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Fifty-Third Commencement
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Interlochen Arts AcademyInterlochen Arts Academy, the nation’s first and foremost boarding fine arts high school, unites students with others who value their highest aspirations, creating a close-knit artists’ community. Nearly five hundred of the
world’s most talented and motivated young artists study music, theatre, dance, visual arts, creative writing, motion picture arts, comparative arts and comprehensive academics in a college-like setting. They find in the Academy a fast-paced, creative environment that challenges, inspires and focuses their talents
and prepares them to take prominent roles in a whole universe of professional endeavors.
Dr. Joseph E. Maddy, one of America’s foremost arts educators, founded the Academy in 1962 to give talented students an opportunity to specialize in the arts at an early age without sacrificing
the academic studies that are so essential for a successful future. The Academy is part of Interlochen Center for the Arts, the only community in the world that brings together
• a 2500-student summer arts camp program • a 500-student fine arts boarding high school with college-prep academics • year-round opportunities for hundreds of adults to engage in fulfilling artistic and creative programs • two 24-hour listener-supported public radio services (classical music and news) • 600 arts presentations annually by students, faculty and world-renowned guest artists
Mission StatementInterlochen Center for the Arts
Interlochen Center for the Arts engages and inspires people worldwide through excellence in educational, artistic and cultural programs, enhancing the quality of life through the universal language of the arts.
Mission StatementInterlochen Arts Academy
Interlochen Arts Academy provides artistically gifted high school students pre-professional arts instruction, college preparatory education, and life-skills development.
Statement of PhilosophyInterlochen Arts Academy
Interlochen Arts Academy offers its students a curriculum committed to excellence in the arts and academics. Under the guidance of an exemplary faculty of artists and educators, the Academy creates an environment
in which students can achieve the highest possible artistic, intellectual and ethical standards as individuals and as responsible members of a diverse community. Within a framework of healthy competition and
frequent presentations, the Academy manifests uncompromising expectations and provides opportunities for character and leadership development through individual initiative.
Interlochen Center for the ArtsBoard of Trustees
John E. McGarry, Chair – ’84Neil M. Bressler, MD, Vice ChairDon V. Cogman, Vice Chair
Gordon F. BrunnerRalph J. CernyAndrew W. Cordonnier – ’81Carl M. DefariaDouglas R. Eicher – ’78
Peter C. Erskine – ’71Lowell J. GrumanSteve E. Hayden – ’64Timothy M. JacksonBarbara KratchmanSarah S. LutmanJohn F. Manuel – ’83
Bonnie K. MillsThomas W. MorrisDavid S. RhindBecky RuthvenSumit SenguptaJames P. Spica – ’75Stanford L. Thompson
Katherine E. WhiteThe Honorable Kurtis T. WilderGlynn T. WilliamsZhibai (Bill) Zheng – ’96
Keith W. Baum – ’76Harry C. Calcutt IIILawrence W. ClarksonThomas H. CorsonAlan E. SchwartzIsabel F. SmithVan P. SmithJames L. TolleySteve E. UptonGary C. Valade
Dean W. AndersonJohn C. CanepaNancy Bankoff Chalifour – ’72Bruce CoppockMichael C. Dermody – ’68Christina B. DiverSandra A. DrewJanet S. Eilber – ’69Kenneth C. FischerBeverly Patterson FrierSheldon GoodmanT. Michael JacksonJohn R. Kane – ’76The Honorable Damon J. Keith
Charles L. KellyGeorge R. KemptonJames Gary MayJoel C. McNeely – ’77Nancy J. MeekJohn H. PetersonJulie Quinn, MDRobert H. Radock – ’69Judith Dow Towsley RumelhartJudith B. SchlabachLouis A. SmithRonald F. Stowe – ’63Karen L. WolffShirley Young
Jeffrey S. KimptonStephen B. Hale
OfficersJeffrey S. Kimpton, President
Jenie L. Altruda, Vice President, Communications and EngagementTimothy J. Dougherty, Vice President, Advancement
Edward C. Farraday, Vice President, Education ProgramsPatrick M. Kessel, Vice President, Finance and Operations
T.J. Mackey, Vice President, Student Affairs and Executive DeanHeather L. Cova, Executive Assistant and Corporate Secretary
Interlochen Arts Academy AdministrationCameron Basden, Director of Dance
Eric Blackburn, Director of Liberal Arts DivisionChristopher Chesley, Director of Education Programs and Student Academic Support
William Church, Director of Theatre Arts – ’89Nicola Conraths-Lange, Director of Comparative Arts
Matthew Colpitts, Dean of Students, AcademyNancy Crummel, Director of Health Services
Beth Gourley, Director of LibrariesDavid Griffith, Director of Creative Writing
Kedrik Merwin, Director of MusicMichael Mittelstaedt, Director of Motion Picture Arts
Mary Ellen Newport, Director of R.B. Annis Math and Science DivisionKristina Nichols, Assistant Vice President of Camp Programs – ’95
Jerrod Price, Director of Admission and Financial Aid Jennifer Wesling, Dean of Students Camp
Melinda Zacher Ronayne, Director of Visual Arts
TRUSTEES EMERITI EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEESLIFE TRUSTEES
Processional Coronation March from Le Prophète ......................................................Giacomo Meyerbeer
Interlochen Arts Academy OrchestraCarolyn Watson, Conductor
Junior Marshals Adrian Binkley Eli Godchaux Erica Brandell Mark Lambert
Welcoming RemarksJeffrey S. Kimpton, President
InterludeThirteen Ways, an excerpt
words and music by Thomas Albert
Choreographed by Derek Brockington, Timber Sides, and the other eighth blackbird dancers.Choreographic Assistance, Matthew Lindstrom
Mei Stone, piccolo, flute, and alto flute, Waco, TexasMason Sangster, clarinet and bass clarinet, Rudy, Ark.Nathaniel Heyder, violin and viola, Washington, D.C.
