2024 Fine Arts Commencement Program
Commencement Information
College of Fine Arts
Friday, May 10, 2024
11:30 a.m.
Bass Concert Hall
MUSIC
Tuba Quartet: Quadruple Bypass
Miguel Gonzales
Anthony Gonzalez
Riley McMahon
Nicholas Scruggs
PROCESSIONAL
Faculty Marshals
John Turci-Escobar
Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Studies
College of Fine Arts
Associate Professor of Instruction
Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music
Ann Reynolds
Associate Professor
Department of Art and Art History
Center for Women’s and Gender Studies
Honoria Starbuck
Assistant Professor of Practice
Department of Arts and Entertainment Technologies
Vic Rodriguez Tang
Assistant Professor of Practice
Faculty Fellows Program
Department of Design
Sandy Yamamoto
Associate Professor of Practice
Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music
Lucien Douglas
Associate Professor
Fellow of Virginia L. Murchison Regents Professorship in Fine Arts
Department of Theatre and Dance
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
Ramón H. Rivera-Servera
Dean
Professor
Chair in Latin American Art History and Criticism
Effie Marie Cain Regents Chair in Fine Arts
College of Fine Arts
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
Don Bacigalupi
Founding President, Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
M.A., Art History (1985)
Ph.D., Art History (1993)
RECOGNITION OF DEGREE CANDIDATES
Announcers
Penelope Davies
Professor
Department of Art and Art History
Gabrielle Hernandez
Communications Manager
School of Design and Creative Technologies
Carma Gorman
Associate Professor
Department of Design
Department of Art and Art History
Andrew Dell’Antonio
Distinguished Teaching Professor
Head of Musicology and Ethnomusicology Division
Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music
Roxanne Schroeder-Arce
Associate Dean for Fine Arts Education
College of Fine Arts
Associate Professor
Department of Theatre and Dance
Center for Mexican American Studies
CLOSING REMARKS
RECESSIONAL
A Letter from Dean Ramón H. Rivera-Servera to Fine Arts Graduates
Dear College of Fine Arts Graduate,
Congratulations! You’ve earned your degree from the College of Fine Arts
at The University of Texas at Austin, and we celebrate you in this incredible
achievement. I have no doubt that your degree will continue to serve you
throughout your life and career and that you will continue to make an incredi-
ble impact in your chosen field or discipline.
As a graduate of the College of Fine Arts, you’ll be in excellent company. Our alumni
span the globe and include renowned artists, actors, musicians, illustrators,
directors, curators, performers, designers, educators and more. They’ve won
Academy Awards, Pulitzer Prizes, Emmy Awards and Grammy Awards, to
name a few.
Wherever your next chapter takes you, please know that you are always part of
the Longhorn family and COFA community. We hope you’ll stay in touch and
share your accomplishments with us.
Need career advice? Our Fine Arts Career Services team provides unlimited,
free career coaching to all alumni of the College of Fine Arts.
You’ve each been gifted with a one-year membership to Texas Exes, the official
alumni organization of the University of Texas at Austin, which provides many
resources and networking opportunities in our vast Longhorn alumni net-
work. I hope you’ll continue to keep your contact information up-to-date with
Texas Exes so we can keep in touch with you as you move into new chapters in
your life and career.
Our university’s motto is “What starts here changes the world.” I look forward
to seeing what bold, transformative work you advance in your own careers
and work. I’m honored as your dean to recognize and celebrate you today.
