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Sarah Ryan, an alumna of Stephen F. Austin State University’s James I. Perkins College of Education, recently returned to campus to speak to nutrition and dietetics students in the School of Human Sciences. Ryan, who graduated in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in food and nutrition and again in 2013 with a master’s degree in human sciences, is now president of the Texas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. As an SFA undergraduate, she served as a student regent. “We were thrilled to have her as a guest speaker,” said Justin Pelham, SFA food, nutrition and dietetics clinical instructor.“Sarah has conveyed great compassion, energy and an optimistic personality for making a positive impact in the dietetic profession, both as a student and as a professional.”

The School of Music at Stephen F. Austin State University will present “Celleuphoria” at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 19, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

“Celleuphoria” is a concert featuring the cello in “an intense emotional state viewed from different angles of time through the eyes of highly regarded composers,” according to Dr. Evgeni Raychev, cello instructor at SFA. The concert will feature compositions from the Baroque, Romantic and post-Romantic periods, as well as the 20th and 21st centuries.

Raychev will be joined on stage by colleagues Jennifer Dalmas, violin; Minhae Lee, piano; Melissa Nabb, viola; and Brad Mayer, percussion. Some of Raychev’s current and prospective cello students will also perform.

“The character of the pieces we will perform changes from plaintive to sentimental and all the way through euphoric,” he said. “It is going to be a very special experience to play alongside dear friends and talented students.”

Recital tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and $3 for students and youth. To purchase tickets, call the SFA Fine Arts Box Office at (936) 468-6407 or visit sfasu.edu/finearts. For additional information, contact the SFA School of Music at (936) 468-4602.