SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence 2022
Congratulations to seniors Corina Picon (psychology) and Laila Wilson (playwriting and screenwriting).
Thayer Fellowship Winner: Naoki Yogi
Musician Mara Keen MM ’22 and dancer Naoki Yogi ’22 are the winners of the SUNY-wide award.
Thayer Fellowship Winner: Mara Keen
Musician Mara Keen MM ’22 and dancer Naoki Yogi ’22 are the winners of the SUNY-wide award.
Chess Lopez ’10 Has Break-through Role in “Doctor Strange”
Chess Lopez ’10 (dance) appears in a break-through role in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, released worldwide today by Marvel Cinematic Universe.
TV Pilot by Claire Giegerich ’23 Wins NFFTY Screenwriting Competition
Her script, The Winters, won in the category of Best Pilot Script.
Merce Cunningham Trust Endows New Scholarship in Dance
A generous grant from the Merce Cunningham Trust and matching funds from the J2 Scholarship Challenge Grant for Student Success have come together in the form of a new endowed scholarship that will provide relief to an aspiring upper-level (junior or senior) artist who is in danger of not finishing their dance degree at Purchase College due to financial pressure.
Allison Loggins-Hull ’05 Named a Cleveland Orchestra Fellow
The composer, flutist, and producer will be the eleventh Daniel R. Lewis Composer Fellow.
Ernestine White-Mifetu ’99 Named Curator at Brooklyn Museum
She joined the museum this month as the Sills Foundation Curator of African Art.