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Kiley Silva was a high school student from Houston, Texas, when she performed for 50 college music theatre programs at a National Unified Auditions event in Nebraska. Of all the school representatives she met that day, only one asked about her as a person, rather than “how high can you sing?” and other ability-related inquiries. That representative was Viterbo faculty member Rick Walters.
Tara Allert '16, '18, '21 is putting her three Viterbo degrees to good use, helping middle and high school students manage mental health issues through an innovative partnership and training the university's next wave of counselors as an adjunct professor.
It’s been more than 20 years since Rick Cornforth graduated from Viterbo, but memories of his college days recently came flooding back after a surprise discovery.
Philosophy Professor Jason Howard, a native of Windsor, Canada, taught English in South Korea and earned a doctoral degree in Belgium before landing in 2004 at Viterbo, where he has blossomed as an award-winning teacher and prolific scholar.
Nathan Janzen, a double major—music performance and finance—was chosen to give the undergraduate commencement address at Viterbo's December 2022 commencement ceremony. That highlight was followed by a second finale: a performance tour of Austria with Viterbo's Concert Choir.
Since earning her Master of Arts in Servant Leadership Degree, Julie Bennett ’12 is leading and living her faith as CEO and executive director of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul's Madison operation, overseeing a $16 million budget and 280 employees.
Beginning his second year as choral music professor and department chair at Viterbo University, James Wilson couldn't be happier he made the move from Delaware to La Crosse. “The students are extremely talented, the facilities are high quality, and my colleagues have been great to work with,” he said.
Sharing what you love with others would certainly provide the basis for a rewarding career. For senior Rhiannon Baasch, that love is music, and she’ll be doing just that as a student teacher next semester and as a professional music educator after earning her degree in May.
Music theatre major Maya Richardson ’19 talks about her burgeoning stage career, which includes landing the starring role of Ariel in the Chanhassen Dinner Theatres’ production of "Footloose" and a national tour with "Paw Patrol Live!"
Knowing the success Matt Curtis ’08 has had with an innovative music business he started and considering an ambitious new project he is launching called the Cappella Performing Arts Center, you might think he’d earned an MBA from Viterbo instead of music degrees in music performance and music education.