2019 Awards Day Ceremony
Award Recipients
Rising Senior Awards are given to one exceptional rising senior in each of our degree programs.
Monica Elizabeth Damon – Art Education
Alexandra Raye Manley – Art History
Zachary Clark Spencer – Media Arts
Collin Alexander Shirley – Studio Art
The Undergraduate Studio Art Excellence Awards, in honor of Ed Yaghjian, are given to an undergraduate Art Studio major who has distinguished him or herself in the production of works of art in each area.
Ashley Soledad Luna, Ceramics
Benjamin Sean Campbell, Drawing
Chieh-Chen Wu, Graphic Design
Daniel Thomas Williams, Printmaking
The Undergraduate Media Arts Excellence Award, in honor of A. Porter McLaurin, is given to an undergraduate Media Arts major who has distinguished him or herself in the media arts.
Samantha Souffrant
The Undergraduate Art History Excellence Award, in honor of Charles R. Mack, is given to an undergraduate Art History major who has distinguished him or herself in art history.
Alexis Rose Kratzer
The Art Education Service Award is given to an student majoring in Art Education whose service to the school or program is significant.
Daisy Shampy Keese
The Undergraduate Distinguished Service Award, in honor of Catherine Rembert, is given to an undergraduate student majoring in any of the undergraduate programs whose service to the school or program is significant.
Ben Prescott Buttles
The Graduate Distinguished Service Award, in honor of John J. O’Neil, is given to a graduate student who has made significant contributions to the school or specific programs through service activities.
Roberto Clemente De Leon
The Graduate Studio Art Research Award, in honor of John Benz, is given to a graduate Art Studio student who has distinguished him or herself in the production of works of art.
Tyler J. Casamassa
The Graduate Art Education Research Award is given to a graduate student in Art Education who has distinguished him or herself in the discipline.
Rachel Fermin Stansell
The Graduate Media Arts Research Award, in honor of Sandra Wertz, is given to a graduate Media Arts student who has distinguished him or herself in the media arts.
Patrick Christian Rutledge
The Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes graduates of SVAD that have achieved distinction through exceptional contributions to the arts and, through their professional achievements, have reflected positively on all alumni of the School of Visual Art and Design.
Adam Shiverdecker
Undergraduate Scholarship Recipients
Students apply for SVAD scholarships and are chosen by a committee based on the merits of their applications and faculty recommendations.
Art Education
Sarah Jane Ballentine - Mary Belle Scanlon Scholarship
Logan M. Ehney - Mary Belle Scanlon Scholarship
Emily Juying Filaseta - Ethel Sobel Brody Scholarship
Justin Matthew Keiner - Ethel Sobel Brody Scholarship
Jade Elizabeth Griswold - Mary Carter Grant Memorial Scholarship
Marisa Elise Heslewood - Robyn Chartier Crotwell Scholarship
Art History
Grace Harling - Mary Belle Scanlon Scholarship
Grace Harling - Charles Randy Mack Scholarship
Media Arts
Nicholas Harry Stathopoulos - Mary Belle Scanlon Scholarship
Henry S. Coonrod – Sallie J. Battle Scholarship
Andrew Odom - Delores Cauthen Scholarship
Studio Art
Chieh-Chen Wu - Mary Belle Scanlon Scholarship
Kylie Elyse Wilkins - Mary Belle Scanlon Scholarship
