The Batesville Community Theater and Batesville Area Arts Council are proud to announce this year’s recipients of the John & Donna Saltzman Scholarships. The John Saltzman Award is given to a graduating senior from both Batesville and Southside High School, who have shown outstanding performance in the arts and humanities. John & Donna Saltzman were proponents of all of the arts and worked with students and adults in our community for over twenty years. Their devotion to theater and the arts set them apart in the fast paced world in which we live. We are proud to honor the Saltzmans by supporting two outstanding students that have exemplified good citizenship and remarkable accomplishments in the arts.
Davis Campbell (pictured) is this year’s Batesville High School recipient. Davis’s nominators highlighted his involvement in a variety of arts programs at Batesville High School. Davis has been an active member of the BHS marching and concert band, was very involved with the visual art program, and has enjoyed particpating in several school drama productions. Davis was awarded first place in the state wide Thea Foundation Visual Art Scholarship Competition last year, and his work was displayed at the Thea Arts Gallery in Little Rock. Davis is planning on attending Arkansas State University this fall, where he plans to major in Theater and minor in Art.
Rhiannon Plummer (pictured) is this year’s Southside High School recipient. The nominations for Rhiannon emphasized her extensive involvement in the arts at Southside High School. She is a four-year choir member and stays very involved in the choir department, including being selected into the All Region choir. Rhiannon has also enjoyed participating in several school musicals. In addition to her musical talents, Rhiannon is very involved in the art department. Her works have been published in the Celebrating Art national, the quarterly National Art Association publication, and she was a member of the National Arts Society. Rhiannon plans to attend UACCB in the fall to get her associates degree and then transfer to UAFS to pursue a Visual Arts degree.
