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Student Successes

Spring 2008

Seniors Andrew Lemmon, Patrick Linker, Hatidza Mulic, and Johanna Rooijakkers shared the Department of Fine Arts’ Winger Award for graduating seniors. The award, generously funded by Jim and Linda Winger, is designed to give highachieving seniors an opportunity to set up a studio, travel, or apply for graduate school.

Seniors Patrick Linker and Hatidza Mulic shared the 2006–07 Department of Fine Arts Outstanding Student Service Award that honors students who have dedicated themselves to the success of the department.

Rebecca Bailey, Josh Hoering, Chase Wire, and Julie Wall had their work displayed at Artlink’s 27th Annual Print Exhibition, May 25–July 5, 2007.

Alumnae Jennifer Clements and Abby Murray were hired this spring following their respective student teaching positions last fall. Clements will be teaching at Jefferson Middle School in Fort Wayne,
and Murray will be teaching at the St. Joseph–St. Elizabeth Catholic School in Fort Wayne.

Assistant Professor and Director of Art Education Hai Kyung Kim attended the National Art Education Association conference in New York City in March 2007 with art education majors Jennifer Clements, Leah Fleetwood, and Chase Wire.

Jennifer Clements, Abby Murray, Angela Grogg, Karen Montoya, and Chase Wire attended the Art Education Association of Indiana conference in Indianapolis in November 2007. Clements and Murray presented an adjudicated lecture, “Sculpting Life-Like Figures” with Hai Kyung Kim. The lecture was based on a curriculum sculpture project, “Sculpting a Celebration of Everyday Life,” which Clements and Murray wrote and taught to fourth graders last spring in Auburn,
Ind.