Fall 2024 Commencement Program

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Order of Ceremonies

Processional
Performed by the Norem Brass Quintet

National Anthem
Sarah Rees

Welcome
Eric Lau, Dean, LSU College of Music & Dramatic Arts

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

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

Presentation of Graduate Candidates
Trey Davis, Interim Associate Dean of Graduate Studies

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

Alma Mater
Madison Kavanaugh

Recessional
After the ceremony, graduates and family members are asked to please move to the Student Union Lobby for pictures and socializing.

Event Information 

Ceremonies begin Thursday, December 19th, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. CST in the CMDA Shaver Theatre

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

Fall 2024 Graduating Class

Undergraduate Degrees

Madison Elise Antrainer
Physical Theatre
CUM LAUDE

Dash Gunn
Theatre Design and Technology

Jalia M Martin
Performance
CUM LAUDE

K’mee Lynn Mayeur
Theatre Studies

Oreoluwa Boluwatife Onasanya
Performance
MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Emily Catherine Shain
Arts Administration

Hailey Grace Wendelstedt
Performance
CUM LAUDE

Devin B Bordelon
Film and Television

Alexander Lee Hall
Film and Television
SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Webb B Mallett
Film and Television
MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Kaya Trinity Merry
Film and Television

Gianna Monae Moore
Film and Television
MAGNA CUM LAUDE

John C Blair IV
Theatre
Euphonium

Alex Michael Ellender
Trumpet

Ethan Gage Ellender
Percussion

Madison Anne Kavanaugh
Voice
MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Gabriella E Hendricks
Saxophone
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
UNIVERSITY MEDALIST

Dawson Shane Redd
Percussion

Katelynn Rain Zelko
Voice

Graduate Degrees

Please note that graduate degrees are officially conferred by the Pinkie Gordon Lane Graduate School. Dr. Jeffrey Perry is serving as the Graduate Council representative for the awarding of graduate-level degrees.

MaryKate Franics Core
Musicology

Anna Stanley
String Performance

Ty Ellender
Percussion Performance
"Looping: The Music Of Steve Reich"

Melanie Tess Mallard
Piano Performance
"Beyond Surrealism: The Developing Keyboard Style of Andre Souris"

Sarah C Rees
Vocal Performance
"Redefining the Art Songs of Maude Valerie White"

Abby South
Music Education
"Examination of Musical Sophistication and Working Memory Correlates in High School Students"

Kyra Rose Smith
Theatre History, Dramatic Literature and Dramatic Theory and Criticism
"The Messy Antics Age: Utopian Potential in Queer Jewish Performance"

 

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