Kim and Welch Theatre Student Scholarship

Dr. Stephen Anthony Welch and Dr. Hyesoon Kim want to support theatre students in their endeavours with the University of Victoria Department of Theatre.

This scholarship was created in loving memory of Dr. Welch, by his wife Dr. Kim, who is also an alumna of UVic’s Theatre Department. 

Dr. Stephen Anthony Welch (1942 – 2021), a noted art historian, scholar and academic leader, had a long and distinguished career at UVic, beginning in 1971 as a lecturer with the Department of History in Art (now the Department of Art History & Visual Studies) and progressing to full professor in 1980. Dr. Welch also served as Associate Dean (1982-1985) before becoming the longest-serving Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts for a remarkable 13 years (1985-1998). Dr. Welch also contributed to the creation of the Fine Arts Studios for Integrated Media Lab for all Fine Arts students, which has been successfully integrated into Fine Arts students’ academic programs since 1992.