Tonea stewart alabama state university
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ASU's Tommie 'Tonea' Stewart steps into new role of a lifetime: Retirement
The biggest complement to Tommie "Tonea" Stewart’s years as an educator and leader is the success of her students.
“I find myself calling them my Tony, and my Emmy, and my Oscar,” Stewart said Friday on her last day before retiring as dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Alabama State University. “I love my students, and I really am proud of the great strides that they’ve made.”
Along with her roles as an actor of stage, TV and film, Stewart’s been an educator for 48 years, and a part of the ASU faculty since 1990. In 2010, she stepped into the role of dean.
“It’s my prayer that the legacy of Alabama State University’s Theatre Arts Department will remain intact and that the leadership to come will build on the foundation that we’ve laid,” said Stewart, who was recognized by President Barack Obama as a “Champion of Change.”
The college contains three accredited programs: visual arts,
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Programs Created by Tonea
T.A.P.S. (Theater Artists Performance School)
Camp 3T (Teaching Through Theatre)
TTI (Technical Theatre Initiative)
ARPAC (Adult Repertory Performing Arts Camp)
Mississippi Repertory Theatre
Eye of the Tiger Summer Youth
Performing Arts Camp
Camp Gifted (Physically Challenged
Children Summer Camp)
As former Dean of the College of Visual & Performing Arts at Alabama State University Dr. Stewart was able to mold and teach young minds that have gone on to change the world.
During her tenure, the number of Theatre majors, minors, and graduates from the Dept. of Theatre Arts soared. Over seventy-five percent of the ASU theatre graduates have received full scholarships to major graduate universities such as Brown, Yale, Univ. of CA~ Los Angeles, Univ. Of Louisville, Washington State, New York Univ., Louisiana State Univ., Pennsylvania State Univ., Florida Int’l Univ., Rutgers Univ., Brandeis Univ., and Ohio State.
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Tonea Stewart, a native of Greenwood, Mississippi, has lived in Montgomery Alabama since 1990. She is a professional actress, play director, national museum exhibit director, tenured Professor and the Dean of the College of Visual & Performing Arts at Alabama State University.
As Dean of the College of Visual & Performing Arts, Tonea serves as administrator over the Departments of Art, Music, and Theatre. She also serves as professor, role model, motivator, and mentor to the students. Since her ankomst, the number of Theatre majors, minors, and the number of graduates from the Department of Theatre Arts have soared. Over seventy-five percent of the ASU theatre graduates have received full scholarships to major graduate universities such as Brown, Yale, University of California, Los Angeles, University Of Louisville, Washington State, New York University and Louisiana State University to name a few. Youth and adults from the Montgomery area and across the nation have been