Named, Endowed & Term Funds

Paulanne Montaigne and the family of Adelaide Florence Reimold Binder established the Adelaide Florence Reinold Binder & Loraine Marie Binder Scholarship in honor of her sister, Loraine Alberta Marie Binder. 

Paulanne graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1948. She is active within the Philadelphia philanthropic community with the First Presbyterian Church in Germantown, Salvation Army of Greater Philadelphia and Temple University. She taught at First Presbyterian and is now retired and currently resides in Jenkintown.

Adelaide graduated in 1921 from the College (then called Philadelphia School of Design for Women). Attending Moore without the help of a scholarship would have been difficult for Loraine. The Binder family wanted to give back to Moore in Loraine’s honor to benefit future students who may not otherwise afford the costs of a private college education. 

Adelaide was a bright and talented woman who benefited greatly from her education. Two of her paintings are in the College’s permanent alumnae collection. Raised in Philadelphia, Adelaide became an illustrator for children’s wear at Lits and Strawbridge & Clothier stores. Paulanne recalls watching in awe as her aunt would illustrate clothing. 

The endowed scholarship from Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Montaigne, who had no children of their own, is given annually to a talented, financially needy student. Paulanne is grateful for her aunt’s education at Moore and is a loyal supporter and friend of Moore. Paulanne enjoys meeting her scholarship recipients to gain a first-hand account of the impact of her investment.

Adrienne Vittadini graduated from Moore College of Art & Design in 1966 with a degree in Fashion Design. She is now a world renowned fashion designer and the Adrienne Vittadini brand is available in stores nationwide with handbags, bath & body, accessories, intimates, sleepwear, home, fragrance, footwear, eyewear, activewear, outerwear, cold weather accessories, men's apparel, and luggage. You can visit her brand website here. The scholarship is awarded to a student who meet the criteria.

Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, we are pleased to inform you that an Aftermath Emergency Fund has been set up at the College to provide timely financial support to students facing severe financial hardship. This fund is intended to be a supplemental financial resource for students who are experiencing unexpected emergency expenses that directly impact or jeopardize continued enrollment at Moore.

Students are eligible for emergency funding up to $500.00 per academic year and applications for funding will be on a first-come, first-serve basis.  Priority will be given to students who demonstrate severe financial hardship due to an emergency or unanticipated circumstance.  Click here for more details and how to apply.

A scholarship funded by an anonymous donor awarding students who meet the criteria.

This scholarship is awarded through the AMDG Foundation, but was established by alum Pat Rodenbaugh from the class of 1955. Click here for application details.

This scholarship was established by alum Ann Marie Stiliha from the class of 1972. It’s awarded to a one student per year who meets the criteria.

The Catherine Finn Storey Memorial Scholarship honors Cathy’s memory and her industry, unique artistic sensibilities and authenticity by providing financial assistance to a sophomore, junior, or senior student majoring in Textile Design at Moore College of Art & Design. The award is intended to give support and encouragement to a student who demonstrates a commitment to her own artistic growth and who hopes to contribute to society through her art.

A 1981 graduate of Moore, Cathy's enthusiasm for fiber arts was first nourished by her Canadian immigrant grandmother who very early taught her tatting, embroidery, and the language, tools, and beauty of weaving. When she was fifteen, she apprenticed in weaving at the Worcester, Massachusetts Center for Crafts, with Moore alumna Laura Berg Glazier, who guided Cathy to Moore College.

Cathy flourished during her four years at Moore. She enjoyed a small group of good friends, the support of faculty members, and the pleasure of watching herself grow as an artist. With five siblings also in school, Cathy worked hard to pay for her Moore education. This included two summers selling books door to door under the hot Galveston, Texas sun.

Cathy’s senior project displayed her ability to create something that was at once simple and complex. She wove a royal blue fabric and then cut and sewed it into a suit with shorts and a fitted jacket, fastened with buttons from her grandmother’s button box.  As she lifted her arms, bright orange wings appeared from folds beneath the sleeves. Typical of Cathy, her pattern was intricate, her colors bold, her product innovative. During the presentation, she showed her sense of humor when she told her professors, “Now I have wings and I am ready to soar.”  After college, Cathy turned her suit into a kite and won an award at a Connecticut art show.

