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The Arts at Illinois are proud to recognize the College's most accomplished alumni:
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Award Winners
Bohn, James M., 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Bohn teaches Music Technology and Music Theory at UMass Dartmouth.He has been awarded the ASCAP award seven consecutive years.
Brooks, William, 1999
Brooks has distinguished himself as a composer, tenor, and conductor of vocal and instrumental ensembles in the United States and Great Britain.
Sczerba, Michael Gregory, 1998, 1999
Dr. Sczerba is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and has conducted his research on the music of Stefan Wolpe and the music of India. He enjoys writing music for a variety of ensembles, as well as music for solo instruments in jazz and non-jazz styles.
Brennan, Ciaran, 1998
Best New Age Album for Landmarks
Crumb, George H., 2000
Best Classical Contemporary Composition for Star-Child
Hadley, Jerry, 1991, 1994, 2003
- Best Classical Album for Bernstein: Candide (1991)
- Best Opera Recording for Floyd: Susannah (1994) and Janácek: Jenufa (2003)
Schlitt, John W, 1990, 1992, 1994, 2000
- Best Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album for Beyond Belief (1990) and Unseen Power (1992)
- Best Rock Gospel Album for Wake-up Call (1994) and Double Take (2000)
Emmy Awards
Bain, Barbara, 1967, 1968, 1969
Ms. Bain won three consecutive Emmies for Best Dramatic Actress for her role in the television series Mission Impossible.
Colgrass, Michael, 1978
Composer and writer, Colgrass won the 1978 Pulitzer for Music for Deja vu which was commissioned and premiered by the New York Philharmonic. an Emmy in 1982 for a PBS documentary Soundings: The Music of Michael Colgrass.
Esser, Janice Ferri, 2006
Ms Janice Esser is a daytime drama writer of The Young and the Restless
Holmquist, Ward, 1988
Mr Holmquist is a lyric operatic singer, artistic director and conductor.
Young, Roger E., 1996
Director of television movies and television series, Roger E. Young won the Emmy for the series Joseph.
Grammy Awards
Ciaran, Brennan 1998
Ciaran's Landmarks won a Grammy for Best New Age Album.
Crumb, George H. 2000
For Best Classical Contemporary Composition for Star-Child
Hadley, Jerry 1991, 1994, 2003
- For Best Classical Album for Bernstein: Candide
- For Best Opera Recording for Floyd: Susannah
- For Best Opera Recording for Janacek: Jenufa
Schlitt, John W. 1990, 1992, 1994, 2000
- For Best Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album for Beyond Belief in 1990
- For Best Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album for Unseen Power in 1992
- For Best Rock Gospel Album for Wake-up Call in 1994
- For Best Rock Gospel Album for Double Take in 2000
Guggenheim Fellows
Anderson, John L.
Music, 1982
Anderson, John L.
Composer, 1964, 1967
Colwell, Richard J.
Music, 1975
Freund, Eric Conrad (deceased)
Urban and Regional Planning, 1967
Gaburo, Kenneth (deceased)
Music 1967
Rasmussen, Mary
Music, 1967
Wilson, Olly W.
Music, 1971, 1977
Obie Award Winners, given for Excellence in Off-Broadway Theater
Brokaw, Robert M. 1996
Mr. Brokaw directs both on and off Broadway, and was winner of the Obie Award for his direction of Paula Vogel's How I Learned to Drive.
Falls, Robert A. 1994
Mr. Falls is the Artistic Director of the Goodman Theatre (since 1986) and a Tony-Award winning Director for Death of a Salesman. He won an Obie Award in 1995 for his direction of the world premiere of Eric Bogosian’s subUrbia at Lincoln Center Theater.
Johnson, Alan O. 1998
Alan Johnson was musical director and conductor for the American Repertory Theatre; conducted opera and music theatre premieres by many prestigious composers; and served as music director for numerous productions at venues like The Prince Theater in Philadelphia, the Lincon Center in New York City, and the New York Shakespeare Festival. In 1998, he won an Obie Award for Sustained Excellence of Musical Direction and Pianism.
Adams, Kevin (f.n.a. Kevin Shetterly) 2002
Kevin Adams won an Obie Award in 2002 for Sustained Excellence of Lighting Design.
Thigpen, Lynne 1991, 1999
Lynne Thigpen was an accomplished singer and actress. She won her first Obie Award in 1991 for her performance in Boesman and Lena and another in 1999 for her performance in 1999 for her performance in Jar the Floor. She also won a Tony Award in 1997 for her performance in American Daughter.
Olympic Participants and Medal Winners
Nathan Savoie
Urban and Regional Planning, Men’s Figure Skating, 2006
Oscar Awards (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)
Landreth, Christopher C. , 2004
For the 2005 Academy Award for 'Best Animated Short Film "Ryan.” It was his second Oscar nomination.
Lee, Ang, 2005
Award-winning director of Oscar winning film Brokeback Mountain (2005). It was his third Oscar nomination.
Pulitzer Prize
Colgrass, Michael, 1978
Won the 1978 Pulitzer Prize in Music for his piece, Deja Vu for Percussion Quartet and Orchestra, which was commissioned and premiered by the New York Philharmonic. He received his U of I Bachelor of Music degree in 1956.
Crumb, George, 1968
Received the 1968 Pulitzer Prize in Music for Echoes of Time and the River, commissioned to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the University of Chicago. Crumb received his University of Illinois Master of Music degree in 1952.
Henley, Beth, 1981
Won the 1981 Pulitzer Prize in Drama for her play Crimes of the Heart. Henley pursued graduate studies in theatre at the University of Illinois in the 1970s.
Tony Awards
Stites, Kevin 2003
Stites won a Tony for Best Revival of a Musical for Nine
Thigpen, Lynne 1997
For her role in the Broadway production of An American Daughter
Robert Falls 1999
Artistic Director of the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Falls directed Tony Award-winning play Death of a Salesman
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