School Of Fine Arts Magazine 2009

Extending Tradition, Embracing Innovation

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Miami University School of Fine Arts

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WELCOME Welcome to our new publication for the School of Fine Arts at Miami University! As you will note from the cover and within the magazine, there is a focus on the phrase “Extending Tradition and Embracing Innovation,” which serves as the underlying structure of the SFA’s newly formed strategic plan. It is our goal to provide students with the best education and training available in the arts, while building on the long-established traditions embedded in both Miami’s School of Fine Arts and in the arts disciplines themselves. To do this, we must prepare our students for an ever-changing world by introducing them to new pedagogies, techniques, and technologies in tandem with time-tested educational approaches. Based on the incredible successes of our students, alumni, faculty, and staff, it is obvious that the departments in the School of Fine Arts have a committment to the highest caliber of teaching, scholarship, and creative achievement, and that we are poised to expand our quest for excellence in the arts. While we are deeply indebted to the talents of our faculty and staff in delivering a first-rate curriculum, we are also most appreciative of the essential support provided by our alumni and friends. As Miami continues the $500 million campaign For Love and Honor, I am proud to say that our school has achieved great success in moving toward our development and fundraising goals for the departments and programs of the School of Fine Arts. As the campaign extends into 2010, we will count on the continuing support of our alumni base to maintain and to further our ability to provide the finest educational experience possible. I extend my personal thanks to all who have generously contributed to our mission! As we pursue our efforts in Extending Tradition and Embracing Innovation, you will note the worldwide reach of our departments and programs, from architecture workshops in Ghana to Glee Club performances in China. In addition to extending ourselves into the world, we have brought to Miami some of the leading artists and scholars of our time, including an upcoming visit by preeminent composer Philip Glass in Spring of 2009. Glass’s visit and other special events highlight the School of Fine Arts as a central player in helping Miami University celebrate its Bicentennial beginning in 2009 and into 2010. I hope that you will enjoy reading the information included in this publication about the phenomenal achievements and stories from all parts of the SFA. I look forward to seeing you soon at one of our performances, exhibitions, and scholarly events, and I thank you, once again, for your continuing support! Best wishes, Dr. James Lentini Dean and Professor of Music School of Fine Arts

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Andrew Dailey’s Pinsel, 2008

Students Lys Olsen and Jason Howard, lead roles in The Taming of the Shrew

Department of Architecture and Interior Design’s international summer workshop in Ghana

Miami President Hodge, Provost Herbst, Music Chair Green, Dean Lentini

Professor Joomi Chung in Pilsen, Czech Republic

Eugene Brown at the Miami University Art Museum

Presser Hall, May 2008

Phillip Glass

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Introducing James Lentini, DMA DEA N and PROFESSOR OF MUSIC S C HO OL of FI N E A RT S C OMPOSER , PERFORMER , A DM I N I ST R ATOR

“Fantasy for Flute and Guitar… definitely warrants more exposure on the concert platform and I sincerely hope it gets the attention it deserves…”

Before coming to Miami University, Dr. Lentini was the founding dean of the School of Art, Media and Music at The College of New Jersey. His strategic vision included efforts to move the arts to the center of the campus’ academic and cultural life and to cultivate cross-disciplinary programs that emphasize new technologies in the arts. His efforts in fundraising and new building construction for music and the arts resulted in endowments and gifts in excess of one million dollars and approval of a $30 million project for a new building to house the art department and multimedia areas.

Steve Marsh, Classical Guitar Magazine

An accomplished composer and classical guitarist, his compositions have won national and international awards and have been performed and recorded in international venues by leading solo artists and ensembles including the Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra (Poland) and the Bohuslav Martinü Philharmonic Orchestra (Czech Republic). In addition to many commissions, his honors include first prize in the 2004 Choral Composition Contest at Bluffton College, the 2002 Andrés Segovia International Composition Prize (Granada, Spain) for his guitar composition “Westward Voyage,” the Atwater-Kent Composition Award (first prize), the McHugh Composition Prize, a grant from “Meet the Composer,” and as well as awards from ASCAP.

“[‘Westward Voyage’]: the composer clearly knows the fingerboard very well indeed and is expert at finding scintillating resonant mixtures of open and stopped strings.” Stephen Kenyon, Classical Guitar Magazine

“…Music for Brass is a well-constructed piece (with big wobbling, arching tones) that features plenty of strikingly original brass writing in an intelligent package.” Bryce Rankin, 21st-Century Music

‘Dreamscape,’ by James Lentini, is a brief fantasy for orchestra that achieves its considerable effect from an interplay of chamber-like textures and explosive full orchestra passages. This is the best disc in the series.” Stephen D. Hicken, American Record Guide Jim and Dana Lentini attending the Grammy Awards

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A native Detroiter, Dr. Lentini received a bachelor of music in composition from Wayne State University, a master of music in composition from Michigan State University and a doctor of musical arts in composition from the University of Southern California.

ROSTER & CR EDITS Editor: Susan Ewing, Interim Associate Dean

Contributing Writer and Copy Editor: Sophie Alyssa Williams

Associate Editors: Susan Thomas, Director of Integrated Programs and Arts Management Jeanne Harmeyer, Marketing Manager for departments of Music and Theatre

Graphic Design: Scott Bruno, b graphic design Primary Photography: Miami University IT Photo Services

SFA Executive Committee: James Lentini, Dean Susan Ewing, Interim Associate Dean Connie Asher, Assistant to the Dean for Operations and Finance Rosalyn Erat Benson, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs Richard Green, Chair, Music dele jegede, Chair, Art Elizabeth Mullenix, Chair, Theatre

John Weigand, Chair, Architecture and Interior Design Patti Hannan Liberatore, Director, Performing Arts Series Robert Wicks, Director, Miami University Art Museum Clifton McNish, Director of Diversity and Outreach Heather Kogge, Director of Development

Miami University: Equal opportunity in education and employment

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ALUMNI NEWS

Have some news you’d like to share? We’d love to hear from you! Visit arts.muohio.edu/keepintouch to keep us informed.

