Foundation Scholarships

Crothers, Mickey Creative Expressions

1) Undergraduate women only 2) creative project in the arts with themes related to gender issues (e.g., films, multi-media, songs, creative writing, sculpture, painting, drawing, digital, computer, etc. as well as recordings of dance, theater, and other performances). Preference given to first generation student and/or senior status with expressed intent of continuing graduate education or apprenticeship in the arts.

Students submit the project (e.g., art object, facsimile, or recording of performance) to the Women’s Studies Program. Students must also provide an accompanying artist’s statement explain and/or contextualizing the project.

Early spring semester, exact date varies.

A Women’s Studies Faculty committee reviews all projects and selects the award.

Prior to the celebration held during Women’s History month.

Winners are announced at the annual Women’s Studies Celebration held during Women’s History Month. The Women’s Studies Director will complete and submit a “Scholarship Award Form” to the Financial Aid office.

Recipients are expected to send a thank you note to the UW- Eau Claire Foundation, S-214. This note will be forwarded to the anonymous donor that established this fund. The anonymous donor established this award to honor Dr. Marie (Mickey) Crothers and recognize her generous spirit and willingness to reach out to so many people on campus and in the community. Dr. Crothers is a clinical psychologist and professor of psychology, who joined UW-Eau Claire’s psychology department in 1997. Her teaching is enriched through her ongoing clinical work in the community. Her research interests include family communication in the presence of life-threatening illness, sexual assault prevention, human responses to trauma and loss, and hypnosis. She teaches courses in abnormal psychology, theories of counseling, child psychopathology and general psychology. Dr. Crothers received the 2002-2003 Excellence in Teaching Award, which is selected by alumni and recognizes outstanding ability to inspire students to high standards of scholarship. Dr. Crothers is widely respected by her colleagues and students.