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 Nancy Ball | Carbondale, CO  |
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| Graduated: | 1982 | ||
| School: | Theatre and Film, Theatre | ||
| About me: | After getting my MFA from ASU, I worked as a public elementary school drama teacher for eighteen years in Evanston, IL. Now retired & living in funky little Carbondale, CO, I substitute teach & tell stories at the local elementary school and volunteer in for a variety of education & literacy focused organiztions, | ||
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Todd Holt | Phoenix, AZ |
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| Graduated: | 2007 | ||
| School: | Art, Drawing | ||
| About me: | In 2008 I opened Holt Gallery in downtown Phoenix, I showed for April 2008 First Friday and also showcased local up and coming art talent from the Phoenix metro area for most of the remainder of the year. My day job is at a bank (have to pay off those student loans), but my calling is to draw. | ||
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Ashley Flaumenhaft | Indianapolis, IN |
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| Graduated: | 2007 | ||
| School: | Music, | ||
| About me: | I am a child life specialist and a music therapist | ||
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Tracy Longley-Cook | Dayton, OH |
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| Graduated: | 2007 | ||
| School: | Art, Photography | ||
| About me: | I completed my MFA in Photography in the spring of 2007. I am currently an Assistant Professor at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. | ||
| Website: | www.tracylongley-cook.com |
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bob duca | estell Manor, NJ |
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| Graduated: | 1982 | ||
| School: | Art, Ceramics | ||
| About me: | Not much to say, did the family responsibility thing, working class hero as a teacher for 30 years and soon planning to switch back into showing my art work again. For the old friends at grad school, hope you are doing well. With Respect, Bob | ||
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Patricia Jenkins | Sharon Springs, KS |
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| Graduated: | 1976 | ||
| School: | Music, | ||
| About me: | Teaching 5-12 band and 3-6 general music at Wallace County Schools in northwest KS. | ||
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David Saar | Tempe, AZ |
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| Graduated: | 1974 | ||
| School: | Theatre and Film, Theatre | ||
| About me: | Founding Artistic Director, Childsplay, Tempe, AZ 31 year history of providing quality theatre for young people. Check out website: www.childsplayaz.org | ||
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Cameron Bassignan | Scottsdale, AZ |
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| Graduated: | 2006 | ||
| School: | Art, Digital Art | ||
| About me: | Since graduating, I started up my own Graphic/Web Design company (since been terminated due to partnership difficulties). I am now in the process of starting up another one with more like minded individuals. Also, I am managing a Real Estate Brokerage. | ||
| Website: | http://www.SannhetRealty.com |
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Robert Johnson | Phoenix, AZ |
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| Graduated: | 1976 | ||
| School: | Theatre and Film, | ||
| About me: | A forty year career in all aspects of theatre to include acting, producing, directing, presenting and managing performing arts centers in three states led to a recent retirement from "organized" work to continue in professional theatre focusing on producing new plays and quality revivals, one of which is already headed to Broadway. Married to Pam Beitman ('77) and father of son Sean ('08) Bob lives in Phoenix. | ||
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Eiko Anderson | Mesa, AZ |
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| Graduated: | 1993 | ||
| School: | Art, | ||
| About me: | Hi. My name is Eiko. After I graduated from the school of Fine Art, I started to work at retail to make my living. And the job lasted me for about 14 yeres, however, I am now at my starting point again and looking for a new job. I always tell to myself that I am not getting younger but I keep my sprit high enough to enjoy another job. | ||
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HARVEY WOLFE | TUCSON, AZ |
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| Graduated: | 1964 | ||
| School: | Music, | ||
