the
scholarship
issue
SPR I N G
201 6
FI NE
A RTS
NEWS
from the
dean
“
I
want to extend my
thanks to everyone who
welcomed me (back) to
TCU. I am thrilled to be
part of this wonderful
institution again. TCU is at
an exciting moment in its
history and this is an equally
promising time for the College
of Fine Arts.
Plans are in the works for
a number of changes that will
be transformational for our
programs. The Department
of Interior Design & Fashion
Merchandising, as well as
the Costume Studio of the
Department of Theatre, will
be rehoused in a new building
adjacent to the Moudy
Building, which houses the
School of Art and Graphic
Design – allowing these
four programs to develop
innovative collaborations for
the first time. This building
will include new classrooms
and computer labs, design
studios, a textile testing lab,
lighting lab and apparel
construction lab. This location
also supports the University’s
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long-term strategic goal
to develop an Intellectual
Commons on the east side of
campus.
This new space is an ideal
metaphor for work taking
place across the college as
we shape our curriculum
to provide quality arts
education for the 21st century.
Technology is as hot a topic as
entrepreneurship! Our faculty
are deeply committed to the
professional development of
our students and ensuring
their future success. The arts
play a vital role in society and
represent the best of what it
means to be human. We are
preparing students ready to
take on these challenges.
In this issue we are
highlighting the significance
of scholarships for the College
of Fine Arts. One of the
most pressing issues facing
our nation is how to nurture
the next generation of artists
in the wake of an economic
downturn and in the face
of mounting student debt.
Scholarships are critical for
helping students and families
choose an arts education at
TCU and ensuring that these
talented young people can
realize their full potential.
Our students work closely
with faculty experts to
expand and deepen their
knowledge and gain the critical
thinking, problem-solving
and communication skills to
excel in our changing global
environment.
I want to close by inviting
you to join us at one (or more)
public events this spring,
many of which are free.
Concerts, exhibitions and
performances showcase our
talented students, faculty and
guest artists. Please introduce
yourself so I, in turn, can
welcome you to TCU.
Anne Helmreich, Dean
The arts
represent
the best
of what
it means
to be
human.
”
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College of
Fine Arts
Anne Helmreich
Dean
[email protected]
H. Joseph Butler
Associate Dean
& Newsletter Editor
[email protected]
Sally Packard
Director
School of Art
[email protected]
Elizabeth Deegan
Director of
Development
[email protected]
Lewis Glaser
Chair,
Graphic Design
[email protected]
Elizabeth Gillaspy
Director, School
for Classical &
Contemporary Dance
[email protected]
Richard Gipson
Director, School
of Music
[email protected]
Harry Parker
Chair, Department
of Theatre
[email protected]
Janace Bubonia
Chair, Interior Design
and Fashion
Merchandising
[email protected]
from the editor
Dear Alumni
and Friends:
T
hank you
for reading
our annual
newsletter
representing the
College of Fine Arts at TCU. This
year is my 16th year as associate
dean and newsletter editor, and I
am happy to present a somewhat
different approach for this edition.
This year we are featuring some
of our finest students, talented
individuals whose attendance at TCU
is only possible through endowed
scholarships. The life-blood of any
arts college is financial aid; only with
generous talent-based awards can we
compete for the finest young artists
and scholars in the country. As you
read this issue, I’m sure you will find
inspiration in the young people whose
careers are developing at TCU.
H. Joseph Butler
ON THE
COVER
Nordan Scholar
Erin Johnson
Josh Brewster Photography
Jovane Caamaño as Everyman, Madison Calhoun as Good Deeds, and the ensemble of Everyman, presented by Theatre TCU.
Amy Peterson photo
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Meet these
Nordan Scholars
in TCU’s School for
Classical &
Contemporary
Dance.
Erin Johnson
Senior
BFA Ballet with
General Business
minor
Hometown:
Colorado
Springs, CO
Fun Fact:
Likes to skydive
Leah Williams
Sophomore
BFA Modern Dance
with Arts
Administration
minor, John V. Roach
Honors College,
Deans Scholar
Hometown:
Allen, TX
Fun Fact: Has eaten
fried monkey brain
and enjoyed it
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They came to
Why did you
choose TCU?
Erin: While auditioning
for universities, I always
found TCU filled what
other schools lacked. My
professors could get to
know me and work with
me for all four years.
I discovered that TCU
pushes for versatile
dancers; not only in
modern and ballet,
but also production,
choreography, pedagogy
and academic studies.
Leah: When looking
for my dream college,
I found TCU to be a
stand out among the
11 schools where I
applied. It surpassed
my expectations with its
friendly, beautiful and
genuine environment,
cultivating the perfect
place for me to develop
as a young artist.
How has your
scholarship been
significant to you?
Erin: Without the aid
of donors, I would be
unable to attend this
respected university and
DANCE
unable to receive the
best possible training
for my desired career.
As a recipient of this
scholarship, I would like
to thank the Dr. L.A. and
Pearl Nordan Endowment
for the chance to strive
toward and pursue my
dreams.
Leah: I would not be at
TCU without my Nordan
Scholarship. It lifted my
financial burden and I
am eternally grateful.
I am happy to have a
home here at TCU, and
it is solely because of
the freedom the Nordan
Scholarship granted me.
