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2021GRADUATECELEBRATION
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GRADUATE CELEBRATIONPROGRAMFriday, June 11, 2021
C L A S S O F 2 0 2 1 D E P A R T M E N T O F T H E A T E RM U S I C A L P E R F O R M A N C E
WHEN I GROW UP, FROM MATILDA THE MUSICALMUSIC AND LYRICS BY TIM MINCHIN
PERFORMED BY WALKER BRINSKELE, RIVA BABE BRODY, KIARAH DAVIS, TALIA GLOSTER, JOI MCCOY,
CAROLINE PERNICK, HANNAH ROSE, ABE SOANE
W E L C O M E A N D R E C O G N I T I O N O F M A R S H A L S
BRIAN KITEINTERIM DEAN, UCLA SCHOOL OF THEATER, FILM AND TELEVISION
2 0 2 1 S P E E C H E SGENE BLOCK
UCLA CHANCELLOR
STEVE ANDERSON INTERIM CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF FILM, TELEVISION AND DIGITAL MEDIA
DOMINIC TAYLORACTING CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF THEATER
DEMI RENEE KIRKBYVALEDICTORIAN, DEPARTMENT OF THEATER
TIFFANY MARGARET ROWSEVALEDICTORIAN, DEPARTMENT OF FILM, TELEVISION AND DIGITAL MEDIA
L A T I N H O N O R S R E C O G N I T I O N
BRIAN KITE
K E Y N O T E S P E A K E R
NILO CRUZPULITZER PRIZE-WINNING PLAYWRIGHT
R E C O G N I T I O N S BRIAN KITE
C E L E B R A T I O N V I D E OUCLA SCHOOL OF THEATER, FILM AND TELEVISION
P R E S E N T A T I O N O F D E G R E E C A N D I D A T E SBRIAN KITE
F I N A L R E M A R K S
UCLA SCHOOL OF THEATER, FILM AND TELEVISION ACKNOWLEDGES THE GABRIELINO/TONGVA PEOPLES AS THE TRADITIONAL LAND CARETAKERS OF THE LOS ANGELES BASIN AND SOUTHERN CHANNEL ISLANDS. AS A LAND
GRANT INSTITUTION, UCLA ALSO PAYS RESPECT TO TONGVA ANCESTORS, ELDERS AND RELATIVES - PAST, PRESENT AND EMERGING.
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LETTERFROM THEPRESIDENT
Congratulations, UCLA Class of 2021!
It is my honor to join your family, friends, and the entire University of California community in
celebrating you and your wonderful accomplishment. Amid historically challenging circumstances
across the globe, you have worked hard, persisted and persevered, in pursuit of your UC education.
I hope you will always take great pride in what you have achieved at the University of California, and
in being a part of the UC family for life. This great university will always be a part of you, and UC will
always be indelibly better for your time here as students.
UCLA alumnus and American hero Jackie Robinson once put it this way: “A life is not important
except in the impact it has on other lives.” You leave UCLA with the knowledge, skills, and confidence
you need to go out into the world and create your future – and to change our planet for the greater
good of all.
Your graduation is a milestone reflecting your resilience, your strength, and limitless hope for the
future. The world faces unprecedented challenges. You are the leaders who will help heal what is
wounded and right what is wrong. As you embark on this journey, know that you are ready. We are
behind you, cheering you on, and wishing for ease, joy, and fulfillment in the path ahead of you.
Go forth, Bruins, and make the world a better, brighter place. Fiat lux – let there be light!
P r e s i d e n tM I C H A E L V . D R A K E , M . D .
MICHAEL V. DRAKE, M.D.
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LETTERFROM THECHANCELLOR
Congratulations, Class of 2021!
Graduation is the culmination of many years of determination, diligence and hard work. I hope
you are proud of all that you have accomplished, and that your time at UCLA has broadened your
horizons, deepened your relationships, strengthened your skills and helped you grow as people.
I also encourage you to take time to honor those who helped you on your journey and have been
rooting for you from the start — your family, friends, mentors and peers.
You are entering an era that needs your creativity, brilliance and passion. This pandemic has taught
us important lessons about vulnerability and inequality, but also about service, empathy and
community. As we recover from the pandemic, you are well-equipped to contribute to the creation
of a more prepared, more resilient and more just society.
At UCLA we affirm values of compassion and inclusion, careful research and thoughtful analysis,
innovation and collaboration. Those are the very virtues that will serve you as you make your way
through this challenging moment and beyond.
