Art Scholarships Announced for 2016 -2017 Academic Year

May 10, 2016 -  Christopher Talbot, director of the School of Art at Stephen F. Austin State University, announced the recipients of SFA and Friends of the Visual Arts Scholarships for the 2016-2017 academic year at the recent opening of the 33rd Annual Art Alliance Spring Show. More than $34,000 in scholarships was awarded.

Recipients included:

  • Tristan Brewster-Arnold, Cleveland junior, awarded a Patricia Roberdeau Mast Scholarship.
  • Sarah Jentsch, Etoile sophomore, awarded a Patricia Roberdeau Mast Scholarship.
  • Shelby Locklin, incoming freshman from Southlake, awarded a Regents Scholarship for housing.
  • Emily Attebery, incoming freshman from Tyler, awarded a Regents Scholarship for housing.
  • Gabriela Alejandra Hijar Soto, Creel, Mexico, graduate student, awarded the Piero Fenci Scholarship for Ceramic Arts.
  • Korey Burns, Grayson, Louisiana, graduate student, awarded the Eloise Chambers Adams Art Scholarship.
  • Jacob Moffett, Hockley sophomore, awarded the Robert Kinsell Art Scholarship and the John and Doris Daniel Art Scholarship.
  • Alexandra Rodrigues, Montoursville, Pennsylvania, graduate student, awarded the Brian Philip Joseph LaBarbera Memorial Art Scholarship, the Debbie Simpson/Terry Miller Memorial Art Scholarship and the Stephen Weeks Memorial Art Scholarship.
  • Amber Law, incoming freshman from Pasadena, awarded the Art Alliance Scholarship and the Diane, Casey and Court Fouts Art Scholarship.
  • Krystal Hornung, incoming sophomore from Garden City, Kansas, awarded the Elsie Arscott Art Scholarship.
  • Jacqueline Morales, Plano junior, awarded the Gary Q. Frields Art Scholarship.
  • Josh Welch, Nacogdoches junior, awarded the Gary Parker Art Scholarship.
  • Victoria Sturm, Katy senior, awarded the Charles D. Jones Art Scholarship.
  • Julia Lott, Rockwall sophomore, awarded the Melba Cranford Memorial Art Scholarship.
  • Bailey Idom, Nacogdoches graduate student, awarded the Snyder Family Art Scholarship.
  • Jordan Weaver, incoming freshman from Buda, awarded the Jack R. and Claudine W. McKinney Memorial Art Scholarship.
  • Sherry Snowden, Nacogdoches sophomore, awarded the Barbara Brown Shoenewolf Art Scholarship.
  • Jessica Massey, Center junior, awarded the E. Diane Ford Art Education Scholarship.
  • Carlton Herbert, Longview graduate student, awarded the Carolyn and Richard Skurla Graduate Scholarship.

Among the 2016-2017 SFA art scholarship recipients and School of Art faculty members are, from left, Tristan Brewster-Arnold; Josh Welch; Jacob Moffett; Alexandra Rodrigues; Gabriela Hijar; Christopher Talbot, director of the School of Art; Shaun Roberts, assistant professor and scholarship committee chair; Carlton Herbert; Victoria Sturm; Sarah Jentsch; Jill Carrington, professor and award certificate preparer; Jacqueline Morales; Julia Lott; and Sherry Snowden.