Laing Award Recipients Announced
Three students from the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford will receive the Robert C. Laing Creative Arts Award for their work in the creative and performing arts.
This year’s recipients are Andrew J. Laganosky, a December graduate in interdisciplinary arts from Carlisle, who will receive the award in art; Ryan Milliken, a senior pre-pharmacy major from Shinglehouse, who will be honored in music; and Theresa Pompa, a senior English education major from Bradford, who will be honored for writing.
The students will be recognized during the university’s annual honors convocation at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 9, and at a reception at 4 p.m. the same day.
Milliken was nominated for the music award by Dr. Lee Spear, associate professor of music, for his work with the College-Community Choir as rehearsal accompanist as well as singing in the ensemble. “I think that Ryan is by far the most outstanding creative student musician we have had at Pitt-Bradford,” Spear noted.
Kong Ho, assistant professor of art, commended Laganosky for his senior capstone project resulting in a solo exhibition, “Battle of the Brutes.” The project integrated Laganosky’s love for baseball and music through his paintings, drawings, designs and ceramics.
“Andrew demonstrated high achievement in his artistic and musical work,” Ho said. “He has set a very good example to other students in our art classes and actively contributed in promoting our interdisciplinary arts program to interested students.”
Several of the Laganosky works were selected to become part of the Blaisdell Hall Permanent Student Art Collection.
Dr. Nancy McCabe, associate professor of writing and director of the writing program, applauds Pompa for the series of connected essays she wrote for the Writing for the Self class.
McCabe said, “The content of the essays was beautiful, moving and provocative and also showed an impressive ability with form and language. Theresa brought the same creativity and depth to her Capstone project as she explored ways to inspire students to write.”
Dr. Robert C. Laing, who died four years ago, was the former chairperson of the Humanities Division and professor emeritus at Pitt-Bradford. He established the awards in 1974 as a way to honor those students who excelled in the creative arts. Since then, more than 100 students have been honored.
This year’s recipients are Andrew J. Laganosky, a December graduate in interdisciplinary arts from Carlisle, who will receive the award in art; Ryan Milliken, a senior pre-pharmacy major from Shinglehouse, who will be honored in music; and Theresa Pompa, a senior English education major from Bradford, who will be honored for writing.
The students will be recognized during the university’s annual honors convocation at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 9, and at a reception at 4 p.m. the same day.
Milliken was nominated for the music award by Dr. Lee Spear, associate professor of music, for his work with the College-Community Choir as rehearsal accompanist as well as singing in the ensemble. “I think that Ryan is by far the most outstanding creative student musician we have had at Pitt-Bradford,” Spear noted.
Kong Ho, assistant professor of art, commended Laganosky for his senior capstone project resulting in a solo exhibition, “Battle of the Brutes.” The project integrated Laganosky’s love for baseball and music through his paintings, drawings, designs and ceramics.
“Andrew demonstrated high achievement in his artistic and musical work,” Ho said. “He has set a very good example to other students in our art classes and actively contributed in promoting our interdisciplinary arts program to interested students.”
Several of the Laganosky works were selected to become part of the Blaisdell Hall Permanent Student Art Collection.
Dr. Nancy McCabe, associate professor of writing and director of the writing program, applauds Pompa for the series of connected essays she wrote for the Writing for the Self class.
McCabe said, “The content of the essays was beautiful, moving and provocative and also showed an impressive ability with form and language. Theresa brought the same creativity and depth to her Capstone project as she explored ways to inspire students to write.”
Dr. Robert C. Laing, who died four years ago, was the former chairperson of the Humanities Division and professor emeritus at Pitt-Bradford. He established the awards in 1974 as a way to honor those students who excelled in the creative arts. Since then, more than 100 students have been honored.
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