Mangan/Christensen Endowed Scholarship in Musical Theatre

Dr. Kenneth R. Mangan had a long and successful career in the education of the deaf. He began his work at Michigan School for the Deaf as a teacher and coach. He was soon promoted to Dean and then moved to administrative positions in Wisconsin, Missouri and Illinois, where he was Superintendent of the Illinois School for the Deaf. He retired as a professor in the Education of the Deaf credential program at California State University, Northridge and moved to Escondido. In retirement, he taught as an adjunct professor in the Education of the Deaf program at San Diego State University, along with his daughter, Dr. Kathee Christensen. Throughout his life, Dr. Mangan was an inspiration to many. One of his passions was to see and appreciate musical theatre, and this scholarship not only honors him and his work, but his great love of the arts, and musical theatre, in particular. Students in the Master of Fine Arts program in Musical Theatre are invited to apply for the Dr. Kenneth R. Mangan Memorial Scholarship.

If you do not meet all of these requirements in a given term, you may lose your scholarship eligibility and your scholarship may be canceled.

Requirements:

• Recipients must have a GPA of 3.20 or better out of 4.00, or the arithmetic equivalent.
• Recipients will be enrolled full-time at SDSU as graduate students pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Arts with a concentration in Musical Theatre.
• Recipients will be enrolled in the second year of the Musical Theatre Program at the time scholarship funds are disbursed.
• Preference will be given to applicants who are the first in their immediate family to attend a four-year university.
• This scholarship requires a letter of recommendation/reference. Referees must submit letters of recommendation/references by the application deadline in order for your application to be complete and considered by the committee. Referees cannot log into Aztec Scholarships until you submit your application.