CAS CONNECT 2015

PHOTOS / BRIAN PETROTTA / A&S PHOTO / BILL KEATING 47 On April 16, 15 graduate students from the College of Arts & Sciences competed for spots for the OSU Graduate College’s 3MT ® Competition — explaining their research projects in three minutes or less to a lay audience. Six students (above, from left) were chosen to go to the finals: Dean Bret Danilowicz, Manita Guragain, Akhileshwar Guli, Connor Patros, Ray Tucker, Matt Judah, Evangeline Rekundo (winner) and interim Dean for Research Jeanette Mendez. The OSU Small Trumpet Ensemble took first place for the second consecutive year at the 2015 National Trumpet Competition March 19-21 at Messiah College in Mechanicsburg, Pa. From left: Cleon Chai, Benjamin Miles, Tyler Murray, Natalie Upton and Nick Doutrich 2015 College of Arts & Sciences 3MT ® Preliminary Round 2015 National Trumpet Competition The 2015 OSU Large Trumpet Ensemble “Winning the National Trumpet Competition for the second consecutive year is truly inspiring and a testament to the students’ talent and strong work ethic,” says OSU assistant professor of trumpet Ryan Gardner. “I am so proud of these students, who played with such heart and musicality.” The OSU Large Trumpet Ensemble also placed third in the National Trumpet Competition’s large ensemble competition. PHOTO / OSU DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC