Event Wrap-up:
2010 Student Conference and Scholarship Competition
The 2010 Student Conference and Scholarship Competition, hosted by the CADC for over 10 years, was held on Saturday, April 27th at Sacred Heart University. The conference drew approximately 65 students from across Connecticut.
The event kicked off with keynote speaker Scott Lerman, principal of Lucid Brands, and continued through presentations from Darryl Ohrt and Chris Spada of Humongo, illustrator Adam Niklewicz, photographer John Madere and Kira Karlstrom of ESPN.
Students continued to receive career advice during the afternoon sessions. These programs gave students a chance to be in smaller, more intimate groups. Students participated in a recent graduate panel discussion as well as presentations from creativeplacement’s kHyal and Karl Heine and Mohawk Paper’s Lee Moody.
And let’s not forget the inaugural visit from BookDrive’s Mobile Unit, bringing inspiration to the students through donated previously-owned books and magazines.
Two scholarships and two honorable mentions were awarded to students, whose portfolios demonstrated exceptional ability. The winners were:
DESIGN SCHOLARSHIP
Chris Siharath
Hartford Art School, University of Hartford
DESIGN HONORABLE MENTION
Jihyun Park
SASD, University of Bridgeport
ILLUSTRATION SCHOLARSHIP
Alison Litera
Hartford Art School, University of Hartford
ILLUSTRATION HONORABLE MENTION
Hannah Abbruzese
Hartford Art School, University of Hartford
Our Student Scholarships were made possible this year by the Past Presidents’ Fund. This year. generous donations were made by Rena DeBortoli, Deb Kline, Paul Pita, Phillip Clement and Thomas Stecko. If you would like to donate to this fund in an effort to support future scholarships, please contact Shannon Brenek at shannon@cadc.org.
