The Lucile Phillips Morrison Award
The Lucile Phillips Morrison Award was founded in 1946-47 to provide an honorarium for a Scripps dance student whose enthusiasm for and interest in modern dance warranted encouragement. Such a student might be a beginner who had shown potential ability, or a more advanced student who aspires to a professional career in dance. The purpose for establishing such a scholarship was to encourage an interest in modern dance, particularly for those Scripps students who had found dance to be a vital part of their educational and creative growth. Study with outstanding creative professionals in the field was an opportunity for broadening the student’s horizons.
The Lucile Morrison Dance Award became an annual award given to one or more Scripps Dance students to provide financial support for summer dance/movement study. Each applicant must be a Scripps sophomore or junior who is an active participant in the Scripps Dance Program, although she need not be a dance major.
The selection process involves the submission of a detailed proposal by each applicant, which is reviewed by the full time members of the dance faculty. The proposal must include information about the summer program of study the student wishes to attend, her rationale for this choice, her goals for the experience, and what she hopes to bring back to Scripps from the experience. A detailed budget must also be included. The award is intended to cover or subsidize tuition costs but not transportation, housing, or food.
| Scholarship Recipients | |
| 2018 | Devon Frost: Attended classes while at home in Los Angeles, studying a variety of styles including house, contemporary, street jazz, hip-hop, and popping.
Meghan Gwinn: Used her award to extend her thesis research and attend workshops at the Movement Theatre Studio, New York, and The Cumbe Center for African & Diasporic Dance, Brooklyn. Rachel Nayer: Used her award to participate in the ARCOS summer program, and attend dance and yoga workshops in her hometown of Austin, Texas. Aisha Skye: Used her award to participate in the three week long International Dance Training program at BoogieZone Utopia Dance Studio in Torrance, CA. |
| 2017 | Cynthia Irobunda: Studied a variety of styles including modern, vogue, femmology/heels, and hip-hop (house, popping) while at home in New York City
Suzette Guzman: Attended ballet and contemporary classes while interning at the University of California, San Francisco Rachel Nayer: Participated in dance and yoga workshops in Tel Aviv, Israel |
| 2016 | Mia Farago-Iwamasa: Attended classes at Inland Pacific Ballet Company while working in Claremont for the summer
Suzette Guzman: Attended class in Hip Hop and Break Dancing while interning in San Francisco Sharon Keenan: User her award to supplement her expenses during her Video internship at Bates Dance Festival in Maine Cynthia Irobunda: Attended classes at Broadway Dance Center, Alvin Ailey, and Peridance Capezio Center while at home in New York City Rachel Nayer: Attended the ARCOS Summer Program, plus classes in ballet, Gyrotonics, yoga, and aerial silks while in Austin, Texas |
| 2015 | Maile Blume: Attended classes with Queen Emma Ballet, and Still & Moving Center in Honolulu, Hawaii
Michelle Nagler: Continued her dance training at an advanced level, taking classes and building professional contacts within the LA dance community |
| 2014 | Maya Suzuki-Jones: Attended classes with Yoga Honolulu, Queen Emma Ballet, Ballet Hawaii, and 24-7 Danceforce in Hawaii
Ella Wilson: Participated in Parsons Dance Company’s Summer Intensive in New York City Jacci Yin: Attended a yoga core workshop and individual classes at Space Yoga in Taipei, Taiwan Sophia Armington: Attended a 200 hour yoga instructor course at Yoga Vida, a yoga alliance certified studio in New York |
| 2013 | Brianne Imada: Worked with noted dance lighting designers at the American Dance Festival summer program at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Anya Leyhe: Studied with the Shawl-Anderson Dance studio in Oakland, California, and completed an American Sign Language course at Berkeley City College |
| 2012 | Hannah Mason: Attended workshops with Anna and Daria Halprin at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, and also Susan Bauer’s workshop “Mindfulness in Motion: Authentic Movement as Spiritual Practice” in Berkeley, CA
Emily Simmons: Participated in classes and other events while interning at The American Dance Festival in Durham, North Carolina |
| 2011 | Mary Callahan: Participated in classes at the DC Dance Collective and Dance Place in Washington, Dc while interning there with the National Dance Education Organization
Chante Cruse: Participated in a three-week workshop with noted African-American choreographer Garth Fagan in Rochester, New York Hannah Mason: Studied Spontaneous Phenomenon/Instincts and Improvisation and Private Spaces Viewed in Public Places with Holly Johnston’s Ledges and Bones at ODC in San Francisco, California |
| 2010 | Ashli Duncan: Participated in a three-week workshop with Doug Varone and Dancers at the University of Akron in Ohio
