in Philadelphia’s Kimmel
Center in 2002. Eleanor Hiebert, a musician,
was also involved with the University’s Graphic Design department, serving as secretary
from 1982 – 1998. A portion of the earnings
of the award fund was from proceeds of her
recitals at the University. Last year, she sang
a solo program of art songs at Foulkeways at
Gwynedd in Gwynedd, Pa., where she and Ken
now reside. They enjoy hearing from alumni
they have known at [email protected].
At each year’s student awards ceremonies, than
160 different awards are distributed to more
than 200 students. Many awards are created
to honor or memorialize friends, family members, faculty or alumni. If you are interested in
establishing or contributing to an award, please
contact Amanda Black, Associate Director of
Student Financial Services, at 215-717-6137 or
[email protected].
(left)
Eleanor and Ken Hiebert at the
Golden Pavilion in Kyoto during a
50th wedding anniversary trip to
Japan In 2002.
(below)
Winifred Finkelstein Cantor
Memorial Scholarship donors and
recipients (l to r) Sarah Bernard
‘08 (Crafts), Zoe Cantor, Dr. Roseanne Cantor, Mr. Ronald Cantor,
William Fetzer ‘08 (Crafts), Kaitlin
Kerr ‘09 (Crafts) and
Joanna Nealy ‘09 (Crafts)
Preserving Memories, Creating Opportunities –
The Winifred Finkelstein Cantor Memorial Scholarship
The Winifred Finkelstein Cantor Memorial Scholarship, which was established to benefit students whose mothers have passed away, is named after Winnie Cantor ’46 (Fashion Illustration),
who attended the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art. Because Winnie was only 37
when she passed away, it was important for her husband Edward Cantor to ensure that his
wife’s dedication to art lived in perpetuity. Scholarships such as this play an important role in
ensuring that the University’s most talented and deserving students are given the resources and
support necessary to make their artistic dreams come true. It is through the generosity of our
scholarship donors that students at the University are able to continue their work and achieve
their goals. By creating or contributing to an endowed scholarship, supporters ensure that the
exceptional talent and artistic ambition of our students are given the chance they deserve to
develop and thrive. We are most grateful for our supporters and their faith in our work. The
University believes that the caliber of our students and our donors is unparalleled.
For more information about how you can establish a scholarship or award, please
contact Amanda Black, Associate Director of Student Financial Services, at 215-717-6137 or
[email protected].
DONORREPORT
The University of the Arts is the fortunate recipient of support from generous and diverse
stakeholders. Contributions received in 2008
from nearly 1,500 alumni, trustees, friends,
faculty and staff, and grants from partnering
corporations, foundations and government
agencies provide a singular source of inspiration – assuring our student artists that the
University’s supporters value artistic creativity in all forms.
dent from the College of Art and Design.
The University is especially grateful to The
Pew Center for Arts and Heritage, which
made a special grant to the University in
2008 through the Philadelphia Music Project and Marketing Innovation Program to
present “Clifford Brown: Impact and Influence,” a concert series celebrating the jazz
trumpeter and composer, in collaboration
with the Philadelphia Jazz Heritage Project.
In May 2008, the University debuted the
22,000-square-foot Ellen and Ronald Caplan
Center for the Performing Arts, a unique
performance and instructional space on the
16th and 17th floors of Terra Hall. We owe
a special debt of gratitude to Trustee Ronald
Caplan and his wife Ellen for the leadership
and support that made this longtime vision
a reality.
A number of special events and fundraisers
were presented in 2008, including the annual golf tournament in August, chaired by
Trustee Roger Bomgardner, and sponsored
by the former Commerce Bank. Trustee
Eleanor Davis and arts patron Norma
Klorfine chaired the University’s Bandstand
on Broad Gala. These special events generated more than $300,000 in net revenue
to support the Promising Young Artists
Scholarship Fund, which provides tuition
assistance to more than 550 undergraduates
annually.
Longtime trustee and arts patron Ira Brind
announced a major gift in support of the
College of Performing Arts in 2008. In honor
of his many years of service, this spring, the
University named its School of Theater Arts
for him. The Ira Brind School of Theater Arts
continues the University’s quarter-century of
providing professional training for actors,
designers and theater makers.
The University makes special mention of its
donors and sponsors who contribute more
than $1.25 million annually in private designated and restricted scholarship funding.
Programs such as the Winifred Finkelstein
Cantor Memorial Scholarships, which provide funding for College of Art and Design
students whose mothers are deceased, and
the W.W. Smith Scholarships for Philadelphia
area students whose financial needs are not
met by existing programs, are changing lives
and making a superb arts education possible
for students facing unique challenges.
The University extends its continuing gratitude to The Richard C. von Hess Foundation
for its scholarship and accompanying travel
fellowship recognizing an outstanding stu-
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The University presented an international
fiber symposium and contemporary Korean
fiber exhibition featuring the works of 21
Korean fiber artists. The support of fibers
alumni, foundations and other organizations helped to raise the international profile of the University’s Fiber Arts program.
Finally, we would like to extend our ongoing gratitude to the following trustees and
their spouses who responded to the call for
matching funds for Trustee Emerita
Dorrance Hill Hamilton’s transformative
$50 million gift to the University’s endowment: Ellen and Ronald Caplan; Suzanne
and Ronald Naples; Ira Brind; Gerri and
Dolf Paier; Elaine Levitt and Joel Gershman; Norma and Larry Reichlin; Marianna
and Frank Mirabello; Dee Dee and Alan
DeCherney; Eleanor and Hal Davis; and
Margarett and Sam McKeel. Their support
of the endowment helps to ensure the University’s future fiscal health and its ability to
serve its students, faculty and alumni.
DONOR REPORT
The University of the Arts is grateful
to the following individuals who made
contributions to the annual fund in 2008.
THE HAVILAND SOCIETY
PROVOST’S CIRCLE
$100,000-$499,999
Mrs. Sigrid Berwind
THE HAVILAND SOCIETY
INVESTORS
$25,000-$99,999
Mrs. Leonore Annenberg
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel K. Fitzpatrick
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Lenfest
Mrs. J. Maxwell Moran
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Naples
Mr. and Mrs. Adolf A. Paier
Mr. and Mrs. Albert E. Wolf
SPONSORS
$10,000-$24,999
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. C. Graham
Berwind, Jr.
Ms. Julia L. Calhoun and
Mr. Christopher R. Larson
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Caplan
Mr. and Mrs. Harold M. Davis
Dr. and Mrs. Alan H.
DeCherney ’66
Ms. Gail Kass
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence S.
Reichlin
Mr. and Mrs. James Vesey
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Wilson
BENEFACTORS
$5,000-$9,999
President Sean T. Buffington
Mrs. Robert M. Elder
Mrs. Jill R. Felix Colton
Mrs. Florence Gurland ’45
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Haas
Ms. Melissa Heller
Mr. and Mrs. Al Paul Lefton, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam S. McKeel
PATRONS
$2,500-$4,999
Mr. Paul M. Curci
Mr. Mark A. Donnolo ’85
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Duprey
Mrs. Johanna S. Jordan ’41
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. McNeil
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Moceri, Jr.
Mr. David Pachman ’62
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Shanis
ARTISANS
$1,000-$2,499
Anonymous (2)
Ms. Anne Michele C. Abbott ‘83
Ms. Linda Lee Alter ’61
Mr. and Mrs. Steven B. Atlass
Mr. Jasem M. S. Behbehani ’75
Ms. Deborah Bello
Mr. Peter A. Benoliel
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Block
Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Brown, Jr.
Mr. Robert Bryan and
Mrs. Julie A. Jensen
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Buck
Mr. Philip C. Burton ’68
Mr. Charles G. Bush ’66
Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Cain ’74
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Cantor
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H.
Carnwath
Mrs. Susan W. Catherwood
Mr. and Mrs. Norman U. Cohn
Mrs. Ruth K. Colten ’44
Ms. Mary Ann Cox
Mr. Matthew J. Cunniff ’65
Miss Maude DeSchauensee
Ms. Danielle Dimston ’79
Mr. G. Morris Dorrance, Jr.
Ms. Inge H. Druckrey
Ms. Barbara Elliott and
Mr. Michael Rossman
Mrs. Carolynn H. Fedor ’75
Mr. and Mrs. N. Peter Hamilton
Mr. and Mrs. S. Matthews V.
Hamilton, Jr.
Richard P. Jaffe, Esq.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kahn ’40
Ms. Josephine Klein
Mr. Victor C. Koch ’65
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard I. Korman
Dean and Mrs. Richard Lawn
Dean Alan Leffers
Mr. Charles R. Lewis, Jr. ’83 and
Mrs. Linda Menser-Lewis ’83
Mr. and Mrs. Howard H. Lewis
Mrs. Marianne S. Loeb ’43
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Mather, III
Ms. Frances A. McElhill
Mrs. Lenore P. Millhollen ’47
Mr. and Mrs. Donald C.