What are you most
proud to have
accomplished thus far
in your time at TCU?
Erin: One of my
highlights since training
at TCU was being able
to perform George
Balanchine’s Valse
Fantaisie. It was the
most challenging, but
most rewarding ballets I
have ever rehearsed and
performed.
Leah: My proudest
accomplishment at
TCU is being chosen
to perform at the
American College Dance
Association—a collegiate
dance conference and
adjudication – in two
senior choreographic
works, comprised of a
satirical, eight-minute
solo and a fierce, womanempowering group
number.
How have TCU faculty
made a difference
for you?
Erin: I am truly humbled
to be able to work
with such passionate,
esteemed professors,
not only in the School for
Classical & Contemporary
Dance, but across all of
TCU’s campus.
Leah: The dance
faculty has been key
to my growth in this
department. They are
always open and
thoughtful, their
feedback on technique
and artistry is
exceptional, and their
knowledge of the
professional dance realm
is priceless. v
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“
”
I would not be
at TCU without
my Nordan
Scholarship.
LEAH WILLIAMS
Nordan scholar
in modern dance
Choreography: Kihyoung Choi Photo: The Dancing Image
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Board of
Visitors
Robert Ackerman
Brad Alford
Sue Bancroft
Michael Bennett
David Brayshaw
Vicki Vinson Cantwell
Brenda Cline
Barbara A. Cox
Mitzi Davis
Asad Dean, MD
David Dike
Carol Winn Dunaway
Cornelia Friedman
Randall Gideon
William Haley
Adele Hart
Joy Ann Havran
Michelle Tyer Heines
Teresa King
Ann Koonsman
Suzanne Levy
Anne Helmreich
Priscilla Martin
Annie Mason
Marsland Moncrief
Michael (Mike) G. Mullins
Shirley Phillips
Dana Deison Porter
Jean Roach
Jane E. Schlansker
Stuart G. Schultz, III
Lynda L. Shropshire
Steve Slaughter
Walter E. Steimel, Jr.
Kathleen (Kathy) B. Stevens
Anna Belle P. Thomas
Donna Axum Whitworth
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Making a
difference
Advisory Members
Miguel Harth-Bedoya
Fort Worth Symphony
Orchestra
Eric Lee
Kimbell Art Museum
Marla Price
Modern Art Museum
of Fort Worth
Ben Stevenson
Texas Ballet Theater
Scott Sullivan
Texas Christian University
Andrew Walker
Amon Carter Museum
of American Art
Darren Woods
Fort Worth Opera
SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT
has never been more vital
to TCU and our talented
and deserving students.
Scholarships are the
University’s top priority
because they enable TCU to
remain accessible, attractive
and competitive.
We are so grateful to our
alumni, parents and friends
who have made scholarship
support their philanthropic
priority and the significant
impact they are having in
the lives of our students.
TCU donor support has
done much to alleviate the
financial burden our students
carry upon graduation as well
as attracting and retaining
talented students in the arts.
There are multiple
opportunities for donors to
merge their interests with the
needs of the College. Here are
some ways you can you make
a meaningful philanthropic
investment in TCU students:
Establish a named
Endowed Scholarship
A philanthropic investment
in an endowed scholarship
ensures that students in the
College will benefit from
your support in perpetuity.
Donors may choose to name
their scholarship in honor of
a beloved faculty member,
memorialize a family member,
support a specific department
and designate their gift in a
variety of ways.
Support the College of Fine
Arts Heritage Scholarship
The College Heritage
Scholarship Fund allows
multiple donors the
opportunity to contribute to
an endowed scholarship fund
with no minimum financial
commitment. Each year the
Dean can use these funds to
award financial support to the
most deserving students in the
College.
Make an annual gift
to student scholarship
Go to makeagift.tcu.edu and
designate your gift to student
scholarships.
If you are interested
in learning more about
supporting the College of
Fine Arts, please contact me
at [email protected]
817-257-7291.
Elizabeth Deegan
Director of Development
TCU College of Fine Arts
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F I N E A R T S B OA R D O F V I S T O R S
Gala Chair
Carol
Dunaway
Many of you will have
the chance to get to know
Carol Dunaway better
in the coming months
because she has agreed
to chair our biennial Fine
Arts Gala, the premier
fundraising event for the
College of Fine Arts. She
quickly accepted the
chairmanship with a nod
and a smile. A graduate
of the University of
Arkansas, where she
received a Bachelor of
Science in Education,
Carol is deeply committed
to TCU Fine Arts students.
In conversation with Dean
Helmreich, she shared
what motivated her to join
the TCU College of Fine
Arts International Board of
Visitors and contribute her
leadership to the Gala.
“
”
This year, our
Fine Arts Gala, “Joy
to the Frogs” has the
‘wow factor’ with
incredible entertainment
and a marvelous auction.
The party won’t be the
same without you!
WHAT DRIVES YOU?
I appreciate and understand
the need for philanthropy in
support of cultural programs.
As an education major and
alumni parent, the decision to
accept an invitation to join the
College of Fine Arts Board of
Visitors was easy. It gave me
a way to connect with TCU,
a decision that ultimately led
me to become a member of
the Gala Committee. It’s fun
to work with longtime friends
and make new friends who
share common interests and a
determination to raise money
for educational programs
supported by the College.