Kyle Stachnik, cello, Traverse City, Mich.Yingpeng Wang, piano, Urumqi, China
Justin Ochoa, percussion, San Antonio, TexasMeicheng Vicky Wang, percussion, Beijing, China
John Buckley, reader
Dancers: Derek Brockington and Timber Sides
Recognition of Honor StudentsChristopher Chesley, Director of Education Programs and Student Academic Support
InterludeComparative Arts
MomentsCreated by Taylor Lundeen and Stella Seyon Kim with an original score by Aliya Ultan.
The Comparative Arts program in collaboration with the Physics and Music department entered the NASA International Humans in Space competition and was awarded second place in the mixed
Poetry category. 145 artists from 16 countries submitted videos, answering the question: “How will space, science and technology benefit humanity?”
Presentation of AwardsEdward C. Farraday, Vice President, Education Programs
T.J. Mackey, Vice President, Student Affairs and Executive DeanChristopher Chesley, Director of Education Programs and Student Academic Support
National Merit Scholarship Finalists 2015 Presidential Scholar in the Arts Ada Brooks Oonagh Davis Ian Sponseller
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Honors ConvocationK r esge Au d i to r i um , Fr i day, M ay 2 9 t h , 2 0 1 5 , 8 : 0 0 p. m .
Interlude Amadeus, an excerpt
written by Peter ShafferDirected by Bill Church
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ..................................................................................... Shannon Burke
Presentation of Academic Awards Mathematics and Science ............................................................................................. Liberal Arts
Edward C. FarradayT. J. Mackey
InterludeMultiplayer
Written and directed by Demitri Makeig
1st Assistant Director: Connor Odom2nd Assistant Director: Abbey Sacks
Director of Photography: Anna May TubbsAssistant Camera: Montserrat Guerra-Solano
Gaffer: Daniel GaynorGrips: John Chigas, Colter Fellows, and Oliver Howell
Sound: Nick Larson and Aaron RussellEditor: Demitri Makeig
Script Supervisor: Veyda DeAgro-RouppVisual Effects: John Chigas and Demitri Makeig
Still Photographer: Luke BroylesMusic and Lyrics: Madison Douglas
Starring: Bairton Jay Brown and Madi Boveri
Presentation of Fine Arts Awards Comparative Arts Music Creative Writing Theatre Arts Dance Visual Arts Motion Picture Arts
Edward C. FarradayT.J. Mackey
InterludeHarp Concerto, Mvt. 1 by Alberto Ginastera, 1965
Alyssa Katahara, harpSteve Larson, piano
Presentation of the President’s Award in ArtPresentation of the Roger E. and Mary Jane Jacobi Citizenship AwardPresentation of the Young Artist and Young Scholar AwardsPresentation of the Oil Can AwardRecessional Hungarian March…………………………………. ................................................... Hector Berlioz
Interlochen Arts Academy OrchestraCarolyn Watson, Conductor
You are cordially invited to attend the Honors Reception in the Stone Center following the Honors Convocation.
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Newton does not know about you and me: this place where we pretend like does not repel like, this second floor apartment with air like breathing in saltwater. It never leaves your lungs, every breath burnt sky.Newton does not know that we have been running, trying to get away. You and I sounknowing, neither of us knowing the difference between speed and velocity.
I did not know about a man named Newton before I ran or I would not have hit the road so hard: hard enough to make violets bloom on skin, to smell the sweat and blood, the scent so close, so sharp like antiseptic on the blood blistered soles of our feet.I would have known the force I hit feet to pavement with would come back and push against me, a reminder of how hard I had to press, how fast I had to go to get this body to move.
If I had known objects in motion stay in motion I would never have started running: away from gravel driveways with cracks like veins, one bedroom apartments, and a town where the old Fords beat with the whispers, you’ll never get out if you don’t leave now.Newton does not know about the tiny cracks in the skin of the earth, breathing and ripping and holding people like us, but you and I know these spaces the way we have learned Newton’s laws.
Through falling and failure, inside out, and backwards.
Senior Honor Students
Carolyn AndersonAiden AnkliLaurel ArmesLucian AvalonErica BigelowJoshua BirdsongEmily BoylePreston BradsherTimothy BrewerAda BrooksPeyton BruceSasha Bult-ItoGwenfrewi BurgerKurt ClareSophie CoatsChristopher ColbyKaitlyn CompitelloOonagh DavisMarcus DayCristina DoughertyEvangaline EdwardsDaniel FenderMatthew FigelIndigo FischerEvan FulcherAnya Garipoli
Jeremy HassellJoshua HoeflichKatherine JaglaBenjamin JanisHaley JenningsStephen KarukasAlyssa KataharaJulie KleinermanShaine KormanAnnika KrafcikJames LeechOlivia LerwickJing LiuJames MacKenzieMegan MahoneyIngrid MatisonRachael Mc Gory FornarottoDylan McBrideClaire MercierVictoria MichalowskyRachelle MillerMiyu MoritaElizabeth MossNora MurphyCassidy NoonenAnela OhAlexandra Ong
William OuweleenMontserrat Picado CamposHarrison PoisalMary PorterHannah RohrichDaniela SánchezJulianna ShamelMadeline SilbermanTamara SnyderGeorge SpicaSophia SpiegelIan SponsellerBreeOnna SpringerAlexis StockdaleMadison StubbsAva SuppelsaRyan TreadwellPaul TrenthamBradley Trinkle IIAliya UltanHelena WachhausNaomi WalerysKennedy WallaceRiley WarmothBayleigh YoungGintare Zukauskaite
What We Know that Newton Does Not
Sophie Coats (class of 2015), was born in Texas, but raised a Jersey girl. In her junior year of high school she traded out public school life for the boarding school experience at Interlochen Arts Academy where she studied creative writing. She was a finalist in the Interlochen Virginia B. Ball competition and later awarded a Gold Key Award for flash fiction and a Gold Key Award for poetry in the Scholastic Art and Writing awards. You can find her work in The Interlochen Review. Sophie will be headed to Northeastern University this coming fall.
