May 29, 2018
Congratulations 2018 College of the Arts’ Award Recipients
Join the faculty and staff of the College of the Arts in congratulating our exemplary students!
Posted in: Cali School of Music News, Department of Art and Design News, Department of Theatre and Dance News, School of Communication and Media News
The College of the Arts congratulates its 2018 Scholarship and Award-certificate recipients (listed below) and all graduating students from the Class of 2018. Recognition is has been given to underclassmen, as well as soon-to-be-graduating students, at department and school award ceremonies and at the college’s 28th Convocation ceremony which took place on Monday, May 21 at Sprague Field.
Department of Theatre & Dance Recipients: |
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| Megan Gwozdz | Cento Amici Award (Theatre & Dance) |
| Bridgitte Francis | Cento Amici Award (Theatre & Dance) |
| Daniel Lemache | Cento Amici Award (Theatre & Dance) |
| Jacqui Aberger | Choreographic Excellence Award |
| Maggie Keller | Danceaturgy Award |
| Lauren O’Brien | Danceaturgy Award |
| Olivia Pfeffer | Department of Theatre & Dance Service Award |
| Lauren O’Brien | Department of Theatre & Dance Service Award |
| Alexander Carr | Garden State Arts Foundation Award |
| Marsha Pierre | Jeanne Wade Heningburg Award |
| Victoria Mergola | Linda Roberts Outstanding Senior Dance Award |
| Emily Ingersoll | Linda Roberts Outstanding Senior Dance Award |
| Michelle Guerrizio | MSU Dance Education Award |
| Alyssa Mercieca | MSU Dance Spirit Award |
| Melanie Molina | MSU Dance Spirit Award |
| Tevin Johnson | Outstanding Performer Award |
| Tayler Riveron | Outstanding Performer Award |
| Toni Blockburger | Peins Dance Scholarship |
| Lauren O’Brien | National Honors Society of Dance Arts Inductees |
| Victoria Lepore | National Honors Society of Dance Arts Inductees |
| Madalyn Rupprecht | National Honors Society of Dance Arts Inductees |
| Amy Timmerman | National Honors Society of Dance Arts Inductees |
School of Music Recipients: |
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| Victoria Rakus | Academic Excellence Award |
| Lisa Atkinson | Graduate Academic Excellence Award |
| Alyssa Mannarino | Graduate Academic Excellence Award |
| Ian Castro | Benjamin F. Wilkes Scholarship |
| Emma Patrimonio | Cali School Service Award |
| Evan Fleming | Cento Amici Award (Music) |
| James Reed Ricotta | Cento Amici Award (Music) |
| Teresa Toriello | Cento Amici Award (Music) |
| Clay Beyert | Excellence in Band Award |
| Richard Blake | Excellence in Band Award |
| Gabrianna Boomer | Excellence in Choir Award |
| Rachel Jufer | Excellence in Choir Award |
| Devin Wason | Excellence in Choir Award |
| Haley Teicher | Excellence in Choir Award |
| Sal Alaimo | Excellence in Jazz Award |
| Aurora Mendez | Excellence in Orchestra Award |
| Erica Hollenbeck | Lucille Oliva Award |
| Martha Watchulec | Music Teachers National Association Award |
| Lisa Atkinson | Outstanding Graduate Composer Award |
| Rob McNamara | Outstanding Student Teacher Award |
| Jessica Finkelstein | Outstanding Student Teacher Award |
| Gavin Cappon | Outstanding Undergraduate Composer Award |
| Rob McNamara | Outstanding Undergraduate Performance Award |
| Galo Inga | Presser Scholarship |
| Terrance Thornhill | Alumni Achievement Award |
| Victoria Rakus | Cali School Writing Award |
| Martha Wachulec | Social Justice Through Music Award |
| Jessica Finkelstein | Social Justice Through Music Award |
| Claire Caine | David Ott Scholarship for Outstanding Undergraduate Music Therapy Student |
| Lynn Gumert | David Ott Scholarship for Outstanding Music Therapy Intern |
