Deadline: TBA
Scholarship Description:
The Lawrence B. Taishoff Communication Design Scholarship is established to provide scholarships to students pursuing the BFA in Communication Design degree so they have additional financial resources to purchase computer equipment and/or software suitable for meeting the demands of the Communication Design degree.
Technologies recommended through this scholarship award are managed by the Communication Design program and this scholarship. See Professor Lisa M. Abendroth for details.
About Larry Taishoff:
Lawrence (Larry) B. Taishoff graduated from Duke University in 1955 and served in U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division as a paratrooper. He was stationed in Germany before he joined Broadcasting Magazine in 1958. He quickly gravitated to the business side of the publication and soon took over its publishing operations. He was accredited as a White House correspondent and was a member of the White House Press Association. For many years he was co-author of the radio and television segment of the Encyclopaedia Britannica Book of the Year. He was a trustee of the Washington Journalism Center and a member of the National Press Foundation.
After his father’s death in 1982 Lawrence B. Taishoff endowed an award in his father’s honor, presented annually at the NPF dinner. His interest in the Broadcast Pioneers organization led eventually to a major philanthropy, supporting the ever-enlarging Library of American Broadcasting, now located at the University of Maryland in College Park.
Lawrence B. Taishoff’s understanding of Communication Design shaped Broadcasting Magazine for 40 yrs. One example of this was the logo he created of a lightning bolt. The symbol of a bolt within a red rectangle was synonymous with the magazine itself. Everything from the granite carving atop the DeSales Street office to the pen sitting on his desk had that logo on it. As a result, this made it recognizable throughout the industry, and along with superior journalism, was a key factor to the publication’s success.
We hope the Communication Design Scholarship will help students keep pace with technological changes and methods in this field, along with providing the tools necessary to achieve this goal.
Scholarship Process:
Below is the direct link to the Spring 2023 award:
https://msudenver.academicworks.com/opportunities/5634
The link below is for students who haven’t yet completed a general application and need to do that first. After completing the general application, the Lawrence B. Taishoff Communication Design Scholarship will appear on the next screen as a “recommended opportunity” for application. Click “Apply.”
https://www.msudenver.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/
Scholarship Criteria:
The scholarship recipient shall meet the following criteria:
- Be meeting MSU Denver’s Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirements and cannot be in default or owe any refund/repayment of federal, state or institutional aid
- Have financial need as determined by FAFSA, or DAIA, and the University’s Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships
- Be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours during the semester the scholarship is received (Note: In this cycle, scholarship funds will be distributed during the Spring 2023 semester)
- Submit a degree progression report
- Submit a CDES BFA portfolio application and be pursuing a BFA in Communication Design*
- Have completed at least 30 credit hours, and have a minimum of one academic year (any combination of fall and spring semesters) of coursework left in Communication Design prior to graduation (Note: Remaining academic year should be calculated between the semester of scholarship application and the semester of scholarship receipt)
- Have a cumulative ART Departmental GPA, for their intended CDES BFA major, of 3.0 or greater as identified by the degree progression report (generated as a “what-if” report)
- Submit an essay of 500 – 1,000 words addressing the following: How or why did you become interested in pursuing the BFA in Communication Design degree and what do you intend to accomplish in this discipline as a result? Additionally, five samples of design work produced in Communication Design courses shall be included in the application with a brief description of each project and/or its intended goals
See online application for details and eligibility requirements. Within the limits of the scholarship amount, the actual award is contingent upon a student account with no balance due—the scholarship award will pay toward any balance due on the student account first.
* NOTE: Applicants need only to have submitted a portfolio application for the BFA in Communication Design to be eligible for this scholarship. Applicants need not to have been accepted into the BFA in Communication Design at the time of their scholarship application.
Scholarship Questions:
Lisa M. Abendroth, Professor, Communication Design Program, Department of Art, Taishoff Scholarship Committee Chair: [email protected]
Jacob Beaudrie, Finanacial Aid Office: [email protected]