Ohio Art Education Association
Scholarships

Higher Education Student Scholarship

Each year, OAEA offers a scholarship opportunity to all Ohio higher education undergraduate and graduate students pursuing licensure in art education. The purpose of this scholarship is to recognize and encourage outstanding students. OAEA also realizes that this is one way to ensure the future for quality art education.

Application information and forms are sent to art education departments across the state during mid-winter and must be returned by early spring for judging. The winner and a second place student will receive a sizable monetary award.

The 2008 Scholarship information is now available.

Questions can be answered by the current presiding OAEA Higher Education Division Chair.

Participants must be student members of OAEA the year they apply and the following year, and attend the OAEA Annual State Convention Awards Ceremony. To become a member see the membership information page.

Winning essay's and artwork can now be viewed for the following years:

2007
2006
2005

 

Past Scholarship Winners
YEAR NAME SCHOOL AMOUNT
       
1990 Susan Strietenberger Mt. St. Joseph  

$1500
1991 Molly Papier Miami University

$1500
1992 Alisa Edgar Wright State University

$1500
1993 Kelly Helser  Ohio University  

$1500
1994 Amy Wirmel  Mt. St. Joseph $1500
  Rita Shriver  Mt. St. Joseph   

$750
1995 Sean McConnor    Kent State University $1500
  Rita Shriver   Mt. St. Joseph 

$750
1996 Emily Bobo Ohio University $1500
  Kelly Buchanan   Miami University

$750
1997 Mianisha Finney Ohio University $1500
  Lisa Amer University of Akron  $750
  Megan Canning    Ohio University 

$750
1998 Sarah Dorosz   University of Toledo $1500
  Jennifer Theisen Kent State University $750
  Sara Elliot  Bowling Green State University

$750
1999 Laura Rehkamp      Mt. St. Joseph $1500
  Laura Alderton  Bowling Green State University $750
  Sarah A. Hersman  Bowling Green State University

$750
2000 Courtney Bryant     Case Western Reserve University $2000
  Laura Rehkamp   Mt. St. Joseph    

$1000
2001 Kelly Alexander Case Western Reserve University $2000
  Erin Parsons Bowling Green State University

$1000
2002 Alison Miltner

Kent State University $1500
2003 Natalie Hellman Mt. St. Joseph $2000
  Anne Rackley Ohio University $1000
  Donna Ostendorf Mt. St. Joseph Honorable Mention 
  Jeff Wester

Malone College Honorable Mention 
2004 Donna Ostendorf Mt. St. Joseph  $2000
  Natalie Hellmann

Mt. St. Joseph 

$1000
2005 Frances Cooper University of Dayton $2000
  Carrie DePrima  Kent State University  $1000
  Angel Speece  Youngstown State University Honorable Mention 
  Donna Ostendorf Mt. St. Joseph  Honorable Mention 
       
2006 Adrian Vance Mt. St. Joseph $2000
  Elizabeth Bibza Kent State University $1000
       
2007 Kristen Dierdorf Mt. St. Joseph