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2017 Student Awards

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The Stamps School is pleased to announce the recipients of the Stamps Class of 2017 Student Awards, presented as part of the commencement ceremony on Saturday, April 292017.

The Jean Paul Slusser MFA Thesis Exhibition Award recognizes outstanding creative work as evidenced in the candidate’s MFA thesis exhibition. 

  • Carolyn Gennari: Searching For What Isn’t There

The Jean Paul Slusser MDes Thesis Project Award recognizes outstanding creative work as evidenced in the candidate’s MDes thesis project.

  • Manasi Agarwal
  • Aditi Bidkar
  • Kuan-Ting Ho
  • Ji Youn Shin
  • Elizabeth Ann Vander Veen
  • Kai Yu

The Gorman Prize recognizes a graduating senior who has excelled beyond all others in scholarship, service, leadership, and creative work. The award is made possible through the generous support of Debra and Steve Gorman.

  • Amy Kamdem-Wandji

Integrative Project Awards recognize outstanding student Integrative Projects, judged in the entirety of the process — the concept, the research, the work, the finished product, the thinking and rethinking, making and remaking.

  • Abigail Clemens
  • Rachel Dawson
  • Erica Gavan
  • Elise Haadsma
  • Michelle Lan
  • Talia Mayden
  • Gisela McDaniel
  • Albiann Tully

The Integrative Project Written Thesis Award is presented to:

  • Emily Schumer

The BA Capstone Award recognizes an outstanding student BA Capstone project, judged in the entirety of the process — the concept, the research, the work, the finished product, the thinking and rethinking, making and remaking.

  • Cody Cai​

The Candy R. Wei Prize for International Study recognizes seniors who demonstrate how their international study experience changed or influenced their work as an artist or designer. The prize is funded in memory of Stamps student Candy Wei.

  • Lydia Chamberlain
  • Abigail Clemens
  • Albert Foo
  • Marisa Fulper
  • Kalli Kouf