Ada Belle “Pat” Winthrop-King was a scholar, a trilingual foreign language teacher, a stock market wizard and a woman devoted to her family and Florida State University. She was committed to helping students enrich themselves and meet their goals.
Winthrop-King left her hometown of Lyons, Georgia in 1928, to move to Tallahassee and teach Spanish and French at Florida State College for Women. After earning a master’s degree at Vanderbilt University (YEAR), she went to Paris on a scholarship and studied at the Sorbonne. After falling in love with the city, she returned every year to experience one of France’s most exciting periods of art and literature.
Along with her love of FSU, her devotion to the romantic city is the reason she established endowed funds in the College of Fine Arts and the College of Arts and Sciences. She gave generously to the University for the endowment before her death and the state matched her substantial donations. Most of the endowments are used for student scholarships so others may experience France, literature and art as much as Winthrop-King did almost 70 year ago.
In July 1991, she received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from FSU. In 1989, the French government bestowed on her the rank of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, one of the most prestigious honors given by the French government to a foreign citizen.
Her life work has given others the opportunity to reach their highest potential as well as forged a pathway of mutual friendship and appreciation between the people of Florida and the people of France.
2014
Emily Hayes, MS in Art Therapy, Class of 2015
2018
Alexandra Challenger, MA in Art History, Class of 2013; PhD candidate in Art History
Kameron Chatman, BFA in Dance, Class of 2020
Kassidy Coburn, MFA in Theatre Technical Production, Class of 2019
Michelle Demeter, MS in Information, Class of 2009; PhD candidate in Art History
Clifford Glowacki, MFA in Theatre Technical Production, Class of 2020
James Goddard, MFA in Studio Art, Class of 2020
Kara Grozan, BA in Theatre, Class of 2020
Danielle Horak, BA in Studio Art, Class of 2011; PhD candidate in Art Education
Colleen Itani, MFA in Studio Art, Class of 2019
Sarah Johns, MS in Art Therapy, Class of 2020
Rachel Masters Carlisle, PhD candidate in Art History
Emma McGovern, MS in Art Therapy, Class of 2019
Evanjelina Neri, BS in Interior Design, Class of 2019
Ashley Pierre-Louis, BFA in Dance, Class of 2019
Stefanie Prieto, BA in Studio Art, Class of 2020; MS in Art Education, Class of 2020
Christopher Rivera, Master’s candidate in Studio Art
Sarah Rose, MFA in Dance, Class of 2019
Jasmine Sandozz, MS in Art Therapy, Class of 2020
Colin Shay, MFA in Theatre Technical Production, Class of 2019
Danielle Tidwell, MS in Art Therapy, Class of 2020
Imranda Ward, BFA in Dance, Class of 2019
Yi-Wen Wei, MA in Art Education, Class of 2013; PhD in Art Education, Class of 2019
2019
Toni Ardizzone, MFA in Studio Art, Class of 2020
Julia Atkins, MM in Woodwind Performance, Class of 2013; PhD candidate in Art Education
Michael Avila, BA in Art History, Class of 2019
Charles Barger III, BFA in Studio Art, Class of 2019
Samantha Becker, BA in Studio Art, Class of 2019
Carson Bishop, Master’s candidate in Theatre Technical Production
Annie Booth, BA in Art History, Class of 2016; MA in Museum & Cultural Heritage Studies, Class of 2019
Erwin Brea, MFA in Studio Art, Class of 2020
Zachary Briscoe, MFA in Theatre Technical Production, Class of 2019
Melissa Brown, BS in Interior Design, Class of 2013; MFA in Interior Design, Class of 2019
Kameron Chatman, BFA in Dance, Class of 2020
Christopher Christian, MFA in Studio Art, Class of 2019
Leigh-Alice Clark, MA in American Dance Studies, Class of 2020
April Cluess, BFA in Studio Art, Class of 2020
Kassidy Coburn, MFA in Theatre Technical Production, Class of 2019
Erin Collopy, MFA in Theatre Technical Production, Class of 2019
Serena Corson, BFA in Studio Art, Class of 2019
Allison Daniels, BA in Theatre, Class of 2019
Emily Davis, BA in Theatre, Class of 2019
John Davis, MFA in Theatre Technical Production, Class of 2019
Jillian Dradzynski, Bachelor’s candidate in Interior Design
Zachary Duncan, Bachelor’s candidate in Theatre
