2025 Fine Arts Commencement Program
Commencement Information
College of Fine Arts
Friday, May 9, 2025
11:30 a.m.
Bass Concert Hall
MUSIC
Rosetta String Quartet
Tsz To Wong
Benjamin Kronk
Anahit Matevosyan
Hannah Lee
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
Sylvia Wu
Assistant Professor
Department of Art and Art History
Jessie Contour
Associate Professor of Practice
Department of Arts and Entertainment Technologies
Kelcey Gray
Assistant Professor of Practice
Department of Design
Tom Burritt
Professor
Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music
Rusty Cloyes
Associate Professor of Practice
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
Steven Norman Lee
Costume Designer
M.F.A., Theatre, 2001
RECOGNITION OF DEGREE CANDIDATES
Announcers
Caroline Rubio
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Department of Art and Art History
Natalie Davison
Lecturer
Department of Arts and Entertainment Technologies
Jon Freach
Associate Professor of Practice
Department of Design
Andrew Dell’Antonio
Professor
Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music
Alison Vasquez
Assistant Professor of Practice
Department of Theatre and Dance
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 incredible 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 network. 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
2025 Fine Arts Graduates
Art and Art History
Valerie Alexia Aldana (B.F.A., Studio Art)
Layne-Grace Garza Armstrong (B.A., Art History)
Drue Paris Atherton (B.F.A., Art Education)
Jackson Taylor Averill (B.A., Studio Art)
Sebastian Salvador Barajas (B.A., Art History)
Alexandra Grace Blount (B.F.A., Studio Art)
Emanuel Esteban Borja (B.A., Art History)
Paula Sarai Botello (B.A., Art History)
Amelia Maxine Bratcher (B.A., Studio Art)
Kristi Xiaoxue Brooks (B.F.A., Studio Art)
Ruby Gail Burks (B.A., Art History)
Seb Grace Campagna (B.A., Art History)
Ana Deisy Campos (B.F.A., Studio Art)
Chloe Canales (B.F.A., Studio Art)
Maddie Cannings (B.A., Art History)
Levy Lu Cao (B.F.A., Studio Art)
Saira Carrillo (B.F.A., Studio Art)
Olivia Madison Ceaser (B.A., Studio Art)
Pierce Lee Cedillo (B.F.A., Studio Art)
Youjin Choi (B.F.A., Studio Art)
Hoi Lee Chung (B.A., Studio Art)
Kathryn Thiona Coleman (B.A., Art History)
Marissa Jacqueline Devivar (B.A., Studio Art)
Mary Eden Fluitt (B.F.A., Studio Art)
Sophia Victoria Frizzell (B.A., Studio Art)
Olivia Quinn Galloway (B.A., Art History)
Rosie Ellen Ganske (B.F.A., Studio Art)
Kayla Alexis Gertner (B.A., Art History)
Albert Eames Gillogly (B.F.A., Studio Art)
Sophia Rose Greenberg (B.A., Art History)
Sophie Blair Guinn (B.A., Studio Art)
Adelyn Grace Hall (B.F.A., Art Education)
Hannah Aurelia Holton (B.A., Art History)
Emma Elizabeth Horn (B.F.A., Studio Art)
Mia Emmanuel Johnson (B.A., Art History)
Mackenzie Laine Jones (B.F.A., Art Education)
Lilian Crisy Juschka (B.A., Studio Art)
Ariana Michelle Kimball (B.F.A., Studio Art)
Emma Carolyn Knowles (B.A., Studio Art)
Kari Isabel Koopmann (B.A., Art History)
Zach Larkin (B.F.A., Studio Art)
Cailyn Skye Lavinder (B.F.A., Art Education)
Jane Lee (B.A., Studio Art)
Amara Yodame Lopez (B.F.A., Studio Art)
Zahra Estefania Martinez Caban (B.F.A., Studio Art)
Dylan Anthony Martinez (B.A., Art History)
Reyna McCann (B.A., Studio Art)
Kade K Miller (B.F.A., Art Education)
Jennifer Marie Missimer (B.F.A., Art Education)
Breyona Onteria Mitchell (B.A., Studio Art)
Marina Kathleen Newlin (B.F.A., Studio Art)
Stacy Thi Ha Nguyen (B.A., Studio Art)
Sean Michael O'Neill (B.A., Art History)
Daniel Robert Oake (B.A., Studio Art)
Emilly Elizabeth Pardo (B.F.A., Studio Art)
