The 2005 Irwin Scholars are:
Blake Anderson
Nora Aoyagi
Kelly Barrett
Gordon Combs
Thad Garrett Eaton
Nate Goodman
Rebecca Hartman
Rebecca Souza
Aaron Toews
Fletcher Tucker
Joshua Yoches
About the Irwin Scholarship
The William Hyde and Susan Benteen Irwin Scholarship Fund was established in 1986, with a modest donation by Sue Irwin, and now generates 12 annual merit scholarships to further the education of selected UC Santa Cruz students for proven excellence in the arts. The scholars are nominated by the art department faculty to submit a portfolio of work and then are selected by an all faculty vote. This annual, professionally organized exhibition has become a tradition in the art department and for the Sesnon Gallery. This scholarship shows the far-reaching effects of support for the arts.