Please join us in congratulating the recipients of the 2021 Michigan State University, Department of Art, Art History, and Design undergraduate awards and scholarships. Each spring the faculty comes together to nominate exceptional undergraduate students from across the department for these honors. Thanks to generous support from endowments and donations, we are able to celebrate the resilience, creativity, ingenuity, and scholarly pursuits of these outstanding students.
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Marta S. Hentschel Schafer Endowed Scholarship in Art
JORDAN WILLIAMS, Graphic Design
STA 112 – How You Change, Corrugated Fiberboard, Acrylic Paint, and Mylar Film, 19.5″ x 34.5″ when closed
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The Geraldine Potchen Award
DANA HOLT, Graphic Design
GD 360 – Untitled, Cube Study
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The Ralph Calder Scholarship
DANIELLE PFANNES, Art History and Visual Culture
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The Jens Plum Award
NATALIE PARK, Art Education
STA 300 – Untitled, Charcoal, Chalk Pastel, and Acrylic Paint, 40″ x 28″
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Anna E. Bayha Award
JADE JAARDA, Apparel and Textile Design
ATD 323 – Lithe, Crepe Satin and Chiffon, 62″ tall and 74″ widen when the skirt is lifted out
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Anna Creekmore Award
ALLY IVERSON, Apparel and Textile Design
ATD 323 – Batwings, Model: Savannah Wright
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Ellen B. Judson Award
NIKKI BEECHIE, Apparel and Textile Design
STA 110 – Untitled, Pencil and Charcoal, 18″ x 24″
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Joe and Shirley Kuszai Endowed Scholarship
JORDAN BROOKS, Graphic Design
GD 460 – The Wizard of Oz Book Cover
MARIA CHODNICKI, Graphic Design
GD 365 – Rain Wordmark, Paper, Tracing Paper, Pencil, and Adobe Illustrator, 17″ x 10″
IVAN SKRTIC, Graphic Design
GD 460 – Untitled, Editorial Spread, 17″ x 11″
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Carolyn J. Hook Scholarship
YECHAN SUNG, Studio Art
STA 440 – stack stack stack, Ceramic Slip Cast, Dimensions Variable
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The Ralph Henricksen Award
AUTUMN HOPKINS, Studio Art
STA 420 – One Man’s Division, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Paper, Spackle, Oil Pastel, and Water-Based Ink on Canvas, 30″ x 36″
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Gretel Geist Rutledge Award
MAILEEN BUGANSKI, Studio Art
STA 491B – Warmth I, Trace Monotype and Relief on Paper, 8″ x 10″