Moyer ’70
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Pegram ’65
Miss Anna K. Reimann
Ms. Sabâ Sarol Saraagazade
Ms. Jane Scaccetti
Mrs. Cynthia Lovelace Sears
Ms. Amy Snyder
Mr. Gene Terruso
Mrs. Barbara S. Weiss ’47
Mr. John Wind
Mr. Robert K. Yagura ’65
Mr. Frank J. Zadlo ’66
Ms. Mira Zergani
THE FUND FOR UARTS
SUPPORTERS
$500-$999
Mr. Dean Adler and
Ms. Susanna E. Lachs
Mr. Hans U. Allemann
Mr. Joseph Boles, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cahn
Mr. Dan O. Dailey ’69 and
Mrs. Linda Macneil
Dr. Nancy I. Davenport
Mr. and Mrs. William Gast ’68
Mr. Anthony Gizzi
Mrs. Susan Glazer and
Dr. Robert M. Glazer
Mr. and Mrs. Marc Grainer
Mr. Stanley C. Kephart ’51
Mr. Ronald Paul Kerber ’80
Mr. Leonard M. Klehr
Dr. Peter B. Olson ’77 and
Mrs. Penelope E. Malish ’77
Ms. Linda Montague
Ms. Lisa Montana-Bardwil ’82
Mr. and Ms. Robert
Mos-Vreeland ’72
Ms. Sara Nerken
Angela Pappas
Mr. Chris Pesotski
Ms. Marjorie Durko Puryear
Mr. Jeffrey C. Ryder
Dean Peter Stambler
Mr. Burton E. Van Deusen ’71
Mrs. Li-Chiu Yeh
Mr. Paul Raymond Tobias ’75
Mrs. Joan Ruggles Young ’68
Ms. Karen Ziemba
PROMOTERS
$250-$499
Anonymous
Mr. Leonidas S. Addimando
Ms. Elisabeth Argo
Ms. Patricia Autenrieth
Ms. Dorothy Gill Barnes
Ms. Marilyn Barrett
Ms. Pamela Becker
Ms. Paula Becker
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Benner ’55
Ms. Lanny Bergner
Mrs. Nissan Bernstien ’55
Ms. Nancy Moore Bess
Ms. Sophia N. Bilynsky ’79
Ms. Georgeann S. Blaha
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bobrowicz
Mr. Danielle Bodine
Ms. Miriam Bonner
Ms. Cynthia Boyer
Ms. Susan M. Brandt
Bo Breda
Mrs. Arlene Caplan
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Carver
Kai Chan
Ms. Alisha Beth Cherry-Dubb ’96
Jiyoung Chung
Ms. Lia Cook
Ms. Katherine D. Crone
Mr. and Mrs. William P. Daley
Ms. Helen Drutt English
Mr. Jerrold Elkins ’67
Ms. Eva Ennist
Ms. Brenda Erickson
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Evelev
Ms. Lynn M. Felsher ’71
Ms. Sharron Forrest
Ms. Beth E. Frederick
Mrs. Cynthia D. Friedman ’78
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley E. Gast ’73
Ms. Valerie V. Gay ’89
Mr. William D. Gerhard ’97
Mr. Robert N. Gillis ’59
Mrs. Barbara Glickman ’63
Ms. Carol Anne Graminski
Mr. Barry J. Hallenbeck ’83
Dr. George W. Hansberry ’54
Mr. Shepard Harris ’83
Ms. Gwen M. Houston
Mr. Christopher R. Howie
Ms. Susan Iverson
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Jackson ’56
Ms. Shirley Jacobs
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A.
Jannetta
Ms. Charlene Johnson
Ms. Elsa Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Katz
Mrs. Janet Kawada
Ms. Gail Henning Kiester ’81
Ms. Patti King
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Klarman ’87
Dean Neil J. Kleinman
Mrs. Jennifer A. Kozak ’89
Mr. John A. Krynick ’80
Mr. Edward Bing Lee
Ms. Maggie Leininger
Ms. Elsa Leonard
Mrs. Wendy Anne Lynch ’87
Ms. Carey Maloumian
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Manko
Ms. Nancy Middlebrook
Mr. Ronald H. Miller ’60
Ms. Claudia Mills
Ms. Betsy Miraglia
Mr. Marvin F. Mitchneck ’51
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DONOR REPORT
Mr. Clemmer Montague
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Moore
Ms. Shannon Moore ’05
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore T. Newbold
Mr. Mark Newport
Ms. Jill Odegaard
Ms. Kathryn Pannepacker
Ms. Marilyn Pappas
Ms. Leslie L. Pontz
Mr. Thomas David Porett
Mr. Harold W. Pote
Mrs. Rosina Radomile ’46
Fran Reed
Ms. Marsha Rheubottom
Mr. Rowland Ricketts
Mr. Jon Eric Riis
Ms. Ellen Gail Roberts ’81
Ms. Rose Robertson
Mr. Michael Rohde
Mrs. Karen Rosenberg
Ms. Donna Rosenthal
Ms. Joy Saville
Ms. Cynthia Schira
Mrs. Deborah Schwartzman
Mr. Donald J. Shanosky ’59
Ms. Nancy Shiffrin
Ms. Rana Ann Siegel ’01
Mr. Paul Smith
Ms. Jo Stealey
Ms. Jeanne Steiner
Mrs. Jean Simpson
Stephenson ’47
Ms. Rebecca Stevens
Mr. Philip P. Stone ’72
Dean Stephen M. Tarantal
Mr. and Mrs. Alan R.
Tenenbaum ’83
Ms. Johanna Thompson
Ms. Anna Torma
Mr. and Mrs. George I.
Tyndall, Jr. ’70
Mr. and Mrs. Carson G.
Van Osten ’68
Ms. Doray Walla
Mrs. Patricia Stewart Walsh
Ms. Deborah Warner
Ms. Judy Weisman
Mr. Joseph H. Weiss
Ms. Marcia Weiss
Ms. Barbara Werner
Ms. Ann Peters Wessman
Ms. Carol D. Westfall
Grethe Wittrock
Ms. Carol Woolford
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ALUMNI
The University of the Arts is grateful
to the following alumni who made
contributions to the University in 2008.
1927
Mrs. Marguerite R. Spillman
1932
Reverend Warren G. Thomas
1933
Mr. Howard Alber
Mrs. Edna L. Gentsch
Mrs. Eleanore W. Thompson
Mr. Leo Weisz
1934
Mrs. Sara M. Belcher
Ms. Roberta J. Blair
1935
Mrs. Virginia W. Maloney
1936
Mrs. Lucy K. Zeidman
1938
Ms. Miriam Hambrecht
Mrs. Averell Lichty
Mr. Daniel E. Sutton, III
1940
Mrs. Louise S. Kahn
1941
Mrs. Johanna S. Jordan
Mrs. Henrietta W. Shuttleworth
1942
Mr. Boris Drucker
Mrs. Marion L. Fetterolf
1943
Mrs. Marianne S. Loeb
Mrs. Joan C. Wallace
1947
Mrs. Ruth D. Dodge
Mr. Robert J. Fleck
Mrs. Marian P. Froehlich
Mrs. Elaine B. McCarthy
Mrs. Lenore P. Millhollen
Mrs. Norma R. Putnam
Mrs. Hollis H. Reed
Mr. William A. Schilling
Mrs. Margaret Schneider
Mrs. Jean S. Stephenson
Mrs. Barbara S. Weiss
1948
Mrs. Janet J. Arnold
Ms. Norma E. Berke
Mrs. Barbara D. Brown
Mrs. Helene F. Clayton
Mr. Herbert Mandel
1949
Mrs. June M. Brown
Mr. Edward Colker
Mr. Alexander Derkas
Mr. William J. Dugan
Mr. Edward J. Hartmann
Mrs. Gwendolyn S. Muntzer
Mrs. Josephine V. Norden
Mr. Charles J. Ober
Mrs. Shirlee S. Schachtel
Mrs. Marie Schilling
Mr. Seymour Woodnick
1950
Mrs. Josephine K. Ardizzi
Mr. Aceste J. Barbera
Mr. Charles H. DeMirjian
Mr. Philip Jamison
Mrs. Bette G. Johnson
Mrs. Gwen S. Kovach
Mrs. Jean R. Lowenstein
Mr. S. Ronald Morley
Mr. Paul M. Panoc
Ms. Mary Jane Riley
Mr. Arnold Roth
Mr. Sid Steinberg
1945
Mrs. Florence Gurland
1951
Anonymous
Mrs. Joy T. Friedman
Mr. Stanley C. Kephart
Mr. Marvin F. Mitchneck
Mrs. Doris Reilly
Mrs. Thelma W. Rubin
Ms. Natalie P. Share
Mr. Carl Steele
1946
Mrs. Marion C. Hirst
Mrs. Rosina Radomile
1952
Mr. William Allenson
Mrs. Novelda H. Ferguson
1944
Mrs. Ruth K. Colten
Ms. Elaine Evans
Mrs. Martha M. Gordon
Mrs. Jean Johnson
Mrs. Aurora M. Gold
Mr. John E. Shenkle
Mr. Norman Tomases
1953
Mrs. Dolores A. Altamuro
Mr. Samuel Dion
Mrs. Diane T. Foxman
Mr. John C. Gregory, Jr.
Ms. Phyllis Krim
Mr. William S. Murphy, Jr.
The Honorable Peter H. Ney
Mrs. Katharine H. Porter
Mr. Robert W. Wescott
1954
Mrs. Joanne A. Birch
Mr. Earl R. Blust
Mrs. Vivian L. Burnish
Mr. David S. Burnside
Mr. Anthony D. Corcetto
Mr. George M. Eberhardt
Mr. Wesley W. Emmons, Jr.
Mrs. Theresa M. Fabiani
Mrs. Ruth K. Fackenthal
Dr. George W. Hansberry
Mr. Donald R. Hulmes
Mr. Alan J. Klawans
Mr. W. Ralph Murray
Ms. Patricia Pealer
Mrs. Sandra E. Shore
Mr. David Washington
1955
Mrs. Beth A. Benner
Mrs. Nissan Bernstien
Mr. Benedict R. D’Angio
Mr. Edward L. Foran
Mr. Richard H. Greenwood
Mr. Richard A. Sabel
Mr. Robert B. Stewart
Mrs. Joan B. Walkup
Mr. Richard T. Walter
1956
Mrs. Barbara F. Berger
Dr. Donald R. Chittum
Mr. Donald Jackson
Mrs. Ruth Mavronikolas
Mr. Robert F. McGovern
Mr. Michael F. Moreken
Mrs. Theresa Phillips
Mr. Americo J. Taddeo
Mrs. Arleen S. Targan
1957
Mrs. Jacqueline C. Connolly
Mrs. Barbara J. Matybell
DONOR REPORT
Mr. David E. Monyer
Mr. Simon D. Prioleau
Mrs. Priscilla T. Rosenberger
Mr. Ronald E. Spicer
Mr. Sidney L. Taylor
Mrs. Judy L. Van Heyst
Mr. Robert R. Wright, Jr.
Mrs. Polly Yarnall
1958
Mrs. Gwendolyn N. Edmonds
Mr. Wesley M. Heilman, III
Mr. James A. Mahoney, Jr.
Mrs. Barbara Mimnaugh
Mr. Arnold Segal
Dr. Jerry R. Smith
Ms. Suzanne M. Spector
Mr. Joseph M. Volpe
1959
Ms. Dotty A. Attie
Mr. Terry Barner
Mr. Rodd V. Bixler
Mr. Jack Bliss
Mr. Charles C. Collison, Jr.
Mr. Charles S. Domsky
Mr. Robert N. Gillis
Mr. Milton B. Helmuth
Mrs. Alice J. Sennett
Mr. Donald J. Shanosky
Mrs. Elinor A. Veit
1960
Mrs. Holly J. Ciccoricco
Colonel Edward M.
Condra, III, ASMA
Mr. Carmine W. DeVivi
Mr. Carl J. Genna, Jr.
