Park highlights list of top art students

Staff Report
 
Richard Park, a Cal State Long Beach art student, won a $2,500 scholarship from The Star Foundation and had his work shown at the Society of Illustrators' prestigious student exhibition in New York, the College of the Arts has announced.

More than 5,000 entries were submitted from students across the nation, and 106 were accepted -- including two others from CSULB.

The recognition highlights a successful academic year for the College of the Arts, which also announced that 12 other students from a student body of 2,500 have been honored.

In addition to Park, So Ra Chung and David Smith had their works displayed at the exhibition. All three studied under CSULB professor George Zebot.

Three other CSULB students earned $2,500 scholarships. Shane Kohatsu (industrial design) and Amy Fortune (interior architecture design) won the Richard Baker Arts scholarship. Jeanette Odle was recognized by the Network of Executive Women in Hospitality for interior architecture design.

Janet Puglisi won $1,000 from the Dramatic Allied Arts Guild for interior architecture design.

Receiving $1,000 apiece from Fine Arts Affiliates were Kirk Flores (industrial design), Alejandro Garfio (industrial design) and Michiko Kawakami (interior architecture design).

Eun Joo Choi won $2,000 for interior architecture design from Color Marketing Group.

The Network of Executive Women in Hospitality also awarded scholarships for interior architecture design to Diane Sharp ($2,000), Jenny Pigao ($2,000) and Michiko Kawakami ($1,000).

Jenny Pigao and Karen Mevorakh won $500 apiece for interior architecture design from AIA/Los Angeles.