Maya Guice: Studied dance with noted professionals in the Los Angeles area during off time from working 9-5 as an LA County Arts Intern in preparation for her self-designed major in Performing Arts Administration Jill Mahoney: Attended a five-week contemporary ballet workshop in San Francisco, California, with Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet Alyssa Mello: Participated in a three-week workshop with Doug Varone and Dancers at the University of Akron in Ohio |
| 2009 | J. Lindsay Brown: Studied intensively with nationally and internationally renowned teachers and choreographers at the six-week American Dance Festival in Durham, North Carolina
Ashli Duncan: Enrolled in two summer programs in the San Francisco Bay Area: a four day workshop entitled Ballet for the Contemporary Dancer, and a two-week workshop in Technique and Repertory with Janice Garrett and Dancers Alyssa Mello: Participated in a three-week workshop with New York based Doug Varone and Dancers Mariam Tejeda: Studied Tango at the Arthur Murray Studio in Shenandoah, Texas for three weeks. In addition to improving her technique she used the opportunity to explore and question the gender roles that are perpetuated through ballroom dance |
| 2008 | Julia Cost: Participated in the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance summer session studying the work of contemporary ballet choreographers such as Alex Ketley and Jiri Kylian. She was also accepted into the Conservatory’s Choreographic Apprentice Residency where she developed her own choreography under the mentorship of established professional choreographers
Karen Diaz: Attended the Moving On Center School of Participatory and Somatic research in Oakland, CA to study Bartenieff Fundamentals with Peggy Hackney, and Alexander Technique and Somatic Therapy with Carol Swann Sara Festini: Participated in the National Tap Day Festival in Berkeley and took classes with Roxanne Butterfly and Babs Yohai, heirs to the late great tapmaster Eddie Brown |
| 2007 | Sydney Freggiaro: Studied at The Edge Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles where she took classes in ballet, jazz, lyrical, funk, and hip hop, and built connections with LA’s vibrant commercial and concert dance scene
Brianna Skellie: Traveled to Europe to attend Impulstanz, a 5-week festival of contemporary dance workshops, forums and performances in Vienna, Austria |
| 2006 | Mary Grimes: Studied a variety of dance styles at two major studios in San Francisco. She also researched studio organization and administration practices in preparation for eventually pursuing her dream to open her own studio
Meredith Horiuchi: Studied with outstanding modern dance artists at the American Dance Festival in Durham, North Carolina, where she was also a Young Artist Scholarship recipient Brianna Skellie: Studied with outstanding modern dance artists at the American Dance Festival in Durham, North Carolina Abigail Stopper: Studied contemporary ballet, choreography and flamenco at Alonzo King’s Lines Ballet School in San Francisco |
| 2005 | Tova Eisner: Studied with outstanding modern dance artists at the American Dance Festival in Durham, North Carolina
Meredith Horiuchi: Interned in New York City with Jennifer Miller’s Circus Amok. She also used her award to participate in workshops with several cutting-edge modern choreographers Abigail Stopper: Studied contemporary ballet, jazz, modern, African, and flamenco at Alonzo King’s Lines Dance Center Davie-Blue Bacich: Studied Alexander Technique in conjunction with West African and Caribbean dance |
| 2004 | Tova Eisner: Studied with outstanding modern dance artists at the American Dance Festival in Durham, North Carolina
Katherine Lind: Studied at Musical Theatre Dance in the summer of 2004 as part of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts’ special in musical theatre: Collaborative Arts Project 21 |
| 2003 | Courtney Crocker: Attended the American Dance Festival in Durham, North Carolina
Caroline Johnson: Studied intensively the Pilates method Nicole Clarke: Traveled to Brazil to attend the Child International Conference and explore how West African dance has influenced dance in Brazil Julie Russell: Studied Hula in Hawaii |
| 2002 | Erica Carroll: Attended California State University at Fresno Summer Arts Program to study dance technique and composition under Colin Connor and Risa Steinberg
Emily Anderson: Attended the American Dance Festival in Durham, North Carolina Ann DeHerder: Attended the American Dance Festival in Durham, North Carolina Miana Hoyt: Attended the White Mountain Summer Dance Festival in Springfield, Massachusetts |
| 2001 | Taryn Chase: Used her grant to study with outstanding dance artists at this country’s premier summer dance program, the American Dance Festival in Durham, North Carolina
Andrea Cordova: spent the summer interning in Los Angeles with a major dance talent agency and used her grant to round out her days by taking classes from a variety of Hollywood teachers Erica Carroll: Attended the six-week American College Dance Festival Ann DeHerder: Attended the prestigious New York City’s Alvin Ailey Summer Dance School |
| 2000 | Danielle Kraus: Trained in a variety of dance styles at Dance on Capital Hill in Seattle, Washington
Megan Thompson: Furthered her dance study at the Newport Academy of Ballet and began personal choreographic explorations |