Ms. Judith C. Lerner
Dr. Noel Mayo
Mr. John N. McGarvey III
Mr. Ronald H. Miller
Mr. Jerry Pinkney
Mrs. Jane H. Tamaccio
Mr. Gary A. Williams
1961
Ms. Linda L. Alter
Mrs. Barbara H. Brown
Mrs. Jane B. Carr
Mr. Richard B. Cliff
Mr. John G. Gist
Mrs. Toby M. Rotman
Ms. Rita M. Wootten
1962
Ms. Harriet K. Feinstein
Ms. Ruth E. Fine
Mrs. Gloria Franklin
Mrs. Debbie L. Gittleman
Mr. Alan S. Goldstein
Mr. Lewis H. Herr
Mr. James B. Jordan
Mr. Howard R. Latch, Jr.
Mr. Robert K. Momyer
Mrs. Phyllis S. Newman
Mr. David Pachman
Mr. David E. Rue
Mrs. Iva L. Samost
Mrs. Janet B. Weisman
1963
Mr. Gerald F. Becker
Mrs. Grace C. Ciocca
Mr. Edward P. Coxey
Mrs. Elizabeth G. Davison
Mr. Paul H. Ellis
Ms. Nancy J. Fisher
Mrs. Barbara Glickman
Mr. George H. Kenton
Mr. Karl G. Koslowski
Mr. Richard H. Mack
Mr. Joseph F. Mulhearn, Jr.
Mr. John F. Nebesney
Mr. David A. Rhodes
Ms. Sara Sablosky
Mr. John R. Sebastian
Mr. James E. Thomas
Ms. Beatrice Weidner
1964
Mrs. Lana E. Braverman
Mr. Stephen Z. Cohen
Mrs. Barbara C. Crouse
Mrs. Barbara B. Feldgus
Mr. Edward Frascella
Mr. Robert E. Grossman
Mrs. Louise M. McDonnel
Mrs. Patricia R. Metzger
Mrs. Nina Rake
Mr. Alvin I. Sher
Mrs. Isabel E. Sherman
1965
Mr. Frederick L. Beaver
Mr. Richard Bew
Mr. Barry R. Castle
Mr. Matthew J. Cunniff
Dr. John A. Dulik
Mrs. Elizabeth Y. Eaby
Dr. J. Eugene Grigsby, Jr.
Mr. Victor C. Koch
Mr. Eugene J. Krall
Mr. William J. Patton
Mrs. Patricia N. Pegram
Mrs. Bari K. Rosenthal
Mrs. Francine H. Shore
Mr. Robert K. Yagura
Ms. Violet R. Youse
1966
Commander James H.
Bateman, USN (Ret)
Mr. Charles G. Bush
Ms. Barbara Corrigan
Mrs. Deanna S. DeCherney
Mr. Philip N. Devries
Mrs. Susan A. Henneberg
Mr. Arthur S. Hillman
Mrs. Elaine B. Hudson
Mr. Daniel H. Jocz
Mr. Bruce Johnson
Mr. Alan B. Kline
Mrs. Liane K. Lebednik
Mr. John D. Quinn
Mr. Barry A. Rosenberg
Mrs. Mary Ann G. Stengel
Ms. Rosely N. Stronski
Mr. Andrew Vellrath
Ms. Jean Woodley
Mr. Frank J. Zadlo
1967
Mr. Gary L. Anderson
Mr. Joseph J. Arico
Mrs. Louise D. Clement Hoff
Mrs. Virginia M. Dimino
Mr. Jerrold Elkins
Ms. Mary B. Galbraith
Ms. Norma A. Griffith
Mrs. Susan P. Maxfield
Ms. Suzanne G. Panossian
Mrs. Nancy A.
Pelham Foulke
Ms. Bonnie C. Randall
Ms. Joan P. Wade
Mr. William G. White
Mr. Bruce N. Wolff
1968
Mr. Philip C. Burton
Ms. Melanie R. Einbund
Mr. William L. Endicott
Mrs. Victoria H. Fox
Mr. William Gast
Mr. H. E. Goldberg
Ms. Harriett M. Johnson
Ms. Ann M. Mitchell
Ms. Henrietta M. Mustokoff
Mr. Harry I. Naar
Ms. Phyllis A. Priester
Ms. Minna Resnick
Mrs. Rosalie M. Sherman
Mr. Paul Singer
Ms. Anne Todd
Mr. Carson G. Van Osten
Mrs. Molly Wallschlaeger
Mrs. Joan R. Young
1969
Mr. Clifton H. Anderson
Mr. Laurence Bach
Mr. Sanderson Caesar
Mrs. Ellen G. Clark
Mr. Dan O. Dailey
Mr. Edward W. Kalehoff
Ms. Marjorie B. Levy
Mr. Anthony Sansotta
Ms. Kathleen S. Seltzer
Ms. Robbie D. Stillerman
Mr. Harold M. Taylor
1970
Mrs. Rosalind C. Beck
Ms. Osceola Davis-Smith
Mr. Randy W. Granger
Mr. Frank J. Huttinger
Ms. Carole B. Kern
Mr. Gary L. Lehman
Ms. Anita Lovitt
Mr. Donald C. Moyer
Mr. George E. Obremski
Mr. Stanley F. Shire
Dr. Patricia L.
Shoemaker, M.D.
Mrs. Eileen C. Stremba
Mr. Fredric A. Tator
Mr. George I. Tyndall, Jr.
Ms. Midge S. Vinson
1971
Ms. Lynn M. Felsher
Mr. Howard A. Goldberg
Mrs. Caryn J. Levitsky
Ms. Brigid McCarthy
Mr. Wayne F. Michaud
Mr. Joseph A.
Nicholson, A.I.A.
Mr. John F. Troxell, Jr.
Mr. Burton E. Van Deusen
1972
Ms. Joanne Crystle
Mr. Andre V. Danao
Mrs. Madeline P. Dougherty
Ms. Wendy V. Edwards
Mr. James G. Fulton
Ms. Sandra Held
Ms. Sharon L. Kaliser
Ms. Emilie S. Lapham
Dr. Susan K. Leshnoff
Mr. Andrew B. Levine
Mr. Richard W. Lownes
Ms. Patricia Moss-Vreeland
Mr. Michael J. Oswald
Mrs. Tanya A. Paretchan
Mr. Philip P. Stone
Mrs. Linda P. Stoudt
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1973
Ms. Lydia T. Artymiw
Mr. Kenneth D. Carbone
Mr. Bradley E. Gast
Mr. John C. Jackson
Mr. Eric R. Landesberg
Mr. Edward O’Brien
Mr. Wm. Bruce Rauffenbart
Mr. William T. Smith
Ms. Patricia Waldygo
Mr. Jeffrey D. Ware
1974
Mr. Richard M. Cain
Mr. John P. Fantine, Jr.
Ms. Brenda J. Fudell
Mrs. Antoinette Gianopoulos
Mrs. Susan J. Kwasnick
Dr. Kathryn G. Lee
Ms. Pearl Lee
Mr. Glenn W. Malsbury
Ms. Marilyn A. Manno
Ms. Judith B. Osborne
Mrs. Margie S. Polansky
Ms. Carolyn C. Ross
Ms. Cynthia T. Taylor
1975
Anonymous
Mr. Jasem M. Behbehani
Ms. Barbara N. Bennett
Mrs. Dorothy A.
Daub-Grossman
Mr. Larry J. Donahue
Ms. Nancy C. Elliott
Mrs. Carolynn H. Fedor
Mr. Richard J. Groller
Mrs. Barbara L. Halpern
Mr. John Parkinson
Mrs. Laurel J. Smith
1976
Mr. Lewis M. Epstein
Mr. Edward A. Feldman
Mr. David M. Graham
Ms. Elizabeth Helling
Mr. Denis T. Wettlaufer
1977
Ms. Lisbeth Bornhofft
Ms. Cindi M. Cooper
Mrs. Penelope E. Malish
Ms. Susan Napack
Mr. Paul E. Rohsner, Jr., A.I.A.
Mr. Marshall R. Vitale
Dr.Peter B. Olson
1978
Ms. Kristina Almquist
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Mr. Stephen F. Anderson
Mr. James P. Dell Orefice
Mr. Saul A. Fineman
Ms. Patricia L. France
Mrs. Cynthia D. Friedman
Ms. Claire Hess
Mrs. Joyce M. Hofstetter
Mrs. Patricia A. Johnson
Mr. John C. Kennedy
Ms. Frances R. Mays
Ms. Suzanne C. Naudin
Ms. Susan M. Slavinski
Mrs. Penelope L. Smith
Mr. Charles A. Stigliano
Ms. Holly Whitstock Seeger
Mrs. Jeanne W. Williamson
1979
Mrs. Lynda F. Abraham-Braff
Ms. Sophia N. Bilynsky
Mr. Mark S. Cooperstein
Ms. Danielle Dimston
Ms. Nancy B. Kantra
Mr. Donald G. Knauss
Mr. John G. Kruppa
Mr. Michael F. Pultro
Ms. Merry S.
Riehm-Constantino
1980
Ms. Denise L. Amses
Mrs. Debra T. Bunnell
Ms. Nazanin Dana
Ms. Andrea S. Emmons
Ms. Anna F. Foer
Mrs. Ani Anahid N.
Gedickian Barber
Mr. Ronald P. Kerber
Mr. John A. Krynick
Mr. Stephen D. Mignogna
Mrs. Dale Parenti
Mr. Bruce J. Santino
Mr. Nicholas F. Saverine
Ms. Patricia M. Smith
Mr. Neal A. Stephens
Ms. Natalie S. Wieters
Ms. Judith C. Wood
1981
Mr. Jan C. Almquist
Mr. Howard G. Belk
Ms. Ann P. Forbush
Mr. Rex W. Henriques
Mrs. Deborah
Kehoe-Yergeau
Ms. Karen Kieser
Ms. Gail H. Kiester
Ms. Laurie A. Lee
Mrs. Lori O. Morrissey
Mr. Richard G. Nadeau, Jr.
Ms. Ellen G. Roberts
Ms. Joan P. Schooley
Ms. Ellen M. Soffer
Ms. Terry L. Swack
Mr. Alan R. Tenenbaum
Mr. Richard F. Wagner
1982
Ms. Patricia A. Cascio
Mr. Robert K. Gatewood
Mr. Richard E. Johnson, Jr.
Ms. Lisa Montana-Bardwil
Ms. Narissa S. Wallace
Mrs. Gwen E. Zelac
1983
Ms. Anne Michele C. Abbott
Ms. Deborah Curtiss
Ms. Carla C. Falb
Ms. Eugenia B. Gonzalez
Mr. Barry J. Hallenbeck
Mr. Shepard Harris
Mr. Charles R. Lewis, Jr.
