The 2008 Irwin Scholars are:
Andrew Herbig
Levi Goldman
Misha Capecci
Serena Mitnik-Miller
Dustin Steyding
Dana Norrell
Julia Fredenburg
Vanessa Pearl Olson
Corey Riddell
Nolan Plant
Phiton Nguyen
Seth Charles
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.