From artistic appliqué patches on her brother Paul’s jacket, to the blankets and quilts she made for new babies, to the woven table runners and place mats that showcased a wide range of techniques, her creativity was a source of delight and constant surprise. While drawing admiration and respect for her strength, determination, and practicality, she also brought joy and humor to her family and friends. 

Cathy married Paul Storey in 1985 and became the loving mother of Samantha, Peter, Shannon, and Patrick. In 1991, when Patrick was less than a year old, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Her oncologist called her “a trooper” but she lost the battle in 1997 at the age of 38.

May talented, industrious students like Cathy bring joy to their worlds through happy and productive years at Moore. This scholarship is awarded to a student who meets the criteria. 

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Cecelia Fitzgibbon served as the President of Moore College of Art & Design for 20 years and established this scholarship along with alum Carol Durham ’65. This scholarship is awarded to one or two students who meet the criteria.

Charlotte Eichfeld Reinicker '55 Endowed Scholarship was created in 2002. Charlotte “Mikki” Eichfeld began attending Moore in 1932 and graduated in 1955 with a degree in Fashion Design. Charlotte is retired and lives in Hendersonville, NC with her husband James. She has 5 children. The Charlotte Eichfeld Reinicker '55 Endowed Scholarship is awarded by the Financial Aid office to a student with demonstrated financial need.

This scholarship was developed by members of the Class of 1965 and is awarded to a student who meets the appropriate criteria.

This scholarship was established in memory of the son of alum Debi West ’92 and is given to a graduate student studying art education and meets the criteria.

This scholarship is funded, awarded, and managed through the Philadelphia Foundation.

This scholarship was Moore alumnae Pamela Deitrich ’70, to honor the excellence in teaching and outstanding commitment of her classmate, Deborah A. Larkin’70, who teaches graphic design at Moore and is past president of the Alumnae Association.

Pamela Deitrich received her BFA in Illustration from Moore College of Art & Design in 1970 and has worked as both an illustrator and art educator. Her work has been recognized in juried exhibitions for their exploration of thematic subjects, and has been featured in a national juried show titled, The Child in You, at Woman Made Gallery in Chicago. 

Debby Larkin owns and operates Kramer & Larkin Graphic Communicators in Philadelphia.

The Debby Larkin '70 Scholarship, established in 2007, is awarded annually to an incoming first-year or transfer student who intends to major in graphic design. The Admissions Committee selects candidates on the basis of portfolio excellence, academic history and financial need.

This award was established in 2013 and is awarded to a graduating Art Education student.

This scholarship is awarded to a Fashion Design Major who meets the criteria.

The Doyla Gutman Memorial Fund was established in honor of Doyla Goutman, artist and former head of the Fine Art department at Moore. He was a noted artist and resident of Rosemont, PA who passed away in 2001.

Mr. Goutman, believed very much in art and getting young people interested at an early age. He founded the Rosemont Collection of Art in 1961. Today, the Rosemont Collection is on view at the Radnor Township High School which contains several hundred works of art by Goutman in addition to many well-known American and European painters. He immigrated to the US from Russia and served as an art director in Hollywood before coming to Moore.

The scholarship is awarded to a student who meets the criteria.

The Dorothy Tomkins Warner '29 Endowed Illustration Scholarship was endowed in 2003 by Thomas T. Warner and E. Parry Warner in honor of their mother Dorothy Tomkins Warner.  Born in 1907 in Glenside, PA, Dorothy Tomkins Warner began attending Moore in 1925 and received the George W. Elkins European Fellowship, the John Frederick Lewis Prize honorable mention, and Kern Dodge Prize while attending Moore. After graduating from Moore in 1929 as an Illustration major, Dorothy married E. Thomson Warner and moved to Willow Grove, PA. She passed away in 1995.

The Dorothy Tomkins Warner '29 Endowed Illustration Scholarship is awarded to a junior student majoring in Illustration with demonstrated financial need and outstanding talent.