Mrs. Linda Menser-Lewis
Mr. J. Brian Pinkney
Ms. Sylvia G. Salvat
Mrs. Lisa M. Tenenbaum
Ms. Ellen S. Varenhorst
Mr. Daniel P. Walsh
Mr. Jeffrey Wilson
Mrs. Hilary W. Yost
1984
Ms. Harriet S. Ackerman
Mr. Joshua A. Bach
Dr. Andrea J. Clearfield
Ms. Karen D. Cohen
Mr. John F. Dietel
Ms. Jessica Dobrin
Mrs. Victoria A. Duclos
Barrett
Mrs. Phyllis B. Fleming
Ms. Jodi L. Forlizzi
Ms. Amy R. King
Ms. Karin Krochmal
Ms. Nancy Nahrgang
Ms. Cindy B. Pearlstein
Mr. Ron Rumford
Ms. Elissa B. Sunshine
Ms. Lyndalea B. Vantine
1985
Mr. Richard M. Anderson
Mrs. Ellen D. Birckner
Ms. Elaine G. Chu
Mr. Mark A. Donnolo
Mrs. Patricia B. Gorman
Mr. Adam F. Kantorski, Jr.
Mr. Scott A. Kasselmann
Ms. Edith B. Malin
Ms. Susan Mooney-Dolderer
Ms. Jane E. Moore
Ms. Mary S. Norris Dembo
Mrs. Teresa B. Poitras
Mrs. Ilene B. Price
Ms. Dorothy J. Schone
Ms. Carole E. Vaughan
Ms. Betsy G. Wollensack
Ms. Deborah E. Woolwine
1986
Mr. Thomas G. Greco
Mrs. Karen Z. Naghski
Ms. Lisa C.
Oropallo-Mekarzel
Ms. Robin T. Plattman
Mr. John J. Rendzia, Jr.
Ms. Anne L. Sciolla
Mr. Jules V. Scogna, Jr.
Ms. Nan Wollman
1987
Ms. Lisa M. Chae
Mr. Joseph M. Cicala
Ms. Joanne F. DeWald
Ms. Deena B. Flanagan
Ms. Ellen G. Kenney
Mrs. Myra Klarman
Mrs. Wendy A. Lynch
Mr. Stuart J. Netsky
Mr. Christian G. Wise
Mrs. Mary L. Yoder
1988
Mr. Peter G. Kalivas
Mr. Charles A. Keenan
Mrs. Katherine M. T. Legge
Ms. Joanne O’Brien
Ms. Sharon N. Prior
Mr. David E. Schpok
1989
Ms. Regina K. Barthmaier
Ms. Tamara L. DeVoe
Ms. Valerie V. Gay
Mrs. Amy Gifford-Knapp
Mrs. Jennifer A. Kozak
Ms. Christine L. Peterson
Mr. Brian D. Vasilik
1990
Ms. Silvana M. Cardell
Ms. Anne C. Cecil
Ms. Louanne DiBella
Mrs. Ellen S. Dippel
Ms. Diane L. Emerson
Mr. Gregory C. Paone
DONOR REPORT
Ms. Marsha M. Schamber
Mr. Anthony J. Shostak
Ms. Lori B. Spencer
Ms. Julie B. Wiseman
1991
Ms. Denise M. Carbone
Ms. Shani D. Hilsheimer
Ms. Linda A. Keels
Mr. Matthew H. Liddle
1992
Ms. Kristen R. Bower
Mr. Eric J. Graeber
Ms. Betty L. Marchant
Mrs. Susan J. Melnik
Mrs. Kathy M. Miller-Hewes
Mr. Evan H. Woldow
1994
Mr. Alexander B. Putterman
Mr. Wilber H. Schilling, III
1995
Mrs. Nicole D. Albertson
Ms. Polly McKenna-Cress
Ms. Rosae M. Reeder
Ms. Sonja G. Robson
Mr. Daniel A. Singer
Ms. Mary E. Smull
1996
Ms. Alisha B. Cherry-Dubb
Mr. Roy Griffiths
Mr. Lars Halle
Mrs. Cynthia M. Krysiak
Mr. Alexander Polakov
1997
Ms. Julia E. Borst-Brazas
Mrs. Erin L. Elman
Mr. William D. Gerhard
Ms. Claudia M. Luongo
Mr. Ian Swope
1998
Mr. Paul F. Colombo
Ms. Judith A. Friedlander Bell
Mr. Jason Marquette
Ms. Demeri C. Mullikin
1999
Ms. Lisa M. Oster
Ms. Gloria F. Shaner
Ms. Mary Torrieri
Mr. Mark T. Wangberg
2000
Ms. Jaclyn B. Bashoff
Mr. Stephen T. Douglas
Mr. Andrew John Oster
Mr. Jordan A. Rockford
2001
Anonymous
Mrs. Diane A. Felcyn
Mrs. Meg Clifton Mitchell
Ms. Rana A. Siegel
Mr. Daniel A. Sloane
2002
Ms. Samantha J. Bednarek
Mrs. Jessica L. Frye
Mrs. Jennifer M. Hoopes
Mr. Daniel W. Kushner
Mr. Steven G. Messenger
Ms. Louise E. Osborne
Mr. William N. Skinner
2003
Mr. Thomas Mills
2004
Mr. Martin C. Brown
Mrs. Rachel A. Dolhanczyk
Mr. Johnnie Hobbs, III
Mr. Barry M. King
Ms. Linda K. Rudow
2005
Anonymous
Ms. Maggie Casey
Mr. Kyle A. Keene
Ms. A. Rosalie Kenny
Ms. Shannon D. Moore
Ms. Anneliese K. Sari
Mr. Richard E. Smith-Beverly
2006
Ms. Kathleen A. Hulka
Ms. Colleen A. McMillian
Ms. Sarah S. Perot
Ms. Beth I. Van Why
Ms. Molly M. Walsh
2007
Ms. Anne E. Erickson
Mr. Nathaniel P. Hamilton, Jr.
Ms. Rachel L. Radenberg
Mr. Arthur R. Sievers
2008
Ms. Bethany M. Ditnes
Ms. Ashley E. Edelman
Ms. Marcy L. Gordon
Mr. Michael J. Harris
Ms. Emily G. Kirkwood
Ms. Kathryn E. Raines
Mrs. Caroline S. Rossy
FACULTY AND STAFF
The University of the Arts is grateful
to the following faculty and staff who
made contributions to the University in
2008.
Anonymous (2)
Mr. Hans U. Allemann
Mr. Jan C. Almquist
Mr. Frank M. J. Anzalone
Ms. Laura J. Armstrong
Mr. Laurence Bach
Mrs. Bridget Haines-Frank
Mr. Jay Baker
Ms. Regina Kelly Barthmaier
Mr. Andrew Beal
Professors Edward and
Jane Bedno
Ms. Anna Beresin
Miss Amanda T. Black
Ms. Astrid Bowlby
President Sean T. Buffington
Ms. Denise M. Carbone
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H.
Carnwath
Dr. Donald R. Chittum and
Ms. Margaret M. Garwood
Ms. Sharon Church
Dr. Andrea J. Clearfield
Mr. Charles Conwell
Mr. Mark S. Cooperstein
Mr. Richard Cress and
Ms. Polly McKenna-Cress
Dr. Nancy I. Davenport
Mr. and Mrs. John DeWitt
Mr. Larry Joseph Donahue
Mrs. Madeline P. Dougherty
Ms. Inge H. Druckrey
Mrs. Krishna Dunston
Ms. Barbara Elliott
Mrs. Erin Lisa Elman
Ms. Anne Edith Erickson
Mrs. Karen H. Eubank
Ms. Elaine Evans
Professor Richard Farnum
Ms. Amy Feinberg
Ms. Kelly Fernandez
Ms. Eileen Flanagan
Mr. Harris Fogel
Mrs. Diane T. Foxman
Ms. Beth E. Frederick
Mrs. Jessica Lynn Frye
Mr. Christopher P. Garvin
Mr. Anthony Gizzi
Mrs. Susan Glazer and
Dr. Robert M. Glazer
Mr. David M. Graham
Mr. Randy W. Granger
Mrs. Therese B. Greenland
Mr. Michael J. Grothusen
Mr. Anthony Y. Guido
Mr. Brian Hainstock
Mr. Lars Halle
Ms. Linda Henderson
Mr. Johnnie Hobbs
Mr. William E. Hoblin and
Ms. Sarai Nieves
Mr. Christopher R. Howie
Ms. Elsa Johnson
Ms. Kate Johnson
Ms. Nancy B. Kantra
Ms. A. Rosalie Kenny
Mr. Ronald Paul Kerber
Dean Neil J. Kleinman
Mr. Peter Kruty
Ms. Hedi Kyle
Dean and Mrs. Richard Lawn
Ms. Sharon LeFevre
Drs. R. Alan Leffers and
Michael Longo
Mr. Keith Lyons
Mr. Kevin MacConnell
Ms. Mary Martin
Mr. E. James Maurer
Mr. Rod McCormick
Ms. Melissa Meade
Ms. Kathy Melendez
Ms. Meg Clifton Mitchell
Ms. Carol Moore and
Mr. Philip Schulman
Ms. Kat. Muscianesi
Ms. Camille Paglia
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Pap
Ms. Jeannie E. Pearce and
Mr. Eric Gibson
Charles F. Pennacchio, Ph.D.
Mr. Chris Pesotski
Ms. Mary F. Phelan
Mr. Thomas David Porett
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph M. Quinn
Ms. Patricia Raine
Ms. Rosae M. Reeder
Mr. Peter Rose
Mrs. Karen Rosenberg
Mr. Michael Rossman
Mr. Jeffrey C. Ryder
Ms. Sabâ Sarol Saraagazade
Ms. Anne L. Sciolla
Mrs. Suzanne Scott
Ms. Jadwiga Sell
Ms. Helen M. Shannon
Ms. Rana Ann Siegel
Ms. Patricia M. Smith
Ms. Mary Elizabeth Smull
Ms. Lori B Spencer
Dean Peter Stambler
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Mr. Robert Stein
Ms. Patricia Stewart
Mr. Richard L. Stoppleworth
Ms. Barbara P. Suplee
Dean Stephen M. Tarantal
Mr. Gene Terruso
Mr. Fabian Ulitsky
Ms. Sarah Van Keuren
Ms. Beth Ingrid Van Why
Ms. Susan T. Viguers
Ms. D’Arcy Webb
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Weinberg
Ms. Raquel Xamani-Icart
Mrs. Li-Chiu Yeh
Ms. Christine Zelinsky
Ms. Mira Zergani
Dr. Toby Zinman
Jan DeVries
Mrs. Stephanie Corp Maguire
MEMORIAL
Joel DeJesus
The University of the Arts is grateful
to the following donors who made
contributions to the University in
memory of a special person.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard DeJesus-Rueff
Kyle L. Ehret
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Joseph Ehret
Albert L. Glassberg
Larry and Harriet Weiss
Jewish Federation of Greater
Philadelphia
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Katz
Larry Reichlin
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Honickman
Larry Weiss’ birthday
Ms. Carol B. Blank
Mr. and Mrs. Alan P. Smith
Laurie Elder Atchley
HONOR
Mrs. Robert M. Elder
The University of the Arts is grateful
to the following donors who made
contributions to the University in honor
of a special person.