Gianna Garcia Paredes (B.F.A., Studio Art)
Soleil Luna Lee Parks (B.A., Art History)
Angelina Peebles (B.F.A., Art Education)
Morgan Elizabeth Potter (B.A., Art History)
Samantha Brooke Ratner (B.A., Studio Art)
Sofia Lorena Rodriguez (B.F.A., Art Education)
Jo Lorraine Roznovsky (B.A., Art History)
Peyton Grace Rudd (B.A., Art History)
Caitlyn Emily Ruiz (B.F.A., Studio Art)
Jenesis Sabinas (B.F.A., Art Education)
Rachel Salcido (B.F.A., Studio Art; B.A., Art History)
Emily Elizabeth Shaw (B.F.A., Studio Art)
Sydney Elyse Shoemaker (B.A., Art History)
Jane Bird Simmons (B.F.A., Art Education)
Elizabeth Malia Singhaus (B.F.A., Studio Art)
Elizabeth Skalicky (B.A., Art History)
Greer Isabella Gre Testa (B.A., Art History)
Melanie Vera (B.F.A., Art Education)
Madeline Macy Walker (B.A., Art History)
Mary Adelaide Walker (B.F.A., Studio Art)
Stephen Layne Wesson (B.F.A., Studio Art)
Kate Marie Wilson (B.A., Art History)
Nathan Ellison York (B.A., Art History)
Corina Michiko Zarate (B.A., Studio Art)
Alexa Rayne Zimmermann (B.F.A., Studio Art)
Arts and Entertainment Technologies
Oluwabukola Funmilayo Adekunle (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Rach Melissia Allen (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Jack H Alsaffar (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Breeze Cryst Barajas Ayala (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Kuba Robert Bard (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Alexandra Wells Bartholomees (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
JD David Bauer (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Andrew Raphael Bautista (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Gabriel Timothy Brown (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Jaime Ian Joseph Bunker (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Schuyler Ashley Burke (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Sam Aaron Cantu (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Sharon H Chang (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Henry Hsian Chen (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Victoria Gahbo Cheung (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Isabella Ariana Cruz (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Mark Braeden Detrick (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Ayesha Faheem (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Lydia Fan (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Artemis Feng (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Evan Nicolas Fonseca (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Eric Mitchel Franklin (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Eduardo Garcia Diaz (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Maria Alekseyevna Gavrilova (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Gabriele Texiera Groberio (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Irwin Zyber Gutierrez (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Larenz Michael Harrington (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Dariela R. Hernandez (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Ezra Wolfgang Herrera-Ramirez (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Joshua Hao-En Ichiriu (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Cass Katherine Ma Jean-Baptiste (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Kendall Elizabeth Johnson (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Samuel Barom Kang (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Addy Nicole Lambert (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Ezequiel Eliud Leal (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Amelia Anne Lewey (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Juan Jaime Lopez (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Lila Selvakumar Mali (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Krista Renee McLeod (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Camilo Medel (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Mason Claudette Mockler (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Hammad Raza Naqui (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Jose Irance Nerio (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Renee Wang Neufer (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
David Nikhil Olivares (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Stephen Ozan (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Daniel Lee Ragland (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Edward Michael Ramon (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Phoebe Kathryn Reeder (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Edward James Renteria (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Anna Mersereau Roberts (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Harlan Robnett (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Hayley Nicole Rodgers (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Layla Romero (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Monse Sandoval-Malherb (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Lemuel Nokore Sarfo (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Kenneth Eduardo Soto (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Thao Tao Le Spencer (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Jeremy Dongjoo Suh (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Benjamin Singh Tanwar (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Apollo John Ledoux Tardy (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Karina Maribel Trejo (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Sarina Malika Varela (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Rong Hua Wang (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Elizabeth Ryin Wilcenski (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Christian Rushard Wilson (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Kelly Zhang (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Daniel Alexander Zuniga (B.S., Arts & Entertainment Technologies)
Design
Peter Andrew Ahloy (B.F.A., Design)
Luis Angel Angeles Sanchez (B.F.A., Design)
Catarina M Arcuri (B.F.A., Design)
Carolina Arredondo (B.F.A., Design)
Elizabeth Jazmin Banda (B.F.A., Design)
Salma Salim Bora (B.A., Design)
Emma Nichole Brey (B.F.A., Design)
Giselle Camunez (B.F.A., Design)
Kathy Zhou Chang (B.F.A., Design)
Alfredo Jr Chavarria (B.F.A., Design)
Kahlil Jaquan Davis (B.F.A., Design)
Sarah E Davis (B.F.A., Design)
Abigail Elizabeth Dewhirst (B.F.A., Design)
Avery Elizabeth Fox (B.F.A., Design)
Savannah Brooke Hollan (B.F.A., Design)
Lucas Roman Hood (B.F.A., Design)
Demi Hu (B.F.A., Design)
Chanbopha Crystal In (B.F.A., Design)
Isabella Grace Johnson (B.F.A., Design)
Leah Are'Enna Kearse (B.F.A., Design)
Chloe Chanseo Kim (B.F.A., Design)
Erica Se Mi Kwak (B.F.A., Design)
Kenny Congkhanh Ly (B.F.A., Design)
Olivia Ludri Matchim Kouam (B.F.A., Design)
Caroline Grace McClay (B.A., Design)
Angela Mikae Dela Cruz Mendiola (B.F.A., Design)
Ana Christina Moreno (B.F.A., Design)
Colin Ethan Nations (B.F.A., Design)
Abraham Ron-E Neiswinter (B.F.A., Design)
Sujeong Oh (B.F.A., Design)
Nadine Arief Permana (B.F.A., Design)
Nhu Vu Phung (B.F.A., Design)