Dr. Baldeck is a retired physician who practiced at the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine. On medical trips to Haiti and Grenada, camera and stethoscope occupied the same bag. In the early 1990’s she left the operating room for the darkroom to work as a fine-art photographer in black and white. During the following decade, her portfolio grew to accommodate portraiture, still life, and landscapes, as featured in her six major books. Since 1996 she has exhibited widely in the U.S. and abroad, and her images are found in museums and private collections

Mr. Hollis (Dr. Baldeck’s husband) is a retired teacher and poet. He taught at numerous schools and colleges, including Dartmouth College and Drexel University.

Both Dr. Baldeck and Mr. Hollis have previously served as members of Moore’s Board of Managers.

Dr. Andrea Baldeck and William M. Hollis, Jr. Scholarship in Photography & Digital Arts is awarded annually to an incoming first year student or transfer student who displays exceptional artistic promise and intends to major in Photography and Digital Arts. The Admissions Committee selects candidates on the basis of portfolio excellence, academic history and financial need.

Established in 2020, this award goes to a graduating senior who demonstrates excellence in Interior Design or Graphic Design and meets the criteria.

Established in 2020 by alum Marcia Taylor ‘70, this scholarship goes toward students in the Young Artists Workshop program who meet the criteria.

The Durham Family Scholarship was established in 2014 by alumna Carol Durham and her husband John. Born in 1943 in Allentown, PA, Carol Durham graduated from Ambler High School and received a Joseph Moore Scholarship to attend Moore. After graduating from Moore in 1965 as an Art Education major, Carol taught at East Norriton Junior High School for a few years, studied painting at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts, and then returned to Moore in the 1980s to study interior design. 

The College has enjoyed a long relationship from Carol Durham and her family. Mother of alumna Christie Durham ’90, an interior design major, Carol served on the Moore Board of Managers for eight years and served as chair of the Development and Alumna Affairs committee during that time. In 1990, Carol gave a gift to Moore in celebration of her daughter’s graduation to support building renovations and equipment purchases and a CAD laboratory for the Interior Design department. The Evelyn Andres Whitaker Art Scholarship was established in 1987 in honor of Evelyn Andres Whitaker, her beloved grandmother.

In 1986, Carol and her business partner established their own interior design business, Spaces Interior Design, based in Gwynedd Valley, PA, engaging in commercial and residential work. She regularly sells her artwork at the Main Line Art Center. Her hobbies include world travel, painting, photography, tennis and golf. She is married with two children and six grandchildren. 

Carol and her husband, John Durham are involved in several philanthropic initiatives including Philadelphia Futures and work involved with abused and abandoned children through the Martin Luther Home in Plymouth Meeting. John served as president of Delaware Management, the fourth largest independent manager of pension funds in the United States at the end of 1989. Carol and John spend part of each year in their home they built in New Mexico.

The Durham Family Scholarship is awarded to a high school senior who is interested in attending Moore and who displays with exceptional artistic promise and financial need. The Office of Financial Aid and Admissions Committee select a candidate on the basis of portfolio excellence, academic history and financial need.

This scholarship is funded, awarded, and managed through the Philadelphia Foundation.

The Evelyn Andres Whitaker Art Scholarship was established in 1987 by alumna Carol Durham in honor of Evelyn Andres Whitaker, her beloved grandmother. Born in 1943 in Allentown, PA, Carol Durham graduated from Ambler High School and received a Joseph Moore Scholarship to attend Moore. After graduating from Moore in 1965 as an Art Education major, Carol taught at East Norriton Junior High School for a few years, studied painting at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts, and then returned to Moore in the 1980s to study interior design. 

The College has enjoyed a long relationship from Carol Durham and her family. Mother of alumna Christie Durham ’90, an interior design major, Carol served on the Moore Board of Managers for eight years and served as chair of the Development and Alumna Affairs committee during that time. In 1990, Carol gave a gift to Moore in celebration of her daughter’s graduation to support building renovations and equipment purchases and a CAD laboratory for the Interior Design department. 

