The Franklin College Art Department hosted the Fall Student Art Exhibit and Awards Reception on Wednesday, December 3 in the Elba L. & Gene Portteus Branigin Atrium of the Johnson Center for Fine Arts. The event honored the talent and dedication of students enrolled in art classes during the fall semester.

The students recognized for their work include:

Painting Studio:

Max Hancock, of Franklin, received an Award of Excellence.

Jo O’Neil, of Franklin, received an Award of Excellence.

Diane Lindley, of Needham, received an Award of Excellence.

Lillian Durcholz, of Indianapolis, received an Award of Merit.

Brooke Bailey, of Greenwood, received an Honorable Mention.

2D Foundations (Color and Design):

Jared Brooks, of Seymour, received an Award of Excellence.

David Nienhuser, of Franklin, received an Award of Excellence.

Sue Stauffer, of Franklin, received an Award of Excellence.

Hanna Maudlin, of Fishers, received an Award of Merit.

Nathaniel Wilson, of Mount Washington, Ky, received an Honorable Mention.

Ceramics I:

Mary Thornsbury, of Fort Wayne, received an Award of Excellence.

Kalyn Ritz, of Bedford, received an Award of Merit.

Zoe Benefiel, of Morristown, received an Honorable Mention.

Christopher Mains, of Greensburg, received an Honorable Mention.

Ceramics II:

Lyn Johnson, of Indianapolis, received an Award of Excellence.

Digital Photography I (Two Classes):

Isaak Fischer, of Greenwood, received an Award of Excellence.

Vicktoria Zook, of Mooresville, received an Award of Excellence.

Kalyn Ritz, of Bedford, received an Award of Merit.

Salma Ballangee, of Franklin, received an Award of Merit.

William Bright, of Greenwood, received an Honorable Mention.

Emma Watson, of Greenwood, received an Honorable Mention.

Katlynn Boger, of Greenwood, received an Honorable Mention.

Advanced Digital Photography:

Ian Shaw, of Fort Campbell, Ky, received an Award of Excellence.

Connor Burress, of Plainfield, received an Award of Merit.

Savannah Wanless, of Chesterton, received an Honorable Mention.

Graphic Design I (Two Classes):

Delaney Cornn, of Shelbyville, received an Award of Excellence.

Salma Ballangee, of Franklin, received an Award of Excellence.

Axel Anglin, of Clinton, received an Award of Merit.

Chloe White, of Elizabethtown, received an Award of Merit.

Caleb Crockett, of Whiteland, received an Honorable Mention.

Sam Wilson, of Greenfield, received an Honorable Mention.

Grace Wilson, of Indianapolis, received an Honorable Mention.

Maddie Anderson, of Hartsville, received an Honorable Mention.

Advanced Graphic Design:

Abby Moore, of Indianapolis, received an Award of Excellence.

Tristan Reeves, of Columbus, received an Award of Merit.

Kalyn Ritz, of Bedford, received an Honorable Mention.

3D Foundations:

Jacob Saucier, of Franklin, received an Award of Excellence.

Kianna Jarrett, of Coatesville, received an Award of Merit.

Katlynn Boger, of Greenwood, received an Honorable Mention.

Eliot Silbernagel, of Greenwood, received an Honorable Mention.

For more information, contact the Franklin College Office of Communications at (317) 738-8185.

By: Katie Thoman ’26

Franklin College Pulliam Fellow