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Art Historian Lucy Curzon Receives Morris L. Mayer Award

Lucy Curzon was named the faculty Morris L. Mayer Award recipient for 2019. The award, named after the late Professor Dr. Lucy CurzonMorris Mayer, is one of UA’s Premier Awards and is given to a teaching faculty who exemplifies the life of Dr. Mayer in selfless and significant service and leadership for the UA community and significant contributions to student life and integrity. The committee wrote that “Curzon has turned service to UA into an art form – one that inspires her students and contributes to the community,” and “She has forged links with the community through her work with the Jones Collection, particularly through the K-12 Fellows Program.”
Lucy Curzon and Katie Howard speak to middle school children about art works on display at the Paul R. Jones Gallery of Art in Tuscaloosa.
Go to this page to read more about the Mayer Award and UA’s other prestigious premier awards: https://www.ua.edu/news/2019/02/ua-recognizes-leadership-innovation-with-2019-premier-awards/

For more information about the UA Department of Art and Art History and its programs, visit our website: https://art.ua.edu/academics/or contact the department at (205) 348-5967.