Current Student Awards
Ryan Champion Theater Performance Award: This award is given annually by the Wabash College Theater Department to a student demonstrating excellence in the areas of acting and directing. The award honors the memory of Ryan Champion, a member of the Class of 2007, who died in an automobile accident in 2004. Ryan’s participation in theater production work in the musical 1776, produced in October 2004, set a standard of quality and commitment recipients of this award will be expected to achieve. The endowment for the Ryan Champion Theater Performance award was established through a gift from Mr. Gregg Theobald, Class of 1992, and Ryan’s friends, family, and classmates.
Kenneth W. Kloth Design and Technical Theater Award: This award is presented annually to a Wabash student for outstanding achievement in the area of scenic, lighting, costume, prop, and sound design and/or technical theater. This award in memory of Kenneth W. Kloth (1952-1995), Wabash College Scene Designer from 1979-1984, has been endowed by members of the Theater Department staff and Ken Kloth’s family, friends, and former students.
Erminie C. Leonardis Theater History Award: This award is presented annually to a student who, in the estimation of the Theater Department faculty, has done outstanding work in the study of theater history, dramatic literature or criticism. The award was established in memory of Erminie C. Leonardis (1915-1994) by her cousins, Lucille Gentile and Lucille Fraumeni, and her life-long friend, James Fisher, Wabash College Professor of Theater.