Sincerely,
Ramón H. Rivera-Servera
Dean, College of Fine Arts
2024 Fine Arts Graduates
Art and Art History
Marie Aburto De La Fuente
Ramtin Ravanbakhsh Aria
Luis Angel Armstrong Toledo IV
Madison Michelle Arnold
Grace Ann Arulanandam
Hannah R. Ashcraft
Caroline Elizabeth Ballay
Josephine Bandora
Blakely Keleen Beal
Morgan Marie Boudousquie
Reagan Catherine Brysacz
Marisol Cacho
Itza Yhamel Cantera-Guerrero
Julia Patrice Cary
Carter Rylan Chase
Sarah Suyun Choi
Jaden Alexandria Clark
Katherine Adele Clark
Sydney Elise Cohn
Breeana N. Corona
Abigail Kate Coronado
Mallorie Paige Crenshaw
Charlotte Elizabeth Crow
Haley Michele Daniels
Leah Eufemia De La Rosa
Anderson Catherine Dean
Mai Deguchi-Kelly
Robert Alan Dobbs
Kalle Nicole Duncan
Azul Ruby Elizondo
Andrea Valentina Eman
Emily Kay Fielding
Ro Abigail Furnish
Maria Esmeralda Garcia
Victoria Rose Gentry
Maris Ella Green
Vontyla Christalyn Green
Jamie Marie Hall
Nick Kelly Hargroue
Raina Shea Harmon
Virginia Jane Harrell
Victoria Olivia Heiselt
Faith Elizabeth Hilchey
Amy Primrose Holman
Ally Marie Horn
Hayden Elizabeth Howe
Ella Grace Hudson
Miranda Aurora Tara Hynes
Hanna Nicole Johnson
McKenna Allen Jordan
Jinnie Jung
Elly Kang
Ria Kang
William Andrew Karo II
Sara Sooyeon Kim
Leah Renee King
Cameron Joey Koo
Mik- Everett Whim Paige Krueger-Inabnit
Grace Lee
Alexis Leigh Leman
Morgan Liana Levy
Jingyi Liu
Virginia Isabel Lummis
Emily Gracelyn Mae Manch
Julio Cesar Martinez, Jr
Leslie Martinez Lopez
Jake Otto McDonald
Mathew Terence McIntyre
Janelle Mardelyd Mendoza
Olivia Jan Meyrick-Long
Madison Elizabeth Moore
Ellis Ray Morgan
Major Bishop Mottla
Fabiana Munoz
Charles Henry Mura
Isabelle Danny Nuzzo
Ava Elizabeth Nykaza
Alan Paniagua
Elizabeth Grace Parr
Paisley Elizabeth Polk
Ella Grace Price
Valerie Qian
Romelo Antonio Rosario
Katelyn Michelle Roy
Claire Olivia Rudy
Angela Beatriz Ruiz Pereda
Madison Joy Samford
Kaya Jade Ayana Samuel
Alaina Kathryn Sibley
Anne Marie Singhoff
Lauren Brooke Smith
Lillian Margaret Smith
Jessica Song
Sophie Elizabeth Stoeger
Lilly G. Taylor
Karina Teruya
Katherine Lee Timmons
Andrew Thien Tran
Carrington Teresa Turner
Lucy Layne Urdahl
Julianna Katharine Valle
Ryan Velasquez
Patricia Claire Warner
Reagan Louise Wells
Flora Tenille West
Paul Anthony Westmoreland III
Seth White
Madison Grace Williams
Sarah Alexandra Wilson
Naeemah Winter
Erika Gabriella Woollett-Chiba
Audrey Faith Wright
Caden Walker Zips
Alexia M. Zurovec
Arts and Entertainment Technologies
Ashanti Mischelle Anthony
Karina Arellano
Eriane Marzelle Soriano Austria
Brendan Michael Barry
Ansley Renee Bartoli
Daniel Benitez
Isaiah Moreno Bernal
Garrett Marshall Bridges
Mat Yvette Carranza
Jayden Lucia Chavez
Christine Wenxin Chen
Marin Rose Clark
Anja Colette Dahnke
Georgia Eleni Dalakas
Arthur Louis Dale
Leah Eufemia De La Rosa
William W Doo
Em Jean Dryer
Maya Elena Gatica
Melody Rianne Geiger
Jake Avery Gollub
Debanhi Gabriela Gonzalez
Yasmin Haq
Breianna Nicole Hasty
Nathaniel Isaiah Hebert
