Notes from the Director
Dr. Linda A. Monson

Dear School of Music students, faculty, alumni, and friends, 

Congratulations to our Class of 2017 Graduates! What an incredibly exciting College of Visual and Performing Arts Degree Celebration we enjoyed yesterday afternoon in our Center for the Arts.  We are extremely proud of our 76 School of Music Graduates, including 23 earning Bachelor of Arts in Music degrees, 30 earning Bachelor of Music degrees, 19 earning Master of Music degrees, 2 earning Doctor of Musical Arts degrees, and 2 earning PhD in Music Education degrees. It is with particular pride and pleasure that we welcome four new doctors of music to our company of scholars: Angela Ammerman, PhD in Music Education; Timothy Smith, PhD in Music Education; Mark Jenkins, Doctor of Musical Arts, and William Davidson Porter II, Doctor of Musical Arts.  

On behalf of our entire School of Music faculty and staff, we salute and celebrate our amazing Class of 2017 Mason Music graduates!  

Warmest regards and sincere congratulations,

Dr. Linda Apple Monson

Director, School of Music
Distinguished Service Professor
The School of Music faculty congratulates all Mason Music students!
Photo: Evan Cantwell
2016-2017
Student Achievement Awards
The following graduates have been selected by our faculty for special recognition.  Congratulations! 

CVPA Degree Celebration

Achievement Award, Undergraduate Academic Studies

Michael Caracciolo, Sarah Gebbia

Achievement Award, Undergraduate Performance

Purev-Ochir Arslaanbatar, Krista Pack

Achievement Award, Graduate Academic Studies

Angela Ammerman, Estrella Sejin Hong

Achievement Award, Graduate Performance

Estrella Sejin Hong, Brittany Michaelsen-Mulkey

Achievement Award, Departmental Service

Dave Porter

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Honors Recital and Award Recognition

Achievement Award, Undergraduate Academic Studies

Samantha Charriez, Clarissa Foxley

Achievement Award, Undergraduate Performance

Samantha Charriez, Caleb Cooke

Achievement Award, Graduate Academic Studies

Mark Jenkins, Laura Petravage

Achievement Award, Graduate Performance

Chris Troiano, Linh Trinh

Achievement Award, Departmental Service

Victoria Andreotti, Susannah Kelley 
Faculty Excellence
Dr. Michael Nickens:
The Earle C. Williams Medal for Excellence in Social Impact
Professor Michael W. Nickens, director of the Green Machine pep band, an avid tuba player, and now the winner of the Earle C. Williams Medal for Excellence in Social Impact, says teaching at the university level is a way to accomplish many things.  Read more.
Dr. Jesse Guessford:
OSCAR Mentoring Excellence Award
The purpose of the OSCAR Mentoring Excellence Award is to recognize and reward outstanding Mason community members who mentor undergraduate students on research and creative activities and who foster a culture of student scholarship in support of Mason's  Students as Scholars  initiative.
Dr. Emily Green: Mathy Junior Faculty Award in the Arts and Humanities
The Mathy Junior Faculty Awards in the Arts and Humanities are given jointly by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the College of Visual and Performing Arts. These awards are designed to help promising junior faculty to become published scholars or active artists in their early years at George Mason University. 
International Teaching Scholars
Leave for Costa Rica!
Morgan Sutherland, Megan Stallings, Lisa Eckstein, Krista Pack, Vannesa Nates, Sammy Charriez.

Safe travels to our six Mason Music International Teaching Scholars and Mason Music faculty who are leaving for Costa Rica this weekend!
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