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Carnegie Mellon Student Melissa Gilliam Ezarik Wins Henry Luce Foundation Scholarship
Ezarik, daughter of Stan and Patti Gilliam of Farmington, Mo., is a second-year student in the H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, where she is pursuing a master's degree in arts management. The Luce Scholars program will allow her to work for a Ministry of Culture or Council of Cultural Affairs in an Asian county, while simultaneously learning its language and customs. Ezarik says the experience will help her conduct a cross-national survey of arts and cultural policies in the United States and Asian countries, and lead her to her career goal of influencing arts and cultural policy in America.
Cathy Silvern, associate director for academic programs at Carnegie Mellon's Institute for the Management for Creative Enterprises, praised Ezarik's work.
Ezarik graduated from Northwestern State University with bachelor's degrees in music percussion performance and English. She is a member of the New Moon Orchestra (Pittsburgh's Chinese orchestra), and has been active in Americans for the Arts and cultural policy initiatives.
The Luce Scholars Program, established by the Luce Foundation in 1974, provides stipends and internships for 15 young Americans to live and work in Asia each year.
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