Ve Neill Scholarship Selection Underway

The legendary Leonard Engelman (foreground) and the panel review student portfolios. 

A panel of CMS’s top instructors, administrators and other makeup professionals met today to discuss submissions for the Ve Neill Legends of Makeup Scholarship. The panel—chaired by the great Leonard Engelman, Governor of the Makeup Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences—had the tough task of whittling down all of the worthy portfolio submissions to just five finalists.

The finalists’ work will next go to the $10,000 scholarship’s namesake, Oscar and BAFTA-winning Hollywood makeup artist Ve Neill (Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, The Hunger Games), who will personally select the winner.

The final choice will be made by the end of May. Judging by the quality of all the submissions, it will be a tough decision!

Members of the panel work together to decide on finalists.

 Panelists (from L-R) Kevin Brennan, Craig Reardon,
Lee Joyner, Mike Spatola, and Leonard Engelman review samples.