Spring 2022 Commencement Program

Ceremonies begin Friday, May 20, 2022 at 12:30 p.m. CST
LSU Student Union Theater

A livestream of this ceremony will be available on our YouTube channel.

Order of Ceremonies

Processional
Performed by the Norem Brass Quintet

National Anthem
Performed by Khary Wilson

Welcome
Kristin Sosnowsky, Interim 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 Music
  • Bachelor of Music
  • Bachelor of Music Education

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

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

Alma Mater
Performed by Jenna Grissom

Recessional

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

 

May 2022 Graduating Class

Kendall Anne Berry

Performance

 

Sophia Marie Brazda

Performance

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

 

Brianna Hope Burgan

Performance

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

 

Tara Elizabeth Butler

Theatre Studies

 

Nathan Thad Catalanotto

Performance

 

Noah Kai Catalanotto

Theatre Studies

 

Sarena Rose Chambliss

Theatre Design and Technology

 

Amber Elizabeth Cummings

Theatre Design and Technology

 

Jordanne Ashley Davis Guerin

Performance

 

Ian Michael Dupuy

Arts Administration

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

 

Victoria Lynne Hammond

Theatre Design and Technology

 

John Michael Heraty

Film and Television

 

Mikaela Marree Herrera

Theatre Studies

 

Lauren Elizabeth Hingle

Arts Administration

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

 

Madisen Julianna Kelly

Performance

 

Mengjuan Li

Film and Television

 

Mary Hope McDaniel

Performance

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

 

Charlotte Finch McKeon

Film and Television

 

Yesenia Halima Medina

Performance

 

Roderick Jerrell Middleton

Theatre Studies

 

Ian Michael Nicaud

Film and Television

 

Nicholas Santo Russo

Theatre Studies

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

 

Miranda Rain Scott-Catoire

Performance

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

 

Elijah Scott Skalisky

Performance

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

 

Zoë Elizabeth Springfloat

Performance

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

 

Austin Reid Straight

Film and Television

CUM LAUDE

 

Hannah Marie Thibodeaux

Theatre Studies

 

Jingyi Yu

Film and Television

Gabrielle Alyse Broussard

Film and Television

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

 

Tyler James Emick

Film and Television

 

Marshal Talon Hodges

Film and Television

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

 

Michael James McDonough

Film and Television

 

Brendan Anthony Pyron

Film and Television

Brett Anthony Bernard

Jazz 

Trumpet

 

Robert Michael Chedville, Jr.

Experimental Music and Digital Media

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

 

Saida Nkisi Joshua Smith

Experimental Music and Digital Media

 

Gabriel Lasserre Keowen

Experimental Music and Digital Media

 

Lee Hastings Lambert

Jazz 

Trumpet

 

Delana Elizabeth Lorance

Intradisciplinary Music 

Flute

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

 

Thomas Karl Odenheimer

Academic Studies

Saxophone

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

 

Cara Dominique Ramos

Voice

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

University Medalist 

Distinguished Undergraduate Researcher

 

Abigail Jade Segura

Arts Administration

Violin

 

Tia Rochelle Young

Flute

Taylisse Malia Boissonneault

Piano

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

 

Stephen Jacob Browne

Composition

Percussion

 

Bradley Steven Burford

Horn

 

Matthew Chauvin

Horn

 

Robert Michael Chedville, Jr.

Composition

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

 

ShiYong Chong

Voice

 

Sydney Ellen Cooke

Flute

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

 

Alba Cristina Layana Izurieta

Violin

CUM LAUDE

 

Mandalay Katherine Martin

Voice

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

University Medalist 

 

Isaac James Nebeker

Voice

 

Charles Keith Nugent

Percussion

 

Arthur Burtram Odenheimer

Flute

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

 

Thomas Karl Odenheimer

Composition

Saxophone

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

 

Evan Zachary Outhouse

Percussion

 

Hannah Rice

Composition

Voice

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

University Medalist 

 

Anna Kristina Stanley

Piano

Violin

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

 

Jack Hartman Steele

Percussion

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Ethan Zane Archer

Clarinet

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

 