As a volunteer, it’s a
blessing to give back in
meaningful ways. It provides
an avenue for creativity and a
challenge to “bring home the
bacon.” The pleasure and
satisfaction of helping others
are the motives that drive my
passion.
HOW DO YOU GO FROM
BEING A GRADUATE OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
TO A HORNED FROG FAN?
TCU is our hometown
University; we always support
the home team until our team
comes to town. In September,
our team is coming to town for
the first time in 25 years. We’ll
be sitting with our son, Scott,
who graduated in 2000. As a
TCU Mom and a Razorback,
I’ll be rooting for both sides,
but wearing red.
DO YOU FEEL ARTS ARE
IMPORTANT TO THE
COMMUNITY?
The arts are a creation of
beauty. They bring joy to
our lives and make a positive
difference. Dance, music,
theater and visual arts
enhance our community
through theater, museums,
concert halls and galleries.
Artists require technical
knowledge, developed ability
and performance skills. I
respect and admire these
talents and how the programs
at TCU nurture and bring
those talents to fruition.
WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU
SHARE FOR OTHERS LOOKING
TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY
AS YOU HAVE?
Through the years I have
had the opportunity to
support local and national
organizations, accept
volunteer jobs and orchestrate
many charitable events. Each
opportunity has given me
knowledge, experience and
the common sense necessary
to achieve the objective. If
you want to be a success, you
can’t leave well enough alone.
You have to be resourceful,
confident and relate well to
others. It has been my great
privilege to do so while raising
a family during 44 years of
marriage to my husband Jim.
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Luis Cuenca
Making his mark in
Graphic Design
BY L E W I S G L A S E R
A few years ago, Dean Oram,
one of our part-time faculty
members and Group Creative
Director at the Richards Group
Agency in Dallas said to us,
“There’s a young man I’d like
you to meet. He’s the son of a
colleague, interested in Graphic
Design.”
To make a long story short, Luis
Cuenca entered the scene as a
high school senior. He visited
TCU and immediately enrolled as
a Graphic Design BFA candidate.
He passed the qualifying
portfolio examination with flying
colors and earned a competitive
scholarship that led to him
becoming a Fellow of the Graphic
Design Honors Society. Cuenca
has received international
recognition for his design work
from Graphis Publications in
Zurich, Switzerland, and is the
president of Design Focus,
the Department’s student
organization. And he did it all
while working part-time to help
pay the bills.
It is our pleasure to feature Luis
as one of our (many) outstanding
scholarship holders.
Why did you choose TCU?
I always knew I wanted to stay
in state; the idea of moving
away from my family was not
one that intrigued me. The
deciding factor was finding
out how much TCU’s design
program had been growing
over the past years. After
talking to many professionals
in the field, they assured me
that TCU was an excellent
choice for both its networking
opportunities and challenging,
yet rewarding, graphic design
program.
How has your scholarship
been meaningful for you?
The scholarship has provided
me with enough peace of
mind to allow me to focus
more on my studies than on
my bank account. I still have
to work quite a bit outside
the University, but since I got
the scholarship I’ve noticed
that the quality of my design
projects has gotten better due
to fewer hours spent working
off campus.
What are you most proud
to have accomplished
thus far in your time at
TCU? I’m extremely proud of
my induction into the Graphic
Design Honors Society.
This achievement comes with
its challenges, but knowing
that all of my hard work hasn’t
gone unnoticed makes it all
worthwhile.
How have TCU faculty
made a difference for
you? I cannot express how
helpful all the faculty has
been. Not only have they
helped me improve in graphic
design, they’ve also helped me
grow as a person. As cheesy
as it sounds, the way they’ve
been pushing me has helped
me become more responsible
and confident in my ability to
deal with stressful situations.
At this point, I see the Graphic
Design faculty more as family
members than anything else;
it’s gone past the point of
caring just about how they
grade me, and become more
about seeing what I can learn
from them. So far, the lessons
have been well worth my
attendance at TCU. v
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BY MISHA GALAGANOV
Doubly gifted
Violist Aubrey Fineout
Aubrey Fineout, a native
of Coppell, Texas, decided to
come to TCU because she liked
the student-teacher interaction
and how professors genuinely care
about what they teach. She noticed
how TCU students ask questions
and can retain their individuality.
When Aubrey won the Nordan
Scholarship in music, she knew
that TCU was the right school for
her. Here, she says, professors
have a range of interests and
abilities and enjoy discussing a
variety of topics. She feels that
teachers want her to succeed both
in and out of the classroom and
after she graduates in 2017.
While pursuing two degrees,
Music Performance and Creative
Writing, Aubrey has already
distinguished herself in both fields
by winning a prestigious writing
award at TCU and by representing
our university in a viola master
class in Steinway Hall, Fort Worth.
Of all her accomplishments,
Aubrey is proudest about getting
a TCU grant that provided her with
an opportunity to study British
Literature in London, England. She
says that the lessons she learned
last summer in London have
influenced her writing, her outlook
on the world, and even her music.