Linda Nicholson and Gil
Nussbaum’s marriage
Alex Generalis
Lucy Schulz
Mr. Leonidas S. Addimando
Mr. Jacob Schulz
Amanda Fink
Miguel Angel Corzo
Mrs. Carol Fink
Ms. Sabâ Sarol Saraagazade
Ms. Marcy Belfer
Christopher and Hazel Payne
Miriam Fine
Mr. Richard E. Smith-Beverly ’05
Mrs. Lynda F. Abraham-Braff ’79
Dolf Paier
Nick D’Amico
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Jannetta
Mr. Michael F. Pultro ’79
Dolly Beechman Schnall
receiving the Barrymore Lifetime
Achivement Award
Norma Klorfine
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin E. Burwasser
Ron and Ellen Caplan
Donald and Jeanne Jackson’s
50th wedding anniversary
Mr. Dean Adler and
Ms. Susanna E. Lachs
Mr. and Mrs. Steven B. Atlass
Mr. Leonard M. Klehr
Mr. Tim Jackson and
Ms. Carolyn Schmitt
Ms. Martha Morris
Tena Fishbein’s 50th birthday
Dorrance Hamilton
Ms. Roberta Bleckner
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Buck
Wesley T. Kays
Dr. Arlyn Miller
Drs. Michael S. Broder and
Arlene Goldman
Dr. Lya Dym Rosenblum
Ms. Ruth Dym Shapiro
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Mr. and Mrs. Greg Thomas Henry
Anna Bilynsky
Ms. Sophia N. Bilynsky ’79
Anna Tokarchyk
Mr. Clifford Berman and
Mrs. Marjorie Gardner
Anne d’Harnoncourt
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Brown
Beatrice Chain
Dr. and Mrs. Morton Amsterdam
Bernice C. Sciolla
Ms. Anne L. Sciolla ’86
Bill Zaccagni
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Julian
Catherine Quaile
Ms. Karen S. Norris
Christina Cullen
Mr. Lance Kenney
DeForrest W. Marchant, Jr
Ms. Betty Lou Marchant ’92
Dr. Jason C. Jang
Dr. Joseph E. McGrory
Edna Andrade
Mr. William G. White ’67
Frank Sciolla
Mr. Stephen J. Carro
Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Clovis
Cresa Partners Boston
Ms. Helen D’Angelo
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. D’Angelo
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Flanagan
Mr. William W. Goade
Ms. Caryn S. Gubin and
Mr. Harold S. Baumgarten
Mr. and Mrs. John Langel
Mr. and Mrs. D. Christopher LeVine
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Majewski
Ms. Marile Marshall
Mr. Thomas McKinley
Medical Billing Group
Ms. Mary L. Mullen
Mr. Steven G. Prusky
Mr. Harry W. Rivkin
Mr. Harold Rosenbluth
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Roth
Mr. Anthony J. Sciolla Jr.
Ms. Kathleen Sullivan
Mr. James Topper
Trigiani & Engle
Ms. Akimi Oi Valhouli
Ms. Eileen G. Waldman
Gerry Hoblin
Mr. William E. Hoblin and
Ms. Sarai Nieves
Ms. A. Rosalie Kenny ’05
Ms. Mira Zergani
Goldie Chaverson
Ms. Marcy Belfer
Harry Hartz
Mrs. Claudia Beechman Cohen
and Mr. Barry Cohen
Harry Turner
Ms. Andrea Hartley
Heinz P. Kerber
Mr. Ronald Paul Kerber ’80
James Eiseman, Sr
Mr. and Mrs. James Eiseman, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Burton Hersh
John F. Hoblin
Mr. William E. Hoblin and
Ms. Sarai Nieves
Ms. A. Rosalie Kenny ’05
Mr. Keith Lyons
Ms. Samantha Piccolo
Laurie Beechman
Ms. Marcy Belfer
Lee Orodenker
Ms. Andrea F. Kimmins
Leonard and Dolly Cantor
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Cantor
Louis Occulto McHale
Mr. and Mrs. Frank X. Senofonte, Jr.
Lucille Halpern
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Cantor
DONOR REPORT
Marcine Fass
Mrs. Victoria H. Fox ’68
Marion T. Justice
Mr. Milton B. Helmuth ’59
PARENTS
The University of the Arts is grateful to
our current students’ parents who made
special contributions to the University
in 2008.
Mary Wright
Mrs. Rita Di Renzo
Philip “Freddy” Bogatin
Mrs. Dolly Beechman Schnall
Phillip and Ida Lovitt
Ms. Anita Lovitt ’70
Roberta Treatman Eisenberg
René E. Stein
Rose Weiss
Ms. Carol B. Blank
Mr. Harold L. Yoh, Jr.
Rudow
Ms. Linda Karp Rudow ’04
Sabrina Seelig
Ms. Carol Moore and
Mr. Philip Schulman
Stanley Kephart
Mr. Stanley C. Kephart ’51
Thermon Harmon
Mrs. Janet B. DeVries
Ms. Carol Moore and
Mr. Philip Schulman
Vera Palamara
Mrs. Claudia Beechman Cohen
and Mr. Barry Cohen
Vincent Mark Cullen
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Mandel
Walt Stan
Ms. Violet S. Richman
Winifred Cantor
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Cantor
Your nephew, Clarence
Ms. Carolyn C. Ross ’74
Mr. and Mrs. Richard John
Angelicola
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Arnold
Mr. Joseph A. Artim
Mr. Daniel K. Bare
Ms. Millie M. Beahn
Ms. Deborah Bello
Mr. and Mrs. Barry L. Bohn
Mr. and Mrs. Sami K. Boulos
Ms. Mary Brennan
Mrs. Vilma Burgos-Torres
Ms. Joan T. Campbell
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur B. Carey, Jr.
Mrs. Betty Carlson-Jameson
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cherry
Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Chester
Ms. Louise Fairley Clay
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Barry Cohen
Ms. Jane M. Conner
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Cosgrove
Ms. Louise Jane Damian
Mr. and Mrs. Richard
DeJesus-Rueff
Mr. and Mrs. Francis R. DeWald
Dr. Rolando Diaz
Ms. Jane E. Dougherty
Mr. and Mrs. Walter B. Dulak
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Vincent
Durning
Mrs. Sylvia L. Egnal
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Joseph Ehret
Mr. and Mrs. John G. Esposito
Mrs. Carol Fink
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley E. Gast ’73
Ms. Janice A. Gerard
Mr. and Mrs. William Roy Hahn
Mr. and Mrs. N. Peter Hamilton
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Thomas Henry
Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Howard
Herman
Mr. Brian J. Higgins
Mr. Gary M. Hink
Mr. Johnnie Hobbs ’04
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Alan
Hoffman
Mr. John Hrevnack
Mr. William Russell Hubbarth
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Hulka
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Iacobucci
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ives
Ms. Nancy B. Kantra ’79
Ms. Catherine M. Kelly
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Edmund
Kelly
Mr. Ronald Paul Kerber ’80
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Kolbe
Ms. Kathleen Kuhlman
Mr. John M. Landis
Mr. Michael Charles LeBlanc
Mr. Kevin Charles Lozier
Mr. and Mrs. David L. Massler
Mr. Robert A Mauri
Ms. Brigid McCarthy and Mr.
James A. Crawford ’71
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kenneth
McCorriston
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Peter
Morabito
Ms. Mary L. Mullen
Mr. Kevin Murphy
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Allen
Muzerall
Mr. Edward O’Brien ’73
Mr. and Mrs. James O’Neill
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Osborne
Mr. Robert J. Palmeri
Mr. and Mrs. Michael S.
Prendergast
Mr. and Mrs. William Pulaski
Ms. Sabâ Sarol Saraagazade
Mr. James W. Sari
Mrs. Karla Schillhorn Van Veen
Mr. John P. Shacochis
Ms. Joyce A. Sherman
Mr. Jack Morgan Smith
Mr. Paul Alva Smoker
Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Snider
Dr. Laura S. Spears and
Dr. Paul Spears
Mr. Harold Burr Stevens
Mr. William Leland Taglieri
Ms. Charlotte E. Taylor
Ms. Dorothy P. Thomas
Ms. Megan E. Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Tolliver
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Alan Treitel
Mr. and Mrs. Edward O. Uthman
Mr. Andrew Vellrath ’66
Ms. Susan T. Viguers
Mrs. Geraldine M. Watson
Mrs. Anne Martin Wayne
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Eric Welch
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Anthony
Zmroczek
FOUNDATIONS &
CORPORATIONS
The University of the Arts if grateful
to the following foundations and
corporations who have generously
supported the University’s operations
and programs in 2008.
Anonymous
1675 Foundation
1976 Foundation
Academy Foundation
American Masterpieces:
Dance College Component
Andy Warhol Foundation
Art Sanctuary Church of
the Advocate
Austin Lamont Residuary Trust
Bank of America
The Barra Foundation
Berwind Corporation
The Bobo Foundation
The Boeing Company Gift
Matching Program
The Borowsky Family Foundation
Brenntag Specialties
Brook J. Lenfest Foundation
Brownstein Group
Joseph Cairns, Jr. & Ernestine
Bacon Cairns Trust
Campus Philly
Carbone Smolan Associates
Cavin-Morris Gallery
Cedar Crest College
The Charlotte Cushman
Foundation
Chez Dance Studio
Christian R. & Mary F. Lindback
Foundation
Chung Young Yang
Embroidery Museum
Connelly Foundation
Conston Foundation
The Richard and Jean Coyne
Family Foundation
Cresa Partners Boston
CRW Graphics
D. Hendrick Ezerman Foundation
Daroff Design, Inc.
