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.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the award ceremonies for 2020, 2021, and 2022 took place over Zoom. The ceremony was in-person for 2023 and 2024.
On Thursday, May 9th, 2024, award recipients were honored at the Misty Dailey Awards Ceremony and Dinner.
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
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.
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 are 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 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 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 1993-2024
- Short Paper in Art History Honorable Mention – Mason Stempel
- Short Paper in Art History 2nd Prize – Margaux Devaney
- Short Paper in Art History 1st Prize – Derin Savasan
- Long Paper in Art History Honorable Mention – Eddie Hoffman
- Long Paper in Art History 2nd Prize – Francesca Donovan
- Long Paper in Art History 1st Prize – Xin Zheng
- Honorable Mention for Senior Art Project – Lexi Meger
- 2nd Prize for Senior Art Project – Peyton Kelleher
- 1st Prize for Senior Art Project – Ina Quadrio Curzio
- Art, Diversity, and Healing Award for Art History – Alison Talty
- Art, Diversity, and Healing Award for Art – Anna Douglas
- Travel Award – Bennie Chang
- 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
- 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
