2008 results

The 2008–2009 Worldstudio AIGA Scholarship jurors met in May 2008 and reviewed almost 600 applications from students attending art and design programs at colleges and universities across the country. This year, scholarships and honorable mention awards were granted to 31 outstanding applicants in 10 categories through the generous support of sponsors such as the Coyne Family Foundation, Design Within Reach, the Gianninoto Fund, the Henry Wolf Foundation, the Kraus Family Foundation, Larsen, Lippincott, MTV Networks, Mohawk Fine Papers, Pentagram, the Rockwell Group and Target.

2008–2009 recipients and honorable mentions

Graphic design
Jury: David Gibson, Bobby Martin, Maruchi Santana and Bonnie Siegler

• Ethan Bodnar
  Freshman, The Hartford Art School
  Henry Wolf Award

• Lyanne Dubon
  Freshman, School of Visual Arts
  Coyne Family Foundation Award

• Jessica Lyew-Ayee
  Sophomore, Kansas City Art Institute
  Mohawk Fine Papers Award

• Karla Mickens
  Junior, Virginia Commonwealth University
  Mohawk Fine Papers Award

• Marylia Placeres
  Freshman, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
  Lippincott Award

• Bartavious Weaver
  Sophomore, Savannah College of Art and Design
  Larsen Award

• Neil Doshi
  Graduate student, California Institute of the Arts
  Mohawk Fine Papers Honorable Mention

Illustration
Jury: Fernanda Cohen and Nora Krug

• Ashley Garcia
  Freshman, School of Visual Arts
  Coyne Family Foundation Award

• Siphne Sylve
  Sophomore, Memphis College of Art and Design
  Anonymous Award

• Scott Everett
  Junior, The Center for Creative Studies
  Coyne Family Foundation Honorable Mention

Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning
Jury: Karen Bausman, Felecia Davis and Giuseppe Lignano

• Ashton Harwell
  Freshman, Rhode Island School of Design
  Pentagram Award

• Joshua Leonard
  Freshman, Southern Polytechnic State University
  Anonymous Award

• Quynh Vantu
  Graduate Student, Cranbrook Academy of Art
  Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Award

• Muhammad Hanif Azly
  Junior, Temple University
  Gianninoto Honorable Mention

• Tiffany Knight
  Junior, Temple University
  Gianninoto Honorable Mention

Industrial and product design
Jury: Tucker Viemeister

• Sarah Machicado
  Sophomore, Maryland Institute College of Art
  Target Award

• Payaal Patel
  Graduate student, Illinois Institute of Technology
  Rockwell Group Award

Interior design
Jury: Tucker Viemeister

• Anthony Callaway
  Junior, Cornish College of the Arts
  Design Within Reach Award

Surface and textile design
Jury: Massimo Iacoboni

• Precious Lovell
  Graduate student, North Carolina State University
  Gianninoto Honorable Mention

Animation
Jury: Brendan Condit and Aaron Walsman

• Stevie B. Lewis
  Sophomore, Ringling College of Art and Design
  Gianninoto Honorable Mention

Film and video
Jury: Robyn Citizen, Tina DiFeliciantonio and Rachel Reichman

• Christina Choe
  Graduate student, Columbia University
  Anonymous Award

• Michael Millichamp
  Freshman, Stephen F. Austin State University
  MTV Award

• Christine Lund
  Graduate student, San Francisco Art Institute
  Gianninoto Honorable Mention

• Pablo Tapia Plá
  Freshman, New York University
  Anonymous Honorable Mention

Fine Art
Jury: Mel Bochner, Jill Kraus and Lauren Wittels

• Marsha Blemur
  Freshman, City College of New York
  Kraus Family Foundation Award

• Mugi Takei
  Graduate student, Cranbrook Academy of Art
  Kraus Family Foundation Award

• Abigail Wilson
  Freshman, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
  Kraus Family Foundation Award

Photography
Jury: Marc Joseph and Joshua McHugh

• Camilo Godoy
  Freshman, Parsons the New School for Design
  Coyne Family Foundation Award

• Rashunda Holloway
  Freshman, Columbus College of Art and Design
  Coyne Family Foundation Award

• Katie Koti
  Junior, Rhode Island School of Design
  Gianninoto Award

• Siyaka Taylor Lewis
  Freshman, School of the Visual Arts
  Gianninoto Honorable Mention