Awards and Scholarships 2008

Includes our Community Leadership Awards, Koshland Young Leader Awards, and Art Awards Program.

Community Leadership Awards

Each year our Community Leadership Awards give us an opportunity to showcase the depth of commitment and range of talent among Bay Area community leaders. Chosen for their innovation and impact, as well as their initiative and inspiration, all of our award winners have enhanced the lives of Bay Area residents in tangible ways. Whether individuals or organizations, the 2008 winners stand out not only for their visionary ideas and meaningful results, but also for setting examples and creating models for other communities to follow.

This cohort of honorees conveys a strong message about the importance of bringing voice and visibility to multilingual, multicultural communities through literature; preventing violence and helping women and children rebuild their lives after domestic violence; building unity, alliances, and social movements to forge positive change; and inspiring youth and civil rights activism for a healthier, stronger future.

The 2008 Community Leadership Award Winners:

Van Jones, $10,000
Van’s galvanizing work in youth and civil rights activism is inspirational. He has led policy reform campaigns that tackled critical issues within the Bay Area and nationally, paving the way for a stronger, smarter, more just, greener future. With his holistic focus on youth, the economy, and the environment, Van is creating innovative solutions that will change the world.
In the spirit of the Robert C. Kirkwood Award, made for an individual in recognition of outstanding community service, commitment, and inspired leadership.

Malcolm Margolin, $10,000
Malcolm has promoted California’s diverse cultures through literature and cultural events for more than three decades. His book “The Ohlone Way” is a seminal text on California Indian history and culture, and he has brought enlightenment to generations of our state’s young people and due deference to California’s indigenous people. We honor Malcolm for bringing voice, visibility, and value to multicultural, multilingual communities.
In the spirit of the Helen Crocker Russell Award, made for an under-recognized, mature artist who has made a significant and ongoing contribution in the Bay Area.

Elizabeth “Betita” Martinez, $10,000
For more than 50 years, Betita has built unity and alliances across traditional racial and gender lines. Her strong spirit continually brings together diverse coalitions to forge positive change across many communities. Her dedication to Chicana history leaves a legacy of progressive activism for future generations. We honor Betita for being a selfless and inspirational advocate for vulnerable people in the Bay Area and around the world.
In the spirit of The San Francisco Foundation Award, made for an individual demonstrating exemplary commitment to improving human relations in the Bay Area.

Asian Women’s Shelter, $20,000
Asian Women’s Shelter was the first Bay Area shelter – and one of only three nationally – dedicated to assisting Asian women and children escape family violence and rebuild their lives free of violence. Twenty years later, providing services in 31 languages, it is a model program that is preventing violence and working toward cultural change through its innovative, creative, community approach.
In the spirit of the John R. May Award, made for organizational initiatives in response to a significant contemporary problem.

Koshland Young Leader Awards

The Koshland Young Leader Awards recognize the next generation of leadership in our community. These impressive high school seniors from San Francisco public schools are strongly motivated to achieve in spite of the added challenge of responsibilities to their families. We applaud the Koshland Young Leader Awardees for their commitment to achieving their goals, succeeding academically, and pursuing their career ambitions. The students are nominated by their teachers and counselors during their junior year for this $5,000 award.

• Tanea Lunsford, School of the Arts
• Clever Padilla, Mission High School
• Eduwiges Rivas, Mission High School
• Barbara Shipowo, Academy of Arts and Sciences
• Dong Yi Zhao, Thurgood Marshall Academic High School
• Drakzin Wangmo, Gateway High School

Art Awards Program

The San Francisco Foundation is proud to sponsor the Art Awards Program, fostering individual growth and excellence in Bay Area artists. For more detailed information about these awards, please visit the Art Awards page of our website.

Literary Awards through Intersection for the Arts

• Joseph Henry Jackson Literary Award
  Kelly Luce for the fiction manuscript “Ms. Yamada’s Toaster”
  

• James Duval Phelan Literary Award

• John Gutmann Photography Fellowship
  Alessandra Sanguinetti, $10,000
  

James D. Phelan Art Award in Film and Video

• Emiko Omori, $2,500
  
• Patty Chang, $2,500
  
• Cauleen Smith, $2,500
  

Cadogan Fellowships in the Fine Arts
$3,500 each for the Edwin Anthony and Adelaine Boudreaux Cadogan Fine Arts Fellowships in painting and sculpture.

