Dailey Awards (1993 — present)
Applications for 2024 are currently open!
The deadline for submission is EXTENDED to noon on Wednesday, April 17th, 2024.
About the Awards
The Art and Art History Department, together with the Dailey Family, annually recognizes and awards exceptional work by Georgetown University Art and Art History students. The awards honor the memory of Frances Louise “Misty” Dailey, a Studio Art major at Georgetown, who passed away in 1978 during her senior year. Her family has long supported the arts at Georgetown and endows these awards in Misty’s name.
The awards ceremony is held annually late every spring. Application forms are posted on this page each year in early spring. Please see each award description below to download the applications.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the award ceremonies for 2020, 2021, and 2022 took place over Zoom. The ceremony was in-person for 2023, and took place on Thursday, May 11th, 2023.
On Thursday, May 9th, 2024, award recipients will be honored at the Misty Dailey Awards Ceremony and Dinner. All graduating majors are invited to attend the event, as well as award recipients. Winners will be notified in advance of the event.
About Misty
Frances Louise “Misty” Dailey was a Studio Art major in the College who died during her senior year in 1978. Her faculty advisor, Professor Clifford Chieffo, remembers Misty as a joyful, outgoing, and athletic art student, who had been planning a career in art therapy. Misty loved children and she wholeheartedly embodied the Georgetown ideal of service to others. Following her untimely death, the Department of Art and Art History faculty, with the support of her family, classmates, and friends, established the Misty Dailey Awards programs for Art and Art History majors and minors in order to recognize and honor exceptional creative and intellectual work by Georgetown students.
The Awards
Applications for 2024 are currently open!
The deadline for submission is noon on Monday, April 15th, 2024.
The Misty Dailey Awards in Art History and Studio Art
The Misty Dailey Awards were first awarded in 1993. Stipends of up to $500 are awarded to students for outstanding Art History research papers, short-form papers, and outstanding senior projects of majors in Studio Art. Applicants must be students with a declared major and/or minor in Art History and/or major in Studio Art. Outside jurors in Art History and Studio Art decide the winning work in their respective disciplines.
Eligibility:
Art History awards are open to graduating Seniors with a declared major and/or minor in Art History. Art History Majors may submit to either the Major Research Paper or the Short Paper category. Art History Minors may only submit work to the Short Paper category. Work must be from junior or senior years, applicants may submit only one paper for consideration, and may not submit the same paper in multiple categories of awards. The deadline for submission is EXTENDED to noon on Wednesday, April 17th, 2024. Please see the application form linked below for full details and directions.
Application: 2024 Misty Dailey Awards in Art History
Studio Art awards are open to graduating Seniors with a declared major in Studio Art. Students will hear directly from Department faculty and staff about how to apply. Only graduating Studio Art Majors with artwork included in the annual Majors exhibition in the Art Galleries will be considered.
The Dailey Family Travel Awards
NOTE: The 2020, 2021, and 2022 Dailey Family Travel Awards were not awarded. Please see the Dailey Family Discovery Award instead.
The Department invites majors and minors in Art History and Studio Art to apply for the Dailey Family Travel Awards to support individual research travel. The award provides a stipend of up to $750 for travel expenses to pursue a project related to the visual arts. Two prizes will be awarded; one for Art History and one for Studio Art. Art History students might design their travel to help them build on an existing paper, or to research for a senior thesis or independent project. Studio Art students might travel to develop or enhance a body of work for their senior exhibition. Applicants develop brief proposals in consultation with a faculty member who will supervise the project. Recipients of the 2024 Dailey Family Travel Award will be asked to make a short presentation about the results of their travel and projects during the subsequent Misty Dailey Awards Ceremony, in spring 2025.
Eligibility:
The applicant must be a 1) sophomore or junior and 2) a declared major or minor in Art History or Studio Art. Travel by the awardee must take place in Summer 2024, Fall 2024, or Spring 2025. The deadline for submission is EXTENDED to noon on Wednesday, April 17th, 2024. Please see the application form linked below for full details and directions.