Jonah Josai Hernandez
Dane Hildreth
Matthew Reid Hineman
Joseph Edward Horak
Dillon Arthur James
Bianca Lizbeth Jimenez
Jalin Elias Johnson
Yujin Kim
Nikolay Paul Korygin
Neal Wade Laubach
Morgan Reese Layfield
Joshua Sarah Lee
Tim C. Lin
Iliana Avonelle Mallard
Julio Cesar Martinez, Jr
Emily Adela McLeod
Matthew Steven Meldrum
Emily Ann Mercado
Clare Elizabeth Meyer
Kacey Heesun Na
Dain Nam
Mai Naor
Christine Minh Nguyen
Michele Renee Olavarria
Cassandra Linnae Ozuna
Alicia Alejandra Paz
Jessica Elizabeth Perez
Stephanie Grace Perez
Jay Thien Pham
Victoria Danielle Porter
Nevin Eli Portillo
Carly Ann Ramos
Charles Thomas Reckling
Bryce Morgan Riggle
Belice Daniela Rivarola
Jennifer Rodriguez
Johan Jared Rodriguez
Nicolas Anthony Saliani
Samuel C. Schlenker
Rayna Amelia Sevilla
Will Vincent Sords
Karina Teruya
Lajeeth Thangavel
Isabelle Sierra Thayer
Artur Andreevich L Troshko
Carmen Alexia Turner
Kevin T. Vuong
Emily Eden Weller
Miranda Grace West
Kevin Wu
Renee Xiong
Lianming Yan
John Hyunsung Yoon
Design
Tobi Bello
Calla Judith Bentsen
Ryan Dean Bertolino
Salma Salim Bora
Leilani Mae Cabello
Alberto Camacho
Bruhati Cherukuri
Varsha Chinthapenta
Jeong Mi Choo
Daniel Tin-Yet Chua
Hannah Amiyah Cook
Ava Darvish Narenj B
Zachary O'Bryan Deckard
Zachary Rex Delane
Emma Claire Dixon
Micaela Galvez
Joseph David Holbert
Keyan Huang
Haley Lynn Jackson
Hyeokjin Jang
Anna Rose Kaminetz
Deborah Kang
Usman Muhammad Khan
Esther Meehyun Ko
Channing Elizabeth Lester
Amy Li
Melannie Coralia Lopez
Maju Moreira Peix Marinho
Taylor Jaymes Mason
Grace Catherine Mensing
Rae L Nguyen
Thao Nguyen
Emily Hayden Oberg
Helen Prum
Maria Kaprial Quezada
Emely Ramos
Gabriela Beatriz Rivera
Paola Ruiz Sanchez
Nicholas Sabah
Atittaya Senanok
Stephanie Grace Shih
Valeria Silva
Sydney Victoria Smith
Gigi Janelle Talbert
Princeton Alexander Tran
Pia Alicia Trautwein
Matheson Elm Vogel
Jinyue Wang
Shirley Anna Yu
Music
Ruben Acuna Gonzalez
Emmanuel Douglas Aguilera
Xavier Daniel Bailey
Daven Wray Ballejo
Paula Lee Boothman
Casey Lauren Boyer
Sara Elizabeth Brown
Christian Carmona
Ashton Edward Cartwright
Shelby Nicole Castleberry
Ariana Lauren Chan
Grace Choi
Andi Taylor Cruz
Reilly Irene Curren
Lindsay Leigh Dove
Rachel Anne Fagerberg
Brandon Lane Foskett
Paola Maria Garcia Villalva
Josiah Jonathan Garza
Steven Ray Garza
Thomas Ryan Gougeon
Dylan Alexander Herd
Josue Hernandez
Rene Hernandez
David Magnus Hiester
Tsz Yin Ho
Nicole Katelyn Huff
Michael Kevin Hung
Jaxon Antonio Jedele
Wuhyun Jo
Michel Grant Koot
Shreeka Sudheer Kumar
Ethan Lao
Joel Laviolette II
Christine P Le
Alyssa Liao
Sophia Frances Lieth
Elizabeth Renee Marlow
Caelan Everett Matthews
River Maxfield
Weston Randall McCoy
Leaf Rose McFadden
Riley Hughes McMahon
Nathalie Janelle Medrano
Luis Bertin Munoz
Vilasini Nayar
Matthew Douglas Nell
Gema Fernanda Ornelas Zavala
Yutao Pan
Margaret Helen Parker
Nyla Shirlene Parker
Justin Phung
Joshua Ryan Pruett
Saxton Kade Rios
Beck Diego Rivera
Rey Rodriguez Jr.