| About me: | AFTER 37 YEARS AS A CELLIST WITH THE WORLD FAMOUS CLEVELAND ORCHESTA, I RETIRED TO WINTER RESIDENCY IN TUCSON,IN 2004. ACTUALLY, I AM THERE 3/4 OF THE YEAR. I PLAY RECITALS AND CHAMBER MUSIC ON A REGULAR BASIS, AND HAVE FORMED AN ENSEMBLE- DAYSTAR CHAMBER PLAYERS-WHICH HAS HADSOME REGIONAL SUCCESS. i RECENTLY CELEBRATED MY 75TH BIRTHDAY WITH A SOLO RECITAL. I WANT TO PERFORM AT ASU. 520-299-3192 | ||
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Erica Nielsen | Peoria, AZ |
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| Graduated: | 2006 | ||
| School: | Dance, | ||
| About me: | I'm a writer/dancer with a background in cultural anthropology. While at ASU I studied Bulgarian dance culture and wrote a chapter for the book "Balkan Dance" edited by Anthony Shay. Currently I'm working on an entire book about folk dancing in the U.S. for Greenwood Press. It's part of a social dance series. I plan to continue developing dance resources and helping dancers with their writing in the future. | ||
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Cindy Child | North Ogden, UT |
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| Graduated: | 1991 | ||
| School: | Music, | ||
| About me: | Cindy Child auditioned and joined the Orchestra at Temple Square in 2008. The Orchestra plays with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir for the weekly TV and Radio Broadcasts of Music and the Spoken Word. Cindy recently recorded two new CDs with the Orchestra and Choir. Cindy has taught clarinet and chamber music on the faculty of Brigham Young University and the Interlochen Arts Camp. She has performed with the Utah Symphony, Ballet West, Traverse Symphony Orchestra and the Utah Chamber Artists. She is currently the band director at Venture Academy in Ogden, Utah. Cindy and her husband Mark are the parents of four children. | ||
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Amy Sager | Fort Collins, AZ |
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| Graduated: | 1989; 1991 | ||
| School: | Music, | ||
| About me: | Graduated with Bachelor's of Music Education Choral/General in 1989; studied with the late Dr. Douglas McEwen and Dr. David Stocker; Graduated with Master's of Choral Music in 1991; studying with Dr. Donald Bailey and Dr. David Stocker---Summa Cum Laude both degrees. Taught choral music in Gilbert Public School District 1989-1991; taught choral music at Mesa High School , Mesa, AZ: 1991-2000. Relocated to Northern Colorado; taught choral music at Skyline High, Longmont, CO 2000-2003; taught choral music at Fort Collins High School, Ft. Collins, CO 2003-2007. Married and mother of one son. | ||
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SHARON PEARCE | BINGHAMTON, NY |
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| Graduated: | 2001 | ||
| School: | Art, | ||
| About me: | I GRADUATED IN 2001 WITH A PAINTING MAJOR. I HAVE A STUDIO AND AM GRADUALLY WORKING ON LARGE FIGURAL PAINTINGS WITH HIDDEN SYMBOLISM...THAT RELATES TO ADDICTION. I AM REVAMPING MY FORMER MASTERS IN NURSING INTO AN NP/PH.D AT BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY. WHEN I GET TO THE PH.D RESEARCH PIECE I HOPE TO COMBINE THE ART WORK IN SOME WAY. THIS WILL NOT BE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. MEANWHILE, I AM WORKING IN AN ED AND REMODELING MY HOUSE HERE. IF I HAD INFINITE MONEY, I WOULD JUST DO MY PAINTING.....BUT UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE TO WORK, AND THAT INVOLVES REVAMPING MY EDUCATION TO KEEP UP WITH CHANGES AND TRENDS. I GET OUT TO MY HOUSE IN PHOENIX YEARLY IN THE WINTER, AND AT SOME POINT WILL SPEND MORE TIME OUT THERE OR ACTUALLY WORK THE WINTER SEASON.. | ||
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Jeanell Timmons | Portland, AZ |
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| Graduated: | 1986 | ||
| School: | Art, Drawing | ||
| About me: | Retired. Have embraced the grandmother role. | ||
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Sandi Lansing | Dewey, AZ |
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| Graduated: | 1968 | ||
| School: | Art, | ||
| About me: | Came to AZ to go to ASU in 1963 and never left. 30 years at Security Title where corporate interior design was the closest I came to artwork. In the final years there, I took over all the graphic design work. Having been laid off in December 2007, I'm doing graphic design at home part time and loving it! Also designed my very contemporary green home from concept to completion. | ||
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Zachary Nelson | Redondo Beach, CA |
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| Graduated: | 2006 | ||
| School: | Theatre and Film, Theatre | ||
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Amanda Estes | Glendale, AZ |
