"University of Wisconsin-Whitewater senior Deb Helgeson of Rhinelander is the recipient of the Fero Theatre Management Award in the amount of $175, the Raymond Light Scholarship in the amount of $1,000 and the Matthew Schliesman Scholarship for Artistic and Academic Accomplishment in the amount of $500.The Fero Theatre Management Award is given to theatre major/minors involved in the theatre management and stage management programs. The Raymond Light Scholarship supports outstanding students in art, music and theatre/dance.The Matthew Schliesman Scholarship for Artistic and Academic Accomplishment is given to students who have ongoing significant and valued artistic accomplishments in the areas of performance, directing, technology and design, or theatre management." YAY!!!!
The spring semester has been over for a month and I'm enjoying the much slower pace. While my grades didn't meet my 4.0 standard, I did manage a 3.5 and made the Dean's List. My cummulative GPA at this point is 3.82, just .03 shy of graduating with highest honors (summa cum laude) so I need to pick up the pace next year. Also key will not be working so many hours. That really was my downfall this past semester.
This summer I have a few projects in the works: completing the audience analysis from the surveys from last semester for the first step of my senior project, stepping up the research for my dramaturg practicum for the play Terra Nova, and partnering with an Arts Peer from the Wisconsin Assembly for Local Arts’ ArtsPeers Advisory Network to assist with a community assessment for a new presenting organization. No rest for the wicked....
