Faculty, Students receive Scholastic Honors

College of the Arts faculty and students were recognized at the Scholastic Honors Convocation April 16. Dr. Mariko Izumi, Assistant professor of Communication, received the Faculty Service recognition for Global Connections. Kariann Fuqua, Assistant Professor of Art, was recognized for Individual Contribution to Creative Activity.

Students recognized with departmental awards include:

Outstanding BFA (in studio Art) Student of the Year Award
Cassandra H. Lagmay

Outstanding BSEd (in Art Education) Student of the Year Award
Steven M. Tette

Outstanding MEd (in Art Education) Student of the Year Award
Virginia McCullough

Communication Award
Amelia Quinn

Music Major Award
Amanda Beard

Presser Award (Music)
Emily Vold

Theatre Arts Award
Abigail Hilton

Theatre Arts Education Award
Barrett Scroggs

Theatre Arts Design/Technical Award
Shane Harrison

Theatre Arts Performance Award
Edward Zaboroskie

Theatre Student Honored in National Competition

Edward Zaboroskie, CSU senior in Theatre Performance, was one of two actors selected for the National Partners of the American Theatre Classical Acting Award. He also was selected as alternate for an internship at the Shaw Festival at Niagara-on-the-Lake, NY.

Zaboroskie and his acting partner, Ansley Selman, earlier won the Region 4 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Irene Ryan acting competition and traveled to Washington DC in April to compete for the national title. This is the second year in a row that CSU Theatre students have advanced to the national level in the highest collegiate acting awards in the country. Nominees select an acting partner and perform two scenes, as well as a song or a monologue.

Bassoonist recognized in international competition

Constantin Barcov, B.M. 2008, was one of five bassoonists to advance to the finals of the Fox-Gillet Competition, held at the International Double Reed Society meeting in Norman, Oklahoma, USA, June 22-26, 2010. He was recognized with an Honorable Mention for his performance of a full recital program and a concerto.

Griffith takes top student research honor at SSCA

Brandon Griffith, a communication major at Columbus State University, received the “Top Paper” award at the 80th Annual Southern States Communication Association Meeting in Memphis, Tenn. His work entitled, “Toward a better story: A paradigm for positive Communication in ‘Lord of the Rings,’ was among the 111 honors papers accepted for presentation in SSCA’s Theodore Clevenger, Jr. Undergraduate Honors Division.

CSU Professor Selected for LaGrange National Biennial

Elizabeth Roberts McFalls, Assistant Professor of Art, was selected out of 438 submissions, as an artist in the XXVI LaGrange National Biennial. The exhibit hosts works by 118 artists from 39 states. J. Richard Gruber, PH.D., Director of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, University of NewOrleans served as the juror. The exhibits runs from 2/26-4/17, 2010. For more information: www.lagrangeartmuseum.org

CSU sculptor takes first prize in student juried exhibition

CSU art student Nam Hoang has been awarded the First Place prize for his polished steel sculpture Profane Radiance at CJX: 9th Annual College Juried Exhibit, a student art exhibition sponsored by the Mountain View Arts Alliance. The exhibition features the painting, drawing, photography, and sculpture of fourteen students from eight Georgia colleges and universities. The works will be on display from March 30 - May 10 at The Art Place, 3330 Sandy Plans Road, Marietta, Georgia The gallery is open Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call 770-509-2700.

16 CSU Vocal Students Take Honors at Auditions

The Vocal Arts Area at Schwob School of Music had 16 winners in the Georgia NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) student auditions at UGA in Athens. All four vocal studios were represented and 7 of the 15 students who won (one person won two categories) were NOT Schwob Music Scholarship holders, a testament to the quality of teaching and breadth of the vocal program. In addition to the collegiate students who won, two high school students studying with CSU professors also placed in their division.

• 2nd Place - First Year College Women, Ashley Rivera, student of Dian Lawler-Johnson
• 3rd Place - First Year College Women, Lydia Jackson, student of Michelle DeBruyn
• 3rd Place - First Year College Women, Coraine Tate, student of Earl Coleman
• 1st Place - Second Year College Women, Cecilia Felix, student of Earl Coleman
• 3rd Place - Second Year College Women, Carrie Crawford, student of Dian Lawler-Johnson
• 2nd Place - Second Year College Men, Zachary Bryant, student of Earl Coleman
• 1st Place - Fourth Year College Women, Kimberli Render, student of Michelle DeBruyn
• 3rd Place - Advanced College and Adult Women, Meg Vinnacombe, student of Dian Lawler-Johnson
• 3rd Place - Advanced College and Adult Women, Christian Ivey, student of Michelle DeBruyn
• 1st Place Overall- Advanced College and Adult Men, Joseph Brewer, student of Kimberly Cone
• 2nd Place - Lower Level College Musical Theater Women, Lindsay Grant, student of Earl Coleman
• 1st Place - Lower Level College Musical Theater Women, Kristen Meyers, student of Earl Coleman
• 3rd Place - Lower Level College Musical Theater Women, Sarah Johns, student of Earl Coleman
• 2nd Place - Lower Level College Musical Theater Men, Zachary Wright, student of Dian Lawler-Johnson
• 3rd Place - Upper Level College Musical Theater Men, Phillip McIntyre, student of Kimberly Cone
• 1st Place Overall - Advanced College and Adult Musical Theater Men, Joseph Brewer, student of Kimberly Cone High School Students
• 2nd Place - Beginning High School Girls, Ashley Seldon, student of Michelle DeBruyn (Senior and SSOM recruit for Fall 2010)
• 2nd Place - Advanced High School Girls, Ashley Riddell, student of Dian Lawler-Johnson (junior in the ATL area)

Congratulations to everyone involved!