At this year’s School of Fine Arts convocation ceremony, Chancellor Robert Hemenway and Steve Hedden, second-year dean of fine arts, will speak to the graduating class.

“I plan on providing some simple strategies for success and sharing ideas with the graduates on how to make transitions,” Hedden said.

Graduates look forward to listening to the men speak. Though the chancellor has spoken during many other events, he usually offers a deeper, more personal lecture at commencement.

“I have enjoyed listening to Chancellor Hemenway speak on several occasions, but I am expecting something quite profound and inspiring from his commencement address,” Jeffrey Robinson, Garnet senior, said.

The School of Fine Arts offers bachelor’s degrees in arts, music and fine arts, as well as master’s degrees. It also offers PhD’s and Doctors of Music Arts, or DMA. Many students in the school double-major in an effort to expand their talents and expertise. Doing so also allows them to see the differences in the schools.

“I’m actually a student in both the School of Fine Arts and CLAS, and being in both has helped me realize that Fine Arts gives its students a lot of individual attention,” said April Benson, Grand Island, Neb., graduate student. “A lot of our classes are small and most of us also take private lessons, so we get a significant amount of one-on-one time.”

That one-on-one attention is echoed in the ceremony. After graduates’ names are announced, they will receive a marble paperweight with the school’s seal engraved, as a personal gift.

“I think the graduates are excited about getting these because it’s a nice memento to have on your desk as a reminder of all the hard work,” Hedden said.

Students also are bittersweet about leaving the school and the personal touches they have made within the program.

“I will miss the opportunity to just stop by a professor’s office to chat about music theory, musicals and other things that the rest of the world doesn’t always understand,” Benson said.

The school has seen many changes since the graduates first enrolled in 2001. Officials used a $500,000 grant from Hallmark Cards, Inc., for various renovations, including expanding the computer labs and studios in the Art and Design Building, located west of Budig Hall. In 2004-2005, $200,000 of the grant was spent for technology advancements in the design school.

“We also have put more attention on expanded media classes for the art school, as well as computer and video animation for the design school,” Hedden said.

With many fine arts students coming back to work as part of the KU faculty, Hedden sees commencement as a time to strive for more success.

“I hope that this class will continue the success of their predecessors,” he said.

