Fall 2022 Commencement Program
Ceremonies begin Friday, December 16, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. CST
Shaver Theatre, Music & Dramatic Arts Building
A stream for this ceremony will be available on our YouTube channel.
Order of Ceremonies
Processional
Performed by the Norem Brass Quintet
National Anthem
Performed by Thaddeus Ennen
Welcome
Kristin Sosnowsky, Interim Dean, LSU College of Music & Dramatic Arts
Presentation of Undergraduate Candidates
Amy Smith, Assistant Dean of Student Success
- Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film Television
- Bachelor of Arts in Theatre
- Bachelor of Arts in Music
- Bachelor of Music
Presentation of Graduate Candidates
Ann Marie Stanley, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies
- Master of Music
- Doctor of Musical Arts
- Doctor of Philosophy
Alma Mater
Performed by Thaddeus Ennen
Recessional
*Graduate degrees are officially conferred by the Graduate School.
*Dr. Pamela Pike is serving as the Graduate Council representative for the awarding
of graduate-level degrees.
December 2022 Graduating Class
Mya Wiseman
Film Television
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Robert Taylor Berry
Film Television
Mason Ray Clark
Performance
Kai Mon'et Mays
Design Technology
Sydni Elizabeth Myers
Performance
Whitney Grace Patterson
Performance
Raylon Maleek Walker
Performance
Miranda Louise Albarez
Voice
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Jennifer Ellen Pendleton
Oboe
Larry David Massengill III
Percussion
Cassidy Nicola O'Connell
Voice
Sarah Catherine Banker
Flute
Rosemary Louise Joyce
Voice
Catherine Yiting Chen
Viola
“Béla Bartók’s Forty-Four Duets: A Pedagogical Gateway to Complex Rhythmic Organization in 20th Century Music”
Thaddeus Harm Ennen
Voice
“A Performance Guide to Michael Patterson’s People of the Land for Baritone and Piano”
Jana Zilova
Oboe
“The Oboe Excerpts: A Preparation Guide for Orchestral Auditions”
Daniel D'Aiuto Schultz
Composition
“A Study of Indigenous North Vietnamese Ca Trù Music, and The Deities of the Kalachakra Mandala”
Anna Maria Ruffino Broussard
Theatre History, Dramatic Literature, and Dramatic Theory and Criticism
“Asexual Dramaturgies: Reading for Asexuality in the Western Theatrical Canon”
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.