Awards Received by Art History Majors
Recent Winners
Katharine Threat ’20 was awarded a Summer Internship at the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum of Modern Art in Washington, D.C., as Gallery Guide for Summer 2018. This is how she describes her experience: “Over the summer, I had the pleasure of being a Gallery Guide at the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C.! I was responsible for leading and co-leading tours throughout the museum and volunteering for events hosted by the Smithsonian. I researched artists showing in the museum and their other works and helped educate visitors on contemporary artwork and how to understand it better.”
Chloe Brew ’21 received a summer research fellowship to work with Library Director Jane Carlin in 2019.
Types of Awards
- Kara Ketchum ’10 received the George J. Matelich Scholarship for 2010-11.
- Andrew Griebeler ’09 received the George J. Matelich Scholarship for 2008-09.
About the Scholarship:
The Matelich Scholarship is University of Puget Sound’s most prestigious honor for students who demonstrate a capacity for a life of leadership and sustained personal growth. Recipients of the Matelich Scholarship enter a promising lifetime relationship with the University of Puget Sound. They continue the legacy of Puget Sound graduates who have undertaken a commitment to make a difference in the world by becoming leaders in their professional and personal lives. As mentors, class officers, donors, members of the Alumni Council and, if asked to serve, members of the Puget Sound Board of Trustees, Matelich Scholars enhance and energize the university in meaningful ways. The award was established in 2010 through the generosity of George E. Matelich ’78 and Susan E. Matelich and is awarded to two students in each entering first-year class.
- Ellis LeBlanc ’20 was selected as a Chism Research Scholar in the Arts Humanities and Social Sciences for Summer 2019.
- Mary Thompson ’19 (Art History) was selected as a Chism Scholar for Summer Research in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, 2018.
- Hannah Lehmann ’17 was selected as a Chism Scholar for Summer Research in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, 2016.
- Sarah McDonald ’16 was selected as a Chism Scholar for Summer Research in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, 2015.
- Chloe Ginnegar ’15 was selected as a Chism Scholar for Summer Research in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, 2014.
- Louisa Raitt ’15 was selected as a Chism Scholar for Summer Research in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, 2014.
- Nichole Lindquist-Kleissler ’15 was selected as a Chism Scholar for Summer Research in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, 2014.
- Benjamin Block ’14 was selected as a Chism Scholar for Summer Research in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, 2013.
- Sam Mandry ’14 was selected as a Chism Scholar for Summer Research in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, 2013.
- Kelsey Eldridge ’12 was selected as the Chism Scholars for Summer Research in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, 2011.
- Kelsey Mahler ’12 was selected as the Chism Scholars for Summer Research in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, 2011.
- Westrey Page ’12 was selected as the Chism Scholars for Summer Research in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, 2011.
- Michelle Reynolds ’12 was selected as the Chism Scholars for Summer Research in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, 2011.
About the Award:
The University of Puget Sound, with the support of the Richard Bangs Collier Institute of Ethics and Science and an anonymous donor, has established a summer research program for undergraduates in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Several additional donors have provided funding to support these summer research awards. The program offers students the opportunity to engage in independent research during the summer. Stipends are awarded on a competitive basis to students who demonstrate research interest and ability.
- Ayse Hunt ’19 (double major in Art History and Computer Science) has received the prestigious Lora Bryning Scholarship for 2018-2019.
- Benjamin Block ’14 received the Lora Bryning Scholarship for 2013-2014.
About the Scholarship:
The Lora Bryning Scholarship recognizes undergraduate students with demonstrated financial need who, regardless of their discipline, display excellence and talent in their ability to express themselves and their intellect in writing. Four students will be named Bryning Scholars for the 2020-2021 academic year and each will receive a $10,500 scholarship.
- Ayse Hunt ’19 (double major in Art History and Computer Science) was selected as a Bangs Collier Research Scholar in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, 2018.
- Benjamin Block ’14 received the 2014 Writing Excellence Award in the Humanities for his paper, "A Chronic Tuberculosis: Carl Spitzweg and the Biedermeier."
- Louisa Raitt ’14 received a 2012 Writing Excellence Award for her paper “Anicia Juliana: The Rightful Ruler and Her Controversial Construction."
- Emily Selinger, ’13, was the first winner of the Collins Library’s 2012 Book Collecting Contest.
- Westrey Page ’12 received the Fred S. Wyatt Scholarship for 2011-12.
- Andrew Griebeler ’09 received the Humanities Writing Excellence Award and the Natural Sciences and Mathematics Writing Excellence Award in 2009.