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Bill Brzeski A highly regarded production designer, Bill Brzeski has worked in feature films, television, interior design, and theatre for over twenty years. He began his career in television and has designed over 800 episodes and over thirty

pilots. As a production designer in feature films, he has lent his design talents to the Oscar-winning As Good As It Gets, as well as The Bucket List, Blue Streak, and Matilda. He also designed the ground breaking CGI movie Stuart Little and its sequel Stuart Little 2 for Sony Pictures.

Jamie, Bill and Kym Brezski

Brzeski, a theatre major, and his wife Kym, an English major, both graduated from Miami in 1975. Brzeski later received an MFA in Design from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Originally interested in designing for the ballet and opera, he began his career in the theatre before moving to Los Angeles. The Brzeskis’ tie to Miami is still strong—Miami recently hosted one of Bill’s design seminars, and their daughter Jamie is currently a history of art and architecture major at Miami.

How did Miami’s liberal education prepare you and your wife Kym for your lives and careers? It taught us how to think in a more general way, seeing all sides of a problem, and not look at the world through the filter of a specific discipline. We both think of ourselves as problem solvers, open to lots of different ideas. What do you want to say to current students about technology and arts? Technology describes the tools we use to help create art. On its own, technology can’t create an original idea or see the world in a unique way. We tend to fall in love with our technology because it helps us take short cuts and save time. Don’t be fooled—a machine can enhance our work, even show us new ways of creating art and describing our reality, but it’s still the original idea people pay for. On a positive note, we live in an exciting time because new technology lets us express ourselves and our ideas to the public without relying on old institutions. Virtually anybody can produce music, art, or films and get it out to the public.

Lindsay Hollister Hollywood actress Lindsay Hollister, best known for her role on Boston Public, began her acting career at Miami. Hollister, who received her B.F.A. in theatre performance in 1999, appeared in Miami productions of Gertrude Stein and A Companion, Machinal, and The Real Inspector Hound, earning a nomination for the prestigious Irene Ryan National Acting Award. Hollister also studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City and at Barter, the State Theatre of Virginia. Aside from her role as Christine Banks on Boston Public, her acting credits include appearances on shows such as ER, Cold Case, My Name Is Earl, Nip/Tuck, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, and Days of Our Lives. She most recently appeared on NBC’s Scrubs and as Steve Carrel’s dance partner in Get Smart. “I would say one experience at Miami always stuck in my head and definitely inspired me to follow my dream out to Los Angeles. Our department brought in a theatre alumnus to speak to our acting class. [He] said, ‘Right now, this minute, if you can imagine doing anything else with your life that would make you happy other than acting, get out. Because it’s too hard to attempt unless there’s nothing else you can imagine doing.’ And at that moment I knew there was nothing else for me… that’s what gave me the strength to pursue the impossibly difficult business of Hollywood.” 3

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Fletcher Benton’s bronze Folded Circle Two Squares, 1980 Gift of the Class of 1955 and the Artist

the California College of Arts and Crafts, San Francisco Art Institute, and California State University. The International Sculpture Center’s Board of Directors established the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1991 to recognize individual sculptors who have made exemplary contributions to the field of sculpture. Candidates for the award are masters of sculptural processes and techniques who have devoted their careers to the development of a laudable body of work, as well as

Benton receives Lifetime Achievement Award The School of Fine Arts congratulates alumnus Fletcher Benton, who was named the 2008 International Sculpture Center’s Lifetime Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture award winner. The distinction, one of the most prestigious in the field of sculpture, was awarded in April 2008 at The 17th Annual Lifetime Achievement Award Gala that gathered art patrons and professionals at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Benton received his B.F.A. from Miami University in 1956. He began as a painter, but switched to sculpture when he felt he could no longer carry out his ideas in paint, and is best known for his kinetic metal sculptures. One of these sculptures, Folded Circle, Two Squares, can be seen in the reflecting pool near the entrance 4

of the Miami University Art Museum, and was donated by the artist in 1980. This sculpture demonstrates the artist’s belief that basic geometric forms can be used to create fresh, new art without merely revisiting exhausted ideas and motifs. Benton’s work is abstract in nature and reflects the raw industrial origin of its metallic materials. Benton’s work can be seen in the collections of major museums as well as private and corporate collections worldwide, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Kroller-Muller State Museum in the Netherlands. He has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions, and has taught at

International Sculpture Center 2008 Lifetime Achievement awards banquet with 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, Fletcher Benton, B.F.A.,’56; Hiestand Galleries Director, Ann Taulbee, B.F.A., ’81 and John (Jeb) Bystrom, B.E.D., ’77 and M. Arch., ’81. The gala dinner was held the evening of April 25, 2008, at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

to the advancement of the sculpture field as a whole. Benton is among such celebrated sculptors as Louise Bourgeois, Christo and JeanneClaude, Robert Rauschenberg, and Nam June Paik, all past recipients of this award. Fletcher Benton’s tie to Miami continued well after he graduated. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate degree in the Fine Arts in 1993, and exhibited work in solo exhibitions at the Miami University Art Museum in both 1980 and 1993. Miami is proud to recognize our own Fletcher Benton on his outstanding accomplishments.

