University of Kansas Department of Theatre & Dance Announces 78 Students to Receive Awards and Scholarships

The University of Kansas Department of Theatre & Dance has announced 78 students as recipients of its year-end awards and scholarships, Hays Post reports.

The Elizabeth Sherbon Award, the highest award that can be given to a student in the dance program, was presented to junior Maya Gold.

Check out the full list below!

Local students:

• Jordyn Manhart, Hays; Jump Start Award
• Taylor Teel, Hays; Loren Kennedy Traineeship

Kansas

• Ashley Ebner, Shawnee; Patricia Joyce Ellis Scholarship
• Aubrey McGettrick, Wichita; Patricia Joyce Ellis Scholarship
• Beth Roth, Jetmore; Donald and Betty Dixon Scholarship in Theatre
• Bradley Mathewson, Topeka; Theatre Departmental Scholarship
• Cassandra Ludlum, Topeka; New Theatre Guild Dennis D. Hennessy & Richard Carothers Scholarship
• Chris Pendry, Lawrence; Gerhard Zuther Memorial Award for Dramatic Scriptwriting, Richard Kelton Memorial Scholarship, Loren Kennedy Traineeship
• David Ruis Fisher, Lawrence; Ethel Hinds Burch Outstanding GTA in Theatre Award
• Devan Ryan, Lawrence; Theatre Departmental Scholarship
• Dominique Waller, Shawnee; Jack B. Wright Award
• Elijah Olson, Hiawatha; Patricia Joyce Ellis Scholarship
• Ella Galbraith, Wichita; Patricia Joyce Ellis Scholarship, Loren Kennedy Traineeship
• Elsa Bernauer, Leawood; Kilty Kane Award
• Gabrielle Smith, Lansing; New Theatre Guild Dodie Myers Brown Scholarship, Loren Kennedy Traineeship, Theatre Departmental Scholarship
• Grace DiVilbiss, Lawrence; Janet Hamburg Dance Scholarship
• Hollyanna Mathews, Overland Park; Laura Louise Pryor Award
• India MacDonald, Topeka; Charles "Buddy" Rogers Scholarship
• Jacob Reitz, Seneca; Social Activism Award
• Jake Gillespie, Paola; New Theatre Guild Jacqueline and Curt Stokes Scholarship
• Jillian Wilson, Chanute; Donald and Betty Dixon Scholarship in Theatre
• John Rohr, Arkansas City; Ethel Hinds Burch Outstanding New GTA in Theatre Award
• Kaitlyn Tossie, Lawrence; Ethel Hinds Burch Outstanding GTA in Theatre Award, Susan Tisdall Niven Scholarship
• Kalen Stockton, Lawrence; New Theatre Guild Don Knotts Scholarship, Loren Kennedy Traineeship
• Kara Stobie, Overland Park; Julie Damron-Dittmer Scholarship, Kari Wahlgren Theatre Scholarship
• Kate Smeltzer, Prairie Village; Brian Ten Eyck Davis Award
• Kayleigh Shaffer, Olathe; Glenn Bickle Award
• Kennedy Brandenburg, Wichita; Adah Clarke Hagan Scholarship in Theatre
• McKenzie Needham, Andover; Stephanie Ann Smith Memorial Scholarship
• Michael Ostermann, Lawrence; Patricia Joyce Ellis Scholarship
• Olivia Young, Clay Center; Donald and Betty Dixon Scholarship in Theatre
• Paul-Michael Johnson, Emporia; Margaret Bushong and Suzanne Calvin Scholarship, Loren Kennedy Coordinator
• Petricia Hall, Salina; Claire Reinhold Scholarship
• Samantha Gotskind, Overland Park; Charles "Buddy" Rogers Scholarship
• Shayna Phillips, Lawrence; Patricia Joyce Ellis Scholarship
• Sydney Morrison, Manhattan; Elizabeth Sherbon Scholarship
• Sydney White, Lawrence; KU Dance Scholarship
• Sydney Ebner, Shawnee; KU Dance and Harry B. Craig Dance Scholarship
• Taylor Cheek, Louisburg; Barbara Nordling Dance Scholarship
• Tehreem Chaudhry, Lawrence; Friends of the Theatre Scholarship
• Teylor Hendrix, Louisburg; Harry B Craig Dance Scholarship
• Timmia Feldman Hearn, Lawrence; Ethel Hinds Burch Outstanding New GTA in Theatre Award
• Trevor Rodgers, Olathe; Alexis and Craig Stevens Performing Arts Scholarship
• Victoria Smith, Altamont; Allen Crafton Scholarship, Patricia Joyce Ellis Scholarship
• Hazel Youngquist, Perry, John David Lentz Memorial Scholarship

