Posted on July 6, 2001 at 2:44 p.m.
BIRMINGHAM, AL — The University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Art and Art History has established a scholarship for deserving students in honor of John M. Schnorrenberg, Ph.D., UAB art history professor.
John Schnorrenberg Scholarship Endowment was created with an initial gift of $8,000 from Mrs. William Warren Jr., daughter-in-law of distinguished Birmingham architect William T. Warren. Additional gifts totaling about $4,000 have since been added. The UAB Department of Art and Art History has launched a capital campaign to reach the $25,000 goal necessary to endow the scholarship.
Scholarships allow us to attract the best and most talented students to UAB,” said Bert Brouwer, M.F.A., dean of the UAB School of Arts and Humanities. “Named scholarships allow us to honor faculty who have touched the lives of so many students through their dedication to teaching and mentoring. John Schnorrenberg represents the best of what we can offer our students, a dedicated teacher, scholar, and a source for inspiration. A scholarship in John Schnorrenberg's name provides assistance for deserving students and honors John's contributions to their education.”
Upon endowment, the scholarship will be awarded to a deserving bachelor of art studio or art history student with a 3.0 grade point average or higher.
Schnorrenberg earned his Ph.D. at Princeton University and began teaching at UAB in 1976. He will retire at the end of the next school year in 2002. A professor of art history, Schnorrenberg specializes in medieval art and modern architecture, Gothic architecture, ancient Greek and Roman architecture and architecture in Alabama and the Southeastern United States. Schnorrenberg most recently wrote the text for “Aspiration: Birmingham’s Historic Houses of Worship,” a book of text and photographs celebrating 35 architecturally significant churches and synagogues.
Schnorrenberg said he is honored to be recognized for his faculty service through a scholarship in his name.
“Above all, what it does is support the future, the people of promise,” Schnorrenberg said. “We want to support and encourage the best students with the knowledge that if they continue to flourish, the university can offer them scholarship money.”