Morris Foux Arena

Trumpet

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

 

Ross Michael Boudreaux

Trumpet

 

Jessica Elizabeth Breaux

Clarinet

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

 

Robert Louis Cobden

Trumpet

 

Ethyn Kade Evans

Tuba

 

Keller Addison Kieschnick

Trumpet

 

Connor Alan McElwee

Trombone

 

Jordan Alexandra McNamara

Clarinet

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

 

Thomas Karl Odenheimer

Saxophone

SUMMA CUM LAUDE 

 

Sawyer Jacob Patterson

Saxophone

CUM LAUDE

 

Kaley Grace Pichon

Voice

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

 

Michael Cody Thurber

Trombone

Sara Antell

Vocal Performance

 

Francisco Ballestas Sayas

Brass Performance

 

Fred Canada

String Performance

 

Lucia Berenice Carrera Troya

Vocal Performance

 

Luis Bernardo Castro

String Performance

 

Rachel Cisneros

Musicology

The Early Lieder of Josephine Lang: A Comparative Study

 

Hunter Lance Collins

Woodwind Performance

 

Nicholas Fahrenkrug

Vocal Performance

 

Cleveland Patrick Forrester

Wind Conducting

 

Imani Sarai Francis

Vocal Performance

 

Devin Gilbreath

Woodwind Performance

 

Henrique Borges Gomes

Collaborative Keyboard

 

Aaron Alonso Gonzalez-Hernandez

Composition

Bassoon Concerto: Color & Light

 

Jenna Renee Grissom

Vocal Performance

 

Mary Katharine McClure Guthrie

String Performance

 

Amile Honstein

Woodwind Performance

 

Joshua Huff

Woodwind Performance

 

Angela Marie Lamar

Vocal Performance

 

Ruby Lauryn Lee

Collaborative Piano

 

Sarah Leonard

Piano Pedagogy

 

Carlye Latas McGregor

Music Education

Teachers’ and Students’ Perceptions of Goal Orientation Theory in Secondary Instrumental Music Classrooms: A Case Study

 

Stella Monshaw

Collaborative Keyboard

 

Roderick Orin Paulin

Jazz Studies

 

Jacob Peterson

Music Education

Music Making and Learning in a School for the Visually Impaired: A Case Study

 

Natasha Pizarro

Woodwind Performance

 

Keyi Qiu

Woodwind Performance

 

Mathew William Tuk

Brass Performance

 

Connor Brad Underwood

Jazz Studies

 

Jennifer Marie Webber

Music Education

Use of Rhythm Video Games as a Tool for Rhythmic Listening in Elementary School Music Students

 

Nolan Patrick Wible

Brass Performance

 

Taeyoung Yun

String Performance

Crystal Lynn Hayner

Scenic Technology and Design

An Examination of the Myriad of Skills Properties Artisans Utilize and How They are Attained

 

Kellie Murphy

Scenic Technology and Design

Emerging Trends: Scenic Design Beyond the Stage

 

Madison Elaine Stinemetz

Scenic Technology and Design

Methods and Practices of Teaching Online Theatrical Scenic Painting Curricula

Javier Elizondo

Woodwind Performance

 

Dustin Ray Haigler

Percussion Performance

A Performance Practice Guide for: only.just.almost.never for Solo Vibraphone by Jay Alan Yim

 

Naiyin Hou

String Performance

Ysaye Sonata No. 4 

A Sonata of Past and Future

 

Jose Romero-Ottonello

String Performance

New Transcription for Cello and Piano of the “Violin and Piano Sonata by Uruguayan Composer, Hector Tosar” Including a Performance Edition, Analysis, and Biography

 

Khary Wilson

Vocal Performance

 

Kaiyue Zhu

String Performance

Folk Elements in Bright Sheng’s Three Fantasies for Violin and Piano: A Performer’s Guide to Interpretation

Jeremi Wayne Edwards

Composition

A Synthesis of Contemporary Music Composition Pedagogy Practices for the Undergraduate and Graduate-level sequences and an Exploration of Time, Sound, and Space

An Aleatoric Event Score in Collaboration with the LSU Museum of Art

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

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