"Welcome to the 2020 College of Visual Arts and Design Scholarship Celebration. Due to the essential restrictions in place to help curtail the COVID-19 pandemic, we cannot gather this year for our Scholarship Celebration. This is disheartening because the event is always a tremendous reminder of the amazing support shown to our students by so many generous friends of the college. It is always a special time to honor a number of our talented students who are shaping the future of curiosity and creativity and I know that our donors will miss the engaging conversations with their recipients. Within this piece we hope we have captured some of our students’ gratitude and can, to some extent, communicate how much impact a scholarship can bring. To our scholarship recipients, while we are unable to be together in person this year, I want to share with each of you that the whole CVAD community is proud of you and your boundless accomplishments. The hard work and determination of our faculty and staff in support of you during these challenging times deserves credit, too, and I am certain that you will join me in acknowledging this appreciation as and when you can. This year, 2020, the generosity of our donors allows us to make awards totaling over $245,500. These scholarships help to ensure a sound financial path for students, encouraging them to focus on their continued learning and research. I extend my thanks to all of our donors for your consistent support of the College of Visual Arts and Design here at the University of North Texas. You are vital to our mission as we prepare students for their careers; we are all so very grateful that you are helping them achieve their dreams. Congratulations students and thank you donors!" — Dean Greg Watts

"I want to thank all the donors out there that support every student in this college. You really mean the world to me and to them." — Alex Quinn

"This scholarship is a big financial relief and a path to success." — Charles Adjaye

"Thank you to all of the donors for your support and investment into my education." — Kelleigh Sedate

"Thank you so much for helping me to reach my dreams." — Vu Do

"Without this scholarship I would not have been able to even consider UNT as an option, let alone be able to go and get my master's degree. Thank you for this opportunity that you provided." — Sarah DePetris

"This scholarship reduced financial stress for me and my family. It also encouraged me to keep moving forward no matter what." — Uyen Nguyen

"Receiving a scholarship like this was so wonderful and beneficial for me to be able to continue pursuing my major and continue doing what I love." — Adrienne Wells

"During these challenging times this scholarship has really kept me motivated to finish my degree and to stay focused." — Martha Samaniego Calderón

"We have a lot to reflect on and be thankful for this year. From successfully navigating a new way to educate in art and design, to receiving an outpouring of support from our alumni and friends, we are thankful for the generosity that we received. Despite this generosity, however, our students and programs are still calling on you for help. Your investment in CVAD will make an ongoing and life-changing difference for those in need. From providing textbooks to a freshman, to allowing a graduating senior to purchase exhibition materials, your gift matters. When you consider us in your year-end giving, you are considering the direct impact you will have on more than 2,200 students, from future art educators to the next chief creative officer. Each dollar raised is one step closer to another hard-earned degree and future success." — Dean Greg Watts

Thank you for helping us honor the UNT College of Visual Arts and Design 2020/2021 Scholarship Recipients!