Delaware Valley Legacy Fund
Driscoll Family Foundation
Edwin B. Garrigues Foundation
Encore Series, Inc.
Esther Gowen Hood Foundation
Fidelity Investments Charitable
Gift Fund
FMC Corporation
Framing Success
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Frank Duffy Interiors
Frederick J. Rosenau Foundation
Gallagher Benefits Services
Gelb Foundation
General Electric Company
The George Beach Foundation
The Joel and Elaine Gershman
Foundation
Greater Philadelphia Tourism
and Marketing Corporation
Hamilton Family Foundation
Harmony Lodge No. 52
Harris Connect
Henry Nias Foundation
The Hompe Foundation
The Honickman Foundation
Ignarri-Lummis Architects
International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers Local 98
Jacobs Music Company
Jewish Federation of Greater
Philadelphia
JHW IV Charitable Lead Trust
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Johnson & Johnson Family Of
Companies Fund
The Judith Rothschild Foundation
Kal & Lucille Rudman Foundation
Katherine/Alexandra Foundation
The Kenneth Aidekman Family
Foundation
Klorfine Foundation
The Korea Foundation
Korean Cultural Service New York
Landes Family Foundation
Liberty Mutual
Louis Nayovitz Foundation
Macy’s Foundation
Estate of Marion W. Martin ‘31
Medical Billing Group
Mr. Paul W. Melone
Meyer and Associates
MFS Investment Management
& Subsidiaries
Marlin Miller, Jr. Family
Foundation
Thomas E. Mistler Trust
Mono Cases
Music Theater International
The Lillian & Albert Noren
Foundation
Ohio Board of Regents
Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative,
funded by The Pew Charitable
Trusts and administered by the
University of the Arts
The Philadelphia Foundation
Philadelphia Management
Corporation
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Philadelphia Museum of Art
The Philadelphia Music Project,
a program of the Philadelphia
Center for Arts and Heritage,
funded by The Pew Charitable
Trusts and administered by the
University of the Arts
Philadelphia Water Color
Society
The Procter & Gamble Fund
Prudential
Melvin Richman Residual Trust
Rohm & Haas Company
Rosemont College
Samuel P. Mandell Foundation
Sapphire Fund
Savannah College of Art
and Design
The Schultz Family Foundation
Sidney R. Rosenau Foundation
Stamats
The Stratton Foundation
Surdna Foundation
TD Bank
Trigiani & Engle
Trinity Picture Framing
Tyco Electronics
Universal Health Services
Utrecht Art Supply
Verizon
The Richard C. von Hess
Foundation
W.W. Smith Charitable Trust
Wachovia
Wasserman Family Foundation
Webbcam
Windgate Charitable
Foundation
The Wistar Institute
Wolf, Block, Schorr &
Solis-Cohen LLP
The Wright-Hayre Fund of The
Philadelphia Foundation
Zeldin Family Foundation
Philadelphia Industrial
Development Corporation
Joseph Cairns, Jr. and Ernestine
Bacon Cairns Memorial
Scholarship
Joseph Cairns, Jr. & Ernestine
Bacon Cairns Trust
SCHOLARSHIPS AND
AWARDS
The University of the Arts if grateful
to the following donors who have
generously supported the University’s
scholarships and awards in 2008.
Lorraine & Benjamin Alexander
Award in Honor of John Laub
Winifred Finkelstein Cantor
Memorial Scholarship
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Cantor
Ted Carey Prize
The Richard C. von Hess
Foundation
Frederick J. Rosenau Foundation
Sol Calvin Cohen
Memorial Award
Edna Andrade Scholarship
Mr. William G. White ’67
Macy’s Foundation
Mr. David Pachman ’62
Jean Baker Memorial Award for
Excellence in Non-Fiction Writing
Dr. Frederick P. Cornell Award for
Excellence in Communication
Mr. Joseph Boles, Jr.
Mr. Christopher R. Howie
Mr. and Mrs. James D. Mast
Ms. Kathy Melendez
Ms. Kat. Muscianesi
Mrs. Karen Rosenberg
George A. Beach
Foundation Award
Christina Cullen Memorial Award
in Photography
The George Beach Foundation
Ms. Anne Bryson
Mr. Jason Cullen and
Mr. Brian Cullen
Ms. Jane E. Dougherty
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Eby
Mr. Lance Kenney
Mr. Edward O’Brien ’73
Laurie Beechman Memorial
Scholarship
Ms. Marcy Belfer
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin E. Burwasser
Mrs. Claudia Beechman Cohen
and Mr. Barry Cohen
Mrs. Sharon Faye and
Mr. Michael Katz
Ms. Sharon B. Kling
Mrs. Dolly Beechman Schnall and
Dr. Nathan Schnall
Rosalie Borowsky Belkin Award
in Fibers
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Denkin
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Mandel
CRW Graphics Award for
Excellence in Typography
CRW Graphics
William Daley Crafts and
Haystack Award
Mr. and Mrs. William P. Daley
Mr. Marlin Miller, Jr.
Mr. Robert K. Yagura ’65
Larry Day Scholarship
GOVERNMENT
The University of the Arts is grateful to
the following government agencies for
their support in 2008.
City of Philadelphia, Cultural
Corridors Fund
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
National Endowment of the Arts
Ohio Board of Regents
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
Randee Berman Memorial Prize
in Graphic Design
Ms. Ruth E. Fine ’62
Mrs. Penelope Lynne Smith ’78
Mr. Clifford Berman and
Mrs. Marjorie Gardner
Dean’s Award (CMAC)
Brenntag Specialties, Inc. Award
Mr. Christopher P. Garvin
Dean Neil J. Kleinman
Brenntag Specialties
Stuart M. Egnal Prize in Painting
Brownstein Group Award
for Creative Excellence in
Advertising
Brownstein Group
Mrs. Sylvia L. Egnal
DONOR REPORT
James Eiseman, Sr.
Memorial Prize
Randy Granger Art Education
Scholarship
Mr. and Mrs. James Eiseman, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Burton Hersh
Mr. Randy W. Granger ’70
Ms. Barbara P. Suplee
Mr. Martin A. Novelli
Alfred J. Ignarri Award for Junior
Studio Photography
Eddie Oliver Entrepreneurial
Spirit Award
Ignarri-Lummis Architects
Ms. DeAngela L. Duff
Ms. Doris Ellington
Ms. Carolyn Robinson
Roberta Treatman Eisenberg
Memorial Scholarship
Dr. Harvey Eisenberg
Miss René E. Stein
Justin Eng Scholarship
Jacobs Music Steinway Award
Delaware Valley Legacy Fund
Jacobs Music Company
Excellence in Community
Programming Award
Zelda and Josef Jaffe Memorial
Scholarship
Dean Neil J. Kleinman
Mr. Jeffrey C. Ryder
Mr. and Dr. Wilfred Lorry
D. Hendrik Ezerman
Memorial Scholarship
Virginia G. and Harvey Kimmel
Scholarship in Crafts
Mrs. Rosina Feldman
Lindback Distinguished
Teaching Award
Diane Taylor Foxman Scholarship
Mrs. Diane T. Foxman ’53
Christian R. & Mary F. Lindback
Foundation
Edwin B. Garrigues Scholarship
Lenore Millhollen Music Award
Edwin B. Garrigues Foundation
Mrs. Lenore P. Millhollen ’47
John J. Garvin Award for
Excellence through Persistence
Friends of Carol Moore Award
Mrs. Harriet G. Weiss
Albert Gold Drawing Prize
Mrs. Aurora M. Gold ’52
Ms. Carol Moore and
Mr. Philip Schulman
Shannon D. Moore Film Award
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Moore
Ms. Shannon D. Moore ’05
Laura Byrna Mulitz
Vocal Scholarship
Anonymous
Harmony Lodge No. 52 Award
Harmony Lodge No. 52
Henry Nias Foundation
Scholarship
Dorothy B. Hershen Performing
Arts Memorial Scholarship
Henry Nias Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Moceri, Jr.
Lillian and Albert Noren
Foundation Scholarship
Ken and Eleanor Hiebert Award
for Excellence in Graphic Design
The Lillian & Albert Noren
Foundation
Mr. Philip C. Burton ’68
Esther Gowen Hood Music
Scholarship
Delaware Valley Legacy Fund
Mrs. Florance Kerber
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Kimmel
Albert Glassberg Scholarship
in Graphic Design
Mrs. Gina L. Michaels and
Mr. John Phillips
Robert Posner Scholarship
Eugene Feldman
Commemoration Award
Mr. Christopher P. Garvin
Philadelphia Water Color Society
Mr. Ronald Paul Kerber ’80
Rick Kerber Memorial Scholarship
Mr. Edward Colker and
Ms. Elaine G. Galen ’49
Philadelphia Water Color
Society Award
J.N. Phillips Casting Prize
Heinz P. Kerber Memorial
Scholarship
D. Hendrick Ezerman Foundation
Feldman/Kaplan Award
Giulio and Carina Novelli
Memorial Award for Excellence
in the Liberal Arts
Promising Young
Artists Scholarship
Anonymous (2)
Ms. Linda Lee Alter ’61
Mr. Clifton H. Anderson ’69
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Arnold
Ms. Lydia T. Artymiw ’73
Austin Lamont Residuary Trust
Mrs. Sara M. Belcher ’34
Mr. Alan P. Berg and Ms. Audrey
Bookspan-Berg
Mrs. Nissan Bernstien ’55
Berwind Corporation
The Boeing Company Gift
Matching Program
Ms. Joan T. Campbell
Mr. Barry R. Castle ’65
Ms. Anne C. Cecil ’90
Ms. Lisa Misook Chae ’87
Ms. Alisha Beth Cherry-Dubb ’96
Mr. Morris A. Chomitz
Mr. Stephen Z. Cohen ’64
CRW Graphics
Ms. Nazanin Dana ’80
Mr. Andre V. Danao ’72
Ms. Osceola Davis-Smith ’70
Mr. Charles H. DeMirjian ’50
Mr. Alexander Derkas ’49
Miss Maude DeSchauensee
Mr. and Mrs. Walter B. Dulak
Mrs. Elizabeth Y. Eaby ’65
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Joseph Ehret
Ms. Diane L. Emerson ’90
Mr. Lewis M. Epstein ’76
Mr. and Mrs. John G. Esposito
Ms. Lynn M. Felsher ’71
Mrs. Marion Liesau Fetterolf ’42
Mrs. Carol Fink
Mrs. Frances R. Fish
Ms. Anna Fine Foer ’80
Mr. Edward L. Foran ’55
Ms. Patricia L. France ’78
Mrs. Jessica Lynn Frye ’02, MAT ’03
Mr. Carl J. Genna, Jr. ’60
Mr. Anthony Gizzi
Mrs. Florence Gurland ’45
Ms. Andrea Hartley
Mr. Wesley M. Heilman, III ’58
Ms. Elizabeth Helling ’76
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Iacobucci
Mr. Tim Jackson and
Ms. Carolyn Schmitt
Mrs. Jean Johnson ’44
Mrs. Patricia A. Johnson ’78
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Kane
Ms. A. Rosalie Kenny ’05
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Klarman ’87
Mrs. Gwen S. Kovach ’50
Mr. Brett Krasnov
Mr. Michael Charles LeBlanc
Mr. and Mrs. Norman D. Leebron
Mr. Charles R. Lewis, Jr. ’83
Mr. and Dr. Wilfred Lorry
Mrs. Jean R. Lowenstein ’50
Mrs. Stephanie Corp Maguire
Ms. Betty Lou Marchant ’92
Mr. E. James Maurer
Mrs. Susan P. Maxfield ’67
Mrs. Susan J. Melnik ’92
Mrs. Lenore P. Millhollen ’47
Mr. Thomas Mills ’03
Mrs. Barbara Mimnaugh ’58
Ms. Meg Clifton Mitchell ‘01
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Momberger
Mono Cases
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Allen Muzerall
Ms. Mary Elizabeth Nelson
Ms. Sara Nerken
Mrs. Phyllis S. Newman ’62
Mr. Charles J. Ober ’49
Mr. and Mrs. James O’Neill
Mr. Mark Paul
Mr. and Mrs. Michael S.
