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Art History Awards
Music Awards



The Department of Art History and Music has received a generous donation from the Stark Family to enable art history majors to experience the art treasures of Europe. Every year, the department awards a travel fellowship to an art history major to be used toward European travel.

By December 1 of each autumn, junior art history majors are invited to submit a proposal for a travel grant for the forthcoming spring or summer break in order to experience the art treasures of Europe first hand. The proposal should outline the student's goals, projected itinerary, expenses and the student's financial need. The Department will award the prize based on the student's proposal, academic records, and financial need.


The Stark Family Award has been awarded to:

2007   Michaela Ward , FCRH 2008
2006   Michelle Pastor, FCRH 2007
2005   Stephanie Luther, FCRH 2006
2004   Martha Clippinger, FCRH 2005
2003   Kerin Sulock, FCRH 2003 (Fall)
2002   Erin G. O'Donnell, FCRH 2002
2000   Jennifer Godlewski, FCRH 2001
1999   Keira Dillon, FCRH 2000
1997   Dan Favata, FCRH 1998
1996   Otto Luna, FCRH 1997
1995   Jane Haag, FCRH 1996


The Vasari Lecture

The Vasari Lecture is named after the famous sixteenth-century Italian Renaissance artist/scholar, Giorgio Vasari, whose publication The Lives of Artists (1550) provided one of the earliest and most influential examples of art historical writing.

Vasari Lectures have been presented by:

2007 Ryan White, FCRH 2007
"Illuminating Joseph Wright's An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump"
2006 Dana Ferine, FCRH 2006
"Gustav Klimt and Judith: The Ultimate Femme Fatale"
2005 Martha Clippinger, FCRH 2005
"The Development of an Artist: Van Gogh and his Portrait of Pere Tanguy"
2004 Kerin Anne Sulock, FCRH 2003 (Fall)
"De Kooning's Woman and Bicycle: Reality in Ambiguity"
2003 Lalaine Mercado, FCRH 2003
"John Constantine's Salisbury Cathedral with Rainbow"
2002 Carll Wilkinson, FCRH 2002
"Mark Rothko's No. 10: Interpretative Approaches"
2001 Peter Raho, FCRH 2001
"The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum: Frank Lloyd Wright's Culminating Work"
2000 Jennifer McDonnell, FCRH 2000
"The Consumption Function Illustrated: Edgar Degas's Portraits at the Stock Exchange"
1999 Joss Citrone, FCRH 1999
"Winslow Homer's Visit from the Mistress'"


Music Awards

The Fordham Stipend

The Fordham Stipend is awarded each year on the basis of auditions to two students who major or minor in music. It covers the cost for two semesters of private study on voice or an instrument with a teacher of the winner's choice.

The Fordham Stipend Award has been awarded to:

2007 – 2008 Kaitlin Davis
Lystria Hurley
Jennifer Schutten
Eileen Tynan
2006 – 2007 Heidi Dougherty
Deanna Howes
Lystria Hurley
Amber Hurst-Martin
Meghan Morrissey
2005 – 2006 Dan Bartfield
Brendan Coffey
Deanna Howes
Joseph Nolin
Arun Ravindranath
2004 – 2005 Annie Hollands
Stephanie Lanuto
Mark Metivier
Joseph Nolin
2003 – 2004 Dan Bartfield
Philip Bednarczyk
Nadine Dillon
Annie Hollands

The Student Performance Competition

The Student Performance Competition is held each spring and is open to all Fordham undergraduates. The winner receives a one-hundred dollar award and performs with the Bronx Arts Ensemble.

Winners of "Student Performance Competition" have been:

2007 Joseph Nolin , Voice
2006 Amber Hurst-Martin, Voice
2005 Brianne Keefe, Voice
Arun Ravindranath, Violin
2004 Dan Bartfield, Viola
2002 Jeff Dobrydney, Trumpet
Luke Ascoli, Trumpet
2001 John Stufano, piano
2000 Christina Ramonetti, Vocal
Christopher Ro, Piano
1999 Christian Kolarz, Violin