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Processional Pomp and Circumstance in G Major, Op. 39. No. 4 ......................... Edward Elgar/trans. M. Retford
Interlochen Arts Academy BandMatthew Schlomer, Conductor
Junior Marshals Tink Baker Ella May Hunsader Sara Han Asia Pyron
The Star-Spangled Banner ...........................................................................................Francis Scott Key
Interlude Innisfree .............................................................................................................................. Gerald Custer
Interlochen Arts Academy ChoirJohn Bragle, Conductor
Steve Larson, Piano
Senior Speaker Montserrat Picado Campos, class of 2015
Senior Performer Matthew Figel, class of 2015 Adagio from The Sleeping Beauty ......................................Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Mikhail Pletnev ........................................................................................................................ (1840-1893) / (b. 1957)
Artist Statement Composers leave behind musical diaries that preserve the history of their world and surroundings. Their music sustains their voices for eternity, allowing all who listen to connect with the emotions that reflect the entire human condition. When I study a score, I find myself enraptured by the everlasting truthfulness of music. It is then my responsibility as an artist to communicate the same message. The feelings of triumph, grief, love, nostalgia, and fulfillment rendered by those before me foster a sense of common humanity between the past and present. I hope that my performances inspire those around me to embrace the memories and experiences that bind us together in unity.
Remarks“Are we prepared for the transformational future you will lead?”
Jeffrey S. Kimpton, President
Presentation of DiplomasJeffrey S. Kimpton, President
Edward C. Farraday, Vice President, Education ProgramsT.J. Mackey, Vice President, Student Affarirs and Executive Dean
Matthew Colpitts, Dean of Students, AcademyJennifer Wesling, Dean of Students, Camp
Recessional Pomp and Circumstance in D Major, Op. 39, No. 1 ...................... Edward Elgar/arr. Paul Sterrett
Interlochen Arts Academy BandMatthew Schlomer, Conductor
CommencementK r esge Au d i to r i um , Sat u r day, M ay 3 0 t h , 2 0 1 5 , 9 : 3 0 a . m .
A New Tradition at Commencement To honor the multifaceted artistic and academic talents of all the Arts Academy seniors, we are starting a new tradition at commencement. This year, and in future years, we will have one senior speaker and one senior performer. All seniors who wish to apply are eligible for these honors. A selection committee made up of faculty members and students reviews all applications and selects semi-finalists who are then asked to prepare their speech or their performance. Each semi-finalist auditions in front of the selection committee, and the committee chooses a winner in each category. The application and audition process is both extensive and demanding. We are proud to present our first senior speaker and our first senior performer this year. They are to be commended for their talent and passion as well as their dedication to the process that led them to be the first senior speaker and performer to be selected by the community and establish a new tradition at the Academy.
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Graduating Seniors
Aaron Joseph Albert … ..............................Simpsonville, S.C. Andrew Marshall Alford ............................ Interlochen, Mich. Carolyn Ashley Anderson ................................. Almond, N.Y. Cheyenne Lyn Anderson .................................... Irvington, Ky. Aiden Lynn Ankli ........................................Stevensville, Mich. Laurel Jordan Armes .................................Londonderry, N.H. Lucian Roan Avalon .........................................Santa Fe, N.M. Trinity Li Bachrach ..........................................Pittsfield, Maine John Maxwell Baird ......................................Manchester, Mo. Yvonne-Margaret Rabe Balgenorth .........Anchorage, Alaska Erica Lee Bigelow ........................................... Midland, Mich. Joshua Austin Birdsong ........................... Traverse City, Mich. Elisabeth Thomas Boaz ......................................... Flint, Mich. Emily King Boyle .....................................Beaver Island, Mich. Preston Leigh Bradsher .................................Greenville, N.C. Kyle James Matthew Braun… ...................... Cleveland, Ohio Timothy James Brewer ................................... Flushing, Mich. Derek Eugene Brockington… ......................... Holland, Mich. Ada Jane Brooks… ..............................Columbia Falls, Mont. Peyton McKenna Bruce… ..............................Marshall, Minn. John Aramis Buckley… .................................. Pittsfield, Mass. vSasha Bult-Ito… ...........................................Fairbanks, Alaska Gwenfrewi Florine Burger… ............................ Bemidji, Minn. v Shannon Keiley Burke… ............................... Boca Raton, Fla. Akili Denise Anne Burton .........................................Gary, Ind. Haley Kathleen Bussell ............................ Traverse City, Mich. Ximena Calderon Morales ..................... Heredia, Costa Rica David Daniel Carey .................................. Mays Landing, N.J. Tobin Jose Castellano ...................................Richland, Wash. v Dolores Irene Checa Jose ......................Mexico City, Mexico v Yingjun Chen ............................................. Guangzhou, China Zhuoyi Chen ............................................. Frankfurt, Germany Kurt Allen Clare ........................................ Traverse City, Mich. Sophie Wake Claytor ..................................Fort Worth, Texas Rachel Nicole Clemente................................. Granville, Ohio Sophie Christina Coats ......................................Mahwah, N.J. Christopher Gregory Colby ...............................Austin, Texas Kaitlyn Nicole Compitello .................................... Elyria, Ohio Andrew Conover ..........................................Bridgewater, N.J. Robin Marie Cook .............................................Portland, Ore. Brady William Cramer ...............................Saint Johns, Mich.