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| Graduated: | 2006 | ||
| School: | Music, | ||
| About me: | Graduated May 2006 with a B.M. in Choral and General Music Education. Member of University Choir and Sun Devil Marching Band from 2001-2005. Currently teaching choir and piano at Glendale High School. | ||
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Marie Timberlake | Savannah, GA |
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| Graduated: | BA 1983; MA 1988 | ||
| School: | Art, | ||
| About me: | I first attended ASU in Architecture 1957-59. I returned to ASU in Art History (BA 1983; MA 1988) and received my Ph.D. from UCLA in 2001. As a specialist in Pre-Columbian and Colonial Latin American Art, I have spent several years in South America (especially Peru) and Spain. I have taught at Duke University and have been a Professor at the Savannah College of Art & Design for 10 years. | ||
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Kris Michael | Peoria, AZ |
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| Graduated: | 2002 | ||
| School: | Art, | ||
| About me: | I graduated in 2002 with a Bachelor's Degree in Drawing. I currently serve as co-president of the Herberger Alumni Association, while I am working towards getting into the Master's Program for Artist Printmaking. | ||
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Beverly Jorgensen | Tempe, AZ |
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| Graduated: | 2003 | ||
| School: | Art, | ||
| About me: | BFA Painting | ||
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Garrison Comstock | Tempe, AZ |
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| Graduated: | 2009 | ||
| School: | Theatre and Film, Film | ||
| About me: | I am a graduate with degrees in Film Production and Finance. I am always looking for a good project that I can sink my teeth into. | ||
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LOWELL JACOBS | Athens, OH |
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| Graduated: | 2003 | ||
| School: | Art, Intermedia | ||
| About me: | Master Electrician and Head of Sound Design in the Production Design and Technology program for Ohio University School of Theater. Operates UnionArts, a new media studio and performance space, www.unionarts.net. Active performing/exhibiting artist and educator. | ||
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Victoria Latunski | Mesa, AZ |
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| Graduated: | 2009 | ||
| School: | Art, | ||
| About me: | I have just earned my BFA in Sculpture at ASU. Most of my sculptures are mixed media works influenced by popular culture. My feminist sensibilities have also allowed me to reflect on current high tech reproduction techniques. Many of my later works combine cast sculptures with apparel to create wearable "tongue-in-cheek" works of art. | ||
| Website: | sculpture55 |
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Janie Ross | Marshall, MO |
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| Graduated: | 2008 | ||
| School: | Dance, | ||
| About me: | I am currently an Assistant Professor of Dance at Missouri Valley College in Marshal,l MO. | ||
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Deanna Stulgaitis | tempe, AZ |
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| Graduated: | 1992 | ||
| School: | Art, | ||
| About me: | Herberger College of the Arts 1996 - 2009, Alumni Relations | ||
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Janis Ball Schmidt | Glendale, AZ |
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| Graduated: | 1985 | ||
| School: | Theatre and Film, | ||
| About me: | I got BA's in theatre & broadcasting. Worked for ASU Public Events & Scottsdale Ctr for the Arts. Quit to be a full time mom of 3. Now my daughters are in the arts so I'm a stage mom. Oldest is now a freshman at ASU! She's in marching band & a chamber choir :) | ||
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David Perry | Anderson, SC |
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| Graduated: | BM 1983, MM 1989, DMA 2006 | ||
| School: | Music, | ||
| About me: | I serve as Director of Music Education at Anderson University, SC. I am presently an assistant professor of music, entering my fifth year at Anderson, where I teach music methods, woodwinds, music history, world musics, and direct the AU West African Drum & Dance Ensemble (AU WADDE). Previously I taught music in the Kyrene School District, at Pueblo Middle School for most of my tenure. My wife Kathy teaches orchestra in the public schools, and plays violin in local ensembles, our daughter Holly graduated (BM in Music Therapy) in the same ceremony at ASU as I did when I received the DMA in Music Education (December 2006), and our son Jason will attend Anderson University beginning in fall 2009. | ||
