Tamarack Foundation Fellowship

 

Tamarack Foundation Fellowship Award
  

At the 2008 the Tamarack Foundation Gala held September 20, 2008, three Tamarack artisans were awarded $2,500 each to recognize artistic excellence, accomplishment, dedication to discipline, lifelong community achievement and involvement in promoting and fostering the arts. Congratulations to Stan and Sue Jennings of Tornton, West Virginia, Jean Pierre Hsu of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia and Mark Schwenk, also of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. Further information on the artisans will be posted in the near future. 

     

 Stan and Sue Jennings

 Jean Pierre Hsu

 Mark Schwenk


Click on name above for a personal bio from each of our Fellowship Award recepients.
 


Past Recipients

            In 2007, the awards were presented to Keith Lahti , Mik Wright and Robin Hammer and Chris Dutch.  In 2006, Julie Adams, Jeff Fetty and Jim Probst received the awards.




Funding for the fellowships was provided by a grant from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation. Other foundation programs include mentoring, apprenticeships, equipment leasing, professional development and relief aid.   The Artisan Resource Center located in Beckley is another successful Foundation project cooperatively supported by Mountain State University, the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Carter Family Foundation and the Beckley Small Business Development Center. West Virginia artisans receive assistance in website development and design, marketing opportunities and business planning.  
 

If you have other questions, please call the Tamarack Foundation Office at (304) 926-3770.
 
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