Application: 2024 Dailey Family Travel Award
The Dailey Family Awards in Art, Diversity, and Healing
The Department of Art and Art History invites applications for the annual Dailey Family Awards in Art, Diversity, and Healing. Two prizes will be awarded; one for Art History and one for Studio Art. The award is inspired by the Georgetown Working Group on Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation and recognizes student research, creative work, or related projects that effectively explore themes of race, difference, and diversity. The award celebrates the capacity of art not just to explore and reveal, but also to spark dialogue, understanding, and change.
Eligibility:
This award is open to non-majors and minors of any class year. Work submitted for consideration will have been produced for an undergraduate course in the Department of Art and Art History between January 2023 and April 2024 (i.e., work from the current Spring and preceding Fall and Spring semesters). Students may submit only one work for the award but may (pending eligibility) also submit work for other Dailey awards. Students may not submit the same paper or project to multiple award categories. The deadline for submission is EXTENDED to noon on Wednesday, April 17th, 2024. Please see the application form linked below for full details and directions.
Application: 2024 Dailey Family Award in Art, Diversity, and Healing
The Dailey Family Discovery Award (2020 — 2022)
From 2020 to 2022, the Dailey Family Discovery Award replaced the annual Dailey Family Travel Award, given travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Discovery Award provided a stipend of up to $500 for expenses to pursue a project of a student’s choice. Applicants developed brief proposals in consultation with a faculty member who supervised the project and winners were asked to return the following year to present at the subsequent Misty Dailey Awards.
Awardees 1993-2023
2023
Outstanding Short Paper in Art History Honorable Mention – Brendan Gibbons
Outstanding Short Paper in Art History 2nd Prize – Vivienne Lange
Outstanding Short Paper in Art History 1st Prize – Katherine Borden
Outstanding Long Paper in Art History Honorable Mention – Emily Pan
Outstanding Long Paper in Art History 2nd Prize – Margaret Rand
Outstanding Long Paper in Art History 1st Prize – Catie Burnell
2nd Prize for Senior Art Project – Deborah Han
1st Prize for Senior Art Project – Yasmin Haddad
Art, Diversity, and Healing Award for Art History – Mason Stempel
Art, Diversity, and Healing Award for Art – Peris Lopez
Travel Award – Susan Rodgers & Julia Thomas
2022
Outstanding Short Paper in Art History – Helen Zhang
Outstanding Long Paper in Art History Honorable Mention – Ellis Anderson
Outstanding Long Paper in Art History 2nd Prize – Helena Yang
Outstanding Long Paper in Art History 1st Prize – Isabelle Bicks
Honorable Mention for Senior Art Project – Alexandra Bowman
2nd Prize for Senior Art Project – Daimon Squier
1st Prize for Senior Art Project – Tyler McConville
Art, Diversity, and Healing Award for Art History – Brendan Gibbons
Art, Diversity, and Healing Award for Art – Sydney Parker
Discovery Award – Brian McCrann
2021
Outstanding Short Paper in Art History – Daniel McCooey
Outstanding Long Paper in Art History Honorable Mention – Suna Cha
Outstanding Long Paper in Art History 2nd Prize – Sarah Kurzweil
Outstanding Long Paper in Art History 1st Prize – Eliza Lafferty
Honorable Mention for Senior Art Project – Jamorko Pickett
2nd Prize for Senior Art Project – Onrei Josh Ladao
1st Prize for Senior Art Project – Amalia Stahl
Art, Diversity, and Healing Award for Art History – Emma Walsh
Art, Diversity, and Healing Award for Art – Deborah Han
Discovery Award – Alexandra Bowman