This UCLA community you have been a part of, the community you helped create, and the broader
alumni community you are now joining will be with you always. May they give you strength and
inspiration.
Congratulations once again. We can’t wait to see where you’ll go from here.
Fiat lux.
C h a n c e l l o rG E N E D . B L O C K
GENE D. BLOCK
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LETTER FROM THE DEAN
Dear Class of 2021,
Congratulations on your incredible UCLA TFT journey!
This has been an extraordinary year through which you have demonstrated creativity, flexibility
and resilience. You and your peers are quite remarkable. You got it done. You are a UCLA graduate.
Though your current time at UCLA may be coming to a close, I hope that you will stay connected to
each other and to us as Alumni. You will always be a Bruin! You have walked the halls of Macgowan
and Melnitz, you have rehearsed your scenes by the benches, you have backed a truck up to the
equipment loading zone, you have navigated your way through Melvyl and you’ve eaten Grapes
with Egg at the once thriving Stage Canteen.
But it turns out that was just a beginning; the first act of your screenplay. Many adventures lie
ahead. Go out into this challenging world and be bold, do good, live with empathy and embrace
kindness.
We have always been and will continue to be incredibly proud of you and your accomplishments —
past, present and future. What’s next? Everything. Go Bruins!
Warmly,
I n t e r i m D e a nB R I A N K I T E
BRIAN KITE
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CHANCELLOR’S MARSHALSRecognized for outstanding academicachievement and identified by the Blue and Gold Fourragere:
T H E A T E RJOSH CONCEPCION
DEMI RENEE KIRKBY
LIAM N. P. KUHN
EMMA ROSE LUKE
EVA ZAPATA
F I L M , T E L E V I S I O NA N D D I G I T A L M E D I ABUCK GODDARD
SARAH HAWBAKER
MOLLY MIELKE
CASEY PARTRIDGE
TIFFANY MARGARET ROWSE
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DOCTOR OFPHILOSOPHYT H E A T E R
Degree ConferredDANIELLE ALEXANDRA DAVIS HOWARD
Making Moves: The Performance of Black Bodies and the Function
of Aesthetics in American Basketball
Degree CandidatesGUILLERMO AVILES-RODRIGUEZ
Moving Performances: Site-Based, Transit-Oriented Performance In
and Through Chicana/o Spaces in Los Ángeles and Beyond
CARLA ESTELLE NEUSS
Staging Mysteries: Transnational Medievalist Performance in the
Twentieth Century
F I L M , T E L E V I S I O NA N D D I G I T A L M E D I A
Degree CandidatesMICHAEL MURRAY REINHARD
The American Diva: Gender, Branding, and Celebrity in Cultural
Industries, 1880-2020
MICHAEL STOCK
Always Crashing: Automobility and the Cinema
DANIEL AMSLER ZWEIFACH
Social Media Marquee: Marketing and Film
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MASTER OFFINE ARTST H E A T E R
Degrees ConferredCYNTHIA SOPHIA ALVAREZ
JACOB LOUIS GARCIA
DAVID KEPNER
TAJI CAPRICE SENIOR
TIARA THOMPSON
JESSICA TOLTZIS
KENDALE WINBUSH
ZIHAN ZHAO
Degree CandidatesMARGARET ANNE COLVIN
BEIBEI HU
JUSTINE GA-YEE LAW
SALONI MAHAJAN
MADELINE EVAN MAHRER
KYLE JOSEPH MCCLOSKEY
DAYSHA VERONICA OMOREGIE EDEWI
ZHONGBO REN
KEREN ORIT ROSENTHAL
ELI JOSEPH SHERLOCK
HALEY BROOKE SILVER
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MASTER OF FINE ARTSF I L M , T E L E V I S I O N A N D D I G I T A L M E D I A
