Scholarship recognizes students who embody values of Lisa Chesser Borders
Theo Hemphill is this year’s recipient of the Meraki Award, presented to a student pursuing a degree in Fine and Graphic Arts at Northwestern State University. From left are NSU President James Genovese, Hemphill, Cristy Bernard, associate director of Alumni and Development, and James Borders.
NSU art students recognized for outstanding work were, from left, Mackensie White, Jerry Chesser and Lisa Ates Borders Award; Sarah Mayeaux, Avis Borders Fletcher and Margaret Pauline Chesser Award, and Theo Hemphill, Lisa Chesser Borders Endowed Scholarship and Meraki Award.
Theo Hemphill of Sterlington is this year’s recipient of the Lisa Chesser Borders Endowed Scholarship and Meraki Award, presented to a student pursuing a degree in Fine and Graphic Arts at Northwestern State University.
Artist James Borders and Judge Desiree Dyess established the scholarship in memory of his wife, the late Lisa Chesser Borders, in 2019.
