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Sculpture scholarship available for MTSU students




MTSU art professor James S. Gibson poses with one of his sculptures, ‘Bird Icon’, in this November 1983 photo. Gibson, who taught at MTSU from 1970 to 1999, was named a professor emeritus in 2000. He died in August 2018, and his family recently established a scholarship for a junior or senior sculpture student.PHOTO COURTESY OF THE MTSU COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS

MTSU art professor James S. Gibson poses with one of his sculptures, ‘Bird Icon’, in this November 1983 photo. Gibson, who taught at MTSU from 1970 to 1999, was named a professor emeritus in 2000. He died in August 2018, and his family recently established a scholarship for a junior or senior sculpture student.PHOTO COURTESY OF THE MTSU COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS

MTSU is honoring a former sculpture professor by providing a student with financial help to earn an art degree with a new Department of Art and Design scholarship.

James S. Gibson, who taught at MTSU from 1970 to 1999 and was named a professor emeritus in 2000, was a nationally known sculptor who created more than 500 pieces. He worked in different media, including wood, steel, aluminum, bronze and brass.

Gibson died in August 2018 after a brief illness. He was 81.

The James S. Gibson Sculpture Scholarship, established last December by the professor’s family, will be awarded to a junior or senior seeking a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in studio art with an emphasis on sculpture, said Meredith Kerr, development director for the College of Liberal Arts,

The scholarship recipient must have at least a 3.0 GPA when applying. For information about the Gibson sculpture scholarship, contact Kerr at Meredith.kerr@mtsu.edu.

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