In her spare time, Aubrey
enjoys illustrating her novels,
playing Celtic music with her
sister, raising orchids, collecting
antique stamps, and learning how
to play a tin whistle. v
A poster featuring Aubrey hangs
in the TCU Library.
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FIRST
PERSON
Nordan
Scholar
RUIXUE
ZHANG
“
”
TCU is the
right choice for
my education.
I
am from Beijing, China,
and first met Dr. Tamás
Ungár when I was 13
years old and at a school
affiliated with the Central
Conservatory of Music.
Everyone in the school knew
Dr. Ungár. He visited twice a
year and for him to select me
from the 152 students for an
individual lesson is an honor.
For the next four years, I
performed for him every time
he resided in our School, and it
was natural that I followed him
to TCU.
Winning the Nordan
Scholarship made it possible
for my family to afford my
education. Without this support
from TCU, it would not have
been possible for me to study
here. All the descriptions I
heard about TCU became
a reality for me. It is indeed
an excellent environment in
which to study, with lots of
opportunities to perform, and
wonderful, caring professors
who believe in nurturing you
for the music profession.
In the area of piano,
winning the Music Teachers
National Association’s
Collegiate Piano Competition
in 2015 was very important.
Receiving recognition from
so many teachers and fellow
students as a performer was
wonderful and I know it
brought a lot of attention
to my teacher and TCU.
Academically I have learned a
great deal. Combining music
with other interesting subjects
made me aware that there
is so much to learn besides
music.
Being part of TCU has
helped me realize the beauty of
the teaching profession.
I hear from my friends at other
universities that they do not
find their professors so caring
and helpful. Not only do
the TCU piano faculty care
and support each student,
but the professors give their
time so that I can understand
their area of expertise. TCU
professors bring the best out
of you, and I felt this from
the very first moment I came.
TCU is the right choice for my
education. v
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Nordan
Scholar
No holding
him back
The inspiring path of William Jenkins
BY S A L LY PAC K A R D
W
illiam Jenkins
spent his early
childhood
in inner-city
Baltimore,
Maryland. As a child, William
was fascinated by people’s
behavior, constantly asking
“why people do the things they
do?” His other passion was
drawing and he spent hours
copying Japanese Anime.
He loved comparing the
differences between Japanese
and American animation.
But in the fifth grade,
William was placed in a special
education class due to his poor
testing skills. “No one expected
me to achieve academically,”
he says. Nevertheless William
was determined to attend
college. When he began to
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look at universities in his senior
year, his father told him he
could not choose one close
to home because he needed
to have a different cultural
experience. William chose
Texas and TCU. But in order
to attend TCU, William had
to raise his SAT scores. As
a result, he spent one year
after high school, commuting
everyday from Maryland to a
community college in Virginia
in order to gain admittance to
TCU.
William is now a senior
with a double major in Studio
Art and Psychology. During
his last semester at community
college, he met a classmate
who told him about the field
of Art Therapy. He knew
it was the perfect blend of
psychology and art and that
this was the career he wanted.
He says the great thing about
psychology is that it is part
of the “real world” while
art-making has the ability
to relieve stress and pain for
people of any age.
William has succeeded
in all the ways we wish for
our students. He is selfmotivated, with a will of steel
and a generous heart. While
at TCU, he volunteered at
Cook’s Children’s Hospital
implementing an art therapy
program for the young
patients. In the fall of 2016,
he plans to attend graduate
school. He has already been
accepted at Southwestern
College in Santa Fe, New
Mexico for their Master
of Arts program in Art
Therapy, and he is waiting
to hear about his additional
applications. William’s most
meaningful achievement
is graduating from Texas
Christian University: “Just to
say I graduated from TCU
with a double major makes me
proud,” he says. Stay tuned for
William’s next chapter. v
William
volunteered at
Cook Children’s
Hospital,
implementing
an art therapy
program.
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BY J A N AC E B U B O N I A
Scholarships allow
dreams
Fashion Merchandising Majors to pursue their
T
Mukamtagara
Khang
he Department
of Interior Design
and Fashion
Merchandising
has two amazing
TCU Community Scholars,
Mukamtagara WalkerWilliams and Khang
Nguyen. Both of these
students are Fashion
Merchandising majors and
are passionate about their
studies at TCU.
Mukamtagara is from
Desoto, Texas, and will
graduate from TCU in
2018. Her scholarship has
allowed her to be immersed
in an environment that
would not have been open
to her without financial
assistance. She said, “TCU
has granted me not only
educational opportunities
but also opportunities to
be in social settings outside
of my comfort zone.”
Mukamtagara is enjoying her
experience with professors
who care about the success
of their students and
provide different teaching
approaches and resources
to be successful. She has
found TCU courses to be
challenging and has proven
that she can maintain
academic success at TCU.
Khang was born
and raised in Ho Chi
Minh City, Vietnam, and
immigrated to Fort Worth
12 years ago. He is a Fashion
Merchandising major with
Studio Art minor and will
graduate in May 2016.
