As folks may recall, the Brony Thank You Fund endowed a permanent scholarship at the California Institute of the Arts a year ago, the Derpy Hooves Scholarship in Character Animation. We have just been informed by CalArts that the first recipient is Thirla Alagala, a third-year student. She took the time to give a shout out in her Tumbler, complete with her own version of Derpy:

. She says that she’d love to hear from the brony community, and we look forward to seeing her in the credits of some great animation once she graduates!"