UAA salutes its 2014 Rasmuson Foundation artist award recipients
by Kathleen McCoy |
The Rasmuson Foundation, a private Alaska foundation that works as a catalyst to promote a better life for Alaskans, announced its 2014 Project, Fellow and Distinguished Artist awards May 13 in Anchorage. Seven UAA graduates were among those named:
- Tracy Bader, Occupational Endorsement Certificate '09
- Teeka Ballas, B.A. Journalism '09
- Nicholas Bradford, A.A. General Program '11
- Pedar Dalthorp, B.A. Psychology '99
- Amy Meissner, M.F.A. Creative Writing '04
- Don Rearden, M.F.A. Creative Writing '05
- Shehla Anjum, M.F.A. Creative Writing '08
In addition, Michael Walsh teaches a film class at KPC's Kachemak Bay Campus, and Ingvil Vatn Guttu worked with the UAA Department of Theatre and Dance in the mid-2000s.
Congratulations to all the award recipients, including Distinguished Artist Peggy Shumaker, a professor emerita from UAF, along with a special salute to members of our UAA family.
Read more about the awards and how these artists plan to create using this support.
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