Fall 2023 Commencement Program
Order of Ceremonies
Processional
Performed by the Norem Brass Quintet
National Anthem
Sophia Jackson and Rebecca Chappell
Welcome
Eric Lau, Dean, LSU College of Music & Dramatic Arts
Presentation of Undergraduate Candidates
Amy Smith, Assistant Dean of Student Success
- Bachelor of Arts in Theatre
- Bachelor of Fine Arts
- Bachelor of Arts in Music
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Music Education
Presentation of Graduate Candidates
Trey Davis, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies
- Master of Music
- Doctor of Musical Arts
- Doctor of Philosophy
Alma Mater
Sophia Jackson and Rebecca Chappel
Recessional
After the ceremony, graduates and family members are asked to please move to the lobby
for pictures and socializing.
Event Information
Ceremonies begin Friday, December 15, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. CST in the Shaver Theatre, Music & Dramatic Arts Building.
The appearance of a name in this program is presumptive evidence of graduation, but is not to be regarded as conclusive. Students whose names are listed more than once in this program are receiving multiple degrees. The names of some students may not be listed in this program due to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974.
December 2023 Graduating Class
Undergraduate Degrees
Michael Christopher Brown Jr
Theatre Design and Technology
Joseph Mateo Bush
Performance
Hope Mari Cassady
Performance
Physical Theatre
CUM LAUDE
Tina Marie Devillier
Performance
Jenika Rose Kolacz
Theatre Design and Technology
Ty Riley Quentin Tippett
Performance
Jenika Rose Kolacz
Film & Television
Joseph Henry Zollner
Film & Television
Sophia Grace Jackson
Voice
Raudol Rafael Palacios Ruiz
Cello
Jonah Drew Amason
Trumpet
Gabriel Anthony Babin
French Horn
Casey Michael Bateman
Percussion
Hannah Nicole Boudreaux
Violin
Rebecca Kay Chappell
Voice
Christy Anne Finley
Trumpet
Savannah Koonce
Clarinet
Kaitlyn Manley
Trumpet
Bailey Lauren Pons
Tuba
Graduate Degrees
Please note that graduate degrees are officially conferred by the Pinkie Gordon Lane Graduate School. Dr. Andreas Giger is serving as the Graduate Council representative for the awarding of graduate-level degrees.
Karron Edward Brown
Music Education
Jamie Elizabeth Gurt
Piano Performance
Nikolai Medtner and the Beethoven Tradition in Performance and Pedagogy
John Mitchell Ingram
Brass Performance
Matthew Asher Bardin
Experimental Music & Digital Media
Cyberinet: Integrated Semi-Modular Sensors for the Computer-Augmented Clarinet
Joshua Burgos
Music Education
On Virtue Ethics Theory and Elementary Music Education
Aaron James Wood
Theatre History, Dramatic Literature and Dramatic Theory and Criticism
Proud of Your Boy: Toxic Masculinity, Boyhood, and the American Musical
For a full list of LSU College of Music & Dramatic Arts faculty and staff, please visit our college directory.