In 1986, Carol and her business partner established their own interior design business, Spaces Interior Design, based in Gwynedd Valley, PA, engaging in commercial and residential work. She regularly sells her artwork at the Main Line Art Center. Her hobbies include world travel, painting, photography, tennis and golf. She is married with two children and six grandchildren. 

Carol and her husband, John Durham are involved in several philanthropic initiatives including Philadelphia Futures and work involved with abused and abandoned children through the Martin Luther Home in Plymouth Meeting. John served as president of Delaware Management, the fourth largest independent manager of pension funds in the United States at the end of 1989. Carol and John spend part of each year in their home they built in New Mexico.

The Evelyn Andres Whitaker Art Scholarship is awarded to a high school senior who is interested in attending Moore and who displays exceptional artistic promise and would not otherwise be able to attend Moore. The Admissions Committee selects candidates on the basis of portfolio excellence, academic history and financial need. The scholarship contributes toward first-year tuition.

This scholarship is awarded to a third year student who meets the criteria.

This scholarship is awarded to a Fashion Design student who meets the criteria.

Florence Moskowitz “Mosky” Loeb graduated from Moore in 1927 with a major in textile design. A graduate of Girls High, she was awarded a four-year scholarship to Moore. After graduating from Moore, she went to Europe with her good friend, Virginia Bates ’27, studying in London and Paris, where she designed brocade for Fausier and Gaudioz, a French design studio. When she came back to Philadelphia, she worked for Hardwick & Magee, a rug manufacturer. She then married David Loeb, a newspaper photographer, and they had two sons.

With her design experience, she became interested in jewelry making and sold jewelry all over the world. Her work was exhibited at Moore, the Cheltenham Art Center, the Philadelphia Alliance and elsewhere. She received the top award in jewelry from the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen. She served on the design committee of the Philadelphia Art Alliance for many years. 

The scholarship was established by her son, David S. Loeb, Jr. It is awarded to a student who meets the criteria.

Mrs. Graham is a graduate of Moore with a BFA in Interior Design. Prior to founding Graham Interior Design in 1979, she was Senior Design/Project Manager at Kling Interior Design and two other Philadelphia firms. Mrs. Graham designs for both residential and commercial clients. 

As an active artist, Mrs. Graham has exhibited her watercolors at the Main Line Arts Center, where she studies, and at the American Cancer Society. 

Since graduating from Moore Fran has remained active and involved of her alma mater and currently serves as the Chair for Moore’s Board of Trustees. She was instrumental in the launching of the Visionary Woman Awards and served as chairperson for the first three years.

The Fran Graham Scholarship has been very beneficial to many deserving first year Moore students who may have an interest in interior design.

The Fred and Naomi Hazel Art Award Fund is a designated fund of the Philadelphia Foundation that was established in Naomi Hazel's will. Moore has been a designated grantee of this fund since 1997 and receives a distribution once every three years in June for the same purpose -- awarding prizes for artists working in oils.

Leadership fellowships provide ‘real world’ leadership experiences for emerging students committed to professional success. Travel fellowships offer students the funding to travel domestically and abroad to enhance their leadership and creative skills.

This scholarship is awarded to an Art Education student who meets the criteria.

Dr. Happy Fernandez served as President of Moore College of Art & Design for 13 years, retiring in 2012. These funds were created in honor of her service to the College. Under her leadership, Moore expanded academic programs, facilities and endowed scholarships, including women’s leadership fellowships and programs. Fernandez sadly passed away in 2013. Fernandez left behind quite a legacy in Philadelphia as she served two terms in city council and was the first woman to run for mayor in 1999.

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This prize is awarded to a student who meets the criteria.

The Sartain family has a significant impact on the arts scene here in Philadelphia. Harriet Sartain served as dean of Moore (then known as the Philadelphia School of Design for Women) for 26 years. This fellowship was established to honor her service. Click here to learn more about the Sartain family’s legacy.

New York artist and philanthropist Jane Walentas, a 1966 graduate of Moore College of Art & Design, and her husband, David Walentas, provided Moore with the single largest donation in the history of the College. This generous gift funded scholarships and fellowships for many young artists at Moore. Jane served as a dedicated member of the board and was involved in many alumni activities. She sadly passed away in 2020.

