ESU, Glendo Corp. host Engraving Arts Grand Masters reception

Ashton Ludden, ESU engraving arts student from Overland Park, shares a laugh with John K. Barraclough at the ESU/Glendo Grand Masters Engraving Arts reception.

A program that has created the nation’s only bachelor’s degree in engraving arts received another boost. An Estes Park, Colo. couple, Ben and Kay Lane, have announced their $100,000 estate gift to support Emporia State University’s engraving arts program.

Dr. Michael R. Lane, ESU president, acknowledged the gift, saying it helps the program establish Emporia as the engraving capital of the world. “In May, 2008, ESU will graduate its first Bachelor of Fine Arts engraving arts student,” Lane noted.

Word of the gift came during a reception Saturday, Oct. 13 at ESU’s Sauder Alumni Center, held as part of the 2007 Grand Masters Program sponsored by Glendo Corp. “Ben and Kay Lane’s support will allow generations to further the art of engraving,” said D. J. Glaser, Glendo Corp. president.

The reception also served to recognize the 2007 Grand Masters, Winston Churchill of Proctorsville, Vt., and Ken Hunt of Surrey, England.

Recipients of the 2007 Glendo and Emporia State University Engraving Arts Award of Educational Distinction and the student who created the design for the awards are (left to right) Eric Haga of Seattle, Wash. (accepting the award for René Delcour of Belgium); Martin Strolz of Steyr, Austria; Ashton Ludden, and ESU engraving arts student from Overland Park, the designer of the award's engraving; and John K. Barraclough of Gardena, Calif.

Also recognized were recipients of the Glendo and Emporia State University Engraving Arts Award of Educational Distinction. Those awards were presented to Martin Strolz of Austria, René Delcour of Belgium, and John K. Barraclough of Gardena, Calif. The awards featured engravings produced by an ESU engraving arts student, Ashton Ludden.

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