Gala Performance Gallery

  • President Arthur C. Vailas, center, with his brothers Jim, Nick, Alex and John.
  • Professor Emeritus Chick Bilyeu is surprised by ISU Foundation Board Member Ray Kaufman at a reception prior to the Inaugural Gala Performance.
  • Reception attendees Cathy Kirkham, Lyle Castle, Lynn Webb, Bill Eames and Grover Campbell take a look at greetings sent from institutions of higher education across the country.
  • ISU Foundation Board member Ray Kaufman, right, introduces Les Purce of Evergreen University to President Vailas.
  • ISU First Lady Dr. Laura Vailas greets Sue Ann Hoge at the reception.
  • President Vailas speaks with Pocatello realtor Jim Johnston, right, and David Hermansen, CFO of Varsity Contractors.
  • Monte Grisé (saxophone) and Aric Schneller (trombone) perform with the ISU Faculty Jazz Ensemble during the reception.
  • President Arthur C. Vailas and Dr. Laura Vailas welcome attendees of the reception and Inaugural Gala Performance
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  • Nick Smith and Amanda Ellis perform a scene from William Wycherly's The Country Wife.
  • Angeline Underwood narrates and Lauren Bearnal performs as Willy Wonka in a scene from the Readers' Theatre performance of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl.
  • Tracy Mull and Shaun Nichols look to Ted Bonman in a scene from Neil Simon's Lost in Yonkers.
  • Dancers Bridget Close, Belle Baggs, Cassie House, and Ana Kenoyer from I~MOVE, the ISU Modern Dance Company, perform a work by Seattle based choreographer Amy O'Neal.
  • Ted Bonman and Nick Smith perform a scene from Sleuth, by Anthony Schaffer.
  • Music student Evan Heath sings Corner of the Sky from the musical, Pippin, with David Campbell at the piano.
  • Faculty ensemble Portneuf Brass performs 'Bluebrass Music,' by Randy Earles, chair of ISU's Department of Music. Portneuf Brass features performers from the ISU Music Faculty, including (from left to right) Randy Earles, trumpet; Craig Knutson, French horn; William Smith, tuba; Patrick Brooks, trombone; and Thomas Banyas, trumpet.
  • Trio Lyrique, composed of ISU faculty members John Masserini, Kori Bond and Diana Livingston-Friedley, take a bow after performing Louis Spohr selections Das heimlische Lied, Zweigesang and Wach auf.
  • The ISU Chamber Choir, under the direction of Conductor Scott E. Anderson, performs

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