- Thea Foundation
Thea Foundation Awards All 36 Annual Scholarships During Pandemic

Thea’s annual scholarships remain a great resource for helping young people across the state receive financial help for higher education. Each of the six arts-based competitions provide Arkansas seniors with an opportunity to find money for college based on their talent alone. Our first scholarship was awarded in 2002, and we’ve awarded more than $2.3 million in scholarships to Arkansas students since then. During the 2020 scholarship season, we quickly adapted our two largest scholarship competitions to be online-only due to competition days typically being held in-person. Additionally, we extended deadlines to accommodate students. Even with these changes in place, we received over 100 entries from students across the state for each competition in performing arts and visual arts.
At this time, we are proud to share a complete list of all of this year's 36 scholarship-winning Arkansas seniors. We know this time is so unique for seniors finishing their final weeks of high school without big events like graduation, but we know the future is bright for these incredibly talented students we are honored to support. A strong majority of Thea’s scholarships are endowed. For those that are, the name(s) or organization attributed with the endowment are listed above the scholarships.
Visual Arts Winners

Thea Foundation Board Scholarship
Mary Katherine Dennis - 1st place, $4,000 (pictured above)
Har-Ber High School
Windgate Foundation Scholarship
Courtney Curry - 2nd place, $3,500
Pottsville High School
Robyn Horn, Dede & Karen Hutcheson Scholarship
Kaitlin Brannon - 3rd place, $3,000
North Little Rock High School
Autumn Blaylock - 4th place, $2,500
Fayetteville High School East
Robin Orsi Family Scholarship
Morgan Ison - 5th place, $2,000
Little Rock Center of Excellence
Olds Foundation Scholarship
Addy Brymer - 6th place, $2,000
Homeschooled
Janet & Glenn Davis Scholarship
McKenzie Horton - 7th place, $2,000
Pottsville High School
Munro Foundation Scholarship
Cassie Jankowski - 8th place, $2,000
Homeschooled
Murphy USA Scholarship
Olivia Falcon - 9th place, $2,000
Mount Saint Mary Academy
Rita Curtis Memorial Scholarship
Kaysie Wilson - 10th place, $2,000
Jonesboro High School
Performing Arts Winners

Clinton Family Foundation Scholarship
Mary Jane McConnell - 1st Place, $4,000 (pictured above)
Fayetteville High School
Linda & Paul Leopoulos Scholarship
Brennon Humphry - 2nd place, $3,500
Bryant High School
Hammonds/McDonald Scholarship
Emma Tedder - 3rd place, $3,000
Pulaski Academy
Charles A. Frueauff Scholarship
Lennon Richison - 4th place, $2,500
Bentonville West High School
Lawrence Hamilton Memorial Scholarship
Dax Driggs - 5th place, $2,000
Alma High School
Lindsey Robison East Memorial Scholarship
Hayley Mitchell - 6th place, $2,000
Hot Springs World Class High School
Charles Louis Cabe Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Evan Moore - 7th place, $2,000
Catholic High School for Boys
Heflin Family Foundation Scholarship
Abigail Pappas - 8th place, $2,000
Rogers Heritage High School
Wesley K. Clark, II Scholarship
Savannah Halter - 9th place, $2,000
Arkansas Connections Academy
Robert T. & Elizabeth W. Seibert Scholarship
Tara Shaffer - 10th place, $2,000
Bentonville High School
Slam Poetry Winners

India Harper - 1st place, $4,000 (pictured above)
North Little Rock High School
Segovia Lucas - 2nd place, $3,500
Little Rock Central High School
Vanessa Washington - 3rd place, $3,000
Little Rock Central High School
Unzila Cheema - 4th place, $2,500
Conway High School
Victory Jackson - 5th place, $2,000
Little Rock Central High School
Creative Writing Winners

Elizabeth Wilkinson Scholarship
Ingrid Christensen - 1st place, $4,000 (pictured above)
Russellville High School
Dr. Ben Meade & Jane Hunt Scholarship
Emma Smith - 2nd place, $3,500
Homeschooled
Dena Reynolds Memorial Scholarship
Malaika Johnson - 3rd place, $3,000
Bentonville High School
Maitlyn Harrison - 4th place, $2,500
Abundant Life Christian Academy
Mary Baledge - 5th place, $2,000
Har-Ber High School
Fashion Design Winners

Jeanne McNeill Johansson Scholarship
Emely Truong - 1st place, $4,000 (pictured above on the left)
Searcy High School
John Bailey Scholarship
Nakayla Pennington - 2nd place, $3,500
North Little Rock Center of Excellence
Film Winners

Note: All film scholarship are placed at the same level, receiving the same amount in scholarship money. All four winners are picture above.
Dorothy and Walter Morris Foundation Scholarship
Rayleigh House - 1st Runner Up - Cinematography, $2,500
Wynne High School
Kye-Yak International Scholarship
Madison Esteves - Directing, $2,500
Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts
Natalie and Win Rockefeller Scholarship
Victoria Roach - Cinematography, $2,500
Little Rock Christian Academy
Sophia Mammarelli - Editing, $2,500
Mount St. Mary Academy
Thea Foundation would like to sincerely thank all of the professionals who served as this year's judges for our competition season.