| 1999 | Lara Allen: Spent a month in NYC at the Limon Institute to attend an intensive workshop with Risa Steinberg and then went to the 1999 Seattle Festival of Alternative Dance & Improvisation to take classes with Nina Martin, Simone Forti and K.J. Holmes |
| 1998 | Marissa Labog: Attended the New York University Tisch Dance Summer Residency Festival, where she studied with a variety of dance artists
Erin Elizabeth Owen: Attended the New York University Tisch Dance Summer Residency Festival, where she studied with a variety of dance artists Lara Allen: Attended the American Dance Festival in Durham, North Carolina Gwyn Fisher: Attended a two-week intensive program focusing on jazz, modern, ballet, hip-hop, Afro-Brazilian, and African Dance forms in New Orleans, LA SarahElizabeth Ward: Attended daily classes from Repertory Dance Theatre and participated in Ririe Woodbury’s Summer Dance Workshop, Move It ’98, in Salt Lake City, Utah |
| 1997 | Kami Innerbichler: Studied ballet at the California Dance Center in Montclair, CA, and participated in jazz classes with Kim Lam
Jennifer Timmerman: Conducted an independent study in kinesiology, studied ballet and Graham Technique, and explored non-Western dance forms practiced by women as healing rituals |
| 1996 | Rachel Mudge: Attended the Limon West dance project in San Jose and the Joe Goode Workshop in San Francisco, CA. She also took classes at the studios of ODC San Francisco, Footwork, and Alonso King’s Lines Ballet Company
Alexis Smith: Attended a two-week dance workshop with John Malashock Dance Company of San Diego, CA |
| 1995 | Christina Barrett: Studied Vaganova ballet technique, and Horton technique modern dance in Nantucket Fay Ann Chun: Attended the San Francisco Butoh Festival and took classes from noted professionals in the Los Angeles area |
| 1994 | Fay Ann Chun: Attended the American Dance Festival in North Carolina
Irene Schneeweis: Attended the American College Dance Festival and studied African dance, jazz and the Horton Dunham Technique |
| 1993 | Katherine Davis: Enrolled in two intensive summer workshops in choreography and performance: one with Bella Lewitzky Dance Co. in Los Angeles, CA, and the other at NY University at the Tisch Summer Repertory Festival
Fay Ann Chun: Studied with professional dance artists in Hawaii Diane Yun Bai: Attended biweekly ballet classes with Victoria Koenig of the Los Angeles Chamber Ballet and Lawrence Blake at the California Dance Center in Montclair |
| 1992 | Denise Yung: Continued her studies of the dance technique of Bella Lewitzky
Katherine Davis: Studied with Oakland Ballet and took modern dance at Shawl-Anderson Dance Center |
| 1991 | Katherine Footracer: Attended the Naropa Institute in Boulder, CO, to study yoga, dances of West Africa, and contact improvisation with Steve Paxton and Nancy Stark Smith
Jennifer Williams: Went to NYC to study at the Peridance Center Polly Patton: Studio-hopped in Los Angeles, CA, to study the realities of the commercial dance world |
| 1990 | Polly Patton: Went to NYC to take classes from Betty Jones in the Limon Technique at Limon School. She also took other jazz and ballet classes in the City
Jennifer Williams: Attended the San Diego School of Ballet under Robon Sherertz-Morgan |
| 1989 | Jennifer Anderson: Studied dance and theater at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts
Polly Patton: Attended the American Dance Festival in North Carolina Heather Prohaska: Studied at the Bella Lewitsky Dance Co Wendy Johnson: Attended the Seattle Summer Dance Institution at the University of Washington and took classes at Pacific Northwest Ballet |
| 1988 | Catherine Shull: Studied with important teachers in Los Angeles, CA, and attended a workshop in Indonesian Dance at UCLA
Wendy Johnson: Attended Pacific Northwest’s Summer Session Amy Day: Studied a variety of dance styles with prominent Los Angeles dance teachers |
| 1987 | Lenora Stokes: Studied ballet and Indian classical dance – Bharat Natyam – in Los Angeles, CA, and then traveled to New York City to work with outstanding professionals |
| 1986 | Jovita Alaniz: Studied with outstanding professionals |
| 1985 | Jovita Alaniz: Attended the Bill Evans Dance Co. Summer Institute to study modern dance, ballet, and the effort shape theory |
| 1984 | Susannah Murdoch: |
| 1983 | Melinda Leeson: Attended Cabrillo College Summer Dance Workshop
Lorrie Harvey: Attended “Dance Through Time” at Dominican College in San Raphael Robin Hovis: Attended dance classes in Los Angeles while working as an intern |
| 1978 | Sheryl Simmons: Continued her study at the Harvard Dance Center and the Dance Notation Bureau |
| 1974 | Linda Heath: Attended Loyola Marymount Summer Dance Session |
| 1968 | Althea Eames: Studied under Doris Humphrey and Jose Limon
Marcia Burr: Studied under Doris Humphrey and Jose Limon Jane Fisher -Studied at Perry-Mansfield Janet Alf: Studied at Perry-Mansfield Toni Mull: Studied at Perry-Mansfield Sharon Mallory: Attended Connecticut College Summer School of Dance Virginia Jacobson: Studied at Perry-Mansfield Georgia Jones: Studied at Perry-Mansfield Susan Lovell: Studied at Perry-Mansfield Maria Fuller -Studied at Perry-Mansfield Enid Obee: Hayna Holm, Colorado Judith Davies: Long Beach State Summer School Karen Hatfield: Attended Connecticut College Summer School of Dance |