Khang visited TCU when
he was in middle school
and felt a strong connection
to the university. He saw
TCU flags and billboards
within the community as
signs he needed to apply to
TCU. Khang’s scholarship
has allowed him to study
abroad in Italy, attain an
internship with Stanley
Korshak and have a sense
of independence because
he does not have to rely
on his parents for financial
support. In Khang’s words,
“I am most proud of my
‘chameleon-like’ ability
to adjust, adapt and seize
opportunities, such as
becoming the executive
director of Collaborative
Greek Alliance, a proud
brother of Omega Delta
Phi Fraternity Inc. and
the Undergraduate
Representative of the
brotherhood’s National
Executive Council. My
brothers accept me
wholeheartedly, love me for
who I am and provide me
with an unbreakable bond
that I can always lean on.”
Khang is thankful for
the opportunity to be a
student of some of the most
incredible, knowledgeable
and talented professors at
TCU. Professor Carithers
empowered him to have a
passionate voice for social
injustice issues and allowed
him to explore topics outside
his comfort zone. Khang
also shared that, “Dr. Reddy
and Dr. Bubonia provide me
with an awesome learning
experience, and they
encourage me to be the sassy
and beautiful soul that I am,
so I can enter the real world
and kick some serious butts
and become the next creative
director of a fashion house.”
Both of these Fashion
Merchandising majors are
having amazing experiences
at TCU that will shape their
careers and lives. They are
both very thankful for the
financial support of their
Community Scholarships
that have made their dreams
of attending TCU a reality.
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BY H A R R Y PA R K E R
Recruiting
the best
Theatre scholarships make it possible
I
n the performing arts, not
unlike athletics, there is
heavy demand for the most
talented students from
across the country. Our faculty
members spend countless
hours each year travelling
across the country (New York,
Chicago, Los Angeles, Kansas
City, Dallas and Fort Worth,
of course) to identify and
recruit outstanding new theatre
students for TCU, students
who are excellent artistically,
academically and have
demonstrated strong character.
Normally, we audition
between 300-400 students for
approximately 35 Theatre
openings (in Acting, Musical
Theatre, Design, Production
and Theatre Studies) in each
first-year class.
Once these talented
students are identified and
admitted, the next task is to
ensure sufficient financial
aid to enable them to choose
TCU. This task requires
the considerable support of
scholarships and grants.
As an example, the cast
of A Day in Hollywood/A Night
in the Ukraine, Theatre TCU’s
opening production of the
fall 2015 season, featured a
cast of 16 students and had
14
student designers for scenery,
costumes and lighting, as well
as a student stage manager.
Every one of the 20 students
who fulfilled major production
responsibilities on this show is
receiving significant financial
aid from TCU. Fourteen of
them receive Theatre Activity
Grants and 13 receive Theatre
Production Grants in exchange
for 10 hours of work each
week in scenery, costumes,
lightings, props, scene painting,
box office and publicity
responsibilities. Additionally,
there are 11 endowed and
named scholarship recipients
from this group, including
Chancellor’s Scholarships,
Nordan Fine Arts Scholarships,
Mary Hawn Scholarships, the
Lou Miller Canter Scholarship,
the Bill and Ann B. Stokes
Scholarship and the Clay and
Kristen Hicks First Nighters
Scholarship.
Second-year Musical
Theatre major Mackenna
Milbourn is the recipient
of the Nordan Fine Arts
Scholarship, as well as a
Theatre Production Grant
to work 10 hours per week in
the Theatre TCU Costume
Studio. First-year Musical
Theatre major Chandler
Benzinger has received the
Clay and Kristen Hicks First
Nighters Scholarship, as well
as a Theatre Activity Grant.
Kristina Vanderhout, a
fourth-year Design major who
designed the show’s scenery,
has received a Mary Hawn
Scholarship and a Theatre
Production Grant to work
in scenic painting. Without
scholarships, we could not
attract and retain excellent
Theatre students such
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300-400
students
audition
for a
first-year
class of
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Each year, TCU theatre faculty members travel to New
York City, Los Angeles, Chicago and Kansas City to recruit
talented students of character for the incoming class.
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Every one of the
students who fulfilled
major production
responsibilites on the
musical A Day in
Hollywood / A Night
in the Ukraine
is receiving
significant
financial aid
from TCU:
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GRANTS
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PRODUCTION GRANTS
NORDAN FINE ARTS
SCHOLARSHIPS
photos by Amy Peterson
CHANCELLOR’S
SCHOLARSHIPS
MARY HAWN
SCHOLARSHIPS
LOU MILLER CANTER
SCHOLARSHIP
Mackenna
Milbourn
NORDAN
FINE ARTS
SCHOLARSHIP /
THEATRE
PRODUCTION
GRANT
Chandler
Benzinger
CLAY AND KRISTEN HICKS
FIRST NIGHTERS
SCHOLARSHIP /
THEATRE
PRODUCTION
GRANT
Kristina
Vanderhout
MARY HAWN
SCHOLARSHIP /
THEATRE
PRODUCTION
GRANT
BILL AND ANN B. STOKES
SCHOLARSHIP
CLAY AND KRISTEN HICKS
FIRST NIGHTERS
SCHOLARSHIP
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Making
connections
Jackie Raye
and Abbie Ruff
are Nordan
Scholars
Theatre seniors
strut their stuff
in New York City
THE TCU DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE
AND ACTOR’S CONNECTION PRESENT
SENIOR SHOWCASE 2016
THURSDAY, MARCH 10
5:30 AND 7 P.M.
