Alumni in the News

Sean Tecson Joins the Roundabout Theatre Company

May 4, 2018 | Roundabout Theatre

Sean Tecson (B.A., Directing, 2015) has been named Education Data and Professional Development Coordinator at Roundabout Theatre Company in New York City.  

Sean Tecson

Chelsea Kathryne Ward to Publish Two Books

May 4, 2018 | Quarto Group

Chelsea Kathryne Ward (B.F.A., Studio Art, 2010) will publish her first book, "Modern Drawing" on June 5th. In October her second book, "Your Year in Art" will also release.

Chelsea Ward in her art studio

Glenda Maddox Wins Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Award

May 4, 2018 | Deadline

Glenda Maddox (B.A., Theatre and Dance, 2003), received a Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Award for Costume Design for her work on The Bold and the Beautiful.

an emmy award

Jacqueline Heard Hinton Performs "Anais, A Dance Opera" in Paris and Morocco

May 4, 2018 | Anais Dance Opera

Jacqueline Heard Hinton (B.F.A., Dance, 2001) performed in “Anais, A Dance Opera” at the La Nouvelle Eve in Paris and opened the Festival International de Théâtre in Casablanca, Morocco, in March.

Jacqueline Heard Hinton on a blue-lit stage with other dancers

Catherine Ann Jones' One-Woman Play Heading to Dallas

May 4, 2018

Catherine Ann Jones (B.F.A., Drama, 1965) will perform the sixth production of her one-woman play, Freud's Oracle, in Dallas May 2019.

 

Catherine Ann Jones

Dr. Matt Hightower Appointed Assistant Professor of Tuba/Euphonium at the University of Kentucky

April 30, 2018 | ITEA News

Matt Hightower (D.M.A., Music, 2014) was appointed Assistant Professor of Tuba/Euphonium at the University of Kentucky and will begin in the fall of 2018.

Matt Hightower with his Euphonium

Amelia Winger-Bearskin wins Engadget Award

April 30, 2018 | Variety

Amelia Winger-Bearskin ( M.F.A, Studio Art, 2008) received an Engadget Award for her interactive room-scale VR project, "Your Hands Are Feet."

Amelia Winger Bearskin wearing a virtual reality headset

Dr. Hyeyoung Song named featured performer with Fort Worth Symphony Chamber Orchestra

April 30, 2018 | Weatherford Democrat

Hyeyoung Song (D.M.A., Piano Performance, 2006) performed Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major with the Fort Worth Symphony Chamber Orchestra at the Marjorie Black Alkek Performing Arts Center on April 21. Dr. Song is a concert pianist and artist-in-residence at Weatherford College.

Hyeyoung Song stands in front of an orchestra

Nicole Christine Haywood wins audition for Grant Park Orchestra in Chicago

April 30, 2018 | International Double Reed Society

Nicole Christine Haywood (B.M., Music Performance, 2014) won the audition for the Assistant Principal and Second Bassoon position of the Grant Park Orchestra in Chicago.

Nicole Haywood with her bassoon

Daniel Butler named 2018 "Music Counsel of the Year" by the Association of Media & Entertainment Counsel

April 30, 2018 | The Association of Media & Entertainment Counsel

Daniel Butler (B.A., Drama, 1982) was recently named 2018 "Music Counsel of the Year" by the Association of Media & Entertainment Counsel in Los Angeles, CA. Dan is currently the head of Business Affairs & Legal in Music for Paramount Pictures in Hollywood.

A headshot of Daniel Butler