• Michael Arcega, Stanford University
• Elisheva Biernoff, California College of the Arts
• Tom Borden, San Francisco Art Institute
• Modesto Covarrubias, Mills College
• April Grayson, San Francisco Art Institute
• Claire Jackel, San Francisco Art Institute
• Anthony Marcellini, California College of the Arts
• Robert Minervini, San Francisco Art Institute
• Robert Moya, San Francisco Art Institute
• Moses Nornberg, California College of the Arts
• Daniel Ochoa, Academy of Art University
• S. Patricia Patterson, San Francisco Art Institute
• Hilary Pecis, California College of the Arts
• Gina Tuzzi, Mills College
• Jina Valentine, Stanford University
• Annie Vought, Mills College
• Sara Wanie, San Francisco Art Institute
• Andrew Witrak, Mills College
• Imin Yeh, California College of the Arts

Murphy Fellowships in the Fine Arts
$3,500 each for the Jack and Gertrude Murphy Fine Art Fellowship

• Bren Ahearn, San Francisco State University
• Eilish Cullen, San Francisco State University
• Michael Namkung, San Francisco State University
• Jeff Ray, San Francisco State University
• David Yun, San Francisco Art Institute

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Fund for Artists

The Fund For Artists supports the endeavors of individual artists through commissions, artists' residencies, awards, advocacy, workshops, promotional instruction, and networking support. For more detailed information about these awards, please visit the Fund For Artists page of our website.

Fund for Artists Arts Teacher Fellowship Program

• Kimberley Noel D’Adamo-Muanga, Berkeley High School International Baccalaureate Program
• Heidi Guibord, Leadership High School
• Elahe Shahideh, John O’Connell High School

• I Made Moja / Gamelan Sekar Jaya
• Daniel Leung / Leung’s White Crane Lion and Dragon Dance Association
• Mary Jo and Patricia Feeney / Murphy Irish Dancers
  

Composers and Music Ensembles through American Composers Forum

• Kurt Erickson / Marnie Breckenridge (soprano)
• Fred Firth / Galax Quartet / Karen Clark (contralto)
• Jack Perla / Paul Dresher Electro-Acoustic Band / Thomas Glenn (tenor)
• Ryan Brown / Sqwonk (bass clarinet duo)

Playwrights and Theater Companies through Theatre Bay Area

• Eugenie Chan / The Cutting Ball Theater
• Michael Gene Sullivan / San Francisco Mime Troupe
• Chinaka Hodge / Intersection for the Arts

Visual and Media Artists through Artadia

• Center for Tactical Magic
• Sergio De La Torre
• Amy Wilson Faville
• David Hevel
• Desirée Holman
• Michael Light
• Trevor Paglen
• Chris Sollars
• Hank Willis Thomas
• Catherine Wagner

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Fund for Artists Matching Commissions

• Robert Henry Johnson, African-American Shakespeare Company
• Lily Cai, Chinese Cultural Productions
• Rhodessa Jones, Cultural Odyssey
• Josef Norris, Kid Serve Youth Murals
• Sara Shelton Mann, Oberlin Dance Collective (ODC)
• Juba Kalamaka, Katastrophe, Robert Karimi, and Sean Dorsey, Queer Cultural Center
• Guillermo Gomez Pena & Pocha Nostra, SF Camerawork
• Fred Frith, Patrice Scanlon, SF Electronic Music Festival
• Octavio Solis and Larry Reed, ShadowLight Productions
• Marcus Gardley, Traveling Jewish Theatre
• Edwardo Madril, World Arts West
• Chinaka Hodge, Youth Speaks

Shenson Performing Arts Fellowships
$5,000 each to provide professional track performing arts training and performance opportunities.

• David Harvey, Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet
• Daveda Karanas, Merola Opera House
• Nicholas Pelczar, American Conservatory Theater
• Eleazar Rodriguez, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
• Jose Vadi, Youth Speaks

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