AREX EHRSAM AWARD
Nominations are now being accepted for the Arex Ehrsam Award.
Please turn in nominating paragraphs to Jennifer Vellenga, vellenga@ksu.edu (with the subject line AREX), by 5pm on Friday, May 1st.
As they arrive we will post your paragraphs on the Theatre callboard as well as the Virtual Callboard and vote during the
final Spring KSTO meeting Friday, May 8th.
NOMINATION GUIDELINES:
•Nominees must have been active in KSU Theatre for two or more semester.
•Nominations should be as concise as possible (around 100 words).
•Only students are eligible to vote.
•In case of a tie, only those who voted the first time will be eligible to vote to break the tie.
•The scholarship is not dependent upon other scholarships.
Arex Ehrsam was a former K-State student who was greatly dedicated to his involvement to the
Theatre Department as well as the K-State Players before his premature death in 1987 at the age of 24.
In his honor, the Theatre Department annually gives the Arex Award to a student. This award is based upon
nominations by the students. The award of $100 and his/her name engraved on the Arex plaque (located in the
lobby of Nichols Hall) will be presented to a student who has shown through their participation in theatre
technical, management, performance, and/or design) their dedication, loyalty, and support of the Department of
Theatre at KSU. The Arex Award seeks to embody spirit whilst remembering Arex’s participation and support of
the Theatre Program at Kansas State University. It is our hope that the process the KSU Theatre Students go
through to designate this honor will be as important as the actual award. It can be a time to reflect on what
we consider valuable and admirable in the students that work in this program.
There are many worthy candidates. Please, take the time to write a few words for someone you think is deserving
of this award. The nominator will remain anonymous when the paragraphs are posted..