Discovery Award – Eliza Lafferty
2020
Outstanding Short Paper in Art History – Pedro Rosario
Outstanding Long Paper in Art History 1st Prize – Emma Burns
Outstanding Long Paper in Art History 2nd Prize – Julia Tagliabue
Honorable Mention for Senior Art Project – Anita Kelava
Honorable Mention for Senior Art Project – Kent Hall
2nd Prize for Senior Art Project – Anna Kooken
1st Prize for Senior Art Project – Morgan Smith
Art, Diversity, and Healing Award for Art History – Eliza Lafferty
Art, Diversity, and Healing Award for Art – Yulissa Lopez Lavias
2019
Outstanding Long Paper in Art History – Katie Maher
Outstanding Short Paper in Art History – Maggie Murtha
Dailey Family Travel Award – Jack Wathieu, Bradley Goodman
Outstanding Senior Art Project – Edson Martinez
Dailey Family Award for Art, Diversity, and Healing – Tristan MacHale
2018
Outstanding Short Paper in Art History – Caroline Lebel
Honorable Mention Long Paper in Art History – Morgan Shear
Outstanding Long Paper in Art History – (Youkyung) Rosa Lee
Travel Grant for Art Research – Jonah Otis
Honorable Mention for Senior Art Project – Catherine Summa
2nd Prize for Senior Art Project – Jacob Stolt-Nielsen
1st Prize for Senior Art Project – Eliza Mineaux
Art, Diversity, and Healing Award for Art History – Marcus Lustig
Art, Diversity, and Healing Award for Art – Melissa Gonzalez
2017
Outstanding Senior Art Project – Krishna Sharma
Outstanding Senior Art Project 2nd Place – Leila Lebreton
Travel Grant for Art Research – Yulia Kez
Travel Grant for Art Research – Matthew Fritschen
Outstanding Short Paper in Art History – Christina Libre
Outstanding Major Research Paper in Art History – Adrienne Taylor
Honorable Mention Research Paper in Art History – Pamela Shu
2016
Outstanding Senior Art Project – Alexis Dever
Travel Grant for Art Research – Krishna Sharma and Alexandra Porazzo
Honorable Mention for a Senior Art Project – Christa Choy
Outstanding Short Paper in Art History – Caitlin DeSantis
Outstanding Major Research Paper in Art History – Christine Slobogin
Honorable Mention Research Paper in Art History – Mary Ahearn
2015
Outstanding Short Paper in Art History – Leo Doran
Honorable Mention for a Major Research Paper in Art History – Katherine Propper
Outstanding Major Research Paper in Art History – Victoria Proctor
Honorable Mention for a Senior Art Project – Leah Life
Outstanding Senior Art Project, 2nd Place- Charlotte Kirsten
Outstanding Senior Art Project, 1st Place – Chloe Jones
Travel Grant for Art Research – Andrew Yan
Excellence in Art & Psychology – Kelsey Jones
2014
Outstanding Short Paper in Art History – Neil Sood
Honorable Mention for a Major Research Paper in Art History – Claire Hines
Honorable Mention for a Major Research Paper in Art History – Jay Lee
Outstanding Major Research Paper in Art History – Nora Rosengarten
Honorable Mention for a Senior Art Project – Mai Mack
Outstanding Senior Art Project, 2nd Prize – Rosemary Christian
Outstanding Senior Art Project, 1st Prize – Sophie Brenninkmeijer
Travel Grant for Art History – Michelle Yaw
Travel Grant for Art – Jee Won Park
Excellence in Art & Psychology – Leona Pfeiffer
2013
Honorable Mention for a Major Research Paper in Art History – Emma Forster
Honorable Mention for a Major Research Paper in Art History – Sarah Fox
Outstanding Major Research Paper in Art History – Mark Joseph Stern
Honorable Mention for a Senior Art Project – Jung Won Hwang
Outstanding Senior Art Project – Swedian Lie
Outstanding Senior Art Project – Greta Rasmus
Outstanding Senior Art Minor – Marya Pulaski
Travel Grant for Art History – Andrew Toporoff
Travel Grant for Art – Leona Pfeiffer
Excellence in Art & Psychology – Stephanie Crockett
2012
Art History Short Paper – Maria Zoulis
Art History Long Paper – Clare Donnelly
