CCM is so proud of our graduates and of the faculty and staff who helped guide their success
After investing countless hours in classrooms, practice rooms, studios, workshops and rehearsal halls, the Class of 2020 is graduating from UC’s College-Conservatory of Music. Congratulations!
Click the image to download CCM’s 2020 Graduation Convocation program. Design by Mikki Graff.
The CCM community is inspired by the Class of 2020’s resilience during this unprecedented crisis and is proud to welcome this year’s graduates to our global network of alumni. Graduates join a network of thousands of UC alumni including artists, entrepreneurs, researchers, leaders and professionals around the world.
“I wish we could gather in Corbett Auditorium to recognize and celebrate all you’ve achieved,” CCM Dean Stanley E. Romanstein says. “I’d like nothing more than to shake your hand, to look you in the eye and say, on behalf of CCM’s faculty and staff, ‘Congratulations! Well done!’ Unfortunately, COVID-19 has relegated us to a virtual celebration.”
“Please know how proud we are of you and of what you’ve done,” Romanstein adds. “CCM’s reputation as a nationally ranked and internationally renowned institution rests with you. The faculty and I look forward to following your journey, wherever it may take you.”
In addition to CCM’s degree recipients, we also acknowledge this year’s student and faculty award recipients:
- Outstanding Undergraduate Student Achievement Award: Melinda Hunt
- Sigma Alpha Iota Scholastic Award for Outstanding Achievement: Adelaide Young
- Ernest N. Glover Award for Outstanding Teaching: Tricia Sundbeck
CCM also celebrates five retiring faculty members who have dedicated themselves to continuing the college’s legacy as a leading training center for the performing and media arts:
- Earl Rivers, professor of music and director of choral studies, 1973-2020
- Dean Mogle, professor and head of costume design and technology, 1989-2020
- Alan Siebert, professor of trumpet, 1990-2020
- Mark Williams, professor of lighting design and technology, 2009-2020
- Stephen Allee, professor of music, 2015-2020
We look forward to a time in which we can all come together again to mark these momentous milestones in person. Until then, please accept our digital congratulations on behalf of CCM’s faculty, staff, friends and alumni.
Congratulations to CCM’s Class of 2020!
View the list of CCM’s 2020 graduates.
You can also download the online version of the Graduation Convocation program booklet.
#UCGrad2020
UC President Neville G. Pinto invites the university community to participate in a two-day virtual graduation celebration on May 1-2, 2020. To mark this important milestone, UC Student Affairs and its Commencement Office has planned the following digital activities, which will be based in their Twitter account @StuAffUC and use the hashtag #UCGrad20.
A Day of GRAD-itude
Every hour from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday, May 1, Student Affairs will share a sampling of thank you messages from graduates as they show their GRAD-itude to those who have been a part of their journey to graduation.
Celebration Saturday
Commemorate your achievement by taking a walk down memory lane. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 2, Student Affairs will tweet every half hour to celebrate the day with you. Follow along for fun flashbacks, interactive polls, lots of great GIFs and a chance to tell us about your memorable moments at UC. If you happen to be online at 4:30 p.m., you’ll catch a message from President Pinto and then finish the festivities at 5 p.m. with a virtual cap toss.
Until we can see one another again in person, please stay in touch and and stay connected at alumni.uc.edu
Featured images of CCM’s 2019 Graduation Convocation by Jay Yocis