STUDIO THEATRE AT THEATRE ROW
A group of graduating
theatre students performed
“Scenes, Song and Dance”
for agents, fans and First
Nighters over Spring Break.
The annual Senior
Showcase is part of an
important ongoing effort to
connect TCU’s performing
arts students professionally.
The promotional postcard
shown at left was also
distributed as an email to
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Performers
(top row, from left):
Madison Calhoun
Mackie Louis
Jackie Raye
Jovane Caamaño
(second row, from left):
Abbie Ruff
Jon Barnes
Taylor Quick
Mackenzie Schulien
(third row):
Stephanie Toups
(fourth row, from left):
Kyra McGuirk
Leroy Hood
Marisa Duran
Taylor Whitworth
(fifth row, from left):
Alex Adams
Taylor Otey
Taylor Lewis
Anthony Fortino
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The Sunkel
Endowment:
A new window
on the world
BY LO R I D I E L
With the support of a travel grant provided by the Sunkel
Endowment, Auriel Garza (M.A. 2015) traveled to San Francisco
to attend a conference sponsored by the International Association
of Visual Culture.
TCU
alumni,
Robert ‘54
and Mary Jane
Howell Sunkel ’55, believed
personal experience was
the most valuable form
of education; accordingly,
they traveled the world to
experience art, architecture
and culture firsthand. Now
deceased, the couple’s vision
continues through the Robert
and Mary Jane Sunkel Art
History Endowment. Since its
establishment in 2001, grants
from the endowment have
supported dozens of TCU art
history graduate students by
underwriting travel expenses
connected with research for
their required theses. TCU
graduate students have traveled
nationally and internationally,
and report that the Sunkels’
generosity had a profound
effect on their education and
their futures.
A recent bequest from the
estate of Robert Sunkel added
approximately $1.2 million
to the existing Sunkel Art
History Endowment, bringing
the total to $1.5 million.
The endowment has had a
significant impact on the TCU
art history program, enabling
students to engage directly
with works of art through,
for example, a faculty-led
graduate student trip to the
Crystal Bridges Museum in
Arkansas, and a five-day trip
to Mexico City, where students
visited artists’ studios, galleries,
museums and archaeological
sites such as Teotihuacan.
Graduate students have used
Sunkel funds to travel to Cuba,
London, Zurich, Los Angeles
and New York City, all in
support of the theses they are
now writing.
The endowment will help
TCU attract the best students
to Fort Worth. Combined with
support from the University,
the Sunkel Endowment will
provide each student admitted
to TCU’s M.A. program in Art
History a full tuition waiver
and a generous stipend, along
with continued access to the
Sunkel Endowment for travel
related to their theses. That
doubtless would have pleased
Bob Sunkel, described as “an
impeccable learner” by Cathy
Sunkel ‘74, wife of the Sunkels’
nephew, David. “Through Bob
and Mary Jane’s generosity,
many graduate students
have had the opportunity to
enrich their education,” says
Cathy Sunkel. And with the
significant growth of this
endowment, many students
in the future, especially those
who may not have been able
to afford a graduate education,
will continue to benefit from
their generosity. v
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Our
2015
Fine Arts
Donors
SPACE
CONSTRAINTS
ONLY ALLOW US TO LIST
DONORS ABOVE THE $250 LEVEL.
THANK
YOU
FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
Mr. Robert D. Ackerman ‘69
Acme Brick Company
Ms. Bobbye S. Albrecht
Dr. Sheila M. Allen and
Dr. David Yeomans
Mr. Kurt B. Anderson and
Mrs. Susan P. Anderson
Ann L. Rhodes and Carol Greene
Rhodes Charitable Trust
Aon Foundation
Apex Arts League
Art Dealers of Fort Worth, Inc.
Arts Council of Fort Worth
& Tarrant County
Mr. Carroll D. Ashbaugh III and
Mrs. Leilani M. Ashbaugh
Mr. Pete R. Aube ‘73, MBA ‘74 and
Mrs. Lois M. Aube
Ayco Charitable Foundation
The Reverend Mona A. Bailey and
Mr. Mike Bailey
Mr. Byron R. Baird and
Mrs. Marilyn S. Baird
Mr. Raleigh W. Baird III and
Mrs. Minnie Baird
Ms. Stephanie A. Ballaro ‘09
Bank of America Foundation, Inc.
Mr. Andrew C. Blake and
Mrs. Lauren P. Blake ‘05
Mr. Dan Boudreaux and
Mrs. Gyneen P. Boudreaux
Mr. J. David Brock
Mr. William L. Bynum and
Mrs. Mary Ott Bynum ‘62
Mr. James Cady ‘73* and
Mrs. Patty Kenneday Cady ‘70
Mr. Greg Cantwell and
Mrs. Vicki Vinson Cantwell ‘78
Mr. Donald R. Carlton ‘60 and
Mrs. Joan L. Carlton
Mr. William C. Carrington and
Mrs. Caroline Korbell Carrington ‘92
Mr. Jim Carter III ‘68 and
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Mrs. Susan Havran Carter ‘68
Mr. Randy Clements and
Ms. Elizabeth A. Gillaspy MFA ‘91
Mr. David L. Coffee ‘79, MFA ‘82
Mrs. Judy Singer Cohen ‘75
Mr. Marvin Collins and
Mrs. Katherine Collins
Mr. Bill W. Collins III ‘74 and
Mrs. Susan D. Collins
Dr. Shanna M. Combs ‘01
Mr. Paul Cooper and
Mrs. Vickie L. Cooper
Mr. Clay Crossland ‘67 and
Mrs. Linda Crossland
Mr. L. B. Culbert and
Mrs. Sherry A. Walker ‘64
Mr. Gregg M. Cune and
Mrs. Beth K. Cune
Dr. Atlee M. Cunningham, Jr. and
Mrs. Diana B. Cunningham
D’Addario & Company, Inc.