Biannual appointment of an artist, designer, scholar, or other thinker or maker who is widely-respected and renowned for her/his creative and professional work and is passionate about research, learning, and innovation. May work in a field or discipline represented at Moore or another area or hybrid space (the relation of art and science, for example) whose alignment with a college of art and design creates new and distinctive affinities and alliances. Every effort will be made to vary the disciplines represented. A Short-term appointment of distinction. Expected to be an active leader and contributor to the creative and intellectual life of the college and city. Includes a combination of teaching and workshops, creative research and experimentation, collaborations with Moore faculty, students, and potentially external partners, and public engagement. The Fellow will give a major public presentation - the Walentas Endowed Public Lecture - as part of the appointment. A committee chaired by the Academic Dean including Moore academic leadership, faculty, students, and Board representation will seek nominations and recommendations, review potential Walentas Faculty Fellows, and send its recommendations to the President, who will make the final decisions.

This fund provides a 4-year scholarship to an incoming first-year student who meets the criteria. Student also receives funds to travel internationally between their junior and senior years.

New York artist and philanthropist Jane Walentas, a 1966 graduate of Moore College of Art & Design, and her husband, David Walentas, provided Moore with the single largest donation in the history of the College. This generous gift funded scholarships and fellowships for many young artists at Moore. Jane served as a dedicated member of the board and was involved in many alumni activities. She sadly passed away in 2020.

This scholarship is awarded to 4 students per year who meet the criteria. Janice and Art Block are longtime supporters of the College as Art serves as Chair of the Board of Managers.

This scholarship is awarded to a graphic design major who meets the criteria. The first recipient of this fund will be selected in the Fall semester of 2023.

Janie graduated from Moore in 1974 with a degree in advertising (now graphic design). She is a long supporter of the College and currently serves as a member of Moore’s Board of Managers.

This scholarship was established by alum Jill Kerwick from the class of 1978 and is awarded to a Fashion Design student who meets the criteria.

The Katharine Fetter ’34 Endowed Scholarship was created in 1998 through a gift from the estate of Mrs. Katharine Marie (Liesmann) Fetter. Mrs. Fetter was a 1929 graduate of Camp Hill High School in Camp Hill, PA. She graduated Moore College of Art & Design in 1934 with a bachelor’s degree in design and continued on to graduate from the former Kutztown State Teachers College in 1938, where she received a bachelor’s degree in art education. 

She taught Art and English in the Hughesville, PA school system for 25 years and was a part-time teacher at Lycoming College for 14 years. Mrs. Fetter created many watercolor paintings and had several exhibits at the James V. Brown Library, Williamsport.

She enjoyed bird watching and working with ceramics. She and her husband, Rufus M. Fetter, published several articles in the magazine Now and Then.  They travelled extensively in Europe, Asia and America. 

A lifelong supporter of education, Mrs. Fetter generously supported Moore College of Art & Design, her husband’s alma matter, Girard College, the East Lycoming School District and the Hughesville Public Library. Deeply connected to her community, Mrs. Fetter was involved with the Hughesville and Muncy Historical Societies in addition to the Williamsport Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, The Hughesville Volunteer Fire Company, The Muncy Valley Hospital and Trinity Lutheran Church.

Alum Kia Weatherspoon from the class of 2010 establish this internship fund to award an Interior Design student that meets the criteria. The first recipient of this award will be in the Fall of 2025.

This fund supports scholarships for Philadelphia students who attend the Young Artist Workshop and meet the criteria.

The Maguire Foundation is committed to improving the quality of life for people and educating the next generation of leaders. Founded by James J. and Frances M. Maguire and grounded in the teachings of St. Ignatius Loyola that we are men and women for others, the foundation invests in education, arts and humanities, and the relief of hunger and homelessness. The Maguire Foundation has funded scholarships for Moore students who meet the criteria through this fund.

Every year, the Marian Locks Senior Award is given to a graduating senior at Moore College of Art & Design, providing them with an opportunity to jumpstart their career. The Locks Family Foundation has endowed the Marian Locks Award, which is granted competitively, to help Moore graduates make the transition from undergraduate education to a creative career.

