Mark Lukac Scholarships
These scholarships in Theatre and Film is an endowed fund which was established in memory of Mark Robert Lukac, who was a member in good standing of the MSUM Class of 1991 at the time of his sudden, accidental death on April 8, 1990. This scholarship shall be awarded to a major who is studying theatre or film on the basis of the following:
- General artistic creativity
- Acting ability
- Desire to be a performer
- Number of student theatre, film, and/or television performances, with quality of performance more important than level of the role
- Commitment to becoming a stage or film actor
- Indication of potential to become a director in any of the four named media
- Commitment to and support of the MSUM theatre/film programs and to the other students majoring in the programs
Mark Lukac had a zest for and a love of life, an incomparable sense of humor, along with a love of people and a desire to be of help to them. With these traits in addition to the above, the total should be taken as usually strong qualifications. Financial need of an applicant will be considered only if two or more candidates for the scholarship have seemingly equal qualifications, in which case financial need will be considered as an additional positive factor.