Ms. Carol L. Davis ‘75, MA ‘77
Mr. William G. Deering and
Mrs. Sandra M. Deering
Mr. Ronald DeFord
Mr. Scott DeShong ‘86
Mr. Marion E. Dewey and
Mr. Richard B. Dewey
Mrs. Virginia C. Dorman
Ms. Roberta K. Dubbs
Mr. Joseph Dulle ‘59 and
Mrs. Mary K. Dulle
Mr. Paul Engler and
Ms. Jennifer A. Engler
Ms. Margaret O. Estep
Ms. Mackye Evans
ExxonMobil Foundation
Fash Foundation
Dr. Dan Fawcett and
Dr. Maria A. Fawcett
Dr. Lorand Fekete and
Dr. Edith M. Fekete
Dr. Blaise J. Ferrandino and
Dr. Beverly Rothermel
Fifth Avenue Foundation, Inc.
Fort Worth Country Day School
Ms. Amy S. Fouke ‘91
Ms. Jae M. Foutch MM ‘84
Mr. Garry W. Frederickson
Ms. Linda S. Freed
Dr. Robert Garwell and
Mrs. Judy P. Garwell
Mr. Thomas Gay
Mr. John R. Giordano ‘60, MM ‘63
and Mrs. Mary Alice Dammann
Giordano ‘60
Dr. Richard C. Gipson
and Dr. Ann M. Gipson
Mr. Lewis A. Glaser
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Mrs. Gail A. Granek
Mr. Melvin Haas* and
Mrs. Gwen Haas
Mr. Bill W. Haley ‘65 and
Mrs. Mary Scriven Haley ‘63
Mr. David R. Hardin ‘73 and
Mrs. Shari Tillery Hardin ‘74
Mr. Frank J. Harris and
Mrs. Sheryl Harris
Ms. Constance J. Harrison ‘77
Hawn Foundation, Inc.
Mr. Jeffrey L. Henry and
Mrs. Kristi E. Henry
Mr. Gregory Henzie
Dr. James F. Herd and
Mrs. Beverlee Herd
Hewlett-Packard Company
Mr. Pat Higgins MBA ‘68 and
Mrs. Deborah Freed ‘75, MFA ‘75
Mr. Gary J. Hires ‘93 and
Mrs. Joni Avery Hires ‘85
Mr. Theodore B. Reinhart and
Ms. Mary L. Hitchcock-Reinhart ‘84
Mr. John Hunter and
Mrs. Rebecca W. Hunter
IBM Corporation
Mr. Charles A. Christianson and
Ms. Ramona H. Jacobs ‘82
Mr. Daryll E. Kaire ‘75 and
Mrs. Minerva B. Kaire
Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP
Mr. Dee J. Kelly ‘50* and
Mrs. Janice Kelly
Kimbell Art Foundation
Mr. Frank D. Kistler ‘72
Ms. Kristi L. Kolpanen ‘05, MBA ‘14
Mr. Lewis Kornfeld, Jr.* and
Mrs. Rose Ann Pearson Kornfeld
Ms. Merrilee Mattson Kuylen ‘80
Mr. Mark A. Lambert and
Mrs. Melody Holt Lambert MED ‘95
Mr. Lewis Langston and
Mrs. Michele Langston
LComm Marketing & Public Relations
Mr. Kevin G. Levy and
Mrs. Suzanne Snaith Levy ‘77
Dr. Steven R. Levy and
Mrs. Miriam W. Levy
Lisle Violin Shop
Mr. Larry Long and Mrs. Carol Long
Dr. Ronald Daniell and
Mrs. Juana R. Lorenzo-Daniell
Ms. Martha J. MacLeod MA ‘10
Mr. John W. Mason and
Mrs. Annie Mason ‘00
Mr. Madison Mauze and
Mrs. Charlene Mauze
Mr. Jack B. McGowan and
Mrs. Sandy Stokes McGowan
Mr. John P. Mear and
Mrs. Cecile Davis Mear ‘81
Dr. Rai Mehta and
Mrs. Barbara Mehta
Merrill Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Mr. Donald L. Mills and
Mrs. Lisa Miller Mills ‘88
Ms. Patricia Miranda
Dr. Ron E. Moore ‘65, ‘69,
MBA ‘75, LIT ‘15
Moroch
Mr. Mike G. Mullins ‘69
Ms. Patricia S. Murphy
Dr. Sherrie Reynolds* and
Ms. Diane Murray
Mr. Jim L. Murray ‘54 and
Mrs. Suzie Murray*
Mr. Russell W. Neely ‘75 and
Mrs. Becky Autry Neely ‘75
Ms. Monica J. Nelson ‘91
Mr. Bruce Northcutt and
Mrs. Karen E. Northcutt
Mr. Joseph F. Hubach and
Ms. Colleen A. O’Connor
Mr. Timothy O’Neal and
Ms. Margaret Barradas-O’Neal
Mr. Wayne P. Owen, Jr. ‘84 and
Mrs. Ashley Walter Owen ‘88
