Carnegie Mellon University

Chadd SJ Ciccarelli Student Award

The Chadd SJ Ciccarelli Student Award was generously established by alumnus Chadd Ciccarelli (DC 1999), to provide a $2,500 student award for a Dietrich College undergraduate who appreciates music.

If interested in applying, please respond to the following questions:

  1. Did a musician or musical artist inspire you to apply to CMU (refer to list below)?
  2. What was it about this musician or artist that you found inspirational?
  3. How will you apply this inspiration to your major?
  1. A Perfect Circle
  2. AC/DC
  3. Adele
  4. Agnostic Front
  5. Alice in Chains
  6. Allman Brothers
  7. AmonAmarth
  8. Andy McKee
  9. Anvil
  10. Arch Enemy
  11. Armored Saint
  12. At The Drive In
  13. Audioslave
  14. Bad Brains
  15. Black Sabbath
  16. Blind Mellon
  17. Bruce Springsteen
  18. Candlemass
  19. Chris Stapleton
  20. Cold
  21. Concrete Blonde
  22. Cynic
  23. Danzig
  24. Dave Matthews Band
  25. David Bowie
  26. Death
  27. Deep Purple
  28. Def Leopard
  29. Dio
  30. Dream Theater
  31. Electric Light Orchestra
  32. Emperor
  33. Faith No More
  34. Finger Eleven
  35. Fleetwood Mac
  36. Florence & The Machine
  37. Freddie King
  38. Garbage
  39. Genesis
  40. George Benson
  41. Hall & Oates
  42. Iced Earth
  43. Iggy Pop
  44. INXS
  45. Iron Maiden
  46. Jack Johnson
  47. Jaco Pastorius
  48. Jimi Hendrix
  49. Joe Pass
  50. Joe Satriani
  51. John Lee Hooker
  52. Judas Priest
  53. Killswitch Engage
  54. King Diamond
  55. KISS
  56. Lamb of God
  57. Led Zeppelin
  58. Lynrd Skynrd
  59. Megadeth
  60. Metallica
  61. Motley Crue
  62. Motorhead
  63. Mountain
  64. Nightwish
  65. Nine Inch Nails
  66. Obituary
  67. Overkill
  68. Ozzy Osbourne
  69. Pantera
  70. Pat Martino
  71. Pink Floyd
  72. Prince
  73. Quicksand
  74. Rage Against The Machine
  75. Ratt
  76. Rod Stewart
  77. Rodrigo v Gabriela
  78. Royal Blood
  79. Rush
  80. Satyricon
  81. Slayer
  82. Smashing Pumpkins
  83. Snapcase
  84. Soundgarden
  85. Steve Vai
  86. Stevie Ray Vaughn
  87. Testament
  88. The Beatles
  89. The Black Crowes
  90. The Black Dahlia Murder
  91. The Cars
  92. The Rolling Stones
  93. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
  94. Tool
  95. Toto
  96. Van Halen
  97. Virgos Merlot
  98. Whitesnake
  99. Yngwie Malmsteen
  100. ZZ Top