Art History Honorable Mention – Marvin Aguilar
Studio Art 1st Prize – Nicole Thomas
Studio Art 2nd Prize – Julia Kwon
Studio Art Minor – Silky Kadakia
Travel Award – Celeste Chen
2011
Art History Major Paper – Elizabeth Kneuer
Art History Major Paper Honorable Mention – Erika Amundson
Art History Short Paper – Francesca Pazniokas
Art History Short Paper Honorable Mention – Christian Morrissey
Studio Art – Helen Burton and Noemi Beltran
Studio Art Honorable Mention – Carolyn Chema
Travel Award (Art History) – Marvin Aguilar
Travel Award (Studio Art) – Madeline McLennon
2010
Art History Major Paper – Galina Olmsted
Art History Major Paper Honorable Mention – Katherine Norton
Art History Short Paper – Ryan Butterfield
Art History Short Paper Honorable Mention – Lauren Sugarman
Studio Art – Juliet Papantonio and Emily Voightlander
Studio Art Honorable Mention – Claire Callagy and Taylor Hoff
Travel Award (Art History) – Caroline Gralton
Travel Award (Studio Art) – Helen Burton
2009
Art History Major Paper – Sarah Mellot and Lindsay Giam
Art History Short Paper – Lindsay Giam
Studio Art – Margaret Skor and Byrnne Pfirrman
Studio Art Honorable Mention – Tsai-Yen Lin
Travel Award (Art History) – Genevieve Hulley
Travel Award (Studio Art) – Alex Hewett, Catherine Burke, and Elizabeth Griesedieck
Theater – Reginald Douglas
Music – Christina Capatides
2008
Outstanding Short Paper in Art History – Thomas Langlois
Outstanding Major Research Paper in Art History – Erika Nelsen
Honorable Mention for a Major Research Paper – Catherine Homsey
Travel Award (Art History) – Sarah Mellott
Outstanding Senior Project in Studio Art – Nadia Khan
Outstanding Senior Project in Studio Art – Emily Bushman
Honorable Mention for a Senior Project – Robert Campoy
Honorable Mention for a Senior Project – Emma McGill
Outstanding Senior Work by a Studio Art Minor – Laura Blewett
Travel Award (Studio Art) – Alex Hewett
2007
Art History Major Paper – Jayne Kelly
Art History Short Paper – Jan-Patrick Abello, Elizabeth Mok, and Lily Oh
Art History Short Paper Honorable Mention – Stephanie De Voss and Sara Rafsky
Studio Art – Haley Derrah and Olivia Wolfe
Studio Art Honorable Mention – Kevin Beaumont and Laurie Reynolds
Travel Award (Art History) – Jessica Ly
Travel Award (Studio Art) – Elizabeth Baker and Byrnne Pfirrman
Theater – Sarah Sexton
Music – Chelsea Batavia
2006
Outstanding Senior Studio Art Project – Alissa Grainger
Outstanding Senior Studio Art Project – Megan Hackard
Honorable Mention Senior Studio Art Project – Julia Graham
Outstanding Senior Minor in Studio Art – Maria Nunez del Prado
Studio Art Honorable Mention – Caitlin Davis
Dailey Travel Grant, Studio Art – Robert Laws
Dailey Travel Grant, Studio Art – Teresa Sites
Outstanding Major Research Paper in Art History – Diana Kamin
Outstanding Major Research Paper in Art History – Kathlene A. Pinkard
Art History Major Paper Honorable Mention – Chessia Kelly
Theater – Adam Aguirre
Music – Elizabeth Mueller
2005
Outstanding Senior Studio Art Project – Melanie Adams
Outstanding Senior Studio Art Project – Jonathan Gardner
Honorable Mention Senior Studio Art Project – Darryl Collier
Honorable Mention Senior Studio Art Project – Kurt Marsh
Honorable Mention Senior Studio Art Project – Jared Chavez
Outstanding Senior Minor in Studio Art – Erica Yu
Dailey Travel Grant, Studio Art/Art History – Laura Reynolds
Outstanding Major Research Paper in Art History – Elizabeth Perkowski
Outstanding Short Paper in Art History – Ashley McCormick
Dailey Travel Grant, Art History – Frances Holly Shen
Art History Major Paper – Jessica Soojian
Outstanding Senior Work in Music – Laura Ferstl
Outstanding Senior Work in Theater – Christina Ciocca
2004
Outstanding Senior Studio Art Project – Alex Beck
Outstanding Senior Studio Art Project – Elliott McLean
