Endowed funds by Virginia van Santen, PhD, an internationally recognized fabric artist, University of Alberta graduate, and life-long knitter, and her friends, colleagues and family to encourage the pursuit of education in the study of textile arts Amidst her many creative pursuits, Virginia's knitting was a common thread She held it as a creative and generous art, as an expression of heritage, then and now, and as a colourful, tactile and joyous means for embracing friendship and fostering community
