Today I received official notification that I am the recipient of the John A. Johns memorial scholarship. Of the four that I applied for, this was the one I most hoped to receive – the scholarship I had to submit my own illustrations for — so I am very excited.
I am also a tad overwhelmed. There is an awards ceremony next Tuesday, and I am expected to be there, with a short speech if possible. I am to write letters of thanks to the family of John A. Johns, and also have a discussion with…honestly, I’m not sure who she is…someone from the school…about who John A. Johns was and what he meant to the art community and the Art Institute and the faculty thereof (he used to be the school president). So I have a lot of responsibilities that come with the scholarship.
But mostly, I am excited, and honored. YAY!
So…. TEN MILLION DOLLARS or what? what does it give you????
$5000…but I found out today that, annoyingly, it seems I don’t actually get to touch any of it myself…it goes straight towards my tuition. Which is nice and all, but considering the overall cost of my tuition, won’t make that much of a difference, but in hand could have made a HUGE difference. I was going to get my tablet. Now…I’m not. *sigh*