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Left to right: Architects Yan Meng, Xiadou Liu, and Hui Wang

Miami Architecture Graduates: Rising Stars of Contemporary Urban China Urbanus is a critically acclaimed contemporary architecture firm founded in 1999 by a dynamic trio of Miami alumni: Xiaodu Liu, Yan Meng, and Hui Wang. All three received Masters of Architecture degrees from Miami and now spend their time in Beijing and Shenzhen, China. Their firm has been described as one of “China’s most talented young architecture firms” by Nicolai Ouroussoff of the New York Times. Urbanus strives to respond to the conditions imposed by rapidly emerging urban development in China with humanistic and community building solutions, resulting in lively urban landscapes. Urbanus’s design scope includes urban, architectural, landscape, interior, and exhibition design. It is recognized as one of the leading forces among China’s young design firms, and its work has been widely exhibited in prestigious domestic and international shows, including the 2005 San Paulo Biennial in Brazil, the 2006 China Contemporary exhibition by the Netherlands Architecture Institute, and the 2007 Lisbon Architecture Triennale in Portugal. In 2005, the firm was featured by Architectural Record as one of ten global “vanguard architectural firms.” Currently on exhibit at Smithsonian’s CooperHewitt National Design Museum is a design solution developed by Urbanus to address growing global concerns and the need for affordable housing. “Solos: Tulou/Affordable Housing in China,” on view October 3, 2008– May 8, 2009, presents the Tulou housing prototype, based on a traditional Chinese circular, clay-constructed dwelling type. Currently under construction in China, the distinctive form provides an alternative to the typical slab

housing ubiquitous around the globe and offers a remedy for urban sprawl. On the heels of the Smithsonian exhibit’s inauguration, the three partners visited Miami as part of the Department of Architecture and Interior Design’s 2008–09 lecture series. In another collaborative project, Wenyi Wu, adjunct professor of architecture, works with Urbanus yearly to conduct summer studio workshops in China. Urbanus is eager to support this effort and to enrich students’ learning experiences. Visit Urbanus’s official web site, www.urbanus. com.cn, for more information on the firm.

Steven Reineke named to conduct N.Y. Pops Orchestra Miami alumnus Steven Reineke has been named the new Music Director of the New York Pops and will begin his tenure in October 2009. As such, Reineke will conduct the orchestra’s annual concert series at Carnegie Hall as well as tours, recordings, and nationwide telecasts. The announcement follows an extensive three-year search to find a successor to founder Skitch Henderson, who died in 2005. Earlier this year, Reineke conducted the New York Pops’ 25th Birthday Gala in Carnegie Hall. A protégé of Erich Kunzel, Reineke is currently associate conductor of the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. As the creator of more than one hundred orchestral arrangements for the Cincinnati Pops over the past 13 years, Reineke’s arrangements have been performed worldwide and have been described as “melodious and joyous.” His numerous wind ensemble compositions are published by the C.L. Barnhouse Company and are performed by concert bands around the world. Reineke will return to Miami during homecoming 2009. He is writing a fanfare for Miami’s combined choirs to be performed at a gala Bicentennial concert in Millett Hall on Friday night of homecoming weekend. The piece, Reineke’s first strictly choral piece, will be “short, fun, and festive,” and will be accompanied by pieces from resident Miami composers James Sheppard, G. Roger Davis, David Shaffer, and SFA Dean James Lentini, as well as another surprise “big name.” The homecoming concert will feature Miami’s combined choirs, including Men’s Glee Club, Collegiate Chorale, Chamber Singers, and the Choraliers, as well as the Miami University Marching Band. Reineke graduated from Miami with a Bachelor of Music degree with honors in both trumpet performance and music composition. 5

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Clockwise from left: Presser Hall, May 2008 Left to right: Miami University President David Hodge, Provost Jeffrey Herbst, Department of Music Chair Richard Green, and SFA Dean Jim Lentini cut the ribbon at the Presser Hall re-opening ceremony MU Trumpet Ensemble, under the direction of graduate student David Hartkopf signals the opening of the Presser Hall celebration

The New Presser

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“The new building is a wonderful asset to the program.” Music Chair Richard Green

Renovation of Presser Hall has been completed and the majority of the programs of the department of music have now moved to their official home. Erected in 1931, Presser was originally a gift of the Presser Foundation, supplemented by generous contributions of alumnae and friends of Western College.

exterior restoration and a large addition for storage of musical instruments.

The original building was inaugurated on September 18, 1931 and was used jointly by the music departments at Miami University and Western College. In recent years, Presser has been home to various musical and theatrical groups. Beginning in December 2006, the building underwent extensive renovation to improve and modernize the facility. Significant mechanical upgrades were made, along with 6

The May 2008 move from CPA to Presser Hall took place with fifteen truckloads of instruments, music, documents, and office items. “A great deal of work was done to find the right places for everything as well as tweaking the building to accommodate some acoustical surprises,” said music chair Richard Green. “The new building is a wonderful asset to the program.”

The Department of Music celebrated Presser’s re-opening on October 23, 2008 with “Presser Palooza.” Officiating at the 3:00 pm ribbon-cutting ceremony at the building’s front entrance were Miami President David Hodge, Provost Jeffrey Herbst, SFA Dean James Lentini, and Music Chair Richard Green. Hodge, Herbst, and Lentini were in high praise of the department, with the president saying that “you now have a building that reflects the honor and respect with which the department is held on campus.” Following the ceremony, a reception was given along with tours of the building, in addition to performances by students and faculty of the department.