Ms. Sally J. Packard MFA ‘97
Dr. Harry B. Parker ‘80 and
Mrs. Karen Turley Parker ‘80
Mr. Carrick H. Patterson and
Mrs. Pat T. Patterson
Ms. Tanya C. Pereira ‘95
Dr. Karl M. Petruso and
Mrs. Nancy S. Petruso
Dr. Alice W. Phillips and
Mr. Monty Phillips MBA ‘03
Mr. Milton Piehl and Mrs. Andie
Bonar Piehl ‘98
Mr. Jason A. Pitts ‘05 and
Mrs. Kelsey S. Pitts ‘07
Mr. Scott K. Pool ‘86 and
Mrs. Joy McHenry Pool ‘86
Mr. Elray Prejean and
Mrs. Judy Prejean
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Mrs. Kristen McRae Queen
Mr. Stuart I. Rae and Mrs. Patricia Rae
Mr. Cecil Ray, Jr.* and Mrs. Carol Ray
Mrs. Donna C. Reynolds
Mr. Tim J. Roels, Sr. MPAD ‘79 and
Mrs. Barbara H. Roels
Mr. Stuart Rosenkrantz and
Mrs. Frankie Rosenkrantz
Mr. Manny Rosenthal* and
Mrs. Roz Rosenthal
Dr. Cy C. Rowell and Mrs.
Vera McManaman Rowell MED ‘76*
Mr. John A. Runyon ‘88 and
Mrs. Lisa Runyon
Samuel Roberts Noble
Foundation, Inc.
Dr. Ed M. Sankary ‘58 and
Mrs. Lynny Sankary
Mr. Blaine Scheideman
Mr. Stuart G. Schultz III ‘00 and
Mrs. Shannon Lukowiak Schultz ‘03
Mr. Ronald Shirey* and
Mrs. Alpha J. Shirey
Dr. Eugene P. Sholdra and
Mrs. Verna Sholdra
Mr. Philip Slover* and
Mrs. Martha White Slover ‘48
Mr. Kent Smith and Mrs. Charlene
Wright Smith ‘75
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Dr. Emmet G. Smith MM ‘54, DM ‘12
and Mrs. Judith Oelfke Smith ‘61
Mr. Jim P. Smith ‘69, MED ‘76
and Mrs. Susan Vernor
Smith ‘61, MED ‘79
Mr. Craig D. Smith ‘12* and
Mrs. Kathy Wycoff Smith ‘91, MLA ‘94
Col. Conway G. Snipes and
Mrs. Marion Snipes
Dr. Mark H. Spurrier and
Mr. Karl A. Koesterer
Mr. Alex T. Starns and
Mrs. Diana B. Starns
Mr. Paul R. Stillson MFA ‘73
and Mrs. Adrienne Stillson
Mrs. Betty Stone
Mr. Robert C. Sunkel ‘54, MFA ‘56*
and Mrs. Mary Jane Howell Sunkel
‘55, MBA ‘58*
Dr. Joseph Tarride, Jr. and
Mrs. Sallie Nowlin Tarride
The Bolton Family Trust
The Evans Family Foundation
Dr. Mark E. Thistlethwaite
Mr. Clark G. Thompson and
Mrs. Anne Atmar Thompson ‘79
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Foundation
Ms. Susan K. Tisano
Trinity Valley Quilters’ Guild
Dr. Garrett R. Tucker III and
Mrs. Bonnie L. Tucker
Mr. Joe Tutera and
Mrs. Marian Tutera
Dr. Tamas G. Ungar and
Mrs. Jutka Kiss Ungar ‘87
Mr. Kevin P. Walgreen and
Mrs. Nadia Walgreen
Mr. Gang Ho and
Mrs. Wei-Ling Wang
Mr. Philip C. Warren and
Mrs. Kay Kincheloe Warren ‘69
Mr. Charles Webster ‘54* and
Mrs. Kathleen Durkin Webster ‘87,
MFA ‘89
Mr. Michael S. Weir and
Mrs. Bridget A. Weir
Dr. Brian A. West
Mr. Charles W. White ‘71 and
Mrs. Faye White
Graeme C. Wilkinson
Mr. Buddy M. Williams
Mr. Curt W. Wilson ‘63, MM ‘66 and
Mrs. Kay Kelso Wilson MLA ‘92
Mr. Brett T. Wood and
Ms. Barbara K. Wood
Mr. Bob J. Wright and
Mrs. Mary E. Wright
Mr. Jie Yuan ‘09 and
Mrs. Chuifun Poon
Mr. John D. Zepper and
Mrs. Brenda S. Zepper
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Tristian Griffin ‘14, BFA Ballet and Alex Masi ‘14, BFA Modern Dance appear in recruiting materials
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Our biannual Gala benefitting
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