The Hallie Ford Art Scholarship

Was established by Mrs. Ford, who was a Willamette University trustee for many years and a generous benefactor to the University. Recipients of this academic scholarship are chosen by the Art History faculty according to a combination of the following criteria:

  • Female Art History major.
  • Oregon resident.
  • Cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher.
  • Morgan Richards
  • Kyera Lutton
  • Kai Griffith
  • Olivia Satterlund-Stearns, Class of 2020
  • Madison Munro, Class of 2022
  • Clarice Benz, Class of 2019
  • Meghana Chary, Class of 2019
  • Clarice Benz, Class of 2019
  • Emily Evers, Class of 2017
  • Alicia McGarvey, Class of 2017
  • Emily Evers, Class of 2017
  • Alyson Croney, Class of 2015
  • Winifred Albright, Class of 2014
  • Vanessa Gallegos, Class of 2012

Tzvetan Todorov Award for Special Achievement in Art History

Established in 2017, this award intends to celebrate students who have consistently demonstrated a continual growth of their critical skills and methodological awareness in the field of Art History. Rising to the challenges encountered in the different courses, papers, and activities that they have undertaken over the years in the Department of Art History, the recipients of this award have reached very promising and innovative results as young scholars. This is an annual award for one or more senior Art History majors.

  • Delaney Agodon
  • Exene Vandenberg
  • Peyton Birchler
  • Jordan DeGelia
  • Sarah Diamond
  • Kat Kelley
  • Kendall Matthews
  • Olivia Satterlund-Stearns
  • Devne't DeGrandmont, Class of 2018
Amanda Petersen, Class of 2017

The Roger P. Hull Art Museum Award

Was established in 2011 in honor of Roger P. Hull, Professor Emeritus of Art History (1970-2010) and Faculty Curator at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art.  The award celebrates Prof. Hull’s vision, which led to the establishment of the Hallie Ford Museum of Art, as well as his commitment to outstanding exhibition programming and related scholarship.  This is an annual award for one or more senior Art History majors.  Recipients for this award are chosen by the Art History faculty in consultation with the museum staff according to a combination of the following criteria:

  • Outstanding contributions to the Hallie Ford Museum of Art in the context of an internship or some other related activity, such as a research or exhibition project.
  • Quality of independent work, including creativity and ambition in pursuing museum-related projects.
  • Continued involvement and engagement with the Hallie Ford Museum of Art and its exhibitions and programs.
  • Professional demeanor and reliability; serving as a role model and leader for other students.
  • Expressed interest in a museum-related career.
  • Joanna Gold
  • Peyton Birchler
  • Natalie Zhang, Class of 2018
Madalyn Gordon, Class of 2017
  • Stephanie Brown, Class of 2016
  • Michelle Atherton, Class of 2015
  • Michaelanne Foster, Class of 2015
  • Patrick Newhall, Class of 2013
  • Olivia Lawther, Class of 2012
  • Reva Main, Class of 2012

The Esther Wright Huffman Art Scholarship

Was established by Dr. Norman A. Huffman in memory of his wife, Esther, who taught art at Willamette from 1947 to 1951. It is awarded by the Art History faculty annually to an Art History major in their junior or senior year in good academic standing.

  • Shawna Merrill
  • Matthew Mahoney
  • Joanna Gold
  • Celeste Gutentag
  • Jordan DeGelia, Class of 2021
  • Katherine Kelley, Class of 2020
  • Olivia Barry, Class of 2019
  • Olivia Barry, Class of 2019
  • Natalie Zhang, Class of 2018
  • Emma Sargent, Class of 2017
  • Emily Arnold, Class of 2016
  • Victoria Gray, Class of 2014
  • Molly Bond, Class of 2015
  • Jessica Sternbach, Class of 2013
  • Katharine Schroeder, Class of 2013

The Joy Lorraine Hayhurst Award

Was established by Joy Hayhurst ‘84 to honor outstanding academic achievement as well as ongoing contribution to and engagement with the Department of Art History for a senior major.

  • Delaney Buchanan
  • Jordan DeGelia
  • Olivia Barry, Class of 2019
  • Sarah Crabb, Class of 2018
Emily Evers, Class of 2017
  • Stephanie Brown, Class of 2016
  • Karen Page, Class of 2016
  • Michelle Atherton, Class of 2015
  • Winifred Albright, Class of 2014
  • Virginia Van Dine, Class of 2013
  • Olivia Lawther, Class of 2012
  • Reva Main, Class of 2012

The Erwin Panofsky Research Award

Was established in 2011 to honor students who have explored challenging topics of research and achieved remarkable results in their papers from a critical as well as historical standpoint. This is an annual award for one or more Art History majors or minors. Recipients for this award are chosen by the Art History faculty according to a combination of the following criteria:

  • Outstanding quality of a substantial research paper.
  • Excellence of work, including scholarly rigor and mastery of interpretive methods.
  • Autonomy and consistency throughout the research process.
  • Originality of the chosen subject(s) of investigation.
  • Richness of language and meta-critical connections.
  • Joanna Gold
  • Adrian Schnee
  • Kat Kelley, "Edgar Degas’ Representations of Working Women between 1870-1900: Re-evaluating his Work as a Realist Artist."
  • Olivia Barry, Class of 2019
  • Natalie Zhang, Class of 2018
Emily Evers, Class of 2017
  • Elizabeth Edgerton, Class of 2016
  • Michelle Atheron, Class of 2015
  • Natalie Lyman, Class of 2015
  • Lauren Johnson, Class of 2013
  • Hayley Scott, Class of 2012

Departmental Honors

Are awarded at graduation to a small number of outstanding senior Art History majors who have distinguished themselves through the quality of their research and their service to the department. Recipients for this award are chosen by the Art History faculty according to a combination of the following criteria:

  • GPA of 3.80 or higher in the Art History major.
  • Completion of at least two 300-level courses before receipt of the four-year degree.
  • Excellent achievement in the senior thesis.
  • Professional demeanor and reliability; serving as a role model and leader for other students.
  • Quality of independent work, including creativity and ambition in pursuing Art History-related projects.
  • Clear engagement with the department and its activities over the course of the undergraduate degree.
  • Potential for future excellence in Art History.
  • Joanna Gold
  • Celeste Gutentag
  • Jordan DeGelia
  • Sarah Diamond

Honorary Award in Art History

  • Cayden Himes (In Memoriam)
  • Olivia Barry, Class of 2019
  • Sarah Crabb, Class of 2018
  • Natalie Zhang, Class of 2018
  • Stephanie Brown
  • Elizabeth Edgerton
  • Kristin Garrison
  • Karen Page
  • Michelle L. Atherton
  • Molly F. Bond
  • Grace P. Cohen
  • Michaelanne M. Foster
  • Natalie Lyman
  • Hannah R. Macaluso-Green
  • Lauren Marie Johnson
  • Jessica S. Sternbach
  • Virginia R. Van Dine
  • Alice Louise Hill
  • Olivia M. Lawther
  • Reva Leigh Main
  • Emily McDowell
  • Hayley Maree Scott
  • Ryder Nishioka
  • Kathryn Pawlick
  • Alisa Alexander
  • Susan Elizabeth Johnson
  • Sarah Liberatore
  • Paige Lucinda Morton
  • Samantha Jane Forsko
  • Alison Lindholm Maki
  • Elise Rodelle Cherpin
  • Raino Isto
  • Laura Elizabeth Crisp
  • Read Godard McFaddin
  • Erin Anne Beard (née Bonsi)
  • Kurt Anthony Johnson
  • Alyson Claire Ebzery
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