The Rowena Reed Kostellow Fund

The Rowena Reed Kostellow Student Prize

The Rowena Reed Kostellow Student Prize was initiated in 1995 in discussions with Pratt President Thomas Schutte who was a champion of the Rowena Fund. The prize provides financial stipends to students nominated by faculty and chosen on the basis of juried work. From 1995 through 2009 The Rowena Reed Kostellow Student Prize was given to a single recipient. Starting in 2010 it was expanded to include one student from each year, sophomore through senior, and in 2014 a graduate student award was added. Since 1995, more than $50,000 has been given to students, in prizes ranging from $500 to $2,500.

“Thanks to the Rowena Fund, I made an inquiry into the form, function and feeling of design. Exploring this as a young designer informed my life’s work and, I believe, allowed many more people to have better experiences.”

— Jeffer London, 1997 Rowena Reed Kostellow Student Prize Recipient

Rowena Reed Kostellow Student Prize Recipients:

  • 2018:
    • Graduate: Jessica Smith
    • Senior: Zhijian Xiong
    • Junior: Imaan Sattar
    • Sophomore: Charlotte Logeais
  • 2017:
    • Graduate: Napat Nick Petcharatana
    • Senior: Jacqueline Hsiao
    • Junior: Jae Hyun An
    • Sophomore: Dominic Siguang Ma
  • 2016:
    • Graduate: Arron Green
    • Senior: Kerchuan Casey Soong
    • Junior: Jisue Park
    • Sophomore: Emily Brown
  • 2015:
    • Graduate: Ya-Lun Lee
    • Senior: Robin Oglesbee-Venghaus
    • Junior: Peter Lengel
    • Sophomore: Megan Lighty
  • 2014:
    • Graduate: Dawn (Gaughran) Moses
    • Senior: Inhae Lee
    • Junior: Robin Oglesbee-Venghaus
    • Sophomore: Jamison Hartley
  • 2013:
    • Senior: Ariana Zarillo
    • Junior: Nathaniel Feldman
    • Sophmore: Robin Oglesbee-Venghaus
  • 2012:
    • Senior: Yasemin Uyar
    • Junior: Sam Kaji
    • Sophmore: Esther Lee
  • 2011:
    • Senior: Collin Velkoff
    • Junior: Haily O'Connor
    • Sophmore: David Krawczyk
  • 2010:
    • Senior: Alvaro Uribe
    • Junior: Selim Benhabib
    • Sophmore: Haily O'Connor
  • 2009: Charlotte Kreitmann
  • 2008: Ian Collings
  • 2007: Mark Menendez
  • 2005: Chrissie Angliker
  • 2004: Virginia Brown/Sara Smogawicz
  • 2003: Gardiner Murry
  • 2002: Silas Warren
  • 2001: Gardner Murray
  • 2000: Jon Pettingill
  • 1997: Jeffery London
  • 1995: Rob Zinn