Art Institute Awards $157,500 in Scholarships

High school seniors competed in each of the institute’s five arts-oriented programs of study with each winner awarded a $20,000 scholarship.

San Bernardino, CA (PRWEB) May 14, 2006 -- Byron Chung, president of The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire, knows that education in this day and age doesn’t come cheap. That’s why the school has awarded nearly $158,000 in scholarships for 16 Inland Empire high school and post-graduate students.

“Each and every one of the recipients in our seven arts-related competitions proved they are definitely worth the school’s investment in them,” Chung said, adding “They each clearly deserve the financial assistance and personal support the scholarships convey.”

High school seniors competed in each of the institute’s five arts-oriented programs of study with each winner awarded a $20,000 scholarship. These included, in Graphic Design, Echo Robison of Yucca Valley High as well as Alyssa Mees of Rialto High; the Interior Design honor went to Heidi Altmeyer from Rim of the World High School in Lake Arrowhead; Media Arts and Animation, the first place scholarship was granted to David Anderson Jr. of Victor Valley High in Victorville; and Hector Becerra of Colony High School in Ontario won the Game Art and Design competition.

Second place winners received $5,000 scholarships and third place recipients received $2,500 for their efforts.

In the Post Graduate category, with first place winners receiving scholarships worth $10,000, Scott Kruger won for Graphic Design; Dawn Unruh for Media Arts and Animation; the Interior Design top scholarship went to Denise Awoniyi with Heidi Altmeyer receiving another top honor for her Poster Design entry with the theme “Art leads to innovation.”

The awards will be presented Thursday, May 18, at The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire’s campus, 630 East Brier Drive in San Bernardino, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Speakers will include President Byron Chung, the faculty judges and Monica Jeffs, Director of admissions. Appetizers will be served.

As Jeffs said, “Every entry in every category deserved to win, the work was so outstanding. The faculty judges had their work cut out for them. The student level of performance is absolutely brilliant.”

This institution has received temporary approval to operate from the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education, 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite S 202, Sacramento, CA 95834, (916) 574-7720, www.bppve.ca.gov, in order to enable the Bureau to conduct a quality inspection of the institution.

The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire is one of The Art Institutes (www.artinstitutes.edu), with 32 education institutions located throughout North America, providing an important source of design, media arts, fashion and culinary professionals.

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