KATHLEEN ADAMSHENA ASHRAFDJ AZULOWEN BOULD CAMPBELLCARLO COSIONISSRYNE RIFAA DIBBOYOON HAJUN HEE HANYUE HUANGJESSICA LEE KLEARMANCONGYING LICHELSEA ELIZABETH LINDSAYYASHNA MALHOTRASERGIO DAVID MARQUEZ HERNANDEZLOURDES STEPHANIE MERCADOMURONG MIHAILONG NIU
JACLYN PARKERMARIE ELAINE RICHARDSONANDREW JAMES RIEGERKATHERINE ROCHEDUSTIN JOSEPH ROMEROMARNIE DAWN SALVANIINGRID ANTOINETTE SANCHEZMRITTIKA SARINLEO SFEIRPAUL RUSSELL SHEETSGIONATAN TECLEANDREAS BJARNE FREDRIK THELANDEREMILY TRUESWELLDASHA ALEXANDRA TSEMAKARLA D. VARGAS GASTÉLUMAIDAN WESTJORDAN WILSON
Degrees Conferred
LUCAS ABREUKIMBERLY ALEXIS ACOSTAELENA AKSENOVAKRISTEN GIOVANNA ANGONESEJERONIMO ARELLANOZACHARY JORDAN ARTHUROLIVIA CAROLYN BAGANZAINAB OYINDAMOLA-IFE BAKAREPAYTON NICOLE BERNHARDTCHARLES STEVEN BROADBENTGIULIA CARDAMONEBEATRIZ CELANI DE MACEDOADAM HARTMAN DEIBERTROBERT DENFELDKELLY DIAZASHER MICHAEL EDELSONVANITA ROISIN FLANAGANSARAH MARIE FLORESCANDICE NICOLE GALLIONISABELLA GARCIAKELLY GAUDETEVAN BLAKE GRAHAMROSALIND CHOMEL GRUSHKODY GARRETT HAMILTONJASON GEORGE HEDYRACHEL HERSHKOPJACOB HARRISON HIRSCHCONNOR MORGAN HUCHTONCHRISTOPHER COOPE JANNEYMATTHEW DIAMANTE JENNINGS
CASEY KORNELIA KOLODINSARA LATTIS STONEZHEYU LIANGJI SYAN LYUAARON MANNDIVIJA MOHAN NATARAJANWILLIAM JAMES O’HAREOBINNA ROBERT ONYERIPATRICE PINARDOKHADIJA JAMILA ROANEAUGUSTUS KELLEY SCHIFFANDREW SETIAWANAARON THOMAS SHARPCHANGHUI SHIERICA LANE SILVERMANANTONIA THORNTONBENJAMIN TADASHI TOMIMATSUCOURTNEY THUY-VY TRANAKINA VAN DE VELDEJUSTIN PHAM QUOC DUY VUXIN AMY WENISAAC WERNERMARIAN DYCUS WHITAKERCAITLIN CHRISTINE WOLFSAMUEL GREGORY WOOTTONDONALD DREW YOAKAMYICHI ZHANGJENNIFER FENGYING ZHAO
Degree Candidates
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MASTER OFARTSF I L M , T E L E V I S I O NA N D D I G I T A L M E D I A
Degrees ConferredKYLIE MARIE HARRIS
ALISON LOURDES OSES
JUSTIN REED WILLIAMS
Degree CandidatesJADE IMANN ABSTON
NICHOLAUS EDUARDO GARCIA
ASHLEY LYNN HAWKINS
MICHAEL GIOVANNI MAZZACANE
ISABEL EPIFANA OCHOA-GOLD
LI-WEN WANG
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BACHELOR OF ARTST H E A T E R
TATUM LYNN ANDERSON^
JAROD EDWARD ANGSTŦ
MERCEDES ELENA APONTECARL KNOX BALLANTINEJAHANNA JANIECE BLUNTDANIELLE LYNN BONGIOVANNIELIZABETH CAROL BOYDBEATRICE CAITLIN BROWNCASEY MICHAEL CONVEY
MARY ALEXANDRA DANIELS^
ELIZA E. DILLONSTEFANI MARIE HESTERDEMI RENEE KIRKBY§
SOPHIA ANANDA LANDECKEBONY JORDAN PRIDDIEOLIVIA LYNN ROBERTSONISABELLA SABRINA URDIALES GUZMAN
Degrees Conferred
§ SUMMA CUM LAUDE Ŧ MAGNA CUM LAUDE ^ CUM LAUDE
MICHAEL AGHASARYAN*
WALKER BRINSKELERIVA BABE BRODYSTEPHEN GEORGE BUSHMADISON KATHERINE CHMIELEWSKI*
JOSH CONCEPCION*
KIARAH NICOLE DAVISFRANK PHILIP DEMMAISAAC JOHN EDEJERGABRIEL SEAN ELISAVETSKYAEMON BEAU EDWARDS FRAZER*
JENNA KATHERINE FRIEDMAN*
TALIA E. GLOSTER*
ERIN ELIZABETH GRAYJUSTIS MICHELE GUARDIAMARGARET EMILY KOLDINGERROSE KROL
LIAM N.P. KUHNPAYTON KEO LACEBELEMMA ROSE LUKEJOI DEAWNA MCCOYANDREW NABIALISON PARKCAROLINE JOSEPHINE PERNICKJOSHUA MATTHEW POON*
HANNAH A. ROSECAMILA ROZOBENJAMIN GABRIEL SCHECTERCHLOE CHRISTINA SMITHISABELLE ROSE SMITHABRAHAM EZRA SOANE*
LEAH MARIE WOODCOXMARII YOSHIDAEVA ZAPATA*
Degree Candidates
*LATIN HONORS (SPRING OR SUMMER 2021 CANDIDATES WHOSE CURRENT GPA QUALIFIES THEM FOR LATIN HONORS. LEVEL OF LATIN HONORS IS DETERMINED BY FINAL GPA.)