Sierra Cassidy Creamer ........................ Lake Leelanau, Mich. vAngeling Cruz-Yen .........................................Durango, Colo. Luke Anthony D'Alessandro ...................... Biddeford, Maine Alana Jane Davis ........................... St. Thomas, Virgin Islands Oonagh Saskia Binnie Davis ........................ Cincinnati, Ohio Morgan Leah Davison .......................................Denver, Colo. Marcus Evan Day ...................................Oregon House, Calif. Izabella Sierra Deeg .........................................Key West, Fla. Colin Jeffery Diesch ................................. Battle Creek, Mich. Cristina Cutts Dougherty.........................Albuquerque, N.M. Madison Eretta Douglas ........................ …Clarksburg, W. Va. Emma Claire Faith Dunlop ....................…Goderich, Ontario Evangeline Vittoria Edwards ......................... Morrison, Colo. Rachel Elgie Elfezouaty ...............................Naivasha, Kenya v Jonathan Louis Evans .....................................Woodstock, Vt. v Daniel Joseph Fender ................................Greenback, Tenn. Matthew Stephen Figel .................................. Midland, Texas Indigo Eleanor Fischer...........................Eureka Springs, Ariz. Linnea Maria Fox .................................... Stinson Beach, Calif. Julián Fueyo González ................................Tampico, Mexico v Evan James Fulcher ........................................Durango, Colo. Niza Melissa Garcia............................................Laredo, Texas Anya Grace Garipoli .........................West Long Branch, N.J. Eboni Jenae Goar ..................................Stone Mountain, Ga. Luciano Antonio Gomez Botero ............ Medellin, Colombia v Charlotte Knickerbocker Gruman .......Singapore, Singapore Gabriel Farid Guerra ...........................................Broward, Fla. Noah Richard Guthier .......................................Madison, Wis. Pia Kristin Hagen .............................................Perth, Australia Kelly Sonora Haines ..................................... Henderson, Nev. Jeremy Thomas Hassell .................................. Amarillo, Texas Emily Broer Hinojosa ............................... Temperance, Mich. Joshua Harry Hoeflich ..........................................Glencoe, Ill. Dylan Alexandra Hoffman ............................ Cleveland, Ohio Somer Joseph Hornbuckle ............................... Eugene, Ore. Katherine Anne Jagla .................................. South Bend, Ind. Benjamin Todd Janis ......................................Brattleboro, Vt. Haley Marie Jennings ........................................... Perry, Mich. Oliver Flor Jull ..................................... Kerteminde, Denmark Ji Woo Jung ............................................. Seoul, South Korea Jioh Kang ..........................................Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Graduating Seniors
Isabel Valerie Karp ............................................Madison, Wis. Stephen Zachary Karukas ....................Thousand Oaks, Calif. v Thaddeus Steven Kaszuba-Dias ............ Lake In The Hills, Ill. Alyssa Loree Motoko Katahara ............................ Mclean, Va. Brett Alan Kelly ....................................................... Rison, Ariz. Scott Allen Kennedy ...........................................Topeka, Kan. Allie Ann Kessel ....................................... Traverse City, Mich. Jieun Kim .................................................. Seoul, South Korea Seyon Kim ................................................. Seoul, South Korea v Su Wan Kim .............................................. Seoul, South Korea v Julie Beth Kleinerman ....................................Lafayette, Calif. Martin Kocev .....................................Valandovo, Macedonia Jingting Kong… ............................................... Beijing, China Shaine Scarlette Rose Korman.............. Los Altos Hills, Calif. Veronika Kostyuk ...................... Moscow, Russian Federation Anna Eva Kotyza… .............................. Rye, NY United States Annika Katheleen Krafcik ........... San Juan Capistrano, Calif. v Nicholas Jacob Larson ............................ Traverse City, Mich. Dave Joon Lee .................................... Daejoen, South Korea Seong-Hwan Lee ...................................... Seoul, South Korea Yu-Jin Lee ................................................................. Irmo, S.C. James Edwin Leech ............................. Huntingdon, England Olivia Diane Lerwick ........................................Asheville, N.C. Sitong Li ..................................................GuangDong, China Karenna Grace Lief ........................................... Brooklyn, N.Y. Edward Han Bin Lim ................................ Seoul, South Korea Jing Liu ...................................................... Toronto, Ontariov Ziyun Liu ........................................................... Beijing, China Simon William Lohmann ............................... Eau Claire, Wis. Madison Elizabeth Lusby ............................Grapevine, Texas Sydney Katherine Lusby ..............................Grapevine, Texas James Ronald MacKenzie… ..............................Mason, Ohio Molly Ann Maguire ...........................................St. Paul, Minn. Megan Ann Mahoney ............................... Charlottesville, Va. Demitri Thomas Makeig ................................... Fairfield, Iowa Ingrid Anne Matison ..............................Grand Rapids, Minn. Erin Grace Mc Fadden ......................................... Norfolk, Va. Rachael Lynn Mc Gory Fornarotto .............. Pocatello, Idaho. v Dylan Shea McBride ........................................... Honor, Mich. Claire Elizabeth Mercier .................................... Killington, Vt. Victoria Jacqui Michalowsky ............................Portland, Ore.