Veda Rallabandi (B.F.A., Design)
Asia Linae Rawlins (B.A., Design)
Maria Fernanda Rodriguez (B.A., Design)
Nader Sadoughi (B.F.A., Design)
Grace Janissa Sajjarotjana (B.F.A., Design)
Ben Scott Siciliano (B.F.A., Design)
Ishita Sisodia (B.A., Design)
Ana Paula Sottil (B.A., Design)
Raaga Manjusha Sai Srimadh Bhagavat (B.F.A., Design)
Juan Christian Ki Tedhams (B.A., Design)
Salma Alina Teran (B.F.A., Design)
Madison Tran (B.F.A., Design)
Esther Chidimma Uzoma (B.A., Design)
Dorian Villalba (B.F.A., Design)
Katy Wang (B.F.A., Design)
David Douglas Webber (B.A., Design)
Music
Matthew Ryan Abajian (B.M., Music Composition)
Alex Madison Allen (B.M., Music Performance)
Ivan Daniel Arras Morales (B.A., Music)
Carissia Belen Arrazolo (B.M., Music Studies)
Aidan Reyes Barriga (B.M., Music Composition, Music Performance)
David Marshall Bennette (B.M., Music Studies)
Summer Marie Bradshaw (B.M., Music Performance)
Nash Brayden (B.A., Music)
Johnathan Ernest Brodie (B.A., Music)
Davin Christopher Cai (B.M., Music Studies)
Kevin Charoensri (B.M., Music Composition)
Michelle Cheng (B.A., Music)
Mason Campbell Clark (B.M., Music Studies)
Reginae Allena Collins (B.A., Music)
Rebecca Ashley Conrad (B.A., Music)
Madeliene Elise Coronado (B.M., Music Studies)
Alexandra Dorantes (B.M., Music Performance)
Zaria Karenn Drumgoole (B.A., Music)
Jessica Catherine Dunlap (B.A., Music)
Caroline Paige Ferguson (B.A., Music)
Cordell Bennett Foulk (B.M., Music Studies)
Jaime Victor Garcia (B.A., Music)
Madison Elizabeth Garrett (B.M., Music Studies)
Audrey Denise Garza (B.A., Music)
Hayden Lenzie Glover (B.A., Music)
Jonah Curren Hammett (B.M., Music Studies)
Jakob Tristan Hartz (B.M., Jazz)
Lane Curtis Hensley (B.M., Music Performance)
Emma Ryan Hicks (B.M., Music Studies)
Daniel Alexander Hopkins (B.M., Music Performance)
Kevin Richard Hrabak (B.M., Jazz)
Frederick Nuriel Jackson (B.M., Music Performance)
Aili Rochelle Kangasniemi (B.A., Music)
Logan Michael Kronforst (B.A., Music)
Alyssa Liao (B.M., Music Performance)
Melody Marianne Lihou (B.M., Music Studies)
Wesley Shawn Liu (B.A., Music)
Theary Danielle Lloyd (B.A., Music)
Jonas Liam Lowe (B.M., Music Performance)
Sophie Marie Maness (B.M., Music Studies)
Rachel Alyssa Marquez (B.M., Music Performance)
Jacob Oscar Martinez (B.M., Jazz)
Justin Patrick McLaughlin (B.M., Music Performance)
Benjamin Luke Mera (B.M., Music Performance)
Eli James Miller (B.M., Jazz)
Sophia Marybella Miller (B.M., Music Performance)
August Elizabeth Moore (B.M., Music Studies)
Alex Gordon Murphy (B.M., Music Performance)
Catherine Marie Oles (B.M., Music Studies)
Chanhi Park (B.M., Music Performance)
Parker Joseph Potenza (B.M., Music Studies)
Jesus Antonio Rodriguez (B.M., Music Performance)
Mia Li Rodriguez (B.A., Music)
David Roitberg (B.M., Music Performance)
Santana Angelo Rojas (B.M., Jazz)
Nathan William Rothe (B.M., Music Performance)
Angelica Maria Salazar (B.M., Music Performance)
Sarah Ann Saldana (B.M., Music Studies)
Juan Rolando San Miguel (B.M., Jazz)
Tony Vincent Sanfilippo (B.M., Music Performance)
Kaia Catherine Santos (B.M., Music Studies)
Dominique Simone Sharifi Khairaba (B.M., Music Studies)
Cecily Evelyn Shield (B.A., Music)
Jared Reid Sierra (B.M., Music Studies)
Emmanuelle Aika Sievers (B.M., Music Performance)
William Eville Smeaton (B.A., Music)
Gloria Mia Spidel (B.A., Music)
Aidan Adem Suskic (B.A., Music)
William Harvey Tanner (B.M., Music Performance)
Sophia Devine Thomason (B.A., Music)
Amruta Thuse (B.M., Music Performance)
Andres Francisco Urbina (B.M., Music Performance)
Rosemarijn (R) Van De Lint (B.A., Music)
Nikos Anthimides Warren (B.M., Music Performance)
