Published May 21, 2025
Art Students Receive Scholarships, awarded at April 23rd Reception
Each year the Department of Art distributes a number of scholarships and awards. Many of these are funded by private donors, with medium-specific eligibility. Congrats to this year's recipients!
Student Gardner Astalos receives an award from Interim Department Chair, Millie Chen.
General Category Art Awards:
Evelyn Lord Rumsey Scholarship: Laura Valkwitch, Gardner Astalos, Aedan Peters
Frances R. And Louis B. Morrison Memorial Scholarship
- In Fall 2024:
Graduate Students: H Boone, Misael Hernandez, Meagan Killian, Joel Mulindwa, Samuel Krakowski, Ligia Teixeira Sato, Sudi Wang
Undergraduate Students: Justyn Henry, Gardner Astalos, Brianna Tejeda, Manya Jain, Abigail Hertz, Olivia Ganoung
- In Spring 2025:
Graduate Students: aidelen montoya, Marjan Khorramgolkaran, Luke Williamson
Undergraduate Students: Mimnur Adrita, Muzi Chen, Isaac Ike, Vidhi Jain, Michee Muhigirwa, Micky Pearson, Jacey Yang
Carl E and Virginia Sentz Memorial Award: Abigail Sentz
Kerry Grant Memorial Essay Contest: Gardner Astalos
“Art in the City" Award: Desislava Furber, H Boone
Art History:
Randorf Scholarship for Art History: Richelle Kortright
Photography:
William E. Townsend Photography Scholarship: Sage Scholz
Painting:
Philip C. Elliott and Virginia Cuthbert Elliott Scholarship: Laura Valkwitch and Matthew Murphy
Virginia Cuthbert and Philip C. Elliott Graduate Scholarship: Meagan Killian
Seymour Drumlevitch Painting Program Award: Sophia Litterio
Sally Hoskins Potenza Memorial Scholarship: Laura Valkwitch
Graphic Design:
Julius Bloom Memorial Scholarship: Kaixin Lu
Dennis Domkowski Memorial Scholarship: Katherine Pohlman and Benjamin Streeter
Print Media:
Eugene L. Gaier Award for Excellence in Printmaking: Katherine Pohlman
Drawing:
Alan E. Cober Memorial Award: Manya Jain
Sculpture:
Department of Art Cary Fund - Sculpture Vision Scholarship: Micky Pearson