Rachelle Jeanne Miller ................................Middletown, Md. Hannah Blythe Mills… ............................ Chattanooga, Tenn. Miyu Morita .................................................Yamanashi, Japan v Elizabeth Hyde Moss .............................. West Lafayette, Ind. Christiana Fitton Moyle ...........................Westhampton, N.Y. Max Joseph Mulpagano… .................................. Carmel, Ind. v Nora Austin Murphy ......................................... Hanover, N.H. Sarah Amy Nail .............................................Birmingham, Ala. Isabela Randazzo Nanni… .......................... South Bend, Ind. Cassidy Lin Noonen ...............................Mount Vernon, Ohio Justin Michael Ochoa ...............................San Antonio, Texas William Connor Odom ................................... Columbia, S.C. v Anela Ming-Yue Oh ................................. Traverse City, Mich. Allison Kay Olmstead ............................ Grand Rapids, Mich. Alexandra Marie Ong ........................................ Copley, Ohio Peter Richard Osborne .................................Woodside, Calif. William Frederick Harding Ouweleen ............... Evanston, Ill. RachaelJanai Breland Pace ..........................Jacksonville, Fla. v Doyun Park ............................................... Seoul, South Korea Joachim Blake Pfefferkorn ....................... Charlottesville, Va. Montserrat Picado Campos......San Rafael, Heredia, Costa Rica Harrison Alexander Poisal ........................... Greenwood, Ind. Mary Helen Porter .........................................Columbus, Miss. Jing Yi Qu .............................................. Xi'an, Shaanxi, China Jaimee Leigh Reynolds .................................... Alpena, Mich. Cosetta Righi .............................................. Lawrenceville, Ga. v Hannah Quinn Rohrich ....................... Pagosa Springs, Colo. Maiah Renée Rop… ....................................... Rockford, Mich. Katherine Thuy Runicka-Gneiser ...................Dubuque, Iowa Aaron Michael Russell .................................Indianapolis, Ind. Abigail Bridget Sacks .....................................Kirkland, Wash. Daniela Luz Sánchez ................................Albuquerque, N.M. Mason Patrick Sangster .......................................... Rudy, Ariz. Luke Daniel Schwalbach .................................... Versailles, Ky. v Maya Lynne Segal… ................................ Traverse City, Mich. Raef Burton Sengupta ........................................ Evanston, Ill. Julianna Rose Shamel .......................................Highland, Ind. Victoria Kristine Shull ............................Shaker Heights, Ohio Madeline Elizabeth Silberman .......................Houston, Texas Sam Collins Silverman .........................Newport Beach, Calif. Maria Rose Simaz ..................................... Traverse City, Mich.
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Graduating Seniors
Kevin Joseph Becker ............................................... Dekalb, Ill. Christopher John Bell .................................. Wilmington, Del. Karla Irene Davris ....................................... Montreal, Quebec Daniel Steven Gaynor ................................ Hong Kong, China Alyssa Michelle Grant .........................................Milford, Mich. Alia Mirielle Gribbon .......................................... Duluth, Minn.
Samuel Gutierrez Alvarez ........................ Medellin, Colombia Zhanglin Hu .................................................... Chengdu, China Will Joseph Kjeer .......................................... Saint Paul, Minn. Taylor Pearl Lundeen ............................ Harbor Springs, Mich. Joshua Avi Pearlmutter .................................... Flagstaff, Ariz. Cesar Antonio Rivera Orozco .................. Chihuahua, Mexico
Post Graduate Students
The Colors of Academic AttireAgriculture ........................................MaizeArts, Letters, Humanities .................WhiteCommerce, Accountancy and Business. .............................................DrabDentistry ............................................. LilacEconomics ....................................CopperEducation .................................Light BlueEngineering ..................................OrangeFine Arts ..........................................Brown
Forestry ...........................................RussetJournalism ....................................CrimsonLaw ..................................................PurpleLibrary Science ..............................LemonMedicine ......................................... GreenMusic ...................................................PinkNursing ......................................... ApricotOratory ....................................Silver GrayPharmacy .............................. Olive Green
Philosophy ................................ Dark BluePhysical Education ................Sage GreenPublic Administration ........Peacock BluePublic Health ........................Salmon PinkScience ............................. Golden YellowSocial Work .................................... CitronTheology ....................................... ScarletVeterinary Science ............................Gray
The Colors of Academic Attire
The traditional pageantry of an academic procession is one of the impressive spectacles of twentieth-century America. Its significance may seem concealed behind a baffling array of rich and somber gowns of varying cuts and vividly contrasting multicolored hoods; yet within this kaleidoscope framework, there lies an orderly and time-honored system of displaying the symbols of scholarly attainment. Although some American colleges and universities adopted the English custom of academic dress from their day of founding, it was not until late in the last century that academic attire came into general use for ceremonial occasions. The uniformity of the American system of academic heraldry, resulting from a code established by the American Council of Education,indicates the level of degree displayed by an academic costume; the field, or faculty, in which it was earned; and the institution by which it was granted. The most basic of the three parts of the scholar’s costume, the gown, differs for the three levels of degrees primarily in the sleeve. The pointed sleeve of the bachelor’s gown distinguishes it from the squared end of the master’s sleeve, which reaches nearly to the knee and is slit above the elbow. The doctor’s gown has
bell-shaped sleeves, and is the only one of the three that is permitted with velvet trimming on the front facings and cross bars on the upper portion of the arm. The American mortarboard, derived from the Oxford cap, is black like the gown. Its tassel, for holders of the bachelor’s and master’s degrees, is usually black, although in some instances color may be used to identify the faculty of the scholar. Gold tassels are reserved for holders of doctoral degrees and heads of institutions. It is the hood that provides academic regalia its color and offers the most information about its owner. The silk lining bears the color or colors, of the degree-granting institution; its velvet edging displays the color assigned to that area of study in which the degree was taken. The length of the hood and the width of the edging increase with the level of the degree. Variations in this uniformity may be observed in the special gowns worn by the governing officers of a number of institutions, the colored robes of the graduates of a few universities which have departed from the tradition of black, and the diversified attire of holders of degrees from foreign universities.
