Charles "Buddy" Rogers Scholarship
Funding for the Charles “Buddy” Rogers Scholarship was provided to KU Theatre by the Mary Pickford Foundation in 1987.
Charles 'Buddy' Rogers grew up in Olathe, Kansas, graduated from the University of Kansas, and moved to Hollywood where he started appearing in silent films by the mid-1920s. He was in two big hits right away: Fascinating Youth (1926), his first film, and Wings (1927), co-starring Clara Bow. Wings was the first feature film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture. In 1927 Buddy met film star Mary Pickford and they were married in 1937. Their marriage lasted for forty-two years, one of the longest in Hollywood history to that point.
The fund is used to provide scholarships to needy, worthy students who are citizens of the USA and not on an athletic scholarship. The additional criteria will be that they have demonstrated scholarly capabilities as well as creative capabilities that will equip them for work in theatre and/or film.
| Year | Recipients |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Chris Martin, Kayleigh Shaffer |
| 2017 | Brandon Hedger, Charlotte Nodarse |
| 2016 | Elissa Bowen |
| 2015 | Elissa Bowen, Joshua A. Greene, Diadra Smith |
| 2014 | Rebecca Damron, Joshua A. Greene, Brandon Khamsiharath, Scott C. Knowles |
| 2013 | Rebecca Damren, Sara Kennedy, Jordan Partin |
| 2012 | Cynthia Evans, Alex Roschitz, Charles Stock |
| 2011 | Ashley Hoyle, Charles Stock |
| 2010 | Maggie Parker, Edward Schubel |
| 2009 | Jocelyn L. Buckner, Ashley Hoyle |
| 2008 | Jacquelyn Bowin, Jocelyn L. Buckner, Emily Herold, Rich Housh |
| 2007 | Jason Cole, Brian Ervin, Muriel Green, Chelsie Shipley |
| 2006 | Jason Cole, Kate Giessel, Rachael Perry, Mark von Schlemmer |
| 2005 | Black Bolan, Malakai Edison, Rachael Perry, Mark von Schlemmer |
| 2004 | Summer Eglinski, William Lamborn, Nicholas Mosher, Christopher Wheatley |
| 2003 | Summer Eglinski, Brent Lind, Katherine McRobbie, Mark von Schlemmer |
| 2002 | Hannah Ballou, Matthew Cohen, Allison Gabbard, Kelly Mengelkoch |
| 2001 | Ryan Colwell, Kelly Mengelkoch, Megan Schemmel, Robert Sokol |
| 2000 | Aneikit Bonnel, John Buxton, Tom Picasso, Megan Schemmel |
| 1999 | Kristen Bush, Faye Riley, Don M. Schawang, Kate Turnbull |
| 1998 | Karen Dillon, David Gramly, Amanda Staats, Janna Ziegler |
| 1997 | Karen Dillon, Leslie Atkins Durham, Jennifer Beth Nichols, Don M. Schawang |
| 1996 | Karen Dillon, Leslie Atkins Durham, Kristen Riccardi, Don M. Schawang |
| 1995 | Alex Kipp, Nick Miller-Schlyer, Don M. Schawang, Galina Urman |
| 1994 | Leslie Atkins, Sarah Jane Eggers, Linda Graziano, Alex Kipp |
| 1993 | Leslie Atkins, Eustacia Dziuk, Chad S. Frey, Darrin Lile, Judy Pfeifer |
| 1992 | Stacey MacFarlane, Kerry Menzie, Judy Pfeifer, Vaughn Schultz |
| 1991 | Rita Beier, Christine Frietchen, Brenda Manske, Rick Mundy |
| 1990 | Erik Bruce, Jeffrey David Hopkins, Linda Sue Mosher, Kari Paludan |
| 1989 | Mark Jennison, Linda Sue Moshier, Tom Poe, Jude Wallis |
