The Elizabeth Richardson Award, was established in memory of this Milwaukee-Downer graduate by her friends and family.  Miss Richardson, '40, served in World War II as a member of the Red Cross in France, where she died in a plane crash.  The prize is awarded to women excelling in studio art and art history.

Class of 1978 recipients:

Betty Cynthia Smith, Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Anne Elizabeth Rieselbach, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Kathy Lou Mitchell, Fayetteville, North Carolina.