Past Awardees

2024 Travel Award Recipient Bennie Chang

2024 Travel Award recipient Bennie Chang traveled to Alaska to document the landscapes via watercolor. We look forward to hearing about the trip and seeing the work Bennie created. Below is an excerpt from his proposal:

“My project, Turner’s Legacy: Travel Watercolors of Alaska’s Wilderness, entails a
Summer 2024 journey to Alaska, where I aim to capture its awe-inspiring landscapes through live, in-the-moment watercolor painting. Inspired by J. M. W. Turner’s travel watercolor works in his First Italian Tour (1819-20) and guided by the teachings of Professor Morell, I seek to create a collection of 8-12 pieces that showcase Alaska’s natural splendor in a unique and evocative manner. I will travel to Alaska’s iconic national parks, rugged coastlines, and remote wilderness areas, immersing myself in the scenery to paint each scene as I encounter it. This practice of painting in the wild is a historic tradition done by painters, including Turner, and it serves as an in-the-moment capture of the landscape’s essence. I will utilize travel-sized watercolor supplies, a common practice for on-the-go artists, and produce small-scaled paintings, which I have experience with, having done dozens of small watercolors in Prof. Morell’s watercolor class.”

2023 Travel Award Recipient Susan Rogers

After reviewing the 2023 Travel Award, Studio Art minor Susan Rogers traveled to New York City in the summer of 2023 to visit multiple institutions and exhibits that combine her two interests: physics and studio art. Below is an expert from Susan’s proposal, and you can view Susan’s presentation as well.

As a Studio Art minor with a major in Biological Physics, I have always been interested
in the relationship between science and art. In my biology and physics courses, I am often
disappointed by the lack of visual representation of course topics. Many of the abstract ideas presented are difficult to conceptualize through verbal description alone, and could be depicted in a way that is informative and visually enticing. I would like to use the money from the Dailey Family Travel Award to study how to best represent concepts in biology and physics in a way that both eases understanding and reframes through an artistic lens. My use of the grant would take the form of domestic travel over the summer and fall of 2023 to exhibitions in the Mid-Atlantic region. I would be taking careful sketches and notes throughout the trip and using the knowledge I gain to create a series of paintings and sculptures inspired by my travel and topics covered in my Fall 2023 Biological Physics class.

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

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

Prior to 2022

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