Endowments and Awards
The Department of Art History
Babcock Galleries Endowed Fund in Art History
Established by the late Michael St. Clair, fifth
director of Babcock Galleries in New York, New York, one of
America’s oldest and most respected art galleries, to
provide financial support to established graduate students
enrolled in the Department of Art History in order to enable
them to conduct research towards the completion of their master’s
thesis and/or doctoral dissertations.
Francis
E. Hyslop Memorial Graduate Fellowship
Established by family, friends, colleagues and from
other gifts in memory of the late Francis E. Hyslop, professor
of art history at the University from 1934 until his retirement
in 1974. Consideration for this fellowship shall be given
to all graduate students in the Department of Art History
who have achieved above-average grades and who have demonstrated
strong personal character and integrity.
George
Dewey and Mary J. Krumrine Endowment
Established by the late Jack M. Krumrine (’53
B.A. Commerce) and his wife and former faculty member, Mary
Louise Krumrine (’53 B.S. Medical Science,’78
M.A. and ’84 Ph.D. Art History), to honor the late George
Dewey and Mary J. Krumrine, Jack Krumrine’s parents,
by providing program support for the publication of Papers
in Art History from The Pennsylvania State University.
Harold
A. Dickson Memorial Lectureship in Art History
Established by Mary Neilly (’47 B.A. Journalism)
to honor the late Professor Dickson for his contribution to
The Pennsylvania State University with program support for
distinguished speakers and scholars to visit the campus, lecture
and work with faculty, graduate and undergraduate students.
John
C. O’Connor Endowed Graduate Fellowship in Art History
and Art Museum Studies
Established by John C. O’Connor (’38
B.S. Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering) and his wife,
Dorothy O’Connor, to recognize full-time graduate students
studying art history or art education with preference given
to students who are working on internships and/or assistantships
within the Palmer Museum of Art.
Louise
D. Purcell Memorial Art History Endowment
In memory of the late Louise D. Purcell, by Donald
and Kathryn McClintock (’87 M.A. Art History), to enrich
the Department of Art History by providing monies to defray
travel expenses of graduate students who are involved with
thesis research, professional development and related activities.
Susan
W. and Thomas A. Schwartz Endowed Fellowship for Dissertation
Research in Art History
Established by Susan W. Schwartz (’95 Ph.D.
Art History) in memory of her husband, the late Thomas A.
Schwartz, to support a superior dissertation research project
of a Ph.D. candidate enrolled in the art history graduate
program.
Thomas
A. and Susan W. Schwartz Travel Award in Art History
Established by Susan W. Schwartz (’95 Ph.D.
Art History) in memory of her husband, the late Thomas A.
Schwartz, as an annually funded internal award for graduate
students for use as travel research grant.