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Walter Wagner | Houston, TX |
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| Graduated: | 1996 | ||
| School: | Art, | ||
| About me: | BFA from ASU 1996 MFA in Printmaking from UTSA 2000 Adjunct Prof. at Lonestar College in Houston and at Houston Community College Studio at 1401 Sterrett St 105 Houston | ||
| Website: | wwagner.com |
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Shavon McKenna | New York, NY |
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| Graduated: | 2006 | ||
| School: | Theatre and Film, Theatre | ||
| About me: | After graduating, I stayed in AZ where I became the Assistant General Manager of Phoenix's newest, hottest bar/restaurant, BAR smith. I moved to NYC in Nov of '08 and have been working for a marketing group ever since. You'll see me on the big screen (hopefully) March 2010 in the major motion picture, Piranha 3D. | ||
| Website: | www.onesourcetalent.com/shavon0609 |
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Christopher Post | Tempe, AZ |
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| Graduated: | 2009 | ||
| School: | Architecture + Landscape Architecture, | ||
| About me: | I'm a recent graduate from the M.Arch program at Arizona State University with a bachelors in Architectural Studies from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. I grew up in the rural Midwest, appreciated design from a young age, pursued my passions, traveled, learned, and practiced my skills through out my years of education. Now, I'm finally a graduate with a professional degree in Architecture; I plan to work as a Residential Architect, LEED AP, Designer and Entrepreneur. | ||
| Website: | www.aboutchristopher.com |
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Katherine Shields | Chandler, AZ |
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| Graduated: | 1999 | ||
| School: | Music, Strings | ||
| About me: | Katherine Shields, viola, has been a member of the Arizona Opera Orchestra since 1999. She is on the Teaching Artists Roster of the Arizona Commission on the Arts as a member of string quartet Quartet Sabaku. Katherine is Camp Director for Chaparral MusicFest, which showcases the work of living Arizona composers. She is a Phoenix Family Entertainment Editor for website examiner.com, writes for www.scribd.com and is a studio teacher of violin and viola. She lives in the Phoenix area. | ||
| Website: | www.quartetsabaku.com |
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Carl Jansen | Mesa, AZ |
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| Graduated: | 1989 | ||
| School: | Architecture + Landscape Architecture, | ||
| About me: | Own and operate Jansenart Special Fabrication; architectural sculpture for commercial construction | ||
| Website: | http://www.jansenart.com |
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Deborah Ford | Prescott, AZ |
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| Graduated: | 1977 & 1987 | ||
| School: | Art, Photography | ||
| About me: | Currently I am the Arts and Letters Program Coordinator at Prescott College where I have been teaching Photographic Studies courses for 14 years. Prior to PC, I was the Photography Program Coordinator at Yavapai College since 1982. | ||
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Susan Bauman | Kohler, WI |
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| Graduated: | 1972 | ||
| School: | Art, | ||
| About me: | I graduated in 1972 with a BFA in Commercial Art & Design. Moved to Wisconsin and have been Art Director at American Orthodontics for over 20 years. I am married and have two daughters. Enjoying life and love getting paid for something I love to do. | ||
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Jeff Gatewood | Tempe, AZ |
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| Graduated: | 1992 | ||
| School: | Art, Painting | ||
| About me: | Currently, I'm working on a children's book that I hope will be my contribution to the "art of storytelling". It can be best summed up... Exciting enough for children, intelligent enough for adults with all the surprises life has to offer so bring your sense of wonder! | ||
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jon reque | hastings, MI |
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| Graduated: | 1973 | ||
| School: | Theatre and Film, | ||
| About me: | retired mis manager persuing interests in acoustic music and art | ||
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