Wonsook Kim College Of Fine Arts Scholarships
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Alycia and Hans Fuchs Scholarship
This endowment was established in 2000 by Helmuth Fuchs in memory of his parents. The scholarship is awarded to a student majoring in music who has demonstrated strong academic achievement.
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Barbara G. Wiltberger Scholarship
The Barbara G. Wiltberger Scholarship was established in 1984 in memory of Barbara Wiltberger, a 1973 graduate of Illinois State University, by her parents, Richard and Grace Wiltberger. The scholarship is awarded to a new or continuing music student ...
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The Bernard Eichen Scholarship was established in 1992 by family, friends, and colleagues in memory of violin professor Bernard Eichen. The scholarship is awarded to "the most promising" violin student.
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The origin of the name "Blackfriars" dates back to the 13th Century. They were bands of hooded monks who presented shows from portable stages. The name "Blackfriars" was adopted by the ISNU Chapter, Kappa Lambda, when it was founded in 1934. The ...
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Caroline Gordon Theatre Scholarship
The Caroline Gordon Theatre Scholarship was established through a bequest of Caroline Gordon in 2004. The scholarship provides scholarship support for students majoring in theatre at Illinois State University. Ms. Gordon was a retired Illinois State ...
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Charles Bolen Music Faculty Scholarship
The Charles Bolen Music Faculty Scholarship was established in 1992 by Charles Bolen, professor emeritus and former dean of the Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts at ISU. The scholarship is awarded to a current music major who has demonstrated ...
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Charles Stokes Music Scholarship
The Charles Stokes Music Scholarship was established in 2017 by emerita faculty Charles Stokes. Charlie was a beloved faculty member who taught in the School of Music for more than 30 years. He was highly respected by faculty and students as a ...
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Colleen Tovar Memorial Stage Management Scholarship
One word to describe Colleen Tovar was "fierce." In a professional career that spanned over 35 years, she served as a technician, stagehand, actor, designer, Managing Director, and Producer. However, it was in Stage Management and Production ...
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Daniel Rinkenberger Scholarship for School of Music
The Daniel Rinkenberger Scholarship for School of Music was established by Daniel Rinkenberger in order to support students studying within the School of Music at Illinois State University.
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Dr. C. Louis Steinburg Art Scholarship
Dr. C. Louis "Lou" Steinburg was an art professor at Illinois State University who taught for 34 years before retiring in 1993. His art work was displayed in various galleries and collections throughout the United States and across the world. Lou ...
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Dr. Lloyd W. Farlee Memorial Scholarship in the School of Music
The Dr. Lloyd W. Farlee Memorial Scholarship was created with a purpose to award an ISU student in good standing who has exhibited outstanding merit in the School of Music and is majoring in either Music Education or Musical Theatre with an applied ...
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Elizabeth Stein Art Scholarship
The Elizabeth Stein Art Scholarship was established in1971 with a gift from Elizabeth Stein. The scholarship is awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student majoring in art.
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This scholarship is to nurture excellence in individual performers in Fine Arts, through emphasis on studio approach, rather than training for teaching. This does not preclude grant fellows from engaging in music or art education work, but the main ...
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Florence B. Runyan & Benny Kemp Endowed Music Scholarship
Florence Runyan, ISNU Class of 1907, provided a gift through her estate to support music scholarships at Illinois State University. Ms. Runyan passed away in 1978. The Benny Kemp Music Scholarship was established in 1978 following his death. The ...
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Friends of the Arts Scholarship
The Friends of the Arts Scholarship was initially established by an anonymous donor in 1990 to benefit a student in fine arts with a scholarship. Qualifications: student must be a full time student at ISU; have a financial need; and be majoring in ...
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Ginger Scott-Erlinder Endowed Scholarship
The Ginger Scott-Erlinder Scholarship Fund was established to provide financial assistance to upperclassmen who are studying in specific areas in the Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts.
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Grand-Puba-Tuba Low Brass Fund
Ed Livingston taught at ISU from 1968-1997 and served as director of bands from 1977-1984. Ed built the 90-member band into the 454-member Big Red Marching Machine, which held a record in the Guinness Book of World Records. Ed was honored during ...
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Gregory W. Slawko Memorial Scholarship
The Gregory W. Slawko Memorial Scholarship was established by his sister Kyle Scanlon to honor Greg's passion for the theatre. Greg loved all aspects of the theatre from acting, singing, dancing, and writing plays to costume design. He was ...