v Four Year Senior
Emily Kathleen Simpson ................................... LaGrange, Ky. Tamara Frances Snyder ..........................Grand Prairie, Texas Olivia Colleen Spencer ............................Valley Center, Calif. vGeorge Norval Johnston Spica Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich. Sophia Amelia Spiegel ..............................................Lafox, Ill. Ian David Sponseller… ....................................Evansville, Ind. Emily Elizabeth Spradling ....................... Hillsborough, Calif. vBreeOnna Renee Springer .................................. Ligonier, Pa. Thomas Birdsall Stampen .............................Middleton, Wis. Abigail Rose Stanton ............................... Traverse City, Mich. Alexis Lee Ann Stockdale .............................Grosse Ile, Mich. Edmund Andrew Strominger ............................. Bexley, Ohio Madison Terra Stubbs ........................................Sawyer, Mich. Ava Ann Suppelsa ............................................... Evanston, Ill. Johari Uchechi Taitt ............................Bridgetown, Barbados v Kevin Ichiro Takeda .............................................Tokyo, Japan Juliana Elizabeth Tassos ...................... Orange County, Calif. Kathleen McDermott Taylor ............................Gastonia, N.C. Elizabeth Hope Tedescucci ..............................Lagrange, Ga. Ryan Patrick Treadwell ....................................Anaheim, Calif. Paul Taylor Trentham ....................................Sevierville, Tenn. Bradley Steven Trinkle II .................................Starkville, Miss. Jenna Li Ying Trosien .............................................. Aurora, Ill. Anna May Tubbs .....................................................Ada, Mich.
Dylan Reider Tulett ................................ Grand Rapids, Mich. v Aliya Kadisha Ultan ........................................... Brooklyn, N.Y. Elliot Paul Vitaz… ................................... Grand Rapids, Mich. Caleb Alden Voisine-Addis ......................Kennebunk, Maine Jacqueline Zoleka Vundla .....................Rivonia, South Africa Helena Grace Wachhaus ...........................Elizabethtown, Pa. Katelyn Elisabeth Waffer ..............................Jacksonville, Fla. Naomi Anabel Walerys .................................. Olsztyn, Poland Kennedy Da'Lon Wallace ................................... Dallas, Texas Meicheng Wang ................................................ Beijing, China ZiKang Wang .................................................Chengdu, China Riley Nicholas Warmoth .........................Grand Haven, Mich. Ayla Marie Wells .................................................... Marcy, N.Y. Clare Elizabeth Wescott .......................... Traverse City, Mich. Harry Key Wilde Greer ...................................Altadena, Calif. John James Witherspoon ...........................Charlevoix, Mich. Ryan Conner Yale ............................................. Gainsville, Fla. Ang Ying ..........................................................Ningbo, China v Bayleigh Thompson Young .............................Cypress, Texas Samuel Josue Zamora ......... San Pablo, Heredia, Costa Rica Qingpeng Zeng .......................................... Nanchang, China Yaqi Zhang .......................................................Lanzhou, China Gintare Zukauskaite ..................................... Vilnius, Lithuania
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Interlochen Arts AcademyFaculty & Education Staff
Brittany Adams, Liberal Arts
Tiffany Alcock, Residence Life
Risa Alecci, Theatre Arts
John Alfieri, Music
David Allen, Liberal Arts
Hollis Allen, Residence Life
Madeline Allen, Residence Life
Alyssa Kay Allyn, Residence Life
Daniel Asad, Liberal Arts
Alisha Baker, Health Services
Rory Baker, Presentations
Sonja Baker, Presentation
Dawn Bankey, Music
Thomas Bara, Music – ‘87
Joshua Bassette, Residence Life
Aggie Bazaz, Motion Picture Arts
J. Berry, Calendar and Facilities Scheduling
Devron Blumenthal, Residence Life
Erika Boysen, Music
John Bragle, Music
Joseph Breen, Residence Life
Karolyn Byers, Residence Life – ‘09
Candace Cadena, Residence Life
Yvonne Camacho, Residence Life
Crispin Campbell, Music
Mary Carter, Residence Life
Thomas Childs, Music
Michael Coonrod, Music
Sela Constan-Wahl, Academic Library
Catherine Creighton, Admissions and Financial Aid
Jan Doefer, Academy and Music Library
Katherine Dougherty, Education Programs
John Driscoll, Advancement and Music – ‘06
Gulshirin Dubash, Theatre Arts
David Early, Math and Science
Robin Ellis, Theatre Arts
Donovan Entrekin, Admission and Financial Aid
Elizabeth Fedewa, Residential Life
Jean Gaede, Liberal Arts
Sasha Gale, Residence Life
Kirsten Gamb, Admissions and Financial Aid
Chad Gapinski, Academic and College CounselingLeo Gillis, Academic Library
Curtis Grandstaff, Health Services
Lauren Greene, Music
Byron Hanson, Academy and Music Library, Archives
Francine Harris, Creative Writing
Mica Harrison, Admissions and Financial Aid
Michelle Hartwig, Residential Life
Andrew Hiss, Motion Picture Arts
Teresa Hittner, Liberal Arts
Joan Holland, Music
Candace Hughes, Theatre Design and Production
Johnson Hunt, Visual Arts
Lindsay Hunter, Music
Kaleigh James, Visual Arts
Barbara Johnson, Health Services
Timothy Johnson, Liberal Arts
Courtney Kaiser-Sandler, Music – ‘94
Chad Kamrow, Liberal Arts
Jacey Kepich, Music Library
Emil Khudyev, Music – ‘05
Susan Kline, Health Services
Justin Koertgen, Dance – ‘00
Ann Kullenberg, Math and Sciences
Eleanor Lange, Music Library
Kenneth Larson, Music
Steve Larson, Music
Karen Libby, Liberal Arts
Matthew Lindstrom, Dance and Theatre Arts
Tori Lockwood, Math and Sciences
Doug Long, Academic and College Counseling
