Chris August

Wednesday, April 2, 2003 » school update

I was very surprised and saddened today to read that art studio graduate student Chris August passed away over the weekend. I regrettably never had any classes with Chris (although I came close last quarter), but I've heard only good things about him from both instructors and students. Admittedly, it's a little strange writing this about someone I hardly knew, but because the art grad students here are in such frequent contact with the undergrads and because the art department itself is more closely knit than the other departments, it still feels like a personal loss to me to know that we have lost a person as universally praised as Chris, especially this unexpectedly.

Here is the related article from today's paper.