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Hanan Omran Nassar Art Scholarship Fund
To establish an endowed scholarship providing financial assistance for students in the Wonsook Kim School of Art
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Harold and Marlene Gregor Endowment Fund
The Harold and Marlene Gregor Endowment was established through a gift by Harold and Marlene Gregor. Harold is an Illinois State University distinguished professor emeritus, and Marlene received her master's degree from the University. The purpose of ...
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Helen Merris Music Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Donna Merris '61 in honor of her mother, Helen Frohwitter Merris. Helen was born in Bluffs on January 9, 1911. She married Donald Merris in 1928. They owned land and farmed around Bluffs, where they raised five ...
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Herminia Alvarez de La Rosa and Virginia Valdés Listrom Music Scholarship
The Herminia Alvarez de la Rosa and Virginia Valdés Listrom Music Scholarship supports an incoming or current undergraduate student majoring in music. Both talented pianists whose families immigrated to the United States from Cuba and Mexico, ...
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The Hope (Mosier) Scholarship was started in 2013 by David and Marjorie Mosier to support students majoring in choral music and string music education.
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Illinois State University Bands
The Illinois State University Bands Fund supports the activities, programs and operations associated with the School of Music Band program.
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James Major and Amy Gilreath Music Scholarship
This fund was established in 2007 by Amy Gilreath, an accomplished and internationally recognized trumpet performer and professor of music at Illinois State University, and James Major, Dean of the Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts, who has had a ...
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The Jason Royal Music Scholarship was established in 2021 an an expendable fund to support a student enrolled in the School of Music. Preference given to a student with demonstrated financial need.
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This endowment was established in 1993 by family, friends, and colleagues of Jean Scharfenberg. The scholarship is awarded to a graduating student majoring in acting. Candidates must demonstrate talent, discipline, and good work habits, attitude, ...
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John Ferrell Endowed Scholarship for Madrigal Singers
The John Ferrell Endowed Scholarship for Madrigal Singers fund was established in 2003 by John and Audrey Ferrell to recognize a talented member of the madrigal singers. The scholarship is awarded to a student who has been a respected member of the ...
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The John J. Ireland Scholarship was established in 1968 at the death of John J. Ireland, using the proceeds of a trust established by John Ireland. In 1982 the fund reached the endowed level, and a scholarship was established at the recommendation of ...
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John R. Hansing Memorial Scholarship
This endowment was established in 2001 by Dr. Frank D. Hansing in memory of his brother John R. Hansing, a 1938 graduate of Illinois State Normal University. The scholarship is awarded to a freshman student majoring in music, with preference to a ...
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Josefina Gutiérrez Ferrán Scholarship
Josefina Gutiérrez Ferrán was an adult learner in the Illinois State University Art Department for 16 years. Born in Santa Clara, Cuba, Josefina had a passion for life, education, music, and painting. Her artwork reproduced vivid memories of her ...
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The Karen Deske Scholarship was established in December 1994 following her death. Karen was the first graduate of Illinois State University's Master in Art Therapy, receiving her degree in 1987. The Scholarship required the Recipient be a graduate ...
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Kari Beth Rust Costume Design and Technology Scholarship
The Kari Beth Rust Costume Design and Technology Scholarship was established to honor her extensive influence on the costume program in the School of Theatre and Dance, the Illinois Shakespeare Festival, and the Chicago creative community. Kari ...
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Lloyd and Eleanor Fengel Scholarship
The Lloyd and Eleanor Fengel Scholarship was established in 1997 by Lloyd Fengel. Lloyd attended Illinois State graduating with a Music Education degree in 1942. The scholarship supports a student enrolled in good standing who demonstrates strong ...
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Marjorie A. Reeves graduated from ISNU in 1945. She made a bequest in her will to establish a research scholarship fund in the school of music for students interested in music for handicapped children. Any student enrolled in the school of music at ...
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Marshall Dulaney Pitcher Scholarship Award
The Marshall Dulaney Pitcher Scholarship Award was established in 1970 by Velma Pitcher-Sorensen, M.S.E '74. The scholarship is awarded to an outstanding student in the field of art.
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Mary Ellen T. Somers Art Teacher Education Scholarship
The Mary Ellen T. Somers Art Teacher Education Scholarship was established in 2018 by Taylor S. Hassan and Jacob Hassan to honor their mother, who loved teaching art and thrived on the satisfaction of seeing her students tap into the creative spaces ...
