Arts Awards - 2004Awards ConvocationLouis Sudler Prize in the Arts--to a senior who has demonstrated excellence in music, theater, painting, sculpture, design, architecture or film. The prize is made from a fund established by Louis Sudler, a performer in the arts and an arts patron from Chicago.
Laya and Jerome B. Wiesner Award--to students, organizations and/or living groups for achievement in the creative and performing arts • James Dai G, media arts and sciences, Vancouver, B.C., for his involvement in theater and his work as a designer and videographer. In nominating Dai, Professor Janet Sonenberg praised the "elegance of his mind, the India rubber grace and courage with which he uses his body, his commitment to his own growth and his fiercely gentle dedication to the aesthetic and artistic growth of others." Harold and Arlene Schnitzer Prize in the Visual Arts--for artistic talent and creative concepts based on a body of work and written personal statements. The Schnitzer Prize-winning works are on view through mid June at the Wiesner Student Art Gallery on the 2nd floor of the Stratton Student Center. • 1st prize: Coryn Kempster G, architecture, Brantford, Ontario Music and theater artsIn a separate ceremony held on May 13, the Music and Theater Arts Section recognized students who have made outstanding contributions to the cultural life of MIT. Epstein Award • Daniel Stein '05, EECS, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., for distinguished service and musical contribution to the MIT Symphony Orchestra Gregory Tucker Memorial Prize--for ability in composition, performance, or music-historical studies and overall contributions to the music and theater arts section • Percy Liang G, EECS, Portland, Ore. Philip Loew Memorial Awards--for creative accomplishment in music • Alexander Mekelburg '04, mechanical engineering, Baltimore Ragnar and Margaret Naess Awards--for exceptional talent and commitment to private performance study • Eileen Huang '05, chemistry, Hillsborough, N.J. Ragnar and Margaret Naess Certificates of Appreciation • Christine Chiu '06, chemical engineering, Hacienda Heights, Calif. Brad and Dorothea Endicott Award--for distinguished service and musical contribution to MIT's program in world music • Caitlin Schein '04, BCS, Bloomfield Township, Mich. Edward S. Darna Awards--to graduating students who have demonstrated excellence in theater arts • Dan Liston '04, management, Cambridge, Mass. Joseph D. Everingham Award--for a single creative outstanding performance or notable creative accomplishments in theater arts by a graduating senior • Max Goldman '04, mathematics, Wellesley, Mass., for his outstanding performances with Dramashop Other AwardsVera List Prize in Art and Writing--for exceptional expression on some aspect of contemporary art • 1st prize: Cecilia Ramos '05, architecture, Concord, Mass., for an essay titled "Mark Rothko's The Black and the White: In Pursuit of the Kantian Sublime" MIT Symphony Concerto Competition
List Foundation Fellowship in the Arts • Dang Vu '05, biology, Jamaica Plain, Mass., for a music composition and performance project for a work to be titled "The Poison Clan Suite: A Celebration of Mutant Culture." A version of this article appeared in MIT Tech Talk on June 2, 2004 (download PDF). |
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Everingham Award winner Max Goldman in Dramashop's production of "Company of Angels."
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Lisa Messeri (Everingham Award) and Dan Liston (Darna Award) in Dramashop's production of "Company of Angels."
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