Sudhir Anand Sadhu
Hudson T. Schill
Daniel Paul Schulze
Nicholas Ryan Scruggs
Jacob Christopher Silvia
Noah C. Simon
Juliana Simonfalvi
Jordan Wade Stephens
Leah Arnette Streety
Minh Quang Tran
Sebastian Trevino
Alyssa Lee Tuck
Gabriel Yuling Vaca
Cameron Joan Weger
Eddie Xu
Yilin Xu
Jiyu Yan
Emily Sohyun Yu
Emma Dolores Zahniser
Theatre and Dance
Fedor Salavatovich Aglyamov
E'Ja Lamone Alexander
Jonathan Amezcua
Laura Grace Anawaty
Marissa Angel Barker
Margaret Robnett Bentley
Lilly Kay Brown
Keeley McCandlish Bryant
Guinevere Cate Bubier
Macy A Butler
Evan James Carlson
Mia Bella Castillo
Kathryn Grace Clark
Bridgette Marie Clifford
Jannah Marie Collins
Angela Grace Cox
Madysen Alayne Criss
Faith Nicole Davis
Moriah Kaela Del Toro
Ashley Nicole Diaz
Catherine Anne Dishington
Lily Rae Falconer
Payge Andrea Garcia
Jordan Elise Gilbertson
Cecilia Rene Gonzales
Madison Noelle Hall
Thomas Hardey
Aida Lu Hernandez-Reyes
Angel Elani Hernandez
Reese Edward Herndon
Tori Jewel Hicks
Estelle Nana Isaac
Ellyse Jefferson
Lauren Alexandra Jershin
Haley Nicole Johnson
Andrew David Kusman
Edward Lopez-Jimenez
Austin Livingston
Katelyn Faith Isabel Lopez
Katya Rose Lopez
Maddie Maryann Loy
Austin Alexander Luchak
Melody Icis Luna
Isabella Mao
Natalia Alejandra Martin Rodezno
Gibby Martinez
Molly Anne Masson
Jonah Paul Maughan
Lauresther Medina-Jimenez
Elijah H Mendenhall
Mariah Nicole Mendoza
Eliza Showers Moldawer
Aria Ashante Morgan
Nolan Vohn Myers
Valeria Najera Zavala
Ava Bianca Nielsen
Insha Noorani
Andrea Orta
Yobany Pizano
Skylar Jade Prentice
Fatimah Quraishi
Shabnam Sahar Rasul
Zackary Williams Read
Victoria Elizabeth Salazar
Caylyn Marie Schaefer
Stephanie Michelle Shaw
Hunter Christian Simon
Moria Joy Small
Ashley Lenn Speight
Abdolhay Talebi
Austin Brian Taylor
Mackenzie Marie Thornton
Whitney Vanessa Tooker
Quocphuong Ava Tran
Rebekah Ellen Urban
Victoria Valentina Vargas
Layla Denise Villarreal
Chloe Ann Whitehead
Josephine Rose Womack
Donna Bonnelle Yancey