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BACHELOR OF ARTSF I L M , T E L E V I S I O N A N D D I G I T A L M E D I A
SARAH HAWBAKER§
ASHA REYMA IRANIŦ
NICHOLAS MEDAVOY
Degrees Conferred
§ SUMMA CUM LAUDE Ŧ MAGNA CUM LAUDE
ASIA ABDUR-RAHIMRANIA ALI*
CRISTIAN VICENTE CARRETERO SAAVEDRAANNA ROSE CARTERSOPHIA MERCEDES COBARRUBIA*
CHRISTIAN CUEVAS CARO*
JIMI BEAR GLEITSMAN*
BUCK GODDARD*
MATTHEW GONZALEZ*
MOLLY MIELKE*
EVAN JOHN MINICUCCI*
AUSTIN CHARLES NOLL
ADLYN OGUDECASEY PARTRIDGE*
ELISE ROSE REYESTIFFANY MARGARET ROWSE*
JUAN MANUEL SANTOS*
DORRIN SHAHSAVARI*
ASHER SINAIKO*
LESLIE SOTO*
MCKINLEY PAIGE STEWARTTAMI TEDESCO*
Degree Candidates
*LATIN HONORS (SPRING OR SUMMER 2021 CANDIDATES WHOSE CURRENT GPA QUALIFIES THEM FOR LATIN HONORS. LEVEL OF LATIN HONORS IS DETERMINED BY FINAL GPA.)
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LEADERSHIPU C L A S C H O O L O F T H E A T E R ,F I L M A N D T E L E V I S I O N
ACTING CHAIRDominic Taylor
DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORDeborah Nadoolman Landis
PROFESSORSJ.Ed AraizaMyung Hee ChoLap Chi ChuHanay GeiogamahMichael HackettChrisi Karvonides-DushenkoSuk-Young KimBrian KiteSean MetzgerDominic TaylorEdit Villarreal
PROFESSOR-IN-RESIDENCEJeff Burke
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORSThomas O’ConnorJoseph M. OlivieriSylvan Oswald
ASSISTANT PROFESSORSMichelle Liu CarrigerMarike Splint
ADJUNCT PROFESSORSDan BelzerF. Nicholas GunnPeggy Hickey-PerezLinda KernsJeremy MannJen-Louis RodriguePaul Wagar
ADJUNCT ASSOCIATE PROFESSORSMarilyn FoxEd MonaghanJudy MorelandApril Shawhan
LECTURERSCheryl BaxterScott BrickElizabeth BrohmRoss ChitwoodRobert ClareSara ClementPerry DanielJames DarrahMichael DonovanKitty Doris-BatesJoshua EpsteinTony FanningGina FlanaganJulia FloresJohn GarofaloJill Gold
BRIAN KITE, Interim DeanSEAN METZGER, Associate Dean, Faculty and StudentsELLEN C. SCOTT, Associate Dean, Equity, Diversity and InclusionSUSAN MARCANO, Assistant Dean, Chief Administrative OfficerFREDERICK E. A. BUSH, Assistant Dean, Development & Alumni Affairs
FACULTY 2020-21D E P A R T M E N T O F T H E A T E R
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FACULTY 2020-21 D E P A R T M E N T O F T H E A T E R Continued
LECTURERS ContinuedFidel GomezDavid GorsheinMk HaleyYuki IzumiharaJon JoryHana KimJessica KubzanskyAndrew LeungSara LyonsMelanie MahoneyLeanora MartinoJeffrey MaynardMark MeasuresRoderick MenziesNaoyuki OguriLeon RothenbergJane RuhmPablo Santiago-BrandweinRobin SchneiderNathan SchroederAngela ScottPeter ShushtariJonathan SnipesRoxanne SteinbergNatsuo TomitaJonathan WangMary Lynn WissnerDana WoodsMark WorthingtonAlexandra WrightSteven A. Young
PROFESSORS EMERITIAlan ArmstrongSue-Ellen CasePatricia HarterRobert HethmonAnna Krajewska-WieczorekMichael McLainJoanne McMasterRich RoseMel ShapiroCarol SorgenfreiJose Luis ValenzuelaWilliam D. WardWilliam WheatleyMargaret Wilbur
SENIOR LECTURERSOE EMERITUS RECALLThomas Orth
HEARST PLAYWRIGHT-IN-RESIDENCENilo Cruz
ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATORJonathan Burke
ACADEMIC COORDINATORPaul Girard
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INTERIM CHAIRSteve Anderson
DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORDeborah Nadoolman Landis
