Theatre alumnus Vincent Paul is a driving force for the city of Detroit and within the performing arts community. As President and Artistic Director of Detroit’s acclaimed Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts, Paul’s vision, leadership, and entrepreneurial spirit inspired the community to fund the Hall’s complete restoration. This included establishing the famous Jazz Café, recently renamed Aretha’s Jazz Café…
Michigan State University alumna Betsy Baker has had a successful acting career that has spanned four decades. She graduated from MSU in 1977 with a major in Theatre Education and a minor in Classical Voice and Music. Baker is known for her role as Linda in Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead and has appeared in many other films, shorts, TV series and…
James Hopfensperger, a College of Arts & Letters alumnus and former Chair of MSU’s Department of Art & Art History, is now President of the College Art Association of America (CAA), a leading international society and professional organization that works to advance visual arts and their understanding through advocacy, intellectual engagement, and a commitment to the diversity of practices and practitioners. …
Recent MSU graduate Ryan Duda, who received his B.F.A. degree in Theatre in May, is now preparing to play the lead role in the upcoming production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, which runs September 21-October 7 at Playhouse on the Square in Memphis, Tennessee. We recently caught up with Duda to find out how his experience at Michigan State…
Each year, the products designed and created by Apparel and Textile Design alumnaRebecca DeKuiper for the American Girl company are highly anticipated and sought after by thousands of young girls around the world. DeKuiper is a Lead Designer of the “Girl of the Year” brand for American Girl, a popular doll manufacturer headquartered in Middleton, Wisconsin, which has sold more than 32…
Executive producer, singer/songwriter, radio/red carpet host, actor, and soon-to-be podcast host of her own podcast — these are just a few of the titles held by College of Arts & Letters alumna Lauren LoGrasso, who graduated from Michigan State University in 2011 with a BFA in Theatre and a BA in Communications. Soon after graduating, LoGrasso moved to Los Angeles…
Two recent doctoral graduates from the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures were recognized for their outstanding work by Kairos, a leading peer-reviewed journal of rhetoric, technology, and pedagogy. Phil Bratta and Heather Turner, who both just completed their Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Writing, were presented Kairos Awards for Graduate Students and Adjuncts at the 2018 Computers and Writing conference, held at…
Alumna Sarah Habel has been performing professionally since earning her Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre from Michigan State University in 2004. She has spent time in London, Detroit, and now Los Angeles as a theatre, film, and television actress, and most recently had a role in the popular TV drama, Riverdale. She credits her MSU roots to her humble success…
Professional Writing alumna Anna Stevenson has combined her professional skills with her unique passions in order to successfully carve out a distinctive career for herself. After graduating from Michigan State University in 2009, Stevenson took a job as a production editor for the MSU Press. A year later, she became a freelance editor and has been working for herself ever…
Last year, Michigan State University alumna Katrina Daniels was named the Exhibitions and Gallery Sales Director for the Lansing Art Gallery & Education Center. Daniels has two bachelor’s degrees from MSU, one in Interior Design (2005) and the other in Art History (2008). Daniels is a former member of the Board of Directors for the Peppermint Creek Theatre Co. and the…
