2014 CVPA students graduate with awards
Presenting the CVPA leadership and the 2014 outstanding student award winners. From left to Right: Carl Lefko (Director of the School of Dance and Theatre), Nicole Drozd (Outstanding Graduate Student in Music), Joe Scartelli (Dean of the CVPA), Kelsy Rupp (Outstanding Senior in Dept. of Dance), Al Wojtera (Chair of the Dept. of Music), Maria Davenport (Outstanding Senior in Design), Erin Bradley (Outstanding Senior in Dept. of Theatre), Holly Cline (Chair of the Dept. of Design), Margaret Devaney (Chair of the Dept. of Dance), and Roann Barris (Chair of the Dept. of Art). Not shown are: Tim Shell (Outstanding Student in Music); Heather Walters (Outstanding student in Art) and Julie Hawkins (Outstanding Graduate Student in Art).
Several of the CVPA graduating students have received scholarships, awards and honors. They are as follows:
Outstanding Graduate Students
Art: Julie Hawkins
Music: Nicole Drozd
Outstanding Seniors by Department
Department of Dance: Kelsy Rupp
Department of Interior Design and Fashion: Maria T. Davenport
Department of Theatre and Cinema: Erin Bradley
Department of Music: Tim Shell
Department of Art: Heather Walters
Awards by Department
Art | Dance | Interior Design & Fashion | Music | Theatre
Department of Art
Mary Askins | Arts Society Scholarship, 2011-12 |
Elizabeth Carr | W.E. Christian Scholarship, 2013-14; Arts Society Scholarship, 2012-13; Honorable Mentions, Juried Student Show 2011 and 2014 |
Emily Cress | Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, 2013 |
Rachel DeBusk | Arts Society Scholarship, 2012-14 |
Elizabeth Dreher | De la Burdé Scholarship 2013-14, Outstanding Student Worker Award 2014; Silver Addy in Poster Design (American Advertising Federation) 2014 |
Amanda Gravely | Arts Society Art Scholarship 2013-14, RU Academic Excellence Scholarship 2014, Jim Kennedy Scholarship 2014; Gold Award, Spring Graphic Design Show 2012 and 2014, Spring Graphic Design Show, Silver in Publication Design 2014; Spring Graphic Design Show, Gold in Publication design 2014 |
Courtney Lantz | Arts Society Art Scholarship 2012-13; W.E. and Marilyn Christian Scholarship, 2013-14; Award of Merit, Juried Student Show 2014 |
Caitlin Lewis | RU Academic Excellence Scholarship, Arts Society Art Scholarship, 2012-13 |
Cecelia Morris | W.E. Christian and Arts Society Scholarship, 2013-14 |
Joseph Smith | Gold, Addy Award (AAF) 2014, Award of Excellence, Juried Student Show 2013; Silver Award, Poster Design, Spring Graphic Design Show 2014 |
Katherine Thompson | De la Burdé Scholarship 2012-13, Arts Society Art Scholarship 2013-14; Undergraduate Award of Distinction, Juried Student Show 2012 |
Jennifer Ussery | Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society 2014 |
Haylie Wise | Silver Addy (AAF) 2013 |
Department of Dance
Erin Bradley | Arts Society Dance Scholarship 2013-14, Highlander Scholar |
Sarah Hayes | Radford Academic Excellence Scholarship 2010-2014 |
Sarah Johnson | Mary Simon Blevins Dance Scholarship 2010-2014, Radford Academic Excellence Scholarship 2010-2014, Pegeen H. and David L. Albig Dance Scholarship 2012-13 |
Lauren Martin | Ken Bondurant Scholarship 2010-2014, RU Academic Excellence Scholarship 2010-2014, Dean’s Scholar 2013-14 |
Kelsey Rupp | Arts Society Dance Scholarship 2011-13, Pegeen H. and David L. Albig Dance Scholarship 2013-14, RU Academic Excellence Scholarship 2010-2014, Dean’s Scholarship 2010-2014, RU Highlander Grant 2010-12, Highlander Scholar |
LeeAnn Walker | Arts Society Dance Scholarship 2011-13, Bethany Lorraine Rooker Dance Scholarship 2012-13, RU Distinguished Woman Award 2013, Pegeen H. & David L. Albig Dance Scholarship 2013-2014, Lewyn H. Gardner Endowed Student Excellence Fund 2012-14, Highlander Scholar |
Dara Watson | Arts Society Dance Scholarship 2013-14, Pegeen H. and David L. Albig Dance Scholarship 2011-13 |
Jessica Wheeler | Presidential Scholarship recipient 2010-2014, Virginia’s Collegiate Honors Council Honors Scholar of the Year 2013-14, Highlander Scholar |
Department of Design
Bailey Ewing | RU Academic Excellence Scholarship, Ken Bondurant Scholarship |
Sarah Shirley Michalec | Arts Society Scholarship, RU Excellence Scholarship, PAVE Scholarship |
Miranda Schrock | Arts Society Scholarship, PAVE Scholarship |
Kathryn Strauch | RU Academic Excellence Scholarship |
Nicole Thomas | Doug and Bea Covington Scholarship 2013-2014 |
Carolyn Weaver | Arts Society Scholarship |
Department of Music
Rachael Baber | Music Department Scholarship, Jason Rooker Memorial Scholarship in Music Therapy |
Stefan Castro | Marion S. Gray Scholarship |
Callie Dupree | Douglas May Memorial Scholarship |
Matthew Hollaway | Presser Foundation Scholarship |
Rachel Moore | Marion S. Gray Scholarship, Mr. Dolph and Dr. Betty Martin Henry Scholarship |
Erin O'Neil | Arts Society Music Scholarship, Walter C. and Irene A. Goodykoontz Scholarship, Marion S. Gray Scholarship, Music Department Scholarship, Dr. Kathryn Garland Obenshain Music Scholarship |
Charles Duston Rakes | Jill Lobach Graybeal Scholarship in Music Education, Shing/Mah Scholarship |
Sara Ramseur | Jason Rooker Memorial Scholarship in Music Therapy, Frank & Mary Vickers Scholarship |
George Saunders | Ingram-Lee Endowed Scholarship for the College of Visual and Performing Arts |
Timothy Shell | Arts Society Music Scholarship, Marion S. Gray Scholarship |
Joshua Turner | Jill Lobach Graybeal Scholarship in Music Education |
Erica Weiner | Arts Society Music Scholarship, Walter C. and Irene A. Goodykoontz Scholarship, Dr. Kathryn Garland Obenshain Music Scholarship, Jason Rooker Memorial Scholarship in Music Therapy |
Department of Theatre
Erin Bradley | Mah/Stone Endowed Scholarship for the Arts 2013-14, Arts Society Scholarship 2012-13 |
George Michael Frederick Hairston | Arts Society Scholarship 2012-2014 |
Sarah Kaye Meade | Pridemore Scholarship 2011-2014, GeorgAnne Voland Buck Scholarship 2010-11, Arts Society Scholarship 2013-14 |
Raphael Regan | Arts Society Scholarship 2013-14, Lewyn H. Gardner Endowed Student Excellence Fund 2012-13 |
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