Engraving Arts program gets $100,000 gift
Special to The Gazette
Originally published 01:29 p.m., October 15, 2007
Updated 01:30 p.m., October 15, 2007
A program that has created the nation’s only bachelor’s degree in engraving arts received another boost over the weekend. An Estes Park, Colo., couple, Ben and Kay Lane, announced their $100,000 estate gift to support Emporia State University’s engraving arts program.
Michael R. Lane, ESU president, acknowledged the gift, saying it helps the program establish Emporia as the engraving capital of the world.
“In May, 2008, ESU will graduate its first Bachelor of Fine Arts engraving arts student,” Lane said.
Word of the gift came during a reception Saturday evening at ESU’s Sauder Alumni Center, held as part of the 2007 Grand Masters Program sponsored by Glendo Corp. of Emporia.
“Ben and Kay Lane’s support will allow generations to further the art of engraving,” said D.J. Glaser, Glendo Corp. president.
The reception also served to recognize the 2007 Grand Masters, Winston Churchill of Proctorsville, Vt., and Ken Hunt of Surrey, England.
Also recognized were recipients of the Glendo and Emporia State University Engraving Arts Award of Educational Distinction. Those awards were presented to Martin Strolz of Austria, René Delcour of Belgium and John K. Barraclough of Gardena, Calif. The awards featured engravings produced by an ESU engraving arts student, Ashton Ludden.