Hilton Head native honored at Clemson University

Published: April 19, 2010

Arts college Dean Chip Egan, left, and Rick Goodstein of the performing arts department, right, honor award-winner Anthony Sist. image by: Clemson University

CLEMSON — Hilton Head native Anthony Sist is the 2010 recipient of the Easton-Freeman Piano Competition Award at Clemson University.

A senior performing arts major concentrating in piano, Sist was honored at the College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities’ 2010 Honors and Awards Ceremony at the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts.

“These students were selected by the department for their outstanding achievement over the past year, both academically and artistically,” said Rick Goodstein, chairman of the performing arts department. “They represent the best and the brightest performing arts students at Clemson and rightly deserve the recognition. We congratulate them for their outstanding work.”

The Mu Beta Psi Award is given in recognition of musical excellence to students in the university bands, university orchestra and university choral organizations. The recipients received a certificate of merit and a cash award.

Presiding at the ceremony was Chip Egan, dean of the college. The guest speaker was John Jacques, an emeritus professor of architecture at Clemson University. Jacques is the design facilitator at McMillan/Pazdan/Smith Architecture, an award-winning architecture and interior design firm located in Greenville, S.C.

The ceremony also featured performances by the Clemson University String Quartet, the winner of the Eaton-Freeman Piano Competition, the vocal ensemble Viva Voce and the Clemson University Steel Band.

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