{"id":2420,"date":"2012-02-20T09:23:04","date_gmt":"2012-02-20T14:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/college.web.unc.edu\/?p=2420"},"modified":"2024-07-02T13:26:32","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T13:26:32","slug":"lillianchason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/collegearchive.unc.edu\/?p=2420","title":{"rendered":"New dramatic art scholarship, excellence fund honor Lillian Chason"},"content":{"rendered":"

UNC\u00a0 and Eric and Cate Chason of Barrington, R.I., have announced new resources to help future students in the department of dramatic art.<\/p>\n

The Lillian Chason Scholarship and the Lillian Chason Undergraduate Excellence Fund honor Lillian Chason, a first-year drama student who died following an illness in December 2009.<\/p>\n

The Lillian Chason Scholarship will be awarded to undergraduates with an interest in dramatic arts. Selection for the merit scholarship will be based on the nominee\u2019s contribution to the classroom, studio and productions of the department of dramatic art. The Lillian Chason Undergraduate Excellence Fund will support the overall enhancement of the undergraduate experience in dramatic art. Supported priorities will include the Lillian Chason Theatre Arts Weekend, undergraduate productions and performance, research projects, and undergraduate participation in national conferences and competitions.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe only knew Lillian for a short time, but she proved to be a true talent,\u201d said Professor McKay Coble, chair of the department of dramatic art in the College of Arts and Sciences. \u201cThese new resources created in her memory are a fitting tribute to a special young woman and will enable future undergraduates to take advantage of enhanced opportunities in dramatic art.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both the University and the family encourage others who want to honor Lillian\u2019s memory to make additional private gifts to support the scholarship and excellence fund. See http:\/\/drama.unc.edu\/giving.html<\/a> for more information.
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\nBefore her illness, Lillian Chason, a veteran performer, had been cast to play the lead in the play \u201cA New Dress for Mona\u201d at UNC. She won the role, and the respect of her fellow students and professors, through her determination to perform despite gradually losing her eyesight due to macular degeneration.<\/p>\n

\u201cLillian was a compassionate, talented and intellectually gifted young woman who lived fearlessly and had an enormous passion for acting,\u201d Eric and Cate Chason said. \u201cThe new scholarship and excellence fund honor Lillian by supporting students in the dramatic arts program who embody her love for the theater and learning.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Chasons previously set up a trust fund called Prayers for Lillian to accept donations in her honor.\u00a0 A portion of those funds have supported the undergraduate experience in dramatic arts at UNC-Chapel Hill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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