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Winners of the Patrick J. Kraus Memorial Freshman Drawing Competition were announced at a reception in Community Hall on April 13.

The juried competition, judged by NCC Fine Arts faculty members, is funded by the Patrick J. Kraus Endowment Fund, established by the late John “Duke” Kraus, former NCC bookstore manager, and his wife, Katherine, in memory of their son, Patrick, a talented artist who attended NCC in 1985-86. The awards are tuition scholarships for the following school year. The First and Second Place drawings become the property of NCC and go on permanent exhibit in Kopachek Hall and on the Monroe Campus.

Thirty-five works were entered into this year’s competition. The winners are:

First Place, $1,500: Sarah Kuehner, communication design major and graduate of Palmerton Area High School

Second Place, $1,000: Cathy Socci , communication design major and graduate of Southern Lehigh High School

Third Place, $350: Charles Townsend, communication design major and graduate of Saucon Valley High School

Fourth Place: $200 Scott Straka, fine arts major and graduate of Pen Argyl High School

Fifth Place: $150: Daniel Schaeffer, education major and graduate of Bangor Area High School

Competition entries are on display in the gallery in Communications Hall, which is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., and on Saturdays from 9 to 5 p.m. The drawings, in chalk, graphite, ink, and colored pencil, depict an array of subjects from expressive self-portraits to still lifes. For more information, call the college at 610-861-5062.

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For additional information, contact Myra Saturen at 610-861-4112.