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The Mary Jo Brown Scholarship was established in 1990 by Betty Robertson in memory of her sister, Mary Jo Brown. The scholarship is awarded to a junior or senior music major who has demonstrated outstanding service to the department, as well as ...
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Mary M. Packwood Graduate Scholarship
In 1984 Mary McMullan Packwood established a special art teacher summer school scholarship award to recognize outstanding performance in the teaching of art and to foster leadership in the field of art education. The applicant must be accepted into a ...
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This endowment was established in 1977. Mary Walker was a member of the ISU art faculty for 22 years. The scholarship is awarded to a student at the junior or senior level specializing in fabric, sculpture, or metal (jewelry) programs.
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The School of Music Scholarship Fund was opened in 1982 as a general scholarship fund for students in the School of Music.
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The Normal Editions Workshop provides collaborative custom printing services for artists throughout the United States and extends the educational goals of the University. As a result, students have opportunities to work with and observe visiting ...
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The Patty Foltz Memorial Fund was established as a student support fund that will help cover incidental expenses related to performances or recitals not otherwise covered by tuition and required as part of course or degree completion requirements.
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In 1976 Harlan W. Peithman established a fund in the ISU Foundation which has since grown into a fully endowed scholarship in the field of music. Students applying for the Peithman Scholarship must be an upper-division music student (junior or ...
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Professor Russell B. Bedford Scholarship in Music
The Professor Russell B. Bedford Scholarship in Music was established in 2017 by Russell and Janet Bedford to provide financial assistance to a student in bassoon or oboe who had either declared a music major or an intention to declare a major in ...
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Ray Johnson Endowed Scholarship
Ray Johnson graduated from Illinois State in 1974. He first became interested in theatre while he was a student at ISU. Each recipient of the scholarship will be the most deserving student(s) as determined by the Dean of the Wonsook Kim College of ...
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Robert C. and Susan Lee Walling Music Education Scholarship
The Robert C. and Susan Lee Walling Music Education Scholarship was established in 2016 by Bob and Susan Walling. The purpose of this award is to help a future music teacher/performer learn important career skills through both music and campus ...
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The Robert Fred Kern Scholarship was established in 2021 through an estate gift following the passing of Dr. Robert F. Kern. The scholarship provides support for a music education student whose major instrument is piano. Dr. Kern graduated with a ...
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Candidates for the Robert Small Scholarship awards must be enrolled in ISU and concentrating in art history. They must have demonstrated academic proficiency and scholarly study. Applicants should submit their credentials to the Art Department for ...
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The Stephanie Amster Design Fund endowment was established in 1982 in honor of Stephanie Amster's long time efforts to develop the Ewing Arts Festival. This scholarship is awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student majoring in art and ...
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Suzzanne Douglas attended Illinois State prior to a 30-year and continuing career as a successful television, cinema, and stage actress. Balancing career and family, Suzanne completed her degree in theatre from Illinois State University in 2011. She ...
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This endowment was established in 1991 by Mary Swanson B.S.E. '82 to support an Illinois State Theatre intern with the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago. In 2020, the criteria was modified to expand support for student interns who are participating in ...
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Terry Adkins Memorial Scholarship for Diversity
The Terry Adkins Memorial Scholarship for Diversity was established in 2016 in recognition of Terry's career as a distinguished artist. The scholarship will support a student who is from a traditionally underrepresented population and majoring in art ...
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The Paul Andziewicz Back-a-Bird Scholarship Fund
The Paul Andziewicz Back-a-Bird Scholarship Fund was established by Paul Andziewicz in order to provide support to students in the Big Red Marching Machine.
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The Theatre Scholarship Fund was opened in 2000 as a general scholarship fund for students majoring in Theatre.
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Valdés Family Accompanist Scholarship Fund
The Valdés Family Accompanist Scholarship Fund was established by Rochelle La Rosa and Craig Valdés to honor the memory and legacy of Rafael and Simona Valdés and the Valdés children who studied music and whose interest and joy in making and sharing ...
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Wonsook Kim came to Illinois State University from Korea in 1972 to study art. Like the rich cornfields nurturing the crops around her, the campus and thoughtful teachers provided a fertile place for her to grow. As a graduate student in 1975, she ...