Aaron Ellis, MA in Religion, Class of 2013; PhD in Theatre, Class of 2020
Katrina English, MS in Art Therapy, Class of 2020
Caroline Ennis, MFA in Studio Art, Class of 2020
Emily Faehnle, BA in Studio Art, Class of 2020; MS in Art Education, Class of 2020
Mike Franz, PhD candidate in Theatre
Myah Freeman, Bachelor’s candidate in Studio Art
Laura Fussell, Bachelor’s candidate in Interior Design
Jonathan Gairala, BS in Interior Design, Class of 2020
Jennifer Garcia, MS in Art Education, Class of 2020
Debbie Gerardi, PhD candidate in Art Education
Gabriela Germana Roquez, PhD candidate in Art History
Lacy Gillette, PhD candidate in Art History
Clifford Glowacki, MFA in Theatre Technical Production, Class of 2020
Jackson Golden, Master’s candidate in Theatre Technical Production
Kasey Grace, BS in Biological Science, Class of 2010; BFA in Studio Art, Class of 2019
Sarah Graves, BS in Anthropology, Class of 2009; MA in Classics, Class of 2012; PhD in Museum Education and Visitor-Centered Curation, Class of 2019
Channing Gray, MFA in Studio Art, Class of 2020
Harmony Hagan, BA in Studio Art, Class of 2020
Giltrecia Head, Master’s candidate in American Dance Studies
Emi Heck, MS in Art Therapy, Class of 2020
Kelly Hendrickson, MFA in Studio Art, Class of 2019
Brian Holcombe, MFA in Studio Art, Class of 2020
Danielle Horak, BA in Studio Art, Class of 2011; PhD candidate in Art Education
Meghan Hoss, BA in Studio Art, Class of 2020; MS in Art Education, Class of 2020
Ben Howard, BFA in Dance, Class of 2013; MFA in Dance, Class of 2020
Stephanie Immekus, BS in Interior Design, Class of 2020
Braeden Ingersoll, Master’s candidate in Theatre Technical Production
Samantha Kennedy, BS in Interior Design, Class of 2020
Julia Kershaw, MA in Art History, Class of 2018; PhD candidate in Art History
Elise Kieffer, PhD in Art Education, Class of 2020
Boyie Kim, PhD candidate in Art Education
Amanda Kleinhans, MFA in Studio Art, Class of 2019
Deborah Kochman, PhD in Theatre, Class of 2019
Aigars Larionovs, MFA in Dance, Class of 2020
Michelle Magallon, BFA in Studio Art, Class of 2019
Allison Marino, BA in Art History and Communications, Class of 2020
Rachel Masters Carlisle, PhD candidate in Art History
Sarah Mathiesen, PhD candidate in Art History
Gabrielle Medina, MS in Art Education, Class of 2020
Caitlin Mims, MA in Art History, Class of 2020; PhD candidate in Art History
Caroline Mozo, BS in Interior Design, Class of 2019; Master’s candidate in Interior Design
Stephen Newbold, Jr., BA in Art History, Class of 2006; MS in Art Education, Class of 2020
Corrie Ostrander, BS in Interior Design, Class of 2019; Master’s candidate in Interior Design
Sydney Parker, BFA in Dance, Class of 2019
John Pension, MFA in Theatre Management, Class of 2020; PhD candidate in Art Education
Olivia Perron, BS in Interior Design, Class of 2019; Master’s candidate in Interior Design
Ashley Pierre-Louis, BFA in Dance, Class of 2019
Allison Prater, BA in Studio Art, Class of 2019; Master’s candidate in Art Education
Emily Prozzillo, BS in Interior Design, Class of 2020
Ahmad Ratliff-Brown, BFA in Dance, Class of 2020
Jordan Rich, MA in Arts Administration, Class of 2020
Aja Roache, PhD candidate in Art Education
Courtney Robinson, MA in Museum & Cultural Heritage Studies, Class of 2019
Kieron Sargeant, MFA in Dance, Class of 2019
Elaine Smith, Master’s candidate in Theatre
Courtenay Thorne, Master’s candidate in Dance
Laura Waringer, PhD candidate in Theatre
Brianna Weintraub, BA in Theatre, Class of 2013; MFA in Theatre Technical Production, Class of 2020
Sarah Weitzel, BS in Psychology and Studio Art, Class of 2019; Master’s candidate in Art Therapy
Emily White, MA in Art History, Class of 2020
Samantha Wilson, BS in Interior Design, Class of 2020
To make a gift online to this fund, please click the Give button, choose “More College/Unit Designations” and type in the fund name. Please mail checks, made payable to “FSU Foundation” with the fund number (F05795) noted to the address below.
To discuss a gift to the College of Fine Arts at Florida State University, please contact:
Jessica Comas
Director of Development
FSU College of Fine Arts
236 Fine Arts Building
Tallahassee, FL 32306-1170
(850) 645-0701
jcomas@fsu.edu