Students
Scholarships and Awards
Fine Arts
Contact the Department Chair at 852-6794 unless otherwise indicated
- Winthrop Allen Memorial Prize - Annual prize to an outstanding graduating studio art major.
- Justus Bier Award - Annual prize to the outstanding graduating art history major.
- Kenady Lynne Hendershot Memorial Scholarship - Underwrites a four-year scholarship in Fine Arts to an outstanding Kentucky high school senior demonstrating merit in academic standing, character, leadership potential, personal ambition and determination to succeed. The award is presented annually through a statewide competition. Created in memory of the late Kenady Lynne Hendershot through a generous gift by her parents.
- Allen R. Hite Endowment Fund - Established in 1946 by bequest from Allen and Marcia Hite, this endowment underwrites various programs in the Fine Arts Department including: Hite Scholarships, Hite Graduate Assistantships, the Allen R. Hite Lecture Series, Faculty Development Grants, Student Travel Grants, and other program enhancements, as well as the purchase of library books, visual resources, and other materials. The Fine Arts Department was named the Allen R. Hite Institute in 1947 in honor of this very generous bequest.
- Kaden Scholarship Fund - Provides an annual scholarship to an Interior Design major who shows high standards in design and class leadership.
- Tom Marsh Memorial Fund - An annual award to a student showing promise in the field of ceramics.
- Mary Spencer Nay Scholarship Fund - Provides scholarships to outstanding incoming fine arts majors.
- Don Payton Fellowship for Graduate Students in Art History - Provides a fellowship for a deserving graduate student in Art History.