Graduates

Spring 2005

Graduate

Munira Ahmad Almeer

Rebecca Kathleen Atkinson

Brian Shawn Barth

Minji Cho

Tamra E Cochran

Stuart Thomas Deaver

Maria Alexandra Eiras

Erik M Forst

Elizabeth Ann Gamber

Eric S Griffin

Everett Howell Griffiths

Bei Lin Han

Amy Ilene Hearting

Langston F Hemenway

Kendra Ann Herring

Yoojin Jeon

Christina Diane Johnson

Ji Hyun Kim

Heather C Knutzen

Sharon Lee Leopold

Robin Elizabeth Liston

Jennifer Erin Luck

Sean Clark Macmillan

James Walter Malsom

Rafael Mojica

Paulo Cesar Aguiar Da S Oliveira

Shane Douglas O'Neill Jr

Callie Ann Parrott-Bower

Erin Lynn Rink

Remigijus Sabaliauskas

Yoshimi Saito

Julia Kathryn Saville

Jennifer D Schmitz

Mark F Schraad

Margaret S Schramm

Corby Michelle Steinbraker

Shiho Tobita

Mary Ellen Watson

Jodi Nichole White

Ashley D Wood

Undergraduate

Matthew Sean Abbick

Danielle Celene Agriopoulos

Alexandra Elizabeth Andrews

Judith Christine Anheier-Ladera

Avguste Antonov

Kimberly Diane Arnold

Kellie Ann Bauerle

Adam Elvir Bennett

Jaime Lynn Berngard

Robert Josiah Bingaman

Raymond Todd Blubaugh

Heather Christine Boland

Chad Allan Borgstadt

Ryan Christopher Brandle

Miranda Raen Bryant

Andrew Wayne Chapple

Erin Leigh Clay

Mary J Clinkenbeard

Ashley Lauren Cooper

Barbara Dawn Corley

Katherine Emalee Craig

Meagan F Deiter

Cambria A Delee

Jennifer Susanne Dierdorf

Summer Dawn Dorvilliers

Scott Michael Drummond

Lauren Diane Eisenberg

Patrick G Flor

Stephanie N Foster

Kristin Smith Freese

Elaine N Fukunaga

Timothy J Fuller

Matthew Adam Gader

Austin Teague Gilmore

Christina Ann Glauner

Samuel A Gray

Heidi Lange Hackel

Kyle Benjamin Heinen

Emily Beth Herman

Emily Margaret Hernandez

Paige Maureen Higgins

Emily Marie Homer

Claire Elizabeth Hummel

Kathleen Elizabeth Hurley

Amy Lynn Hutchings

Alexandra Marie Jachowicz

Courtney M. Jarvis

Mycal J Johnson

Thomas Vernon Johnson

Shana B Kayne

Jeanette Brooke Krapes

Kristyn M Kuehn

Leslie H Kuluva

Danielle M Lang-Shaw

Sara N Lanious

Alfred Edward Ledgin

Scott M Lefler

Felicia Marie Lewis

Matthew Eric Lewis

Evan Nyle Lindsay

Daniel Raymond Loental

Megan Riley Lusk

Ellen E Maichel

Justin Lee Marable

Adam Stewart Martin

Michael L McCaffrey

Jessica Lynn Mcentire

Matthew Jefferson Mcsorley

Emily Brooke Metzger

Emily Anne Miller

Kevin Thomas Miller

Adam A Millikin

Sondra Lynn Miscevich

Elizabeth Carrie Mohl

Erin Marie Mohr

Valeria Noel Morato

Nicholas Charles Mosher

Benjamin Matthias Murbach

Trishia Johanne Nelson

Jenna Denae Ness

Lori Ann Neuenschwander

Meghan Christine Newbold

Zachary L Newton

Lindsay M Ohse

Sarah Adeline Oldham

Anna Marie Onofrio

Robert F Overton

Kyle Anthony Pontier

Bobbie Lyn Powell

Amy Elizabeth Present

Ginger D Rhoads

Brett Dolton Richardson

Justin Betzold Riley

Amanda Elisabeth Rogers

Kristi Dawn Rucker

Vincent R Schell

Gaia Renae Schellman

Mark Ashley Schmeltz

Nathan Martin Schneider

Emily R Schnurman

Elizabeth Anne Schwabauer

Morgan Rebecca Scott

Juliane Marie Searcy

Jolene E Shivers

Caroline Barry Shteamer

Lindsey C Siebert

James Paul Sizelove

Courtney Rose Smith

Brandon Daniel Snook

Jarrett Michael Spiegel

Natalie Elaine Spiess

Jennifer Lee Stimple

Kelly Beth Stoll

Keena Marie Tarrant

Rebecca Marie Todd

Maya Tuylieva

Mason A Umholtz

Bart Gerard Vivian

Sara Christine Waelke

Jeshurun L Webb

Shaun P Whisler

Jennifer Leighanne White

Kelsey Jeanne Yankey

Andrew K Yates

Lauren E Young

Christine Marie Zanatta

Laura Dawn Zell

Joellen Gail Wang

Whitney deAnn Jacobs

Brian David Pollack

Elizabeth Ruth Rowe

Emily Kristen Stewart

Maureen Elizabeth Warren

April Suzanne Benson

Dylan Jay Broll

Blaine Kathryn Ditirro

Kristin Vera Doeblin

Valerie L Fiscus

Andrew Jordan Foat

Evan Christian Grosshans

Nathaniel B Hancock

Darci E Hanna

Joshua Lester Hillmann

Casey M Jones

Jenna MeeYoung Ko

Elizabeth A Kuefler

Alison Renee Layne

Mark E Lyda

Jeffrey William Mincher

Rachel Anna Moses

Michael Dean Nigh

Janet Lynn Reeves

Jeffrey Alan Robinson

Charles Joseph Srstka

Anne E Tempel

David Ford Titterington

Kristin Ann Vaglio

Desiree Dale Warren

Fall 2004

Graduate

Jennifer Barry

Amy Susann Bloss

Hsuehlien Chen

Soyoun Lim Chun

Brian John Clinnin

Elizabeth A Collins

Brian James Doherty

Jennifer Mae Fiore

Akiko Fukuda

Anna Christine Hurlbert

Kristin Janet Johnston

Christopher Dale Lair

Hye Won Lee

Sabin Levi

Bruce J Mallie

Noemi Miloradovic

Sylvia Louise Phillips

Jason Adam Schwartz

Jeffrey Wayne Smikahl

Christopher Noall Wootton

Bing Xu

Undergraduate

Luke P Bauer

Christopher Kenneth Bohon

Paul Kurtis Bossert

Brad Thomas Bruce

Josh Meadows Camarena

Jazzmin Marissa Chun

Jillian Marie Claterbos

Cara Marion Coffman

Amy Elizabeth Day

Erin Elizabeth Dell

Jill Suzanne Divis

Nicholas Alen Dixon

Stacie Robin Doyle

Paula Nicole Dulin

Catherine Ann Egenberger

Alicia Kathleen Fernandez

Kristin Lauren Hames

Leah D Hamilton

Jennifer Leigh Haworth

Amber Nicole Heggestad

Sydney Anne Hirsekorn

Scott M Horn

Anthony Gerard Isaac

Brett Alan Jackson

Erica Jane Jacobi

Ryane Elizabeth Jewell

Marea Sydow Judilla

Carl Johan Kallstrom

Ryan Christopher Keller

Bradford H Kessler

Carly Giffen Kimbrough

Timothy Paul Kleier

Caleb Joseph Kruckenberg

Jun Kuribayashi

Lauren Denise Labarba

Courtney Brooks Lawrence

Megan Marie Meyers

Shawn M Mikulich

Anne-Louise Monfort

Kelli Dyan Nelson

Daniel J Padavic

Michael D Pierson

Ashley M Post

Melissa Ann Pringle

Paula Elizabeth Ellen Richardson

Neil Wayne Rieger

Kristopher Brian Rogers

Joel Issac Shaw

Jacob Day Steele

Courtney D Sweeney

Kelli Elizabeth Verble

Kylee Michele Welling

Clark James Wildenradt

Lauren Elizabeth Williams

Summer 2005

Graduate

Erin Beth Binter

Yu-Ling Chen

Andrew Jonathan Graves

Paul Edward Guise

Ann Marie Hamil

Amanda Marie Harlan

Eugenia Hernandez-Ruiz

Beth Marie Pudenz

Linda K Schroeder

Ashley Elizabeth Winters

Jennifer A Zeller

Undergraduate

Megan Marie Berkey

Britt Andrew Burns

Ashley Marie Cheatham

Brian Dennis Egan

Michael Allan Ingle

Matthew Charles Jensen

Jacquelyn D Kenne

Travis De Kleiner

Christopher Allen More

Tiffany Ellen Oberle

Hyekeun Helen Park

Carol June Price

Natalie Faye Ralston

Hollie Rae Rice

Belinda Elaine Tignor

Lea Rafferty Walchshauser

Nathan R Walker

Wesley J Wedman

Donika Brielle Wiley

Clint P Wynn

Suzanne Elizabeth Zitzmann

— Edited by Ross Fitch