Buck Ewing Graduate Scholarship
Endowment (Account No. F010000304)
This endowment was established in 1977 to honor Buck Ewing, the department’s
first head. This fund provides annual scholarships to undergraduate and
graduate students in the School of Art.
Mary Louise Seilaz Scholarship
Endowment (Account No. F010000460)
Established by Aileen Seilaz in 1982, annual income from this endowment
provides merit based scholarships to undergraduate art majors.
Terry Burnette Art Endowment
(Account No. F010000740)
Established by Charlotte and Curtis Burnette in memory of their daughter
Terry who graduated from the School of Art in 1983. Terry took classes
in drawing, printmaking, sculpture, watercolors, graphics and advertising
but it was in her senior year that she decided oil painting was the medium
in which she would concentrate. This endowment provides an annual scholarship
to a graduate student in art.
Dorothy N. Dille Art Endowment (Account
No. F010000741)
This endowment, established in 1989 by Dr. E.O. Dille in memory of Dorothy
N. Dille, provides funding for the annual Dorothy N. Dille Best of Show
Award for the spring Student Art Competition. Income from this endowment
is also used to support the Dorothy N. Dille Art Scholarships. The scholarships
are available for undergraduate and graduate students and are used for
art material and travel projects.
Arts Council Legacy Quasi-Endowment
(Account No. F010001104)
Established by the Arts and Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville in 1994
in celebration of the UT bicentennial. This endowment provides annual
grants to students with collaborative projects.
Mary Lynn Glustoff Memorial Endowment
(Account No. F010001246)
Lynn Glustoff was principal secretary in the Department of Art for twenty
years. She fought a courageous fifteen year battle with cancer, a battle
that redefined the concept of strength. The disease that ultimately took
her life on September 22, 1997, never deterred her from providing joy
to and support for, those she loved. This endowment was established by
her husband Errol Glustoff. Through this endowment, her family wishes
to keep Lynn’s memory in perpetuity. The endowment provides annual
scholarships to undergraduate and graduate art students.
Orin B. & Erma G. Graf Endowment
for the Visual Arts (Account No. F010001567)
This endowment was established in 2001 by Orin B. and Erma G. Graf, life-long
supporters of the University of Tennessee. Income from this endowment
is used for scholarships for students majoring in the visual arts.
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Eleanor Dean Swan Audigier Endowment
(Account No. F010000012)
Established in 1932 by L.B. Audigier of Knoxville, Tennessee in memory
of Eleanor Dean Swan Audigier. Income from this fund provides support
to a wide range of activities including faculty and student research,
travel, and equipment upgrade.
Charles I. and Blanche Barber
Art Fund Endowment (Account No. F010000022)
This endowment was established in 1962 by Charles I. and Blanche Barber
of Knoxville, Tennessee. Charles I. Barber was an architect who had a
deep love for and appreciation of art. Income from this endowment is used
to purchase books and art objects "for their use in teaching and
for their value in creating and inspiring in students and the general
public a proper appreciation of art."
Dale G. Cleaver Endowment for Art
History (Account No. F010000813)
Established in 2000 by the late Dr. Dale Cleaver, Professor of Art History
at the University of Tennessee. The income from this endowment is used
to support Art History research and teaching.
Ellen McClung Berry Quasi-Endowment
(Account No. F010000883)
To honor Mrs. Ellen McClung Berry’s life-long interest in art, this
endowment was established in 1992 to provide professorships in the School
of Art. Three Ellen McClung Berry Professors of Art are funded annually.
Kurka Faculty Award Endowment
(Account No. F010000946)
Established in 1992 to honor Don Kurka, faculty emeritus and former department
head, the endowment provides annual awards for faculty in the School of
Art.
Ewing Gallery Quasi-Endowment
(Account No. F010000971)
This endowment was established in 1994 to provide funds for broad-based
support of Ewing Gallery. Income from this endowment has been used for
awards, scholarships and fellowships, visiting artists, lectures and exhibitions,
community outreach efforts and supplemental travels relating to the functions
of the gallery.
Dale G. Cleaver Award Endowment (Account
No. F010001636)
Established in 2000 by the late Dr. Dale Cleaver, Professor of Art History
at the University of Tennessee. Income from this endowment provides annual
awards for the Art History faculty in the School of Art.
Raoul and Marie Louis Verhagen Art Quasi-Endowment(Account No. F010001788)
Established in 2006 by the estate of Raoul and Marie Louis Verhagen. Income from this endowment provides funding for the Visiting Artist Program and various other School of Art programs.
Betsy Worden Endowment for Printmaking (Account No. F0100017)
Established in 2006 by Stuart Worden in memory of his wife Betsy Worden. Income from this endowment provides funding to support the students and faculty in the Printmaking Program in the School of Art.
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This is a general scholarship fund to provide annual scholarships to art
students.
Established by the Knoxville Watercolor Society to provide an annual scholarship
to a painting major.
Established to honor Professor Emeritus William C. Kennedy, this fund
provides annual scholarships to students in graphic design.
Established by the Greater Knoxville Advertising Club. This fund provides
annual scholarships to students in graphic design.
This fund provides small short-term loans to students with emergency needs.
This fund provides annual scholarships to students in graphic design.
This scholarship fund was established in honor of Beauford and Joseph
Delaney. Beauford and Joseph grew up in Knoxville before leaving for New
York and France and becoming successful artists. Their work is in major
collections in museums around the world. Joseph Delaney was an Artist-in
residence at the University of Tennessee from 1986 until his death in
1991. He had a studio in the Art and Architecture Building and met with
students on a regular basis. This fund provides scholarships to art students.
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This fund provides broad based support to a variety of activities in the
School including research travel for faculty, graduate and undergraduate
students, equipment upgrades, and visiting artist lectures and workshops.
This fund is a result of a bequest from the prominent African American
artist Joseph Delaney. Mr. Delaney grew up in Knoxville in the 1920s.
He served as the Artist-in Residence in the School of Art from 1986 until
his death in 1991. He maintained an active studio in the Art and Architecture
Building and met with students on a regular basis. This fund is used for
the care, restoration and preservation of the art works Mr. Delaney bequeathed
to the Ewing Gallery.
This fund provides support for equipment upgrades in the photography program.
This fund provides support for workshops and lectures by visiting graphic
designers.
This fund provides support for equipment upgrades in the graphic design
program
This fund provides support for collaborative projects between the School
of Art and the Knoxville Museum of Art.
Updated: 8/8/06
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