This scholarship, established by alum Marilyn Biles from the class of 1957, is awarded to a Fashion Design student who meets the criteria.

This fund was established by her son, Henry W. Hallowell, III to honor his mother.

Mrs. Hallowell, whose maiden name was MacFadden, grew up on Rhawn Street in Northeast Philadelphia and graduated from Frankford High School before graduating from Moore College of Art & Design in 1943. She married into a family of Quakers with roots that extend to the William Penn land grants in 1682. It is believed that the family homestead in Lower Moreland had been a stop on the Underground Railroad.

After college, Mrs. Hallowell was determined to help the World War II effort on the home front, so she took a job at the Budd Co. plant on Red Lion Road inspecting planes that had come back from combat. “If there was any damage, it was up to me to make an engineering change to correct it,” she wrote in a self-published account of her life.

She discovered that the fasteners holding the metal skin of certain planes to the bulkhead were defective. The metal skin, in some cases, was not attached at all. “I wonder to this day how the pilot got that plane down,” she wrote in her book. She designed a special nut, and the retooled part was manufactured by a firm owned by her family. It then was installed on all such planes.

Mrs. Hallowell started her own interior-decorating business at home in 1950 and ran it until the late 1960s. She taught remedial reading in the 1970s at Bryn Athyn Elementary School. She was also involved in many community organizations. 

Betty died at the age of 87 at her home in Huntingdon Valley, PA in December 2010. 

The scholarship is awarded to an Interior Design student who meets the criteria.

Mary Schwarz was an active supporter of Moore and named Moore in her life insurance policy as a beneficiary of her estate. The College received the funds for the Mary Emma Schwartz Scholarship in 1998. She was honored as a distinguished alumna in 1995 and sadly passed away in 1997. 

The scholarship is awarded to a student who meets the criteria.

Mary Heher Reiber '36 Scholarship was created in 2001 by Herbert Reiber in honor of his wife Mary Heher Reiber.  Mr. Reiber contributes annually to the scholarship to continually honor his wifes’ education. 

Born in 1914 in the Rhawnhurst section of Philadelphia, PA, Mary Heher began attending Moore in 1932 and was awarded the Herbert D. Allman Prize in Interior Decoration each year she attended Moore.  Mary graduated from Moore in 1936 with a degree in Interior Design. She married US Marine Corps PFC World War II Herbet H Reiber. Located to Sarasota, Florida. Mary Reiber died on October 24, 2000.

The Mary Heher Reiber '36 Scholarship is awarded by the Financial Aid office to a student with demonstrated financial need.

Mary Jennings ’88 graduated from Moore with a major in Textile Design. She then proceeded to work in textiles for approximately six months before moving on to interior design, then mural painting. Now, as a fine artist and art educator, Jennings is President of Moore’s Alumni Council and was a major supporter of the ImagineMoore Capital Campaign. This fund for Moore’s Teachers Summer Institute (rebranded in 2022 as the Summer Artist / Educator Residency), allows working art educators to take sorely needed time to refresh their practices, in and out of the classroom.

Endowed scholarship established by the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation to be awarded annually to a student who shows creative promise in the area of fine arts. Mrs. March Avery Cavanaugh is the President of the Foundation based in New York. The foundation supports arts and culture and education.

Established in 1994, this prize is given a student whose work meets the criteria.

Penny Fox, Chair Emerita of Moore’s Board of Trustees, is a longtime supporter of the college whose significant gifts have developed multiple opportunities for students and other members of the Moore community. This fund honors professors who have done exemplary work and meet the criteria.

Penny and Bob Fox have given generously to Moore in the past from beautiful Fox Commons to the Penny & Bob Fox Center for Digital Arts, Design and Print Media, created to launch the Photography and Digital Arts major and enhance instruction across the curriculum. Bob Fox sadly passed away in 2021. Penny currently serves as Chair Emerita on Moore’s Board of Trustees.

This competitive fund awards students the opportunity to dream big and do more with their required internship experience. For more information click here.

The R. Joan Shore ’54 Scholarship in Illustration honors R. Joan Shore, who graduated from Moore in 1954 with a degree in fashion illustration.