Honorable Mention Senior Studio Art Project – Joseph Sallette
Honorable Mention Senior Studio Art Project – Zsofia Jilling
Honorable Mention Senior Studio Art Project – Brittany Marling
Outstanding Senior Minor in Studio Art – Prudence Hyman
Outstanding Senior Minor in Studio Art – Joanna Bissgaier
Dailey Travel Grant, Studio Art – Jared Chavez
Outstanding Major Research Paper in Art History – Thea Smolinski
Outstanding Short Paper in Art History – Katharine Perry
Art History Major Paper Honorable Mention – Frances Wu
Dailey Travel Grant, Art History – Julia Baumgardner
Outstanding Senior Work in Music – Jarrod Beck
Outstanding Senior Work in Theater – Michael Benz
Outstanding Senior Work in Theater – Isaiah Wooden
2003
Outstanding Senior Studio Art Project – Nisha Arora
Outstanding Senior Studio Art Project – Jessamine Suan Chin
Outstanding Senior Studio Art Project – Catherine Ferrante
Dailey Travel Grant, Studio Art – Chris Milmoe
Honorable Mention Senior Studio Art Project – Ashley Brenner
Honorable Mention Senior Studio Art Project – Katherine Greenberg
Honorable Mention Senior Studio Art Project – Ann Colleen Jolly
Outstanding Senior Minor in Studio Art – Jeeho Park
Outstanding Major Research Paper in Art History – Sarah Melikian
Outstanding Major Research Paper in Art History – Jessica Soojian
Outstanding Short Paper in Art History – John Imbriglia
Dailey Travel Grant, Art History – Rachel Hohner
Outstanding Senior Work in Music – Thomas Donnelly
Outstanding Senior Work in Theater – Clayton Lord
Outstanding Senior Work in Theater – Brian Soja
2002
Outstanding Senior Studio Art Project in Photography – Timothy J. Llewellyn
Outstanding Senior Studio Art Project in Painting – Arturo L. Preciado
Outstanding Senior Art Project in Digital Art – Meryl E. Bailey
Honorable Mention Senior Studio Art Project – Sarah E. McNulty
Outstanding Senior Minor in Studio Art – Christine M. Fleury
Outstanding Major Research Paper in Art History – Katherine F. Birrow
Outstanding Short Paper in Art History – Lisa A. Freeman
Outstanding Senior Work in Music – Eli B. Gonda
2001
Outstanding Work in Studio Art – Dana L. Kirkpatrick
Outstanding Work in Studio Art – Erin C. Ness
Outstanding Work in Studio Art – Gabriel F. Zangari
Honorable Mention, Studio Art – Machiko Iimura
Outstanding Work in Studio by a Senior Minor – Rory P. McDermott
Misty Dailey Travel Grant Fellow, Studio Art – Michael Dowley
Outstanding Major Research Paper, Art History – Melissa N. Neal
Honorable Mention, Research Paper, Art History – Victoria Golebiowski
Outstanding Short Paper, Art History – Lauren Cerullo
Misty Dailey Travel Grant Fellow, Art History – Katherine Birrow
Outstanding Senior Work in Music – Richard K. Parker III
Outstanding Senior Work in Theater – Corree L. Forman
Outstanding Senior Work in Theater – Kerri Jo-Dale Carpenter
2000
Honorable Mention for a Studio Art Minor – Allison R. Benedetti
Honorable Mention for a Studio Art Minor – Tesse K. DeFlines
Outstanding Major Research Paper, Art History – Liuba L. Shapiro
Honorable Mention, Research Paper, Art History – Melody N. Drummond
Outstanding Short Paper, Art History – Liuba L. Shapiro
Honorable Mention, Short Paper, Art History – Courtney A. McGowan
Misty Dailey Travel Grant Fellow, Art History – Alison M. Barnett
Outstanding Senior Work in Music – Adrian M. Kohn
Outstanding Senior Work in Theater – James B. Donovan
Outstanding Senior Work in Theater – Susan F. McGuire
1999
Outstanding Work in Studio Art – Daniel J. Kanach
Outstanding Work in Studio Art – Julia L. Rachiele
Honorable Mention, Studio Art – Grace H. Lu
Misty Dailey Travel Grant Fellow – Amy K. Sung
Outstanding Major Research Paper, Art History – Kelly M. Cronin
Honorable Mention, Research Paper, Art History – James A. Bulen, Jr.