Kendall S Weaver (B.M., Music Studies)
Lizette Marcelle Go Wong (B.M., Jazz)
Sebastian Zhang (B.M., Music Studies)
Theatre and Dance
Oliver Blaze Aaro (B.F.A., Acting)
Fareeda Alrokh (B.A., Theatre and Dance)
Leah Claire Austin (B.A., Theatre and Dance)
Jacob Wayne Benaim (B.A., Theatre and Dance)
Madeleine Ruth Berckley (B.A., Theatre and Dance)
Karla Isabel Bermudez (B.F.A., Acting)
Mia Noelle Blitz (B.F.A., Dance)
Haylie Danett Boyd (B.F.A., Theatre Education)
Brooklyn Marie Charles (B.F.A., Theatre Education)
Demian Gael Chavez (B.A., Theatre and Dance)
Annie Elizabeth Clepper (B.A., Theatre and Dance)
Adam Joseph Coronado (B.F.A., Theatre Education)
Samantha Cortez (B.A., Theatre and Dance)
Megan Magdelana-Ma Davidson (B.F.A., Dance)
Taylor Danielle Dees (B.F.A., Acting)
Saada Mariama Diggs (B.F.A., Dance)
Yusef Louis Dixon (B.A., Theatre and Dance)
Oren J Ederi (B.A., Theatre and Dance)
Katrina P. Espinoza (B.A., Theatre and Dance)
Emily Denise Figueroa (B.F.A., Dance)
Jackson Trevor Froelich (B.F.A., Acting)
Clarissa Marie (R) Garcia (B.A., Theatre and Dance)
Elizabeth Megan Garza (B.F.A., Dance)
Grant Gilker (B.A., Theatre and Dance)
Chantell Gonzalez (B.A., Theatre and Dance)
Presley Adair Gouge (B.F.A., Dance)
Rachel Lauren Green (B.A., Theatre and Dance)
Dominic Robert Gross (B.F.A., Acting)
Amber Leigh Huchton (B.A., Theatre and Dance)
Ayesha Camille Hughes (B.A., Theatre and Dance)
Coby David Hughes (B.A., Theatre and Dance)
Margaret Jeanne Hunt (B.A., Theatre and Dance)
Estelle Nana Isaac (B.F.A., Acting)
Hayley Elizabeth Jeansonne (B.F.A., Dance)
Sarah Jean Johnston (B.F.A., Dance)
Mayia Paige Keizman (B.A., Theatre and Dance)
Ana Ovidia Lara (B.A., Theatre and Dance)
Jaime Lee Leal (B.F.A., Acting)
Lorna Jules Luciano (B.F.A., Dance)
Gabriela Machado (B.A., Theatre and Dance)
Parker Kristie Manning (B.F.A., Dance)
Melissa Dawn Martin (B.F.A., Theatre Education)
Angela Renee Mata (B.A., Theatre and Dance)
Ola Adaugo Abiga Mbonu (B.F.A., Acting)
Emilio Andres Mejia Salinas (B.A., Theatre and Dance)
Siddhanth Narayan Menon (B.A., Theatre and Dance)
Jalani Aminatta Miller (B.F.A., Dance)
Victoria Angelina Montemayor (B.F.A., Dance)
Sophia Elena Moreno (B.F.A., Acting)
Isabella Maria Morgart (B.F.A., Theatre Education)
Hannah Rebekah Nelson (B.A., Theatre and Dance)
Katelyn An Nguyen (B.A., Theatre and Dance)
Mia Hsiung Nguyen (B.F.A., Acting)
Shalom Onyinyechukw Onuorah (B.F.A., Acting)
Esther Park (B.F.A., Acting)
Sereniti Lynn Patterson (B.F.A., Acting)
Arianna Nayeli Puente (B.F.A., Dance)
Leila Karime Rabah (B.A., Theatre and Dance)
Aimee Ileana Ramos (B.F.A., Theatre Education)
Eric Ernesto Ramos (B.F.A., Acting)
Loriann Michelle Ratliff (B.F.A., Theatre Education)
Eden Isabella Ryder (B.F.A., Dance)
Olivia Reid Saldana (B.F.A., Theatre Education)
Huemak Tubajishdine Sanchez (B.A., Theatre and Dance)
Ella Olivia Scoresby (B.F.A., Acting)
Moria Joy Small (B.A., Theatre and Dance)
Juliana (R) Smith-Etienne (B.A., Theatre and Dance)
Jay Anthony Smith (B.A., Theatre and Dance)
Matthew Evan Smith (B.A., Theatre and Dance)
Cameron Anne Suckle (B.F.A., Dance)
Alex andra Titsworth (B.A., Theatre and Dance)
Olivia Rose Tovar (B.F.A., Acting)
Courtney Patricia Trowers (B.A., Theatre and Dance)
Julia A Veiga (B.A., Theatre and Dance)
Giuliana Velez- Turner (B.F.A., Dance)
Rylee A Vines (B.A., Theatre and Dance)
Ryan Nicole Wakefield (B.F.A., Acting)
Madysn Arelia Watkins (B.F.A., Dance)
Jacob Ryan Wilson (B.F.A., Acting)
Emma Danielle Winder (B.A., Theatre and Dance)
Julia Renee Yelvington (B.A., Theatre and Dance)
Jacob Riley Zamarripa (B.A., Theatre and Dance)
Keya Saee Zingade (B.A., Theatre and Dance)