Missouri

• Allie Thaman, Kirkwood, Missouri; Jump Start Award
• Alyssa Kendrick, Chesterfield, Missouri; Edna Bulkeley Dance Scholarship
• Arie Vasquez, Linn Creek, Missouri; KU Dance and Juanita Strait Scholarship
• Daryn Hill, St. Louis; KU Dance and Lee Family Scholarship in Dance
• Julie Turner, Lee's Summit, Missouri; Theatre Departmental Scholarship
• Mary Spencer, Stotts City, Missouri; Charles "Buddy" Rogers Scholarship
• Matthew O'Brien, Kirkwood, Missouri; Shirley and Tom P. Rea Memorial Award
• Molly Robinson, Chesterfield, Missouri; Patricia Joyce Ellis Scholarship
• Rachel Bundstein, Kansas City, Missouri; Moxie Talent Agency Scholarship, Sally Six Hersh Scholarship
• Stella Garibaldi, Kansas City, Missouri; Jon T. Eicholtz and Barbara Eden Acting Scholarship

Other states and countries

• Alex Hunt, Farmington, Minnesota; Janet Hamburg Dance Scholarship
• Alysha Griffin, Appling, Georgia; Joseph R. Roach Dissertation Award, Gerhard Zuther Memorial Award for Dramatic Scriptwriting
• Annalee Larsen, Papillion, Nebraska; Lee Family Scholarship in Dance and Loren Kennedy Traineeship
• Annie St. John, Waukee, Iowa; Elizabeth Sherbon & Patricia Joyce Ellis Scholarships
• Bailey Dobbins, Edmonds, Washington; Charles "Buddy" Rogers Scholarship
• Chloe Ryan, Sapulpa, Oklahoma; Claire Reinhold Scholarship
• Cicely Stevenson, Nauvoo, Illinois; KU Dance Scholarship
• Denniel Correa, Arecibo, Puerto Rico; Adah Clarke Hagan Scholarship
• Grace Josin, Medina, Minnesota; Lee Family Scholarship in Dance, Loren Kennedy Traineeship
• Grace Stephan, Davenport, Iowa; Janet Hamburg Dance Scholarship
• Hanah Glimpse, Phoenix; David E. Blackwell Scholarship
• Jenny Sledge Harris, Annapolis, Maryland; Susan Tisdall Niven Scholarship
• Jessica Myrick, Grayslake, Illinois; Dorothy and Benjamin Glick Theatre Scholarship
• Katherine Patz, Tulsa, Oklahoma; New Theater Guild William and Penny Gamm Scholarship, Loren Kennedy Traineeship
• Lusie Cuskey, Louisville, Kentucky; Kuhlke Humanitarian Award
• Maricela Alaniz, Oceanside, California; Charles "Buddy" Rogers Scholarship
• Maura Corder, Pittsburgh; Loren Kennedy Scholarship
• Maya Gold, Vernon Hill, Illinois; Elizabeth Sherbon Award
• Olivia Johnson, Clive, Iowa; Janet Hamburg Dance Scholarship
• Olivia Pennell, Sherman, Illinois; Patricia Joyce Ellis Scholarship
• Princess de Marco, Chicago; Janet Hamburg Dance Scholarship
• Rory Sweedler, Louisville, Colorado; KU Dance & Bernadette Robinson Scholarships
• Ryan Speert, Oak Park, California; Loren Kennedy Scholarship

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