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Tanner Recipient of Curry Award Associate professor of music Chris Tanner is the recipient of the 2008 Crossan Hays Curry Distinguished Educator Award presented by Miami’s School of Fine Arts. James Lentini, SFA dean, presented the award at a recent ceremony. Tanner was nominated by James Sheppard, professor of music, who praised Tanner’s teaching skills, positivity, and ability to connect with his students on a personal and professional level. Sheppard wrote that Tanner’s mix of art and teaching suggests “personal integrity and creative talent.” Tanner’s accomplishments include founding the Miami University Steel Band in 1994, and earning a Master of Music degree from Miami in 1996, followed by a doctorate from West Virginia University in 2000. Tanner is a performer, composer, and arranger in addition to teaching and directing the Steel Band. The band performs widely throughout the region and during spring of 2008 toured with noted pan artist Andy Narell. The band was also featured in the PANorama Caribbean Music Fest at Virginia Beach in May. The Curry award is made possible by an endowment from Miami alumnae John Hill Ervasti and Jean Truitt Ervasti. First given in 1996, five other Department of Music faculty members have received the award, including Sandra Seefeld in 2007, Brenda Mitchell in 2005, Mary E. M. Harris in 2003, Michèle Gingras in 2002, and Steven Shumway in 2001.

Music Professor Designs Reed Gouging Machine Professor Andrea Ridilla, in collaboration with Udo Heng, designer and music store owner, has designed an oboe gouging machine. The machine is meant to reduce the time spent gouging reeds, the first step in the complex process of reed making. “Sculpturing the inside curvature of the oboe reed in exactly the right manner is essential for the kind of oboe tone the oboist is looking for,” says Ridilla. Oboists must make their own reeds to satisfy personal tastes in sound, feel, and style. Ridilla is especially interested in reed-making due to her association with international players, “whose concepts of sound are very different from the American approach,” she says. “The demands of matching playing styles presented challenges in tone production, projection, and flexibility of pitch, and forced me to think outside the box.” With grants from Miami University and help from Barry Landrum of the Hughes Instrumentation Laboratory, Ridilla spent a great deal of time researching and refining the gouging process. Her invention, which is U.S. patent pending, caught the eye of Heng, and together they developed the Ridilla-Heng machine. The machine is sold on the international market through Heng’s business, Reeds n’ Stuff in Germany, and at Forrest’s Music in Berkeley, California.

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Miami Design Collaborative pairs with IDEO for “Deep Dive” John Foster

The newly inaugurated Miami Design Collaborative (MDC), led by the School of Fine Arts, is a multi-disciplinary design initiative at Miami University that brings together students and faculty from across campus in an interdisciplinary approach to team-based design solutions. MDC focuses on hands-on experience with design projects, engagement with industry and organizations outside of Miami, and multi-disciplinary theory and practice. MDC combines existing Miami design projects and courses with events and outside visitors like 1985 Miami alumnus John Foster at IDEO, an innovation and design firm. One of the first MDC events this fall was a collaboration between the Armstrong Institute for Interactive Media Studies and IDEO. A group of faculty and students from across 8

campus worked with Foster, head of Talent and Organizational Development, to participate in IDEO’s signature “deep dive” brainstorming process, a creative think tank in which participants are fully immersed in one specific idea or project. Participants worked to gain a better understanding of student learning and engagement, develop a structure for the Miami Design Collaborative, and create new concepts for future MDC initiatives. Three other industry experts, Challis Hodge of Bridge Worldwide, Mark Eckman of Rosetta, and Elizabeth Bartley, designer and design educator also participated in the event, offering their outside perspectives and insights. This event was made possible by a combination of Foster’s expertise and the dedication, energy, and talents of Miami faculty and students.

Student Designs Bicentennial Logo Senior Erin Kana’s design was chosen as the official logo for Miami’s Bicentennial celebration. The graphic design major from Bay Village, Ohio, competed with fellow graphic g students enlisted byy the university’s y design Bicentennial Committee to create the logo for Miami’s 2009 celebration. Six students working under the guidance of Tom Effler, associate professor of art, and Peg Faimon, professor of art, were selected as finalists: Jason Andrews,

Jessica Boonstra, Erin Kana, Jennifer Pace, Colleen Reid, and Stephanie Rotar, all senior graphic design majors. Kana’s design is inspired by the towers of Harrison Hall and ripe with historical significance. Named for Benjamin Harrison, Miami class of 1852 and later president of the United States, Harrison Hall is located on the site of Miami’s first classroom building, “Old Main.” Its towers were designed by Miami’s most prominent architect, Charles Cellarius, who was responsible for many Georgian-style buildings on campus. “The site of Harrison Hall is an especially historical spot on campus that adds a lot of meaning behind her logo and can be shared across generations easily,” Faimon said. “Older generations can associate with the towers g and yyounger generations can identify with the design’s balance of contemporary feel.”

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Faimon Receives Naus Award Congratulations to Professor of Art Peg Faimon, Miami Design Collaborative director, who was one of two recipients of an endowed Naus Family Scholar award. The program, funded by a $250,000 gift to Miami’s For Love and Honor Campaign by James and Susan Naus, both class of 1967, supports faculty who exemplify the very best of Miami’s traditions.

Philip Glass: Embracing Innovation In the spring, Miami Design Collaborative, the Armstrong Institute for Interactive Media Studies, and the Performing Arts Series will co-sponsor a two-day symposium on collaboration featuring a performance by multi-faceted artist and composer Philip Glass. Through his operas, symphonies, compositions for his own ensemble, and collaborations with artists from Twyla Tharp to David Bowie, Glass has had an extraordinary impact upon the musical and intellectual ideas of his time. His residency at Miami begins with an evening of solo piano providing a rare opportunity to experience this influential composer’s work firsthand. An intimate and unique look at a visionary at work, Glass personally introduces the program. As the capstone event of the MDC’s design thinking symposium, Glass will present “Creativity and Collaboration,” focusing on the idea of creativity and how disparate artists, educators, and students can inspire each other and create collaborative work that can be even more satisfying than individual work.