School of Communication and Media Recipients: |
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| TVDM Majors | |
| Nicholas Franciosa | Achievement in Production Award |
| Kimberly Devereux | Achievement in Production Award |
| Avery Federico | Achievement in Production Award |
| Shane Oneill | Achievement in Production Award |
| Corey Smith | Achievement in Production Award |
| Collin Borow | Achievement in Production Award |
| Nicholas Carras | Achievement in Production Award |
| Michael Stringham | Achievement in Production Award |
| Elizabeth Clifford | Achievement in Production Award |
| Claudia Olsen | Achievement in Production Award |
| Paige Leneve | Achievement in Production Award |
| Stanley Wiercinski | Faculty Award |
| Rosanna O’Brien | Faculty Award |
| Georgia Salvaryn | Journalism Achievement Award |
| Madison Glassman | Journalism Achievement Award |
| Alexandra Clark | Journalism Achievement Award |
| Amina Abdelrahman | Journalism Achievement Award |
| Anthony Melillo | Bill Puskas Most Promising New Student Award |
| Melissa Cheeseman | John D Sharkey Award |
| Allison Giordano | Angelo and Margaret J DiFlauro Award |
| Michael Grippa | Radio Achievement Awards Scholarship |
| Sean McChesney | Radio Achievement Awards Scholarship |
| Nicholas Flaherty | Radio Achievement Awards Scholarship |
| Sean Martin | Radio Achievement Awards Scholarship |
| Samuel Flesher | Radio Achievement Awards Scholarship |
| Austin Resnik | Radio Achievement Awards Scholarship |
| Francisco Perez | Christopher Stasheff/Al Prieto Scholarship Award |
| Christina Urban | Marc and Lila Roseinweig Endowed Scholarship |
| Shane Reed | Marc and Lila Roseinweig Endowed Scholarship |
| Amanda Eustice | Phil Pepe Sports Media and Journalism Scholarship |
| Tyler Monahan | Phil Pepe Sports Media and Journalism Scholarship |
| Bryanna Luciano | Phil Pepe Sports Media and Journalism Scholarship |
| Corey Sullivan | Phil Pepe Sports Media and Journalism Scholarship |
| Bryant Flores | Phil Pepe Sports Media and Journalism Scholarship |
| Kate Brauestein | Radio Club of America Scholarship Award |
| Danielle Romanow | Radio Club of America Scholarship Award |
| Christian Curatola | Radio Club of America Scholarship Award |
| Pamela Burrows | Radio Club of America Scholarship Award |
| Lataya Rothmiller | Stephanie Wood Public Service Award |
| Babee Garcia | Cento Amici Award |
| Jessica Schlimmer | Cento Amici Award |
| Michael Anthony Natoli II | Cento Amici Award |
| Danielle Weidner | Richard Drukker Award in Journalism |
| Genesis Obando | National Association of Hispanic Journalists Jose Rohaidy Award |
| Sunah Choudhry | PICA Club of North Jersey Jack Anderson Journalism Scholarship |
| Samuel Carliner | PICA Club of North Jersey Jack Anderson Journalism Scholarship |
| Chanila German | PICA Club of North Jersey Jack Anderson Journalism Scholarship |
| Heather Berzak | PICA Club of North Jersey Jack Anderson Journalism Scholarship |
| Robert O’Conor | George and Linda Hiltzik Scholarships in Communication and Media |
| George Jamgochian | George and Linda Hiltzik Scholarships in Communication and Media |
| Taylor Moore | George and Linda Hiltzik Scholarships in Communication and Media |
| Film Majors | |
| Samantha Dowd | Excellence in Filmmaking |
| James Barker | Excellence in Filmmaking |
| Alexa Werrlein | Excellence in Filmmaking |
| Negin Sedaghat | Movie Magic Producing Award |
| Michael Langenberger | Excellence in Cinematography |
| Sam Mitchell | Excellence in Editing |
| Dana Woods | Excellence in Editing |
| Robert Acocella | Excellence in Sound |
| Rebecca Avilleira | Excellence in Make-Up |
| Faranak Schafian | Excellence in Screenwriting |
