Lindberg Award
February 28, 2008
TO: Faculty, College of Liberal Arts
FROM: Marilyn Hoskin, Dean
RE: The Lindberg Award
I am I am delighted to announce that Scott Schnepf, Professor Art, has been selected as the 2008 recipient of the Lindberg Award, given annually to the outstanding Teacher-Scholar in the College of Liberal Arts.
Professor Schnepf has a long and distinguished career at UNH. First appointed in 1981 after completing his MFA at Kansas State University, he has exerted a steady but profound influence on an unusually broad range of important programs at UNH. Best known as an extraordinary printmaker, he has developed a reputation as a master of this medium. His works most frequently celebrate the quietly beautiful forms around us—objects in a room, buildings on a narrow street, a plant or even light streaming into an ordinary setting. In each there is both simplicity and depth, a drawing transformed into an event. As one of his colleagues noted, Scott is “an excellent artist whose technical brilliance serves his rich and poetic imagery.” Attesting to the attention and respect his artistry has gained, his works have been exhibited continuously and extensively, from the Currier Gallery to the Library of Congress, and many venues between and beyond.
Scott’s students happily provided a wealth of testimony to the impact he has had on their personal and professional development over a very long period of time. He takes studio students through the multiple stages of becoming artists with patience and skill; they learn to be critical at every step, just as they learn to explore the creative world with the perspective and vision only an artist can grasp. Each of the many who wrote spoke of him as both demanding teacher and personal counselor, reflecting the crucial balance which successful artists must achieve in creating art which brings their sensitivity and training to canvas or print. He has shown them the quiet, observing component of the creative genius, and they are to a person deeply grateful for the role he played in their development. From those who have become part of the commercial world to those painting, making prints, and teaching in the academy, all praise him as a true mentor.
Defying every popular image of the artist, Scott has also demonstrated a keen knack for effective management of art programs. His six years as Chair of Art and Art History saw him handle curriculum and crisis, feast and famine, outrage and euphoria with grace and a remarkable sense of perspective. He was instrumental in developing our study abroad site and programs in Ascoli, and through several summers shared all experiences Italian with undergraduates and graduate students alike. The still developing career is one which glistens with achievement, international recognition, and permanent influence on a host of current and former students. We are very lucky to have him, and to honor him with this prestigious award.
Previous Lindberg winners:
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Sheila McNamee J. William Harris Susan Schibanoff David Frankfurter Sally Ward Charles Simic Robert Mair Cathy Frierson Alasdair Drysdale Ann Diller Paul Brockelman Janet Polasky Keith Polk Victor Benassi David Richman Joshua Meyrowitz Laurel T. Ulrich Robert Hapgood Barbara Cooper Donald J. Wilcox Michael DePorte |
Communication 2007 History 2006 English 2005 History and Religious Studies 2004 Sociology 2003 English 2002 Psychology 2001 History 2000 Geography 1999 Education 1998 Philosophy 1997 History 1996 Music 1995 Psychology 1994 Humanities/Theatre and Dance 1993 Communication 1992 History 1991 English 1990 LLC/French 1989 History 1988 English 1987 |