PROFESSORSSteve AndersonBarbara BoyleGeorge HuangErkki HuhtamoLiza JohnsonGina KimPurnima MankekarDenise MannWilliam McDonaldKathleen McHughSean MetzgerPhyllis NagyChon NoriegaKriss Ravetto-BiagioliNancy RichardsonTeri SchwartzChuck SheetzBecky J. SmithAmy Villarejo
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORSShelleen GreeneKristy Guevara-FlanaganArne LundeEllen C. ScottJasmine Nadua TriceFabian Wagmister
ASSISTANT PROFESSORSRory KellyVeronica Paredes
ADJUNCT ASSOCIATE PROFESSORApril Shawhan
LECTURERSWilliam BarminskiChristopher BoreyKaren BowdreDavid BoyleVincent M. BrookNorman BuckleyConstance BurgePaul CannonStephen FarberPierre FinnAlex FranklinCristina FriasGeorge GaryJill GoldsmithCecelia HallRhonda HammerFrederick HelmKate IsenbergStephanie JamesMali Heled KinbergTimothy KirkmanJonathan KuntzSally LapidussValerie LetteraRobert LevyHans-Martin LiebingSusan LittenbergDavid MaquillingEric MarinDan McDermottZachary MedowTracy MercerHoward Meyers
FACULTY 2020-21D E P A R T M E N T O F F I L M , T E L E V I S I O NA N D D I G I T A L M E D I A
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FACULTY 2020-21 D E P A R T M E N T O F F I L M , T E L E V I S I O NA N D D I G I T A L M E D I A Continued
LECTURERS Continued
Nick MoceriJoshua J. MorganPaul NagleTom NunanAlex O’FlinnDan OlivasNatalie R. PowellRichard QuadeRichard RaynerMark RosmanBenjamin SampsonElisabeth Seldes AnnaconeReed Van DykPat VerducciGlenn VilppuLinda VoorheesBernard WeiserC.E. WilliamsGlenn WilliamsonBrandon WilsonBryan WuestJohn YoonKris Young
PROFESSORS EMERITIJerzy AntczakJanet BergstromNicholas BrowneJohn T. CaldwellGyula GazdagMarina GoldovskayaA.P. GonzalezLewis R. HunterStephen MamberBarbara MarksCelia L. MercerRobert RosenVivian SobchackHoward Suber
LECTURERS SOE EMERITIHarold AckermanMark McCarthy
ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATORDoug Ward
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BOARD CHAIRJim Berk
Joseph A. Calabrese, Esq.Sanford R. ClimanFrancis Ford CoppolaDonald De LineDonna DeitchEmilio Diez BarrosoChanning DungeyMoctesuma EsparzaEric Esrailian, M.D., M.P.H.Hani FarsiDan FellmanRobert FriedmanPeter GuberKen Hertz, Esq.Reginald HudlinAndrew Kaplan
David A. Leveton, Esq.Frank MarshallMich Mathews-SpradlinCecilia deMille PresleyScott SandersMartin ScorseseBrad SilberlingHarry Evans Sloan, Edq.Darren StarNadja SwarovskiBruce VaughnPaula WagnerElizabeth Reiko Kubota WhitneyDeborah WidenerRichard Wolpert
UCLA SCHOOL OF THEATER,FILM AND TELEVISIONEXECUTIVE BOARD
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COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS1990 June Wayne1991 Bella Lewitzky1992 Jack Valenti1993 James Earl Jones1994 Peter Guber1995 Quincy Jones1996 Debbie Allen1997 Warren Littlefield1998 John Frankenheimer1999 Annette Bening2000 Joe Roth2001 Eva Marie Saint2002 Martha Coolidge2003 Terry Semel2004 Sherry Lansing2005 Fay Kanin2006 George C. Wolfe2007 Larry Gelbart2008 Colin Callender2009 Oliver Stone2010 Peter Guber2011 U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer2012 Ron Meyer2013 Cathy Schulman2014 Jane Fonda2015 Kevin Beggs2016 Channing Dungey2017 Ava DuVernay2018 Carl Franklin2019 Pierce Brosnan
COMMENCEMENT DEDICATION2012 Gilbert Cates2015 Samuel Goldwyn, Jr.