Prendergast
Mr. Simon D. Prioleau ’57
Mrs. Doris Reilly ’51
Mr. and Mrs. Perry F. Richman
Dr. Harry Rosenthal
Ms. Sylvia G. Salvat ’83
Mr. Anthony Sansotta ’69
Mr. Arnold Segal ’58
Ms. Kathleen S. Seltzer ’69
Mr. John P. Shacochis
Mr. Donald J. Shanosky ’59
Ms. Natalie Patlove Share ’51
Judge Gregory Sleet
Esther Gowen Hood Foundation
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Mr. Daniel A. Sloane ’01
Mr. Richard E. Smith-Beverly ’05
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Spicer ’57
Stamats
Mrs. Jean Simpson Stephenson ’47
Mrs. Linda P. Stoudt ’72
Mr. Americo J. Taddeo ’56
Mrs. Jane H. Tamaccio ’60
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Tolliver
The Honorable James Treadway
and Mrs. Susan P. Treadway
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Troxell, Jr. ’71
Mr. Richard F. Wagner ’81
Ms. Patricia Waldygo ’73
Mrs. Christine J. Washington
Mrs. Anne Martin Wayne
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Weinberg
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Weisman ’62
Mrs. Barbara S. Weiss ’47
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Whetzel
Mr. and Mrs. Seymour
Woodnick ’49
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Anthony
Zmroczek
Dr. Michael Zuckerman
Elizabeth Ann Pulaski Memorial
Scholarship
Ms. Caryn S. Gubin and Mr. Harold
S. Baumgarten
Mr. and Mrs. John Langel
Mr. and Mrs. D. Christopher LeVine
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Majewski
Ms. Marile Marshall
Mr. Thomas McKinley
Medical Billing Group
Ms. Mary L. Mullen
Mr. Steven G. Prusky
Mr. Harry W. Rivkin
Mr. Harold Rosenbluth
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Roth
Mr. Anthony J. Sciolla Jr.
Ms. Kathleen Sullivan
Mr. James Topper
Trigiani & Engle
Ms. Akimi Oi Valhouli
Ms. Eileen G. Waldman
Seattle Dance Scholarship
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Block
The Bobo Foundation
Ms. Julia L. Calhoun and
Mr. Christopher R. Larson
The Schultz Family Foundation
W.W. Smith Prize
American Masterpieces: Dance
College Component Fund
The Richard C. von Hess
Foundation
American Masterpieces: Dance
College Component
Berthe Von Moschzisker Annual
Printmaking Award
ARTSWARM Fund
Katherine/Alexandra Foundation
Mrs. Anne Kaplan
Crafts Symposium Fund
Sylvia Wexler Memorial Award
in Art Education
The Philadelphia Foundation
Mrs. Ginia Davis Wexler
Digital Lab Fund
Mrs. Samuel M. V. Hamilton
Arthur P. Williams Award
Mr. Stanley Alper and
Mr. Pedro Rodriguez
Mr. George M. Eberhardt ’54
Mrs. Erin Lisa Elman ’97
Ms. Hedi Kyle
Mr. and Mrs. William S.
Murphy, Jr. ’53
Mr. Joseph D. O’Keefe
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Roth ’50
Dr. and Mrs. Bernard G.
Segal, M.D.
Mr. Carl Steele ’51
Mrs. Harriet G. Weiss
Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Williams
Mr. Robert R. Wright, Jr. ’57
Film Internship Fund
Academy Foundation
Hybrid Book Fund
Anonymous
The Borowsky Family Foundation
Ms. Astrid Bowlby
Ms. Kelly Fernandez
Ms. Rosae M. Reeder ’95
Mr. Carl Steele ’51
Ms. Susan T. Viguers
Mr. Mark Thomas Wangberg ’99
Ms. Susan Weinz
Chez Dance Studio
Mr. and Mrs. Edward O. McErlean
Ms. Lorraine Montgomery
Mr. and Mrs. William Pulaski
W.W. Smith Charitable Trust
Richard Reinhardt Memorial
Scholarship
Tony Sparacino
Memorial Scholarship
Mrs. Hazel S. Reinhardt
Sapphire Fund
Writing for Film and Television
Faculty Award
Paul Robeson Scholarship
Beatrice and Harold Stone
Dance Scholarship
Mr. Jeffrey C. Ryder
Mace Book Fund
Klorfine Foundation
Mr. Mark S. Stone
Bill Zaccagni Memorial Award
The Richard C. von Hess
Foundation
Joseph R. Terruso Stage
Combat Award
Dr. Andrea J. Clearfield ’84
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Julian
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kalny
Anonymous
Art Sanctuary Church of the
Advocate
Music Theater International
Rohm & Haas Fine Arts
Achievement Award
Rohm & Haas Company
Arnold Roth Saturday Lab
Scholarship
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Roth ’50
TD Bank
W.W. Smith Scholarships
W.W. Smith Charitable Trust
Anonymous
Ms. Jo Anne D. Alexander
Mr. and Mrs. David H. Burton
Mr. Charles Conwell
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Godorecci
Mr. Gene Terruso
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Terruso
Richard C. von Hess Faculty Prize
Sciolla Award
Mr. Stephen J. Carro
Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Clovis
Ms. Helen D’Angelo
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. D’Angelo
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Flanagan
Mr. William W. Goade
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The Richard C. von Hess
Foundation
Richard C. von Hess Museum
Studies Internship Award
The Richard C. von Hess
Foundation
Howard A. & Martha R. Wolf
Scholarship
Wolf, Block, Schorr &
Solis-Cohen LLP
Inauguration Fund
Anonymous
Mangos, Inc.
Laurie Beechman
Cabaret Theater
Ms. Flora Schnall
Mrs. Dolly Beechman Schnall
Miguel Angel Corzo Center
for the Creative Economy
Endowment Fund
Miguel Angel Corzo
RESTRICTED GIVING
The University of the Arts is grateful
to the following donors who have
supported special projects at the
University in 2008.
African American Student
Union Fund
Ms. Mary Ann Cox
Mr. and Mrs. Harold M. Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Scott M. Jenkins
Mr. and Mrs. Salvatore Polizzotto
Pre-College-Coyne Family
Foundation
The Richard and Jean Coyne
Family Foundation
Pre-College Surdna
Foundation Fund
Surdna Foundation
R. Borowsky Belkin Fibers Fund
The Borowsky Family Foundation
DONOR REPORT
Salvatore Meo Catalogue
The Judith Rothschild Foundation
Ellen and Ronald Kaplan Center
for the Performing Arts
International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers Local 98
Philadelphia Management
Corporation
Summer Jazz Institute
Kal & Lucille Rudman Foundation
Transformation Endowment
Mr. Ira Brind
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence S. Reichlin
Richard C. von Hess
Drawing Project
2009 Fund
The Richard C. von Hess
Foundation
Richard C. von Hess
Museum Internships
The Richard C. von Hess
Foundation
Richard C. von Hess
Visiting Artists Fund
The Richard C. von Hess
Foundation
Webradio Cultural Channel/
Broad Street Review Fund
Mr. Herman Rottenberg
Women in Pop Art
Exhibition Fund
Andy Warhol Foundation
Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative
EVENTS
The University of the Arts is grateful to
the following donors who supported the
University’s annual gala and golf events,
raising a total of more than $350,000
for the University’s Promising Young
Artists Scholarship Fund.
BANDSTAND ON BROAD
Anonymous
503 Corporation
Ms. Harriet S. Ackerman ’84
Mr. Robert Alig
Mr. Jan C. Almquist ’81
The Annenberg Foundation
Ms. Carol B. Blank
Blupath Design
Mr. Roger L. Bomgardner
The Borowsky Family Foundation
Ira and Myrna Brind Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd Brotman
Ms. Karen Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H.
Carnwath
Carpetsmith
Ms. Susan Charleston
Citizens Bank
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Corrado
Dr. Nancy I. Davenport
Mr. and Mrs. Harold M. Davis
Dr. and Mrs. Alan H.
DeCherney ’66
Miss Maude DeSchauensee
Dr. Annette DiMedio
Mr. and Mrs. Arnon Dreyfuss
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Effron
Mrs. Robert M. Elder
Electronic Ink
Ms. Barbara Elliott and
Mr. Michael Rossman
Elliott-Lewis Corporation
Mr. Wesley W. Emmons, Jr. ’54
Ms. Anne Edith Erickson ’07
Ms. Elaine Evans ’44
Mrs. Jill R. Felix Colton
Mrs. Phyllis B. Fleming ’84
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Foster
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Fox
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Fox
Mr. James G. Fulton ’72
Mr. and Mrs. W. Roderick Gagne
Gallagher Benefits Services
Mr. Christopher P. Garvin
Mr. and Mrs. William Gast ’68
Mr. Anthony Gizzi
Mrs. Susan Glazer and
Dr. Robert M. Glazer
Ms. Eugenia B. Gonzalez ’83
Hamilton Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Hill, III
Hirtle, Callaghan & Co., Inc.
