Over 70 undergraduate Fashion School students were awarded scholarships during the 2019 Annual Scholarship Ceremony, held in Rockwell Hall on April 27, making it the largest scholarship ceremony to date. The scholarship awards help fund tuition, study-abroad travel and other expenses students incur. Please see below for the complete list of 2019 winners.
LINDA ALLARD AND HERBERT GALLEN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FOR FASHION DESIGN
Autumn Barney
MARY ELIZABETH ELGIN ANDERSON ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Brianna Hinkelman
JAMES W. AND NANCY S. ARTHUR ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Alaina Merkel
IRENE JAFFE BACHMAN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
McKenna Kramer
THE ROBERT BROADBENT ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP- PARIS/ AMERICAN ACADEMY
Caitlin Seifert
THE ROBERT BROADBENT ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP- HONG KONG
Allison Darish, Moriah Grisby, Morgan Narducci, Fallyn Stephen, Coriann Toth
THE CAFARO FOUNDATION ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FOR FASHION
Kayla Ford
MARGARET AND THOMAS CATALANO ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Chloe Anekstein
KAREN AND KENNETH CONLEY ENDOWED FASHION AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDY OR INTERNSHIP FORFASHION DESIGN
Taylor White
KAREN AND KENNETH CONLEY ENDOWED FASHION AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDY OR INTERNSHIP FOR FASHION MERCHANDISING
Iyana Grair
MICHAEL I. CUNNINGHAM SCHOLARSHIP FOR FASHION DESIGN
Amanda Michael
DRS. GENEVA M. AND O. REX DAMRON SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT FOR FASHION DESIGN
Lara Jelley
DOTS, LLC ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP IN FASHION MERCHANDISING
Jill Whitesel
CHESTER R. EDWARDS ENDOWED FASHION SCHOLARSHIP
Bing Cheng
THE JUDITH AND CHRISTOPHER EVERETT ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FOR FASHION MERCHANDISING
Jessica Sargent
THE FASHION SCHOOL STUDY AWAY ENDOWMENT PROGRAM FUND
Samantha Bertone, Jocelyn Biddle-Hill, Nguyen Bui, Lauren DeChellis, Elisha Hamric, Victoria Lillie, Riley Matulich, Juilianna Mosquera, Keyanna Spann, Kathryn Ternik
FASHION GROUP CLEVELAND, INC. ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Wendy Pineda-Gonzalez
FASHION STUDENT ORGANIZATION SCHOLARSHIP
Paige Sammons, Andrew Rush
FDM OUTSTANDING SENIOR DESIGNER
Michaela Courtney
FDM OUTSTANDING MERCHANDISER
Case Pollock
BRAGE AND HINDA GOLDING ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Camryn Hall
ROBERT J. AND LIZABETH GUNTON ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Katelyn Overla
DONNA HAYES ENDOWED FASHION DESIGN SCHOLARSHIP
Julie Vu
HIGBEE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Ashlynn Thompson
MARY K.W. AND MARC HUTCHINSON STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE SCHOOL OF FASHION DESIGN AND MERCHANDISING
Jonathan Baez, Taylor Ivey
JCPENNEY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Amelia Johnson
DAVID A. JEWELL MEMORIAL AWARD
Brittany Palowitz
JO-ANN STORES, INC. ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Nicole Graham
NAT KAPLAN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Haley Moore
CHARLES KLEIBACKER ENDOWED DESIGN SCHOLARSHIP
Isabella Diorio
FRANCES KLEIBAKER ENDOWED DESIGN SCHOLARSHIP
Paige Himburg
LANE BRYANT ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Samantha Pesick
CHARLES AND BETSY MANGIN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDY
Sydney Townsend
NANCY MCCANN ENDOWED AWARD
Kathleen Huber
JANET MCCUE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Marissa Hanak
WALTER H. AND VIVIAN B. MILLS SCHOLARSHIP
Olivia Pickard
THE MARGARET CLARK MORGAN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Hana Baran, Ava Lancaster, Brianna Hinkelman
LINDSAY J. MORGENTHALER ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Audrey Thomas
NAMSB, INC. WILLIAM HEFNER AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN MENSWEAR DESIGN
Adam Mueller
MARIO NOLFI ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Kylie Briggs
NORTHEAST OHIO COMMUNITY EDUCATION FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
Donor/ Mentor: Dr. Geneva Damron, In memory of Dr. O. Rex Damron
Alisha Brown
Donor/ Mentor: Deborah Petrone
Alexa Canamucio
Donor/ Mentor: Bea McPherson, In Memory of J.W. McPherson
Yayra Tamakloe
Donor/ Mentor: Kenneth and Karen Conley
Cheyenne Battle
Donor/ Mentor: Marilyn Sessions, Hometown Bank
Kiersten Jaeb
Donor/ Mentor: Marilyn Sessions, Hometown Bank
Onyx Fuller
Donor/ Mentor: Shawn Gordon, in honor of Dr. Geneva Damron
Kaela Wilson
MICHAEL T. O’CONNOR ENDOWED DESIGN SCHOLARSHIP
Alison Ross
FDM OUTSTANDING SENIOR DESIGNER IN HONOR OF KARA HILL
Shannon Harrington
MARTHA PHILLIPS & LYNN PHILLIPS MANULIS ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Jasmine Pellot
THE TAYLOR PIFER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Julia Buckingham, Autumn Towns
THE LAWRENCE POLLOCK ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Mercy McClung
ELIZABETH A. RHODES SCHOLARSHIP
Emerald Johnston
SHANNON RODGERS ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Kennedy Brouillard
GEORGE STAVROPOULOS ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Solbin Lim
DON WITKOWSKI FASHION MERCHANDISING ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Trinity Rocha
THESE SCHOLARSHIPS WERE ALSO AWARDED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR:
Stephanie Birkmeier, Tyshaia Earnest, Amelia Johnson, Tiana Rogers
Lauryn-Ashley Solomon ($10,000)
NRF Rising Star Scholarship
Josh Hoffman
NRF Student Ambassador
Emily Kopchak
Target Case Competition
Kelsey Vitullo, Ayesha Sarosh (graduate students from the M.F.I.S. program)