2005 OUTSTANDING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
IN CONTEMPORARY SCULPTURE AWARD

BACKGROUND

The International Sculpture Center is proud to present the winners of the 2005 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award. This year's award program attracted a record number of nominees. From a pool of 322 nominees from 130 schools, the jury comprised of Jenny Dixon, Director of the Isamu Noguchi Museum in NY, Matthew McCaslin, Educator and Sculptor and Judith Shea, Educator and Sculptor selected 19 winners and 19 honorable mentions.

The ISC would like to thank those who have participated in this year's program and those who have supported us this year though generous donations. The success of this program would not be possible without the in-kind support from Grounds For Sculpture and in part by generous donations from:

JENNIFER NIJMAN * JILL & PAUL MEISTER * WALTER SCHATZ * MERRILL LYNCH * ANDREW GREENE JONATHAN METCALFE * DAVID MEAD * ELIZABETH BIZIC * JEFF LOWE SASSONA NORTON * JOHN BECHERER * MORTON RACHOFSKY * ROBERT FISHER * BARABARA KRAKOW * LAURA THORNE * HARTMUT STEILOW * MAYER BROWN ROWE * STEPHEN SHAPIRO

2005 STUDENT AWARD HONORABLE MENTION: MATTHEW ALEXANDER, Sponsor: Jason Brown, University of Tennessee* HILARY BALDWIN, Sponsor: Joyce McDaniel, School of the Museum Fine Arts* JOSEPH BOLSTAD, Sponsor: Greg DuMonthier, Milwaukee Institute of Arts and Design* PATRICK FLIBOTTE, Sponsor: Larry Millard, University of Georgia* ETHAN HAM, Sponsor: Elizabeth Stanek, Portland State University* NICOLE HEIMBACH, Sponsor: Howard Risatti, Virginia Commonwealth University* AYUMI ISHII, Sponsor: Ellen Driscoll, Rhode Island School of Design* MIN-KYUNG JI, Sponsor: Byung-Kil Choi, Won Kwang University* JAMES KEARNS, Sponsor: Jeffery Morgan Adams and Lee Sido, Northern Illinois University* EDWARD KELLEY, Sponsor: Matthew Gehring, Syracuse University* STEPHANIE KOENIG, Sponsor: Linda Einfalt and Matt Lynch, University of Cincinnati* MAYUKO KONO, Sponsor: G. DuMonthier, Milwaukee Institute of Arts and Design* JONG JAY LEE, Sponsor: Eve Andree Laramee, MICA* CASEY MCGUIRE, Sponsor: Garrison Roots, University of Colorado* NAOMI SCHLIESMAN, Sponsor: Chris Walla, Minnesota State University* IAN SENECAL, Sponsor: Joyce McDaniel, School of the Museum Fine Arts* GREG STAHLY, Sponsor: Galo Moncayo Asan, Indiana University* PETER TRADOWSKY, Sponsor: Amie McNeel, Cleveland Institute of Art* GREGORY WITT, Sponsor: Galo Moncayo-Asan, Indiana University

2005 OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARD WINNERS [click the thumbnails for full image]

	Taha Belal Pennsylvania State U. Faculty Sponsor: Cristin Millet [View Work]			Christina Bowdler Syracuse U. Faculty Sponsor: Matthew Gehring [View Work]
	Margaret Carlson U. of New Mexico. Faculty Sponsor: Steve Barry [View Work]			Timothy DeVoe Virginia Commonwealth U. Faculty Sponsor: Amy Hauft [View Work]
	James Darr U. of Delaware Faculty Sponsor: David Meyer [View Work]			Kristin Desiderio SUNY, Buffalo Faculty Sponsor: Reinhard Reitzenstein [View Work]
	Rachel Frank U. of Pennsylvania Faculty Sponsor: Terry Adkins [View Work]			Robert Harrington U. of Texas, El Paso. Faculty Sponsor: Willie Ray Parish [View Work]
	Crisman Liverman Texas Christian U. Faculty Sponsor: Cameron Scheopp [View Work]			Carin Mincemoyer SUNY, Buffalo Faculty Sponsor: Reinhard Reitzenstein [View Work]
	Sarah Kindelan Mississippi State U. Faculty Sponsor: Mark Cowardin [View Work]			Matthew Gerring California College of the Arts Faculty Sponsor: Mark Takiguchi [View Work]
	Chris Oliver SUNY, Albany Faculty Sponsor: Edward Mayer [View Work]			Sarah Grumbling Loyola U, New Orleans. Faculty Sponsor: Steve Barry [View Work]
	Deana Rennick Ohio State U. Faculty Sponsor: Todd Slaughter, Malcolm Cochran and Carmel Buckley [View Work]			Scott Oliver California College of the Arts. Faculty Sponsor: Mark Takiguchi [View Work]
	Tomas Rivas U. of Notre Dame Faculty Sponsor: Austin Collins [View Work]			Tatyana Yanishevsky Brown U. Faculty Sponsor: Daniel Stupar [View Work]
	Tiffany Wolf Texas Christian U. Faculty Sponsor: Cameron Scheopp [View Work]