The College of Arts + Architecture (CoA+A) honored five alumni on Friday, March 16, at its fourth annual CoA+A Distinguished Alumni Awards ceremony. The awards ceremony took place in the Anne R. Belk Theater in Robinson Hall.
The 2018 CoA+A Distinguished Alumni represent each of the college’s five departments. They are (pictured left to right) Craig Fincannon (Bachelor of Creative Arts in Theatre, 1977), Adé Hogue (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design, 2012), Tim Keane (Master of Science in Architecture, 1997), Elizabeth Kowalski (Bachelor of Arts in Music, 2009) and Melissa Pope (Bachelor of Creative Arts in Dance Education, 1980).
Keane, who also holds a bachelor’s degree in geography from UNC Charlotte, is commissioner of city planning for the city of Atlanta. Hogue is a designer and art director in Chicago who has worked with brands such as PayPal, eBay Inc., Nike, ALDI, Ocean Spray and Teavana. Pope is the owner of Alternative Fitness Pilates in Charlotte. A composer, performer and music teacher, Kowalski is founder of the Charlotte New Music Festival. Fincannon is president of Fincannon & Associates Inc., a motion picture and television casting agency with offices in Atlanta, New Orleans and Wilmington, North Carolina.
The Distinguished Alumni Awards, created by the College of Arts + Architecture in 2015, recognize the accomplishments of alumni who demonstrate in their work the core themes of the college's vision: professionalism; global perspective; environmental engagement; community interconnectedness; collaboration; and the emergence of new ideas, skills and practices. Each department designates one distinguished alumna/alumnus annually, chosen by departmental faculty and administration.