The 2002 Irwin Scholars are:
Meghan Bahn
Brandon Bird
Peter Chester
Lea Anna Drown
Rebecca Frediani
April Frykenberg
Gabriel Gilder
Evan Holm
Katrina Knutzen
Janina Larenas
Emily Lessard
Josh Luke
Courtney Nimura
Kaytea Petro
Maria Pugnetti
Tom Robinson
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.