J.T. & MARGARET TALKINGTON
COLLEGE OF VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS
Previous award recipients

Sarai Brinker 
Assistant Professor of Practice | Musicology & Music Humanities 
School of Music 
Bridging Cultures Through Music: An Engaged Scholarship Project with Ramzi Aburedwan and the Dal’Ouna Ensemble 

Mallory Prucha 
Assistant Professor of Costume Design 
School of Theatre & Dance 
Disaster Day Cycle: Enhancing First Response Training Through Theatre, Life-Like Simulation, Interdisciplinary Partnership and Community Engagement

Aaron Hegert 
Assistant Professor | Photography 
School of Art 
Visible Landscapes Book 

Se-Hee Jin 
Assistant Professor of Piano 
School of Music 
Beyond Sound: Reimagining Contemporary Music Through Multi-Sensory Engagement

Elizabeth Chappell 
Assistant Professor of String Music Education 
School of Music 
String Pedagogy Curriculum and Professional Development Sessions for Local Orchestra Teachers 

Shauna Pickens 
Assistant Professor of Music Education 
School of Music 
Popular Music Project: School Partnership

Ali Duffy
School of Theatre & Dance
Evolution of Gaia Touring Performance & Film

Peter Fischer
School of Music
Ames Piano Quartet Performance, Recording, & CD/Streaming Project

Carol Flueckiger
School of Art
Drawing Playa Wetlands: Communicating Climate Change Through the Art

Lisa Garner Santa
School of Music
Contemporizing the Works of J.S. Bach: A Collaboration Across Time and Culture

Jesse Jou
School of Theatre & Dance
Developing a Training & Learning Model for American Sign Language (ASL) Interpretation for the Performing Arts

Richard Meek
School of Music
Evaluating the Relative Qualities of Arundo Donax for the Manufacture of Double Reeds

Mallory Prucha
School of Theatre & Dance
Recertification & Advanced Training - Composite Drawing for Law Enforcement

Eric Stoklossa
School of Music
Using AI Technology to Assist in the Exploration & Assignment of New Repertoire to Voice Majors

Kim Walker
School of Music
Emergent Bassoon: A Journey Through Contemporary Composition

Sangmi Yoo
School of Art
William Morris' Printed Gardens & Colonial Botany

Rachel Hirshorn-Johnston
School of Theatre & Dance
“You Talk Funny”: A Podcast Series

Francisco Ortega (PI)
School of Art
Animation as Art: A Multi-Sensory Experience
Dr. Jorgelina Orfila (Co-PI) Ph.D.

Maia Toteva (PI)
School of Art
“Visions & Wor(l)ds” Traveling Exhibition
Boryana Rusenova-Ina (Co-PI), M.F.A.

Eric Allen
School of Music
Recording and CD/digital publication of the TTU Contemporary Music Ensemble

Ali Duffy
School of Theatre & Dance
Participation in a three-seminar series at Queen’s University Belfast, Canterbury Christ Church University, and Texas Tech university to establish academic connections across disciplines on the subject of parenthood and dance.

Ghi Fremaux
School of Art
Exhibition at Arts Fort Worth

Lisa Garner-Santa
School of Music
Partnership with the Burkhart Center to host an educational event that included the premiere of a commissioned work during Autism Awareness Month.

Aaron Hegert
School of Art
Production of a large-scale exhibition at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art in January 2024

Kevin Wass
School of Music
Collaborative premiere of works for tuba by living female composers that also include multimedia components. 

Melissa Brading
School of Theatre & Dance
Training in Countertechnique – A Dance methodology 

Peter Fischer
School of Music
Professional recording of a complete choral oeuvre (10 compositions)

Mark Morton
School of Music
Performance and creation of a practical performing edition of Pilar Aguilar’s Paisajes Latinos 1 & 2

Mallory Prucha
School of Theatre & Dance
Disaster Day

David Sears
Department of Interdisciplinary Arts
Development of an open access online dashboard allowing users to examine two music radio data sets