Giving to arts and humanities programs
The Willson Center pursues financial support through grants and donations to enhance current programs and to establish new ones. The Willson Center appreciates the generosity of donors who support arts, humanities and interdisciplinary programs.
Contributions in support of Willson Center programs may be made payable to the UGA Foundation and sent directly to the University of Georgia, Gift Accounting, Office of Development, Athens, GA 30602-5582. An online giving option is also provided below. Thank you for your continuing interest in the Willson Center and your support of the arts and humanities at UGA.
Specific fund supported programs
The Janelle Padgett Knight Graduate Award honors Janelle Padgett Knight, who was a lifelong resident of Georgia, teacher, and an avid supporter of higher education in the state. The award goes to the top-ranking recipient of the Willson Center’s Graduate Research Award. The Graduate Research Award is granted to students by competitions in fall and spring. The Graduate Research Award and the Knight Graduate Award support the recipient’s degree-related expenses including travel. The Janelle Padgett Knight Graduate Award was granted for the first time in the fall of 2004.
The Virginia Mary Macagnoni Prize for Innovative Research was established by Dr. Virginia Macagnoni, Associate Professor Emeritus in the College of Education, to be awarded annually to the top-ranked recipient of the Willson Center Research Fellowship. The Macagnoni Prize provides a $2,000 stipend to enable scholars and artists to expand their understanding of the world through travel, attendance at conferences, purchase of vital tools or archival materials, and use of other resources relevant to their work. In 1967 Macagnoni became the first woman to join the faculty of the University of Georgia College of Education.