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RAPAPORT... The MJSA Education Foundation recently awarded $5,400 in scholarships to six students enrolled in degree programs across the U.S. Since 1997, the MJSA Education Foundation has awarded nearly $165,000 in scholarships to students enrolled in jewelry design, jewelry making, or other jewelry-related degree programs at colleges, universities, and technical schools throughout the nation. Funds for the scholarships are generated through the MJSA Education Foundation Scholarship Group, which consists of six permanent endowment funds managed by the Rhode Island Community Foundation on behalf of MJSA and the MJSA Education Foundation. Any student enrolled in a jewelry program, who intends to pursue a career in the jewelry industry and who can demonstrate financial need, is eligible to apply for an MJSA Education Foundation scholarship. Applicants are assessed on the basis of course of study, academics, career plans, recommendations, and industry experience. Students must be U.S. citizens. This year, MJSA Education Foundation awarded $900 each to the following: William Sammut, who is working toward a BFA in crafts-metals at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, Michigan; Sara Cochran, who is completing a BFA in jewelry at the Pratt Institute in New York; Kristen Glanzman, who is pursuing a graduate degree in metalwork and jewelry at Montclair State University in Upper Montclair, New Jersey; Alexander Walker, who is completing a BFA in metals and jewelry design at Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan; Chelsey Hammersmith, who is pursuing an MFA in fine arts at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio and Jessica Armstrong, who is working toward an MFA in jewelry and metalsmithing at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.
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