Outstanding Short Paper, Art History – Elizabeth L. Winborne
Outstanding Senior Work in Music – C.B. Crane
Outstanding Senior Work in Theater – Stephanie L. Gatton
Outstanding Senior Work in Theater – Julia R. Mayer
1998
Outstanding Work in Studio Art – Josephine E. Allen
Outstanding Work in Studio Art – Michelle Magdo
Honorable Mention, Studio Art – Yodit Beyene
Outstanding Major Research Paper, Art History – Tanya Sheehan
Honorable Mention, Research Paper, Art History – Felicia T. Lugo
Outstanding Short Paper, Art History – Edward D. Amorosi
Outstanding Senior Work in Music – Naushon Vanderhoop
Outstanding Senior Work in Theater – Stephanie T. Smith
1997
Outstanding Work in Studio Art – DShawn B. Digney
Outstanding Work in Studio Art – Kelly A. Pagano
Outstanding Work in Studio Art – Brian Viscomi
Honorable Mention, Studio Art – Kelly A. Brenan
Honorable Mention, Studio Art – Nathaniel C. Norton
Outstanding Major Research Paper, Art History – Clarissa E. Post
Honorable Mention, Research Paper, Art History – Alexis Woolsey
Outstanding Short Paper, Art History – Kathleen Mrachek
Honorable Mention, Short Paper, Art History – Andrew Madden
Outstanding Senior Work in Music – Kelly M. Carpentiere
Outstanding Senior Work in Theater – John Shay
1996
Outstanding Work in Studio Art – Marni P. Kravitz
Outstanding Work in Studio Art – Matthew S. Tierney
Honorable Mention, Studio Art – Iara. M.B. Etcheverry
Honorable Mention, Studio Art – Erin R. Mara
Honorable Mention, Studio Art – Colleen S. Wehle
Outstanding Research Paper, Art History – Jennifer Wright
Honorable Mention, Research Paper, Art History – Heather Vogell
Outstanding Short Paper, Art History – Erin Murphy
Honorable Mention, Short Paper, Art History – Kimberly Hamlin
Outstanding Senior Work in Music – Philip E. Catelinet
Outstanding Senior Work in Theater – Kelly A. McGuire
1995
Outstanding Work in Studio Art – Rumiko Ishimori
Outstanding Work in Studio Art – Michael G. Kroart
Honorable Mention, Studio Art – Kai J. Raab
Honorable Mention, Studio Art – Manoush Zomorodi
Outstanding Seminar Paper, Art History – Claudia L. Di Fabio
Outstanding Seminar Paper, Art History – Jane W. Oberwager
Honorable Mention, Art History Seminar Paper – Sheridan P. A. Hotung
Outstanding Senior Work in Music – Anthony M. Turkiewicz
Outstanding Senior Work in Theater – Matthew B. Kershaw
1994
Purchase Prize, Printmaking – Katherine Bets
Sculpture Prize – Peter Wentzel
Honorable Mention, Painting – Kevin McMahon
Prize for Lecture Paper – Josef Simon
Prize for Seminar Paper – Jennifer Schipf
1993
Purchase Prize – Jodi Buonanno
Painting Prize, Single Painting – Jodi Buonnano
Painting Prize, Ensemble – Laura Williams
Honorable Mention in Painting – Colin Treado and Emily Littleton
Sculpture Prize, Single Piece – Peter Conze
Printing Prize, Ensemble – Colin Treado
Honorable Mention, Drawing – Kevin Keyser