Ms. Clara Hollander
Ms. Cynthia Holstad
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Honickman
Ms. Teresa Jaynes
Mrs. Kathie Jeffries
Mr. and Mrs. Scott M. Jenkins
Mr. Scott A. Kasselmann ’85
Dr. and Mrs. Russel E. Kaufman
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Kimmel
Dean Neil J. Kleinman
Klorfine Foundation
Mr. Jerome Kurtz
Dean and Mrs. Richard Lawn
Ms. Pamela Palgliesh Laws
Mr. Malcolm L. Lazin
Ms. Sharon LeFevre
Drs. R. Alan Leffers and
Michael Longo
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Lenfest
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Locks
Ms. Carol A. Mager, Esq.
Mr. Glenn Manko
Dr. Noel Mayo ’60
Mr. and Mrs. Sam S. McKeel
MGA Partners
Mr. and Mrs. John Middleton
Mrs. J. Maxwell Moran
Ms. Martha Morris
Mr. and Mrs. John Robert
Noonan
Dr. and Mrs. R. Barrett Noone
Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Northrup
Peter Nero and the Philly Pops
Philadelphia Management
Corporation
Quaker Chemical Corporation
Mr. David Rasner and Ms.
Caroline Wischmann
Mr. Kevin Paul Ray
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence S.
Reichlin
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Rock
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rollins
Ms. Eileen Rosenau
Mrs. Caroline S. Rossy ’08
Mrs. Suzanne Scott
Mr. Gary Segal
Ms. Mari M. Shaw
Dr. Robert L. Siegle, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Simpson
Mr. Peter Solmssen
Ms. Lenore Stein
Dean Stephen M. Tarantal
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tiffany
Mr. and Mrs. Archbold D.
van Beuren
Mr. James Vesey, C.P.A.
Mrs. Harriet G. Weiss
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred P. West, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Yoram J. Wind
Ms. Raquel Xamani-Icart
Mr. Benjamin E. Zuckerman and
Mrs. Marian Robinson
UNIVERSITY GOLF
TOURNAMENT
Anonymous
12th Street Caterers
503 Corporation
Apple
Archer & Greiner
Associated Specialty
Contracting
Automatic Data Processing
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene H. Bayard
Becker & Frondorf
Blupath Design
Ira and Myrna Brind Foundation
Mr. Ira Brind
Brocks Fire Protection
Mr. Terry K. Carkner
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H.
Carnwath
Carpetsmith
Coastal Communications Group
CRW Graphics
Cushman & Wakefield of
Pennsylvania
Mr. and Mrs. Harold M. Davis
Del-Con Electric
Elliott-Lewis Corporation
Emerson, Reid & Company
Fastrack Construction
Mrs. Jill R. Felix Colton
Gallagher Benefits Services
Gold Medal Disposal
Mr. Nat Hamilton ’07
Heavy Water Ltd.
Hirtle, Callaghan & Co., Inc.
Independence Blue Cross
Klehr, Harrison, Harvey,
Branzburg & Ellers LLP
Lanier
Liberty Property Trust
Lima Company
Loeper and Associates
The Honorable F. Joseph Loeper
Mr. Seymour G. Mandell
Mr. John H. McFadden
Mid America Group
Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Mirabello
Nodado Contracting
Otis Elevator Company
P. Agnes
Mr. Adolf A. Paier
Pediatric Dental Associates
Pembrooke North Condominium
Philadelphia Management
Corporation
Quaker Chemical Corporation
Reed Smith
Mr. Augustino J. Russo
S.M. Jenkins and Co.
Samuel P. Mandell Foundation
Spytronics
Stephen Varenhorst
Architects, PC
Synterra
TD Bank
Mr. Oliver B. Tomlin
TrevDan
United Concordia
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Mr. and Mrs. James Vesey, C.P.A.
W. B. Mason
Willis HRH
FIBERS
The University of the Arts is grateful
to the following donors who made
contributions to the University’s 2008
International Fiber Symposium and
Contemporary Korean Fiber exhibition.
Mr. Hans U. Allemann
Ms. Elisabeth Argo
Ms. Patricia Autenrieth
Ms. Dorothy Gill Barnes
Ms. Marilyn Barrett
Ms. Pamela Becker
Ms. Paula Becker
Ms. Lanny Bergner
Ms. Nancy Moore Bess
Ms. Georgeann S. Blaha
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bobrowicz
Mr. Danielle Bodine
Ms. Miriam Bonner
Ms. Cynthia Boyer
Ms. Susan M. Brandt
Bo Breda
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cahn
Mrs. Arlene Caplan
Sorrell Caplan
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Carver
Ms. Maggie Casey ’05
Cavin-Morris Gallery
Cedar Crest College
Kai Chan
Chung Young Yang Embroidery
Museum
Jiyoung Chung
Ms. Lia Cook
Ms. Katherine D. Crone
Mr. and Mrs. William P. Daley
Ms. Helen Drutt English
Ms. Eva Ennist
Ms. Brenda Erickson
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Evelev
Ms. Sharron Forrest
Mrs. Cynthia D. Friedman ’78
Mr. William D. Gerhard ’97
Ms. Katherine Glover
Mr. and Mrs. Marc Grainer
Ms. Carol Anne Graminski
Greater Philadelphia Tourism
and Marketing Corporation
Ms. Marilyn Henrion
Ms. Peggy Whitney Hobbs
Ms. Susan Iverson
Ms. Shirley Jacobs
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Ms. Charlene Johnson
Mrs. Janet Kawada
Sheetal Khanna-Ravich
Shizuko Kimura
Ms. Patti King
Ms. Patricia F. Klein
The Korea Foundation
Korean Cultural Service
New York
Mr. John A. Krynick ’80
Mr. Edward Bing Lee
Ms. Maggie Leininger
Ms. Elsa Leonard
Mr. Ronald B. Leve
Dr. Peter B. Olson ’77 and
Mrs. Penelope E. Malish ’77
Ms. Lauren McEwen
Mr. Aaron McIntosh
Ms. Nancy Middlebrook
Marlin Miller, Jr. Family
Foundation
Ms. Claudia Mills
Ms. Betsy Miraglia
Mr. Clemmer Montague
Ms. Linda Montague
Mr. and Ms. Robert
Moss-Vreeland ’72
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore T.
Newbold
Mr. Mark Newport
Ms. Jill Odegaard
Ms. Kathryn Pannepacker
Ms. Marilyn Pappas
Ms. Sharron Parker
Ms. Sarah Shields Perot ’06
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Ms. Leslie L. Pontz
Mr. Harold W. Pote
Ms. Marjorie Durko Puryear
Fran Reed
Ms. Marsha Rheubottom
Mr. Rowland Ricketts
Mr. Jon Eric Riis
Ms. Ellen Gail Roberts ’81
Ms. Rose Robertson
Mr. Michael Rohde
Rosemont College
Ms. Donna Rosenthal
Savannah College of Art
and Design
Ms. Joy Saville
Ms. Cynthia Schira
Mrs. Deborah Schwartzman
Ms. Nancy Shiffrin
Ms. Rana Ann Siegel ’01
Mr. Paul Smith
Ms. Mary Elizabeth Smull ’95
Burn-Soo Song
Ms. Jo Stealey
Ms. Jeanne Steiner
Ms. Rebecca Stevens
Ms. Johanna Thompson
Ms. Anna Torma
Mr. Burton E. Van Deusen ’71
Ms. Doray Walla
Ms. Deborah Warner
Ms. Judy Weisman
Ms. Marcia Weiss
Ms. Barbara Werner
Ms. Ann Peters Wessman
Ms. Carol D. Westfall
Windgate Charitable
Foundation
Grethe Wittrock
Ms. Carol Woolford
Zeldin Family Foundation
Ms. Karen Ziemba
GIFTS IN KIND
The University of the Arts is
grateful to the following individuals
and businesses who have made
contributions of in-kind products and
services to the University in 2008.
Anonymous
12th Street Caterers
Ms. Sarah A. F. S. Sh
Alfarhan ‘10
Allemann Almquist & Jones
Apple
Ashton Distributors
Mr. Joshua A. Bach ’84
Professors Edward and
Jane Bedno
Ms. Mariana Betancourt ’07
Bloomingdale’s
Blupath Design
Mr. Ira Brind
Mr. Martin Caleb Brown ’04
Ms. Diane Bush
Capital Grille
Ms. Sharon Church
Mr. Edward Colker and
Ms. Elaine G. Galen ’49
Ms. Donna Conner
Mr. Mark S. Cooperstein ’79
Cort Trade Show Furnishings
CRW Graphics
Mr. Paul M. Curci
Mr. Alex Danin
Mr. and Mrs. Harold M. Davis
Mr. Charles H. DeMirjian ’50
Ms. Allison DeSalvo
Mr. Jerrold Elkins ’67
F.C. Haab
Faronics
Fork Restaurant
French Creek Sheep & Wool
Dr. and Mrs. Alfred E.
Goldman
Mr. Eric John Graeber ’92
Mr. Jayme Guokas
Mr. Lars Halle ’96
Mr. Douglas H. Heath
Dr. and Mrs. Russel E. Kaufman
Mr. Charles A. Keenan ’88
Mr. and Mrs. John C.
Kennedy ’78
Ms. Anne Keyser
Keystone Industrial Properties
Dean Neil J. Kleinman
Mrs. Judith Kotler
Mr. Daniel W. Kushner ’02
Lagos
Mangos
Markzware Software
McCormick & Schmick’s
Ms. Melinda W. Mettler
Dr. Arlyn H. Miller
Mural Arts Program
NEC Display Solutions
Ms. Camille Paglia
Mr. David Pap
Mrs. Ruth Perlmutter
Philadelphia Palm
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph M. Quinn
Ms. Barbara Rice
Robinson Luggage
Mr. Ron Rumford ’84
Mr. Wilber Henry Schilling, III ’94
Ms. Jadwiga Sell
Ms. Ruth Dym Shapiro
Mr. Anthony J. Shostak and
Mrs. Crystal L. Nicholas ’90
Mr. Brook T. Smith
Ms. Patricia Stewart
Synterra
The Union League of
Philadelphia
W. B. Mason
Mr. Jeffrey D. Ware ’73
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W.
Wescott ’53
Mr. Robert Wright
Ms. Christine Zelinsky
Dr. Toby Zinman