GIA announced the 2012 Richard T. Liddicoat Scholarship recipients: Soha Javaherian of Madison, Wisconsin, and Casey Sharpe of Los Angeles, California. The Richard T. Liddicoat Scholarship awards two full scholarships for the Graduate Gemologist program each year.
Javaherian was awarded the on-campus scholarship. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. His grandfather is an eighth generation jeweler. He plans to share in his long family history by using his GIA education to immerse himself in the industry.
Sharpe, a recipient of the distance education scholarship, is a graduate of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and is currently working as a jewelry designer. Sharpe will continue in this role as she pursues her gemological education.
The GIA Alumni Association created the Richard T. Liddicoat Scholarship program in 2003 to honor Liddicoat, the Institute’s former longtime president and chairman.
The second GIA scholarship application period is June 15 through Oct. 30. For more information, call (760) 603-4131 or email .