| Daniel Ferrer | Excellence in Screenwriting |
| Rebecca Sanchez | Excellence in Screenwriting |
| Jessica Schlimmer | Cento Amici Award |
| Jessica Schlimmer | CART Advisory Board Scholarship |
| Annie Casella | Excellence in Filmmaking |
| Jeffrey Ramella | George and Linda Hiltzik Scholarships in Comm and Media |
| Jennifer Wagner | George and Linda Hiltzik Scholarships in Comm and Media |
| Peter Chapman | George and Linda Hiltzik Scholarships in Comm and Media |
| Communication Studies Majors | |
| Lisa Marcellari | Excellence in Public Relations Award |
| Jonathan Fugger | Excellence in Public Relations Award |
| Amina Abdelrahman | Excellence in Communication Studies |
| Alexander Clark | Communication Studies – Excellence in Communication & Media Arts |
| Tihesah Jackson-Aaron | Wayne Bond Communication Studies Achievement Award (UG) |
| Haley Wells | LPH Thomas Venendall Scholarship |
| Wayne Woolley | Wayne Bond Communication Achievement Award (Graduate) |
| Larissa Lamont | Karl Moll Graduate Award |
| Lindsay McNamara | Karl Moll Graduate Award |
| Arielle Flores | Lambda Pi Eta Scholarship |
| Nicco Baumann | Georgina Solarino Scholarship |
| Valentina Lombardo | George and Linda Hitzik Scholarships in Comm and Media |
| Brenna Falvey | George and Linda Hitzik Scholarships in Comm and Media |
| Wesley Dunn | George and Linda Hiltzik Scholarships in Comm and Media |
| Sabrina Araullo | SCM Community Award |
| Kylie Mocarski | Janet Wilson SCM Citizen Award |
Department of Art and Design Recipients |
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| Rodolfo Solano | Arthur Newman Award |
| Valerie Dufaut | Arthur Newman Award |
| Felix Martinez | Arthur Newman Award |
| Masuma Begum | Lilian Calcia Fine Arts |
| Masuma Begum | Art Gallery Award |
| Daniel Caposele | Fashion Studies Achievement Award |
| Jose Ortiz | Ruslink Fashion Studies |
| Hannah Salvaryn | Katharine Hall Fashion Studies |
| Allison Daly | Art & Design Department Award |
| Eman Walid Alnababteh | Art & Design Department Award |
| Suzie Tuchman | Master of Fine Arts Award |
| Nadia Estela | Master of Fine Arts Award |
| Morgan Bohn | Machuga Visual Arts |
| Nicolette Pezzolla | Machuga Visual Arts |
| Mary Scalone | Machuga Visual Arts |
| Kimberly Balacuit | Ann Chapman Award |
| Chloe Cruz | Don & Judy Miller Award |
| Chloe Cruz | Cento Amici Award (Art & Design) |
| Danielle Kocijan | Cento Amici Award (Art & Design) |
| Nikki Zozzaro | Cento Amici Award (Art & Design) |
| Wenci Huang | Cart Advisory Board |
| Chloe Cruz | Cart Advisory Board |
College of the Arts Award Recipients |
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| Chloe Cruz | College of the Arts Advisory Board Scholarship Award |
| Wenci Huang | College of the Arts Advisory Board Scholarship Award |
| Chloe Cruz | Don & Judy Miller Award |
| Rodolfo Solano | Arthur Newman Scholarship Award |
| Valerie Dufaut | Arthur Newman Scholarship Award |
| Felix Martinez | Arthur Newman Scholarship Award |
| Ramzi Husein | Dean’s Scholar/Artist Award |
| Chloe Cruz | Cento Amici Award |
| Danielle Kocijan | Cento Amici Award |
| Nikki Zozzaro | Cento Amici Award |
| Marsha Pierre | Jeanne Wade Heningburg Award |
| Evan Fleming | Cento Amici Award |
| James Reed Ricotta | Cento Amici Award |
| Teresa Toriello | Cento Amici Award |
| Jessica Schlimmer | College of the Arts Advisory Board Scholarship Award |
| Jessica Schlimmer | Cento Amici Award |
| Michael Anthony Natoli II | Cento Amici Award |
| Babee Garcia | Cento Amici Award |
| Bridgitte Francis | Cento Amici Award |
| Daniel Lemache | Cento Amici Award |
| Megan Gwozdz | Cento Amici Award |
Congratulations Graduates!