When her career was interrupted to raise a family, Joan did freelance work for various women’s apparel stores, specializing in changing fashion murals. She later created display fashion illustrations for the former Dewee’s department store. She became assistant director of fashion show production for Bonwit Teller where her illustration background was very helpful. The shows also included men’s fashions, requiring Joan to teach team members from the Philadelphia Flyers, 76ers and Eagles about modeling.

Joan was part of a group of Israeli army volunteers, spending a month at an Israeli army base near Tel Aviv. She and other volunteers repackaged military weaponry for the military. The only volunteer from the Philadelphia area, she traveled to Israel alone. 

After Joan was diagnosed with breast cancer, she spent more of her time working with the American Cancer Society’s “Reach for Recovery” program. She visited recently diagnosed cancer patients to reassure them about their treatment program and their good chances for recovery. Joan fought breast cancer for years, but this did not stop her from enjoying traveling around the world from Africa to New Zealand with her husband, Allen. Joan always had fond memories of her days at Moore and considered it a wonderful environment for creativity.

The R. Joan Shore Scholarship in Illustration is awarded annually to an incoming first- year or transfer student who intends to major in Illustration. The Admissions Committee selects candidates on the basis of portfolio excellence, academic history and financial need.

Moore offers students the opportunity to compete for fellowships and awards that will support them financially as they enhance their skills. Students can apply individually, or as a team of two. This fellowship, named after the College’s founder, is a travel fellowship available for juniors. Click here for more information.

This scholarship is awarded to a student who meets the criteria. It was established to honor alum Shirley Luber from the class of 1947.

This scholarship is awarded to a student who meets the criteria.

Elizabeth “Sis” Grenald is a longtime supporter of the College and served on the Board of Managers for nearly 10 years. This scholarship is awarded to one or two outstanding students who meet the criteria.

Keith Straw established this fund in 2013 with her husband Jim to award a promising BFA student who meets the criteria annually. Keith is a longtime supporter of the College and currently serves on the Board of Managers.

Moore offers students the opportunity to compete for fellowships and awards that will support them financially as they enhance their skills. Students can apply individually, or as a team of two. This fellowship, established by the famed jewelry company, is a leadership fellowship available for sophomores and juniors. Click here for more information.

The W. W. Smith Charitable Trust is a private foundation established by William Wikoff Smith. The Trust is specifically focused on areas involving basic needs for food, clothing and shelter; supplementing higher education scholarship programs; supporting maritime education/maritime heritage preservation; and basic medical research primarily in Heart Disease, Cancer and AIDS. This Foundation has funded scholarships for Moore students who meet the criteria through this fund.

This scholarship goes toward a cohort of the Visionary Woman Scholars who display exceptional artistic and academic promise and meet the criteria.

New York artist and philanthropist Jane Walentas, a 1966 graduate of Moore College of Art & Design, and her husband, David Walentas, provided Moore with the single largest donation in the history of the College. This generous gift funded scholarships and fellowships for many young artists at Moore. Jane served as a dedicated member of the board and was involved in many alumni activities. She sadly passed away in 2020.

Endowed by Penny and Bob Fox in 2008, the scholarship honors Bob’s mother, Zena Witlin Fox and underscores the Board’s commitment to scholarships at Moore. Married at 19, Zena Fox did not have the opportunity to attend college. When she was the mother of two boys, she was able to pursue her love of art by studying sculpture with Philadelphia master sculptor Angelo Frudakis. 

Penny and Bob Fox have given generously to Moore in the past from beautiful Fox Commons to the Penny & Bob Fox Center for Digital Arts, Design and Print Media, created to launch the Photography and Digital Arts major and enhance instruction across the curriculum. Bob Fox sadly passed away in 2021. Penny currently serves as Chair Emerita on Moore’s Board of Trustees.

The Zena W. Fox Endowed Scholarship in Fine Arts is a one-year scholarship awarded annually to an incoming first-year student who displays exceptional artistic promise and intends to major in Fine Arts. The Admissions Committee selects candidates on the basis of portfolio excellence, academic history and financial need.