UCLA MEDAL1985 Carol Burnett2009 Haskell Wexler, A.S.C.2017 Peter Guber
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD2017 Nadja Swarovski
ALUMNI HONOREES2000 Army Archerd2001 Louis J. Horvitz2003 Moctesuma Esparza2004 Gregory Nava2005 Geoffrey Gilmore2007 Gene Reynolds2008 Fred Roos2009 Ellen Geer2010 Felicia D. Henderson2010 John Rando2011 Charles Burnett2011 Mariska Hargitay2012 Shirley Jo Finney2012 Penelope Spheeris2013 Dustin Lance Black2013 Kristin Hanggi2014 Wendy C. Goldberg2014 Darren Star2015 Donna Deitch2015 Sarabeth Grossman2016 Robert L. Friedman2016 Gina Prince-Bythewood2017 Justin Lin2017 Michael Stuhlbarg2018 Judy Kaye2018 Allison Anders2019 Julie Dash2019 George Takei2020 Patricia Cardoso
CHANCELLOR’S MEDAL1993 James Earl Jones1994 Francis Ford Coppola1995 Quincy Jones1996 Neil Simon1998 Edie Wasserman2002 Kirk Douglas2005 Sir Anthony Hopkins2006 Samuel Goldwyn, Jr.
PAST HONOREES
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CELEBRATION PRODUCERSDean Dacumos, Crystal Santana
ANNOUNCERJeff Wachtel
AUDIO SUPERVISORJPS
STAFF VOLUNTEERSFred BushAndrea DavisAna GonzalezRosa GrazianoCatherine Hernandez-ShibataNoela HuesoAmanda KibiloskiBarrett KoreratCheri A. Smith Camille Tsalik Christina Vacchiano Natalie XavierMiebaka Opuiyo-Yohannes
SPECIAL THANKSAcademic PersonnelBusiness OfficeDean’s OfficeDepartment of Film, Television and Digital MediaDepartment of TheaterInformation TechnologyMarketing and CommunicationsOffice of Development & Alumni AffairsOffice of Special Events & ProtocolProduction ManagementStudent Services
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS2 0 2 1 G R A D U A T E C E L E B R A T I O N
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“Hail to the hills of Westwood
to the mighty sea below;
Hail to our alma mater,
she will conquer every foe.
For we’re loyal to the Southland,
her honor we’ll uphold,
We’ll gladly give our hearts to thee,
to the Blue and to the Gold.”
— Jeane Emerson ’29
GraduateCelebration(LA Tennis Center)
CelebrationCheck-inand Guest Seating(Wallis Annenberg Stadium)
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WELCOMENEW UCLATFT ALUMNI!
Welcome to the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (UCLA TFT) alumni family! I am so
excited to have you join the thousands of alumni who have come before you; I truly hope that you
keep us updated with what you are working on — and we’d love to continue to have you come back
to a variety of programs and events, as well as take advantage of UCLA TFT alumni resources. Be
sure to connect with us to get the most out of being a part of our alumni community:
• Email us at [email protected] with your current non-university email address so we can send
you our UCLA TFT newsletter.
• Join our UCLA TFT alumni network on Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/TFTAlumniAffairs
• Sign up for UCLA ONE, www.uclaone.com, our interactive, online gateway for alumni-to-alumni
mentorship, professional networking, peer-driven career advice and exclusive job leads.
Your graduation marks the start of your next great adventure! Keep in touch because we want to
hear all about your accomplishments in the days, months and years ahead. Congratulations!
A s s i s t a n t D e a n , D e v e l o p m e n t & A l u m n i A f f a i r sF R E D E R I C K E . A . B U S H
FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 2021
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