The Women’s Jewelry Association has awarded $16,000 in scholarships to eight students in jewelry and metalsmithing undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Monetary awards are raised in part through the WJA’s annual Awards for Excellence gala, raffle, and silent auction that takes place Monday, July 28, at Pier 60 in New York City. (Additional support comes from sponsors and funds such as the Marilyn DaSilva Fund, the June Herman Fund, and the Myra Goldstein Scholarship Fund.) All awards are for the 2014–15 school year. Lisa Slovis Mandel served as the scholarship chair for the WJA Scholarship Fund Board of Trustees that evaluated applications and selected winners.
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Scholarship recipients are as follows:
$4,000 June Herman Designer/Creator Scholarship Award
Winner: Melissa Cousins, University of Georgia
Lunar hairpin with enamel on copper and brass by Melissa Cousins
$2,500 Myra Goldstein Designer/Creator Scholarship Award
Winner: Sylvie Alusitz, Rochester Institute of Technology
Cage bracelet in brass, shibuichi, sterling silver, and black spinel by Sylvie Alusitz
$2,000 Marilyn DaSilva Designer/Creator Scholarship Award
Winner: Eunwha Son, University of Kansas
Reborn necklace with Tyvek (a building material used for housing insulation), and 23k gold leaf by Eunwha Son
$1,500 Designer/Creator Scholarship
Winner: Katelyn Butler, Missouri State University
Two-finger ring with sterling silver, fine silver, and blue chalcedony by Katelyn Butler
$1,000 Designer/Creator Scholarship
Winner: Amanda Ortman, Virginia Commonwealth University
Domed necklace with copper and mixed metals by Amanda Ortman
$1,000 Designer/Creator Scholarship
Winner: Lopeeta Tawde, University of Kansas
Pumice stone brooch in sterling silver and garnet by Lopeeta Tawde
$2,000 Designer Scholarship
Winner: Maggie Horvath, Savannah College of Art and Design
Moving Bangle CAD rendering in satin nickel silver and brass by Maggie Horvath
$2,000 Non-Designer Scholarship
Winner: Dorothy Cheng, West Dean College, UK
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