Cathy Lu, Visual Arts
Thomas Lymenstull, Music
Zachary Lynn, Residence Life
Jessica Masse, Music
Wendy Masterson, Dance
Brian McCall, Liberal Arts
Rebecca McDaniel, Health Services
Interlochen Arts AcademyFaculty & Education Staff
Victoria McDonnell, Residence Life
Molly McInnes, Math and Sciences
John McKaig, Visual Arts
Lisa Melnyk, Physical Education and Leisure Arts
Sarah Merwin, Math & Sciences
Denise Miller-Smiley, Health Services
Neil Mittal, Math and Sciences
Laura Mittelstaedt, Theatre Arts
Lucas Moneypenny, Residence Life
David Montee, Theatre Arts
Janet Morris, Admissions & Financial Aid
Patricia Morris, Residence Life
Jenny Munten, Music Library
Taoufik Nadji, Math and Sciences
Carol Niemi, Academic & Music Libraries
Jeffery Norris, Music
Kyle Novy, Music
Laura Osgood Brown, Music
Mika Perrine, Creative Writing
Kelsey Peterson, Residence Life
Jonathan Polan, Residence Life
Sarah Prosek, Residence Life
Daniel Reckard, Music
Christine Reitmeyer, Academic and College Counseling
Thomas Riccobono, Music
Zachary Roberson, Residence Life
Eleanor Robinson, Liberal Arts
Marlene Robinson, Residence Life
Melinda Rohn, Theatre Arts
Nolwenn Salaun, Liberal Arts
Ara Sarkissian, Music
Jenna Scheub, Math & Sciences
Matthew Schlomer, Music
Brian Schorn, Visual Art
William Sears, Music
Clyde Sheets, Theatre Arts
Renee Skerik, Music – ‘82
Maurine Slaughter, Liberal Arts
Laurence Smith, Music – ‘73
Nancy Smith, Health Services
Patricia Smith, Visual Arts
Susan Snyder, Music
Paul Sonner, Music
Nancy Stagnitta Loudenslager, Music
Katie Stainkamp, Residence Life
Marvine Stamatakis, Liberal Arts
Jennifer Steinorth, Creative Writing and Education Programs – ‘92
Daniel Stolper, Music
Eric Stomberg, Music
Joseph Stucky, Motion Picture Arts
Debra Townsend, Dance
Jennifer Trowbridge, Music
Lesley Tye, Creative Writing and Motion Picture Arts – ‘93
Emily Umbarger, Academic and College Counseling
Cynthia Van Maanen, Music
Dempsey Van Timmeran, Education Programs
Pracilla Vanhuizen, Academic and College Counseling
Corbin Wagner, Music
Nikki Wald, Health Services
Hillary Waldron, Residence Life
Timothy Wallace, Music
Carolyn Watson, Music
Jaime Weidner, Admissions and Financial Aid
Jane Weisbrodt, Health Services
Derek Weller, Music – ‘82
Jeffrey Wescott, Liberal Arts
Ellen West, Student Affairs
Katherine Wibby, Math and Sciences
Barbara Wilcox, Admissions and Financial Aid
Joelle Wisnieski, Residence Life
Shelly Wood, Health Services
Kara Zarafonitis, Academic and College Counseling
Kathleen Ziege, Theatre Arts
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Academy Endowed Scholarships Academy Endowed Scholarship
Dorothy Anderson Memorial Scholarship
Katherine McKee Anderson Endowed Scholarship
Bob Annis Endowed Scholarship
Virginia B. Ball Creative Writing Competition Scholarship
Martin A. Baloyan Memorial Scholarship
Barstow Foundation Scholarship
Boggess Family Endowed Scholarship
Mr. and Mrs. Fred M. Brakeman Scholarship
M. Brandenburg Scholarship
Nadine Brunner Endowed Memorial Painting Scholarship
Camp/Academy Endowed Scholarship
Ellen Case Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Jerome F. and Blanche M. Cerny Scholarship
Clarence & Grace Chamberlin Foundation Academy Scholarship
Arthur J. and Glenna B. Collins Scholarship
Annabel Comfort Memorial Scholarship
Janice F. Corson Scholarship
Creative Writing Award Scholarship
Jean Dake Memorial Scholarship
Alden B. Dow Memorial Scholarship
George W. Drake Memorial Scholarship
Dr. Scholl Foundation Creative Writing Scholarship
Dr. Scholl Foundation Scholarship for Orchestra Strings
Dr. Scholl Foundation Scholarship for Orchestra Winds
Dunbar Percussion or Dance Scholarship
Richard M. Fiegel Memorial Scholarship
Lawrence L. Fleming Memorial Scholarship
Edward E. Ford Foundation Scholarship
Susan Leigh Foster Endowed Academy Dance Scholarship
Edward P. Frohlich Piano Scholarship
Otto W. Geissler, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Mary and Donald Gonzales Memorial Scholarship
James C. Gordon Memorial Scholarship
Romine G. Hamilton Memorial Scholarship
Moe and Francine Handleman Endowed Music Scholarship
William Randolph Hearst Foundation Scholarship
Pierre V. Heftler Memorial Scholarship
Dorothy L. Henricks Memorial Scholarship
John and Joan Herlitz Family Scholarship
Russell and Annabelle Holcomb Endowed Scholarship
Erwin K. Holland-Moritz Scholarship
Jack (John R.) Hood Endowed Academy Scholarship
Ruth H. Hughes Endowed Dance Scholarship
Roger E. & Mary Jane Jacobi Academy Scholarship
Roger E. Jacobi & Edward P. Frohlich Scholarship
JSJ Foundation Scholarship
R. Graham Keevil Memorial Scholarship
George and Joyce Kempton Academy Piano Scholarship
James D. Kent Endowed Music Scholarship
Dorothy Lewand Endowed Scholarship
Sally A. Lewis Organ Scholarship
Ted Loudermilk Memorial Scholarship
Martha Lundy Scholarship
Joseph E. Maddy Memorial Scholarship
Doris V. Markel Voice Scholarship
Martin Family Music Scholarship
Marvel Family Memorial Scholarship
Ilse Mayfield Scholarship
Dr. Robert Montague McDonald Endowed Arts Academy Scholarship
Whitney S. McGuire Memorial Scholarship
Charles K. McWhorter Memorial Scholarship
Miller-Jacobson Scholarship
Monticello College Foundation Scholarship
Lyle Myers Scholarship
William and Jeanne Myers Endowed Scholarship
National Academy of the Arts Scholarship
Julius & Ruth Novick Memorial Scholarship
Clara Noyes Endowed Academy Scholarship, a fund of the Central Indiana Community Foundation
W. Calvin and Marian Patterson Endowed Scholarship
Helmer R. and Larida Petersen Scholarship
Robert C. Pew Scholarship
Polish Endowment Scholarship
Herbert & Elsa Ponting Foundation Scholarship
Neil Rabaut Memorial Scholarship
Interlochen Arts AcademyThe scholarships listed below are supported by endowed funds and leadership gifts designated for Academy students.
