2025 Awards Ceremony

In addition to the student awards, Dr. Rachel Whitcomb (Associate Dean, Associate Professor and Program Director of Music Education) was presented with the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association鈥檚 2025 Citation of Excellence Award. Lucas Beaver (B.S. Music Education, 2017) returned to Duquesne to present the award on behalf of the PMEA.

Below is a list of all students who won awards:

Outstanding Bachelor of Arts in Music Student Award - Denver Perdomo (senior, B.A. Music)

Outstanding Music Education Student Award - Keegan McLean (senior, B.S. Music Education)

Outstanding Music Performance Student Award - Ty Lewis (senior, B.M. Performance)

Outstanding Music Technology Student Award - Charles Sensabaugh (senior, B.M. Music Technology)

Outstanding Music Technology Student Award - Andrew Wimple (senior, B.M. Music Technology)

Presser Scholar - Olivia Bigler (senior, B.S. Music Therapy)

Richard Gray Exemplary Service Undergraduate Music Therapy Award - Piper Russell (senior, B.S. Music Therapy)

Robert Egan Distinguished Undergraduate Music Therapy Award - Catherine Startup (senior, B.S. Music Therapy)

Tucci Piano Performance Award - Samuel Panizales (junior, B.S. Music Education)

Pennsylvania Music Educators Association/Society for Music Teacher Education Awards

• Excellence in Student Teaching - Keegan McLean (senior, B.S. Music Education)
• Excellence in Student Teaching - Carolina Roy (senior, B.S. Music Education)
• Excellence in Service - Elizabeth Corbett (senior, B.S. Music Education)
• Excellence in Scholarship/Research - Elizabeth Corbett (senior, B.S. Music Education)

Duquesne Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition 

• Winner - Natalia Mesa (1st year, M.M. Performance)
• Honorable Mention - Beatrice Khor (sophomore, B.M. Performance)
• Honorable Mention - Sof铆a Villa (1st year, A.D. Performance)

Wind Ensemble Concerto Competition 

• Winner - Jack Isaac (2nd year, M.M. Performance)
• Honorable Mention - Nicholas Todorov (junior, B.M. Performance)

Women's Advisory Board Scholarship Competition 

• First Prize - Reese McCracken (junior, B.S. Music Education)
• Second Prize - Nicholas Todorov (junior, B.M. Performance)

Marguerite DePhillips Dougherty Voice Competition

• Encouragement Award - Luke Leone (1st year, M.M. Performance)
• Graduate Award - Joseph Atkinson (1st year, M.M. Performance)
• Undergraduate Award - Zoey Wolfe (freshman, B.S. Music Education/B.M. Performance)

Music Student Ambassador Certificate of Appreciation

• Caleb Auldridge (senior, B.M. Music Technology)
• Connor Behary (junior, B.M. Music Technology)
• Noah Dudas (sophomore, B.M. Music Technology)
• Senia Duganhodzic (sophomore, B.M. Music Technology)
• Abbey Herbage (sophomore, B.M. Performance)
• Carly King (senior, B.S. Music Therapy)
• Abbigail Mann (junior, B.S. Music Education)
• Colton Marley (sophomore, B.S. Music Education)
• Heyd Reyes (sophomore, B.S. Music Therapy)
• Ruth Sheyko (junior, B.M. Performance)
• Catherine Startup (senior, B.S. Music Therapy)
• Nicholas Todorov (junior, B.M. Performance)
• Ty Lewis (senior, B.M. Performance)

Student Aid Certificate of Appreciation  

• Cameron Ancell (junior, B.M. Performance)
• Caleb Drayer (junior, B.M. Performance)
• Fletcher Zavadil (senior, B.M. Music Technology)

Congratulations to everyone!