Howard Vincent Kurtz Endowments

Life is no “brief candle” for me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have hold of for the moment, 

and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.

― George Bernard Shaw

I have established three monetary gifts that support the following institutions:  

George Mason University

Howard Vincent Kurtz 

Theater Endowed Scholarship

2008

Costume Society of America 

Howard Vincent Kurtz 

Emerging Theatre Artist Award

 2021

United Institute of Theatre Technology

Howard Vincent Kurtz

Student Engagement Grant

 2023

I hope these gifts will help and encourage future individuals to achieve their potential success in costume design and technical theater.  

I would like to thank the dedicated mentors who assisted me along my journey.