 The
Zapf Scholarship Fund
The 2008 scholarship recipient, Shane Perry, is using his grant to continue his studies with Sheila Waters and attend selected WCG workshops. Claire Lohrmann, who was awarded a partial scholarship for the Spring/Summer 2007 session, furthered her studies in local classes and workshops. La Verne Magarian was the recipient of the Spring/Summer 2005 scholarship and used her award funds to attend Letterforum 2006. Ruth Schellbach, who was awarded a partial scholarship in the Fall/Winter 2005 session, also used her funds to attend Letterforum 2006. The 2003 winner was Lucinda Fitch Huttlinger, who used her scholarship to continue her studies in Blackletter with Sheila Waters and Versals with Ann Pope. The 2001 scholarship winner, Cindy Yount, also used her award to continue her studies with Sheila Waters. The 2000 scholarship went to Sister Delphine Vasquez, CHM, who used it to continue studies with Ann Pope.
Past Zapf scholarship winners have included Rose Folsom, who used the grant to create over 20 hand-made artists books, some of which are now part of permanent collections in prestigious national libraries. Recipient Rebecca Lepkowski attended the 1995 Letterforum Conference and Marie Lenker used her 1996 scholarship for classes with Sheila Waters. In 1997 Lee Ann Novak and Stephen Rapp shared the scholarship to study with Michael Clark. Theresa Daly used the 1998 scholarship to attend the international conference, Discoveries, in San Diego, and 1999's winner, Davette Leonard Kvarnes, used the funds to study with Sheila Waters.
Announcements, deadlines and eligibility criteria are printed in the WCG Bulletin, or interested WCG members may e-mail Ann Pope.
HZ initials at top of page from the exhibition catalog cover design by Julian Waters. Alphabet in middle of page was lettered, then cut in paper, by Gudrun Zapf von Hesse. Alphabet at bottom lettered by Hermann Zapf. 
Hermineh Miller (pictured) and Jordenne Ferrington gave a free
workshop on the Foundational hand at the Capital Children's Museum
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In 1999 the Fund was used to introduce children to calligraphy.
Susan Easton taught the first Guild-sponsored calligraphy class
for children at Carole Highlands Elementary School
in Takoma Park, MD. The class introduced young artists who have
completed 5th or 6th grade to the principles of calligraphy as they
learned to write the Foundational hand. They completed a series
of exercises and projects to learn the structure and character of
Foundational letters, and used a variety of broad-nib pens and calligraphy
paper to become acquainted with materials used by calligraphers.
The class compiled a collection of favorite words, poetry, quotations
and alphabet sentences to inspire their creation of beautiful and
expressive letters. 
These scholarships are designed to assist promising students of
calligraphy and its related arts who have been WCG members for at
least a year with ongoing expenses for classes, books, workshops,
conference, and private studies. Professor Zapf is keenly aware
of financial restrictions encountered among younger calligraphy
enthusiasts, and the Guild is deeply grateful for this generous
chance for Guild members. 