Many other scholarships are awarded as a result of thousands of donations to the Interlochen Annual Fund.Donors to all of these scholarship funds are acknowledged with gratitude.
Milton M. Ratner Foundation Scholarship
Reader’s Digest Endowed Academy Scholarship
David E. Reese Family Foundation Scholarship
Mildred Reisner Endowed Scholarship
Dean E. Richardson Scholarship
Rollert Music/Science Endowment Scholarship
George and Barbara Schilling Piano Scholarship
Charles Ward Seabury Scholarship
Michael D. Silber Memorial Scholarship
Stephen Sprouse Memorial Scholarship
Stephenson Endowed Scholarship
Target Foundation Scholarship
Laurence W. Thomas Writing Scholarship
Sarah L. Titus and Tilda Morris Endowed Academy Scholarship
Miles I. Tunnacliff Scholarship
Alice C. Tyler Trust Endowed Scholarship
Frederick S. Upton Foundation Scholarship
William E. Votruba Memorial Scholarship
Margaret F. Ward Music Scholarship
Margaret F. Ward Visual Art Scholarship
Susan Mott Webb Memorial Scholarship
Mrs. Richard H. Webber Scholarship
Bessie Mae Weissgerber Memorial Scholarship
Byrdene M. Wilson Memorial Scholarship
Matilda R. Wilson Fund Scholarship
Francis J. and Margaret S. Zimmermann Endowed Scholarship
Academy Annual ScholarshipsAcademy Gifts Scholarship
Charles Barr Organ Scholarship
Mary Frey Bennett Scholarship
Judith Haskell Brewer Scholarship
John Busby Memorial Scholarship
Canadian Friends of Interlochen Scholarship
Cole Family Foundation Scholarship
Design and Production Achievement Scholarship
Ella Fitzgerald Foundation Academy Scholarship
Peter Erskine Annual Academy Scholarship
Fisher Family Dance Scholarship
Benson & Edith Ford Fund Scholarship
Jack A. Hamm Memorial Scholarship
Richard Hawkins Clarinet Scholarship
Dr. Barre Hill Vocal Arts Scholarship
IAA Retention Scholarship
Interlochen Arts Academy Scholarship
Interlochen Visual Arts Scholarship
Dale Kimpton Memorial Scholarship
Ledden Family Dance Scholarship
Kate Levin Arts Academy Scholarship
Patsy and W.S. “Scotty” Light Annual Academy Scholarship
Margolis Family Scholarship
Penny and Paul Minz Annual Academy Scholarship
MJM Scholarship
Music Scholarship
National Federation of Music Clubs Academy Scholarship
Deborah R. Potter Memorial Scholarship
Premo Family Dance Scholarship
Sage Foundation Scholarship
Richard J. Schilling-Ruth Tourner Academy Vocal Scholarship
Benjamin Schore Academy Piano Scholarship
Carrie E. Smith Schuyler Scholarship
Eugene Sittenfeld Percussion Scholarship
Michelle Slater Academy Scholarship
Tad M. and Suzanne B. Smith Scholarship
Booth Tarkington Scholarship, a fund of the Central Indiana Community Foundation
Del and Evelyn Weliver Scholarship
Williams Family Scholarship
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Anela Oh From Traverse City, Michigan, Anela is a four-year visual arts senior. During her time at Interlochen, she has had the opportunity to study off-campus for a semester at the Oxbow School in Napa, California, where she focused on printmaking and researching kelp forests that informed the concepts and imagery in her artwork. She was also a recipient of the Robert B. Annis Foundation A-STEP Grant to research fish growth from mangroves to patch reefs in the Bahamas. Her experiences at Interlochen, supplemented by these additional opportunities, have propelled her to actively consider how her art informs the viewer about the ocean and to make it her goal to raise awareness through her thesis and the work she makes in the future. Anela will be studying environmental analysis and ceramics at Scripps College in California next year.
Bycatch – Anela OhPorcelain and glazes
George Spica George is a four-year visual arts senior from Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan. He comes from a long line of Interlochen alumni, including his brother, two sisters as well as his parents. His own Interlochen experiences began at camp as an intermediate student. More recently, he has attended pre-college summer programs both at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. His work focuses on the body, exploring both its limitations and performative potential; but it also incorporates material references to further examine the concepts of exertion, exhaustion, attraction, and detraction. In the fall, George will be attending the Baelebrof Fine Arts program at the Steinhardt School at New York University.
Particles – George SpicaIron oxide, archival pigment prints on vellum, oxidized steel, acrylic, nylon, glass mirror
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