Performance Information Etudes and Other Works for Solo Piano 7:30 pm • Wednesday, April 15 • Hall Auditorium Tickets $18 students/youth • $35 senior citizens • $36 adults Visit www.muohio.edu/PerformingArtsSeries for more information. 9

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myaamiaki iiši meehtohseeniwiciki, How the Miami People Live MIAMI UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM

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possible through the combined efforts of guest curators Julie Olds, former cultural preservation officer of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, and Daryl Baldwin, director of the Myaamia Language project at Miami University, and the staff of the Miami University Art Museum. The exhibition, co-sponsored by the National Museum of the American Indian (part of the

Museum attendance exceeded 7,200 visitors for the exhibition.

In 2004, Miami Art Museum director Robert Wicks first celebrated the Miami tribe and its connections to the university with an exhibition of art by current tribal members. The presenting of a native birch tree to Chief Leonard and its planting on the museum grounds marked the symbolic return of the tribe to their homeland. The Miami tribe returned to Oxford in a groundbreaking new exhibit, Myaammiaki iiši meehtohessniwiciicki How the Miami People Live, in Fall 2008. The exhibition celebrated the vibrant heritage of the Miami tribe, currently undergoing a language and culture revitalization effort, and featured both historical and contemporary artifacts and objects. Serving as a kickoff to the university’s Bicentennial celebration, the exhibition was made

Smithsonian Institution), and the Cranbrook Institute of Science, was unique in that members of the Miami tribe were involved from the very beginning. Over one hundred tribe members attended the exhibition opening on September 18. The opening featured welcoming remarks by Miami University President David Hodge and the dedication of the site for Miami tribe elder Eugene Brown’s bronze sculpture, “A Tribe named Miami, A Surveyor’s Stake, a Town named Oxford,” representing the unity of the Miami tribe, Oxford, Ohio, and Miami University. The Myaammiaki iiši meehtohessniwiciicki How the Miami People Live exhibition was a great success. More than 900 area school children from 17 different schools had been through the museum, and 34 Miami courses integrated the exhibition into the semester’s curriculum. Over the course of the exhibition museum attendance exceeded 7,200 visitors. For more information about the Miami Nation visit their official website at http://www.miamination.com/.

Opposite page, clockwise from top: Deerskin Map Showing Wea Territory under Negotiation with the Wabash Land Company, c. 1774 – 1775; by permission of the British Museum, Department of Ethnography, Mullanphy Collection, London, England

Eugene Brown playing one of his original flutes during the dedication of his sculpture at the MUAM closing reception, December 18, 2008. This page:

James Otto Lewis, Portrait of Brewett — A Celebrated Miami Chief, 1835–36, hand-colored lithograph from the portfolio, The Aboriginal Port-Folio, or A Collection of Portraits of the Most Celebrated Chiefs of the North American Indians Detail of Eugene Brown’s wood-burned engraving from Drum Flute Stand, 2008

Eugene Brown, A Tribe Named Miami, A Surveyor’s Stake, A Town Named Oxford, 2003; carved and painted wood in eight pieces; lent by Dr. Joseph W. Leonard

Susan Ewing’s Dinner Ring for a Last Supper II, sterling silver and magnetic steel

Miami Artists part of Ohio Craftsmen’s Best of 2008 Miami University Distinguished Professor of Art Susan Ewing received the Pamela Morris Thomford Award for Excellence in Metals at the Ohio Designer Craftsmen’s 25th annual juried members’ competition, “The Best of 2008.” Tadashi Koizumi, M.F.A. ’08 (metals), received the Emerging Craftsman Award for his body of work. Other Miami artists recognized were: graduate students Josh Foy (ceramics), Geoff Riggle (metals), and Lisa M. Wilson (metals); M.F.A. alumnae Sandra Gross, ’91 (glass), and Stephen Wolochowicz, ’05 (ceramics); and B.F.A. alumnae Lisa Johnson, ’04, and Christina Brandewie, ’80, both metals. More than 325 entries from 140 artists were submitted; 130 works in glass, metal, fiber, clay, wood, and mixed media by nearly 90 artists were selected and are on display at the Ohio Craft Museum in Columbus during summer 2008. Ewing’s award winning piece Dinner Ring for a Last Supper II is part of a series of small objects based on the weaponry of Leonardo da Vinci. “This one piece was enough to make the trip worthwhile,” said juror Brion Clinkingbeard, deputy director and chief curator of the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft. “It stands alongside the other works in this show as representing the ‘best of’ traditions of this powerhouse organization.” 11

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Brent Payne, M.F.A. in painting, 2008 instructs students in the visual arts component

Sixteen high school students participate in the fine arts component of Miami’s MLPSLI C L I F TON MC N I SH , D i re c tor of D ivers it y and O ut re a ch This past summer, 16 high school students from throughout the nation participated in the Multicultural Leadership Program Summer Leadership Institute (MLPSLI) sponsored by Miami’s Office of Admission. This one-week institute is designed for African-American, Hispanic/Latino, Native American, or Pacific Islander students that have completed their sophomore or junior year in high school, or for students who are not multicultural but have demonstrated a commitment toward making their school and community more accepting of cultural diversity. Participants who successfully complete the institute and are admitted to Miami receive a renewable $5,000 merit scholarship award. During the one-week program, MLPSLI participants have the opportunity to interact with current Miami students, faculty and staff in academic, leadership and career choice activities.

A variety of academic and cocurricular activities including a writing workshop, computer skills lab, and business, education, engineering, and fine arts programs are offered to better prepare participants for college. The 16 students who participated in the fine arts component took courses taught by members of the School of Fine Arts faculty. In the Art of Collage, instructor Brent Payne’s goal for his students was to help them understand the process of making art and how to embrace and enjoy the process. John Humphries taught a design drawing course, in which beginning design drawing ideas are introduced, and students learn to look at things on a simple yet detailed level. Each of these courses is designed to help students understand the basic process of developing a good portfolio, whether for visual art, architecture, or interior design.

The SFA’s goal is to motivate students to pursue degrees and careers in the arts as well as increase the number of students in pre-college initiatives similar to MLPSLI. In summer 2007, eight students participated in the fine arts component of MLPSLI; in summer 2008 that number doubled. That alone is a great success!

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Interior Design Program Ranked 9th Nationally Design Intelligence, who produces the principal annual ranking of architecture and design-based academic programs, has ranked Miami’s Interior Design program in a tie for ninth nationally for 2009. This is a considerable achievement given that there are 300–400 programs and about 160 CIDA accredited pro-

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grams reviewed for the ranking. The impressive ranking is based on a comprehensive survey of professional design firms. This biases older programs with established reputations, larger programs that simply place more graduates, and programs with established co-ops.

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Grad Student Wins AIAS Honor Award Taryn Nye, who graduated from Miami in May 2008 with a Master of Architecture degree, received an honor award from the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) at their annual conference in December. Nye’s design for an accessible home for seven yearold Lianna Bryant, who has quadriplegic mixed type cerebral palsy, was nominated for a Community Service Honor Award through AIAS. Nye designed and constructed the space with the Miami University AIAS Freedom by Design team, working closely with Lianna’s mother, Utawna Leap, ’93. The house was specially designed to accommodate the needs of Lianna, who cannot walk, crawl, or talk.

The one-level home is configured to fit Leap’s long, narrow lot. Visitors walk through an extra-wide front door into an open-plan living space that makes it easy for Lianna to move from kitchen to dining area to living room to bedroom in her wheelchair. Special features

“[The experience] changed the way I look at architecture and the power we have to affect people’s lives.” Taryn Nye

Leap envisioned a house that would meet the immediate and long-term needs of her daughter. She could not afford to hire an architecture firm so she contacted Miami’s architecture professors asking for students’ assistance, knowing

include a large roll-in bathroom, sink with motion-activated faucet, and a sprinkler system. A ceiling-mounted personal lift system runs through Bryant’s bedroom and bathroom, down a hallway, and into the living room, allowing her full access to major areas of the house. Taryn Nye (left) with Lianna Leap

someone could learn from the experience. She was put in contact with Nye who was willing to take on the project. “Tawna came up with a list of things she wanted in the design,” Nye explains. “The idea was that Lianna would be able to go everywhere in the house, with no restrictions.”

“I never anticipated the time and effort and research that not just Taryn did, but other people in the department,” Leap said. “Until you have someone close with a disability, you cannot comprehend what life is like with a disability.” Nye said the process meant more to her than the job or award. “I think I made a friendship and I found a family who needed help,” Nye said. “It changed the way I look at architecture and the power we have to affect people’s lives.” Nye now works at Duncan Wisniewski, an architecture firm dedicated to helping non-profit clients and specializing in designing affordable housing for veterans and the elderly.

Dutton named Professor of Community Engagement Through generous alumni support, Thomas A. Dutton, professor of architecture, has been named the Cincinnati Professor of Community Engagement. Dutton is the director of Miami University’s Center for Community Engagement in Overthe-Rhine, which offers opportunities for faculty, student, and community learning in inner-city Cincinnati. He and his

Share your latest accomplishments with us — visit arts.muohio.edu/keepintouch to keep us informed. students design and rehabilitate housing for low- and moderate-income people. He has been active in the Over-the-Rhine People’s Movement for twenty-four years. The Neighborhood Design Corporation of Cincinnati recognized Dutton for the accomplishments of the Over-the-Rhine Design/Build Studio in 1999 and 2005. 13

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Extending Tradition—Going Global Students and faculty spent the past year participating in activities on a global scale, engaging in study, service, and cultures that help develop aptitude in a diverse world. The SFA is committed to making meaningful international experiences available to all fine arts majors. Here is a snapshot of their activities:

Miami University Men’s Glee Club, under the direction of Ethan Sperry, associate professor of music

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China, June 2008

Sang as part of the 2008 Summer O Olympic pre-game events.

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WHO: Ghana Design/Build Studio, the Department of Architecture and Interior Design’s longest running summer workshop WHE RE & WHE N:

Abrafo Odumase, Ghana, summer 2008

WHAT: Designed and built a computer skills classroom for local students and adults. In previous years, students have designed and built a library, outdoor reading room, permanent market shelters, community center, and guesthouse.

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WHO: Architecture and interior design students, with Gulen Cevik, assistant professor WHE RE & WHE N:

Turkey, summer 2008

WHAT: Toured Roman and Greek cities, museums, mosques and churches, and world heritage sites, studying both ancient and modern Turkey. Participated in a weeklong project with other design students at Yeditepe University in Istanbul and visited critically acclaimed design firms Koleksiyon and Autoban.

More Destinations The Choraliers, under the direction of William Bausano, professor of music WHO:

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Italy and Greece,

summer 2008 Toured from Venice to Athens, singing early European music. Were described as “wonderful musical ambassadors from the United States.” W HAT:

Jingju Comes to MU Tracy Chung has played an important role in making Jingju come alive in Taiwan, where she is an Associate Professor at the National Taiwan University and Taiwan Junior College of Performing Arts. During fall 2008, Chung was in residence in the Department of Theatre to teach traditional Jingju opera style and direct a Jingju version of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. Theatre Professor Howard Blanning took Ms. Chung’s place in Taiwan for the semester, where he taught theatre history and directed Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. “This is only the second time that such an international exchange has been done at Miami,” said Liz Mullenix,

W HO: Highwire Brand Studio, a capstone course comprised of students majoring in marketing, art/graphic design, and other supporting disciplines W H E RE & WHE N:

London, summer 2008

W HAT: Students worked in competing teams in collaboration with marketing research affiliate dunhumby on a project for Tesco, the third largest retailer in the world.

Chair of the Department of Theatre. “Hopefully this exchange will blaze a trail for more faculty to engage in like activity in the future.” Chung described her experience, saying, “The students have been wonderful. We have had a lot of fun learning about each other! They taught me how to express myself better in English and I taught them about the traditional Jingju theatre’s singing, acting, and dancing, as well as Chinese culture, history, and language. Their Jingju performance may not be perfect, but they have developed a great appreciation for the art and that is beautiful!” A graduate of the National Fu-hsing Dramatic Arts Academy and Oklahoma City University, Chung has appeared in more than

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Miami University students

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Florence, Italy, spring 2008

Attended Kent State’s architecture and environmental design school in historic Florence and participated in semester-long design studios, traveled with professors to four major Italian cities as part of an urban analysis course, and took courses in Italian language, art history, urban development, drawing, and European theater. WHAT:

Scene from Theatre’s recent production of Taming of the Shrew

thirty Jingju productions and has books as well as DVDs to her credit. She has adapted seven non-Chinese works for Jingju as well as two well-known Chinese novels, A Woman and Four Men and The Life of Ah-Q. In 2003, Tracy served as a J. W. Fulbright Visiting Scholarin-Residence and Vail Artist-in-Residence at Denison University in Granville, Ohio. 15

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Art Students’ Work Selected for International Exhibition

International collaborations help connect our students and faculty to an increasingly global world of education and the arts.

Miami Art Faculty Featured in International Exhibition Thirty-nine works by Miami University artists were recently included in Connections, an exhibition at the Institute of Art and Design (IAD) at the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czech Republic. The exhibition, open May 6–24, 2008, featured work by 19 Miami art faculty and graduate students. IAD, established in 2004, is one of the most progressive university institutions in the Czech Republic focusing on art and design. The exhibition was part of the Pilsen Liberation Festival, founded in 2005 to commemorate the anniversary of the liberation of the city of Pilsen by American troops at the end of World War II. “The Connections exhibit serves as an opportunity to showcase the great art of our faculty and to further bridge the connection between Miami and the IAD,” says Dean James Lentini, who traveled to Pilsen with three of the exhibiting artists, along with Dean of the Graduate 16

School Dr. Bruce Cochrane. “International collaborations like this help to further our mission by connecting our students and faculty to an increasingly global world of education and the arts.” Future plans for collaboration with the IAD include developing a partnership for a joint international master’s degree program and student and faculty exchanges. Participating Miami faculty were: Andrew Au, Joomi Chung, Larry Collins, Thomas Effler, Susan Ewing, Margaret “Peg” Faimon, Tracy Featherstone, Ira Greenberg, dele jegede, E. James Killy, Matthew Litteken, Edward Montgomery, Ellen Price, Ralph Raunft, Dana Saulnier, Dennis Tobin, Roscoe Wilson, Jon Yamashiro, and Sara Young. Graduating M.F.A. students Alyssa Feather, Tadashi Koizumi, Brent Payne, Alan Pocaro, and Kelly Severtson also exhibited work in the show.

Five Miami University artists were part of “Magnitude Seven,” an exhibition by 34 artists at the Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center during summer 2008. The show featured work by: graduate students Charlie Buckley (painting) and Lisa M. Wilson (metals); Brent Payne, M.F.A. ’08; David Dotson, M.F.A. ’06; and Josh Willis, B.F.A. ’03. Manifest received more than 550 submissions from 254 artists from across 38 states for the exhibition of work no larger than seven inches in any dimension. It was the fourth year for the theme, the most popular at Manifest.

Extending Tradition, Embracing Innovation

Alumni Create Architecture Scholarship A group of Miami alumni have come together to create the Northwest Ohio Scholarship in Architecture and Interior Design. The scholarship, which will be awarded for the first time in spring 2009, was conceived by a group of alumni from Miami’s Department of Architecture and Interior Design. The group, including many architects and designers from several area firms, gathered for a presentation discussing the department’s achievements and challenges and began discussing the idea for the scholarship. “We felt it was unlikely that any one firm could generate enough support to fund a scholarship at a high enough level, but we thought, if we all got together, we might be able to make it happen,” said Paul Hollenbeck ’70 of The Collaborative Inc. That idea became a reality in November 2008, when the donors came together to celebrate their scholarship’s endowment reaching $50,000 during the summer. Beginning in the spring, it will be awarded each year to one or more northwestern Ohio students in the Department of Architecture and Interior Design.

According to Hollenbeck, who transferred to Miami in 1965 specifically to study architecture, the scholarship serves the dual role of supporting Miami students and promoting the architecture and interior design professions in Northwest Ohio. “Northwest Ohio is no different than many other parts of the country in that recruitment is one of our biggest challenges. As the baby boomers retire, we’re going to need more architects than universities are producing. Northwest Ohio doesn’t have a school of architecture, so this was a good way to get students at Miami to notice us and recognize the opportunities in this region.” Alumni, graduating in classes from 1959 to 1991, and parents of current and former Miami students were among those contributing to the scholarship fund. “People have great feelings about their experience at Miami in general, but the architecture program, because of the relationships you form with students and faculty, is a little different,” said Michael DiNardo ’84, who earned his Master of Architecture degree while on a similar scholarship. “It’s almost like being in a fraternity or sorority because you’re together so much of the time.”

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(Opposite page left, clockwise from top) Assistant Professor Joomi Chung installs her 3-dimensional drawings in the Connections exhibition on-site at the Institute of Art and Design’s University Gallery in the city center of Pilsen, Czech Republic Professor Ellen Price’s Tournament Helmet, 2008

Assistant Professor Roscoe Wilson’s Deer, Ducks and Cows—Oh My, 2008 Dignitaries ranging from the American and Belgian ambassadors to the Czech Republic and the Mayor of Pilsen spoke, along with Dean Lentini, at the exhibition’s opening reception May 6

Artworks by: Charlie Buckley, MFA candidate, painting, Study – Keys, 2008 Lisa Wilson, MFA candidate, metals, Untitled, 2008 Andrew Dailey, MFA candidate painting, Pinsel, 2008

Two principals with Toledo architecture firm, The Collaborative Inc., Mike DiNardo (left) and Paul Hollenbeck (right) came together with at least 3 other firms and numerous alumni donors to create the Northwest Ohio Scholarship in Architecture and Interior Design.

Hollenbeck, who recalls a highly competitive program in which an initial class of fifty architecture students was pared down to his graduating class of a dozen, remains in close contact with former classmates and faculty members. He sees the collective effort behind the scholarship as capturing that spirit of camaraderie that defined his time in the program.

“This is not about our firms, though at least four are represented; it’s about us as a group of architects and related professionals. It is a divergent group, with more than three decades between some of us, and we gave in varying amounts to make this possible. Hopefully this isn’t the end, and people will continue to see this as a great philanthropic outlet.” Donors to the Northwest Ohio Scholarship in Architecture and Interior Design are: Allan Brown ’91; Michael DiNardo ’84; Mike Duket ’70; Bert Elliott ’81; Edward ’80 and Mary Glowacki ’79; Joseph Kunkle; Paul and Pamela Hollenbeck ’70; Robert Seyfang ’59; and Robert Siebenaller ’82. 17

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Department of Theatre makes Miami’s TOP25 Last fall, the Department of Theatre premiered an innovative new course as part of President Hodge’s new initiative— The TOP25 Project: Engaging Students in their Learning. Faculty were invited to redesign the 25 largest courses at Miami in order to move learning away from, as the President says, “too much time telling students what we think they need to know, and not enough time using their curiosity to drive their learning.” Teams of faculty were invited to submit a proposal, and if chosen, would receive funding for implementation of their newly designed class.

The Department of Theatre’s proposal for THE 191 was one of seven classes chosen to receive funding in the first round of TOP25 and was the first to pilot its course. Theatre Appreciation, an introductory class in which 200 students previously received information

multiple guest artists, shadow a working artist in a backstage experience, and create their own ten-minute play. By directly interacting with working artists, witnessing Miami theatre productions from an

An interactive, hands-on laboratory for theatre creation passively through lecture, was transformed into an interactive, hands-on laboratory for theatre creation. Students of the redesigned course were given the opportunity to interact with

insider’s perspective, and applying their knowledge to their own artistic creation, non-majors become critically engaged and actively involved in theatre in an exciting and innovative way.

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Department of Theatre’s mainstage production of The Trojan Women

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New SFA Director of Development A seven-year veteran of Miami University’s Office of Development, Heather Kogge was named Director of Development for the School of Fine Arts last April. In this role, she works directly with alumni and friends of the SFA to build support toward a $15 million goal, as a part of the overall $500 million Miami University Campaign For Love and Honor. Priorities within the SFA campaign include endowed scholarships, fellowships, and chairs; student enrichment and programs, including technology, as well as production, exhibit, and visiting artists endowments; and a Miami University Performance and Concert Hall. Heather enjoys the reward of helping to strengthen the relationship of Miami’s loyal supporters with the School of Fine Arts, and is honored to be a part of the philanthropic process of “giving back.” A 1990 graduate of Ball State University and a former high school English teacher, Heather lives in Oxford with her husband John Kogge ’72 and children Malory and Jesse.

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Earl Reeder Visiting Critics Fund Like his grandmother Thelma Flanery Reeder, who attended Miami University in the 1920’s, alumnus Earl Reeder believes in the importance of giving back, that his contributions might shape and guide future generations of Miamians by providing students with experiences that go beyond the curriculum. It is in this spirit that he presented the Earl Reeder Visiting Critics Fund in support of the Department of Architecture and Interior Design, in the fall of 2008. The available annual distribution generated from the fund will support participation of an annual “Reeder Visiting Critic” in the activities of the Department of Architecture and Interior Design. This position shall be held by a nationally or internationally recognized architect, interior designer, or related professional. The intent is that the Reeder Visiting Critic would participate directly with students in classroom-based activities, over an extended period of time as available funds permit, and deliver an annual Reeder Lecture as part of the departmental lecture series. The School of Fine Arts is extremely grateful to Earl for his generosity and vision.

Students in the Department of Theatre actively bridge the gap between artistic practice and critical inquiry through a variety of experiences that include working with professional theatre artists, study abroad opportunities, and an innovative hands-on curriculum. Your gift provides the support that will allow our students to become globally aware, civically engaged theatre artists for the 21st century.

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The Miami University School of Fine Arts gratefully acknowledges the following donors who made gifts totaling $1000 or more in support of the SFA during 2008. Gifts greater than $500,000 Ruder-Bever Family

$50,000 – $99,999 Anonymous * Ms. Mary L. Charles Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Quain

$10,000 – $49,999 American Greetings Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Cocks Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Gross III Mrs. Barbara Hatch Lore

Miami Tribe of Oklahoma * Mr. Ronald E. Moehle Proctor and Gamble Company Mr. and Mrs. William P. Quinby Ms. Jessica Waldmann Mr. and Mrs. John G. Waldmann

$5,000 – $9, 999 Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Farmer Mr. Keith L. Bremer and Mrs. Barbara A. Paprocki Mrs. Judy L. Stark Triplo Press Mr. and Mrs. Walter D. Wood

$2,500 – $4,999 AIA Ohio Foundation Anonymous Mr. Michael J. DiNardo Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert Gordon Elizabeth Wakeman Henderson Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Hollenbeck Ms. Mary Heston Holtz Oