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 1996 recipients:

Studio Art:

Kerry Alice McNaughton, Boise, Idaho, for demonstrating an impressive commitment to creativity combined with a wide-ranging command of expressive media.  Her complex and multi-layered work is distinguished by a strong theoretical basis derived from interdisciplinary study.
 

Art History:

Erica C. Tryon, Stoughton, Wisconsin, who is distinguished by her intellectual curiosity, broad ranging interests, and ability to utilize interdisciplinary approaches in the study of art history.