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DEAN’S SOCIETY BREAKFAST HEALING FROM MICHAEL
STUDENT SHOWCASE
The 2nd Annual Showcase featured creative research presentations on dance training, dramaturgy, cultural-based art therapy, how design can revolutionize the way we shop for groceries, and more.
Graduate students in Art Therapy worked with K-12 students and community members in Panama City through the Stars of HOPE therapeutic art program post Hurricane Michael.
CLASSROOM TO CAREER
ART FOR ALL: EXTRASENSORY Sculpture students exhibited a sensory stimulation experience created with particular consideration for a visually impaired or blind audience, in collaboration with local non-profit Lighthouse.
The 2nd Annual Interior Architecture & Design Career Day expanded with a professional panel and Young Alumni speaker Amanda Guerrier, attracting double the number of companies vying for IA&D students.
Guests learned about the history, creation, and significance of the recently acquired David Leventhal photographs at the FSU Museum of Fine Arts.
ARTS INNOVATION
Cutting-edge 3D imaging technology was explored through an in-depth modeling workshop where students learned to create digital replicas of art objects. This innovative technology will enable the study of fragile or inaccessible artifacts.
STUDENT HUMANITARIAN ALUMS ON BROADWAY
BFA Musical Theatre Alumna Christiani Pitts starred in the stage musical adaptation of King Kong that opened on Broadway in early November. Pitts made history as the first woman of color to play the iconic role of Ann Darrow.
FSU President John Thrasher presented Art student Madelene Wishart with the President’s Undergraduate Humanitarian of the Year Award for her service in low-to-no income schools in rural India. Madelene taught art curriculum to seventh grade students and aided in the creation of long-term public art.
NEW SCHOLARSHIP
Emeritus Professor Anthony Morgan established an Undergraduate Choreography Award in Dance to support a student whose choreographic work exhibits excellence.
Thank you to our Dean’s Society Gold Level ($2,500+)
FUTURE LEADERS
MFA Theatre Management student Jay Pension was featured in American Theatre, a nationally recognized magazine focused on promoting the arts and future art leaders.
VOLUNTEER DEDICATION
Nancy Smith Fichter (right) presented Friends of Dance founding member Cricket Mannheimer (left) with the inaugural Nancy Smith Fichter Award, recognizing a Friends of Dance volunteer for decades of dedication to and support of the School of Dance.
MUSICIRCUS FLORIDA
The Florida premiere of a John Cage Musicircus — a large-scale multidisciplinary work intermixing 100 performers — was held at FSU. The event kicked off a weeklong celebration of choreographer Merce Cunningham, part of a global event.
PAINT AROUND GALA
Local support groups Allies4Art and Friends of Dance presented this fundraiser in March to raise scholarship funds for students in Art, Art Education & Dance.
NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP
Senior Johnston Roberts was awarded IIDA’s inagural John J. Nelson Sr. Legacy Scholarship, created to benefit and further the study of interior design and architecture by students of AfricanAmerican descent.
Margaret & Robert Allesee Shari & Stephen Ashman Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation George C. Blakely Brenda G. Boone Robert D. Bradbury Mark & Jennifer Cecil Robert J. Contreras & Ellen S. Berler Martha H. Cooper Betsy R. Coville Warren & Margot Coville Sandra & James Dafoe Interface Howard & Susan Eisenman William D. Evans Michelle & Andrew Feinberg Herman & Sharon Frankel Seymour & Sheila Goldblatt Steven & Blanche Gordon Christine & Andrew Gumberg Nona Macdonald Heaslip Gisela & Benjamin Huberman Charles L. Huisking, III Barbara W. Jacob Bobby Jensen & Randell Johnson Rick & Cathie Johnson The Ken & Judith Joy Family Foundation Barbara A. Judd George Kole & Judith Zuckerberg-Kole Ruth B. Kreindler Sharon Maxwell-Ferguson & Howell L. Ferguson McKnight Foundation Susan & Mark L. Messersmith Anthony T. Morgan James & Betty Newman Sylvia Hillyard & Clifton W. Pannell The Patterson Foundation Lucie & Charles Patton Allen Ransome & Randy Van Syoc Maurice Richards & Jack Kesler Sam & Laura Rogers Richard W. Souza Dennis & Barbara Williams
Thank you to our Dean’s Society Garnet Level ($1,000 - $2,499) Anthony S. Archer & Daniel Taylor Ronald L. Banyay Frederic T. Brandt Mary A. Braukman Stephen & Yvonne Brown Sandy & Ron Brown Carson Guest, Inc. Robert & Linda Clickner James Clark & Elizabeth Croney Terry & Linda Cole Peter & Jennifer Collins Thomas & Danielle Crabb Alicia Crew & Janet Stoner Gloria H. Deison Thalia Dorwick John & Barbara Elam Nancy Smith Fichter & Robert Fichter Michael A. Fornaro Robin Fowler & Lynn Hogan Timothy D. Glenn Ronald & Rita Greenbaum Grant Gribble & Jack Hanson Janice Hartwell & Robert Burke Rachel Headlee Del & Dianne Hughes Interiors Trading Co., Inc. Joe & Cindy Johnson Bobby Johnston Sally P. Karioth Annalise Leyseiffer Amy & Bryan Lowe Ilse B. Mack Virginia & Joseph Mallof Sue & William Markham Mary A. McDonough Lynn & Todd McWilliams KC & Robert McWilliams Russ & Genie Morcom Brooks & Almena Pettit Brett & Caroline Player Barry Preston Rebecca Preston Robert H. Pruitt Susan & Edmund Rawson Jim & Betty Ann Rodgers Marcia L. Rosal Angela M. Russo Charity, Inc. William & Marjorie Sandy David & Julianne Schulte Brence & Janis Sell Michael K. Sheridan Michael G. Stephens Nancy J. Stevenson Janet R. Tolbert Leon & Marysue Wechsler William & Carol Weissert Ashbel & Janet Williams Carol Woodward
Seminole Level ($500 - $999) Barbara & Hector Aguirre Akerman, LLP Anjali Austin James & Maureen Briede Alan Scott Bushey Steve Carter & Phyllis Thomson J. Kent & Flora Caruthers Mark Chin-Lenn, MD & Kevin Pfeiffer Cari & Chad Coble Gary & Joanne Cook Antonio C. Cuyler Dermatology Associates of Tallahassee Richard B. Dusenbury Kathryn Eggert-Scheidegger & Johannes Scheidegger Jo Ann Fain Jennifer Fitzwater & Geof Mansfield Margie Fletcher Thomas C. Foley William P. Gray Carolyn L. Henne Jonathan & Dorothy Hinkle Judith S. Holland Frederick Hoyt & James R. Taylor TJ & Meg Humes Pamela & Walter Hunt William & Elizabeth Ingham Adam Jolles & Becki Rutta James Jurick & Karen Wehner Howard Kessler & Anne Van Meter Charles & Dian LaTour Gregory J. Leaming William & Susan Leseman Michael Lister Anthony & Barbara Lombardo Perrin Matheis Tim Matheis Meredith & Elsa McKinney Preston & Yelena McLane Philip & Gay Merrill Santiago & Laurie Molina Jane & George Morgan Sean & Melanie Natarajan Ingrid C. Nutter David & Marjorie Osborn Colin & Anne Phipps Franklin & Dixie Platt T. Marshall Rousseau Kathleen L. Russo Michael & Judy Sheridan Ronald & Karen Toshner Sara Vander Leest Arthur & Judith Whitson Charles & Susan Wilson Woodlane Cabinet Company David & Mary Jean Yon Lesley & Jeffrey Zitone-Olson Richard & Katherine Zorn
Friend Level ($250 - $499) Nancy & Stuart Abbey Matt & Ellen Agrella James V. Baker Beverly A. Barber Susan Barnes & Kenneth Kranz Joe & Patti Beckham William & Nolia Brandt Starr Burlingame Tony & Sherry Carvalho Holger Ciupalo & Carolyn Horwich Les & Brigette Cole Juan & Jessica Comas Stephen & Alexandra Cooper William & Audrea Coniglio Josh & Bonnie Davis Thomas A. Deans Paul & Mary Deitchman Jennifer L. DeGloma Michele Diamonti & Michelle MacVicar Martha Rose Dickman Paul Donnelly Gerald & Cathy Dufford Jacqueline L. Dupont Bryon & Barbara Ehlmann Ed & Jenna Eckland Katherine A. Emrich Brett & Courtney Ewing Richard & Joyce Fausone Andy & Ilona Faust Karl Fedronas & Kathy Kelle Segundo & Bobbie Fernandez Susan Fiorito James A. Frazier Eric & Andrea Friall William R. Gammon Larry J. Gerber David & Hilda Gilchrist Joanna Glass-Stover & Roger L. Stover Barbara O. Goerke Patrick & Artis Gray Mark Griffard Joan & Stu Griffith David & Laurie Gussak H2Engineering, Inc. Elaine T. Hackett Steven Hall & Josh Willoughby William & Maura Heebink Meagan E. Helman Jerry & Bobbi Hill Mart P. Hill Joseph R. Hughes Jean C. Hunt Theresa & Warren Husband Cameron & Teresa Jackson Molly A. Jackson Bobby Jensen & Randell Johnson Paula Moyer Jones & Greg Jones Paul & Katherine Kassel Betsey J. Kellenberger
John & Linda Kilgore Jonathan E. Klepper & James C. Cole Debra & David Lachter Jill Leach Paul & Sandra Lewis Barbara & Tony Lombardo Mary & Clifford Madsen Mike & Joanne Mallardi Ralph & Sue Mancuso John K. Mayo Wayne & Heather Mayo William P. McGrath Fran McLean Alex H. Meng & Yi Zhu Martin & Marion Merzer Duncan & Mary Ann Moore Kim I. Motter Jerold E. Murry Adele C. Myers Martha Olive-Hall & William D. Hall Joel & Diana Padgett Steve & Felicia Perfect Sunny Phillips Larry & Joanne Pintacuda Tony Purvis & Patrick Enderle Lili Quintiliani & Blan Teagle Michael & Nancy Redig Tere M. Reis Mary M. Roberts Lynda Roser & Marilyn Yon Karen J. Russell Evelyn Shelley Gary & Patricia Smith South Georgia Ballet Southern Standard Construction Steelcase Robert & Robin Stuyverson The Tallahassee Ballet Bruce & Dorrit Tompkins Aurora M. Torres-Hansen & Gordon H. Hansen Sharon Davis School of Dance Jane & David Watson John & Myrna Welch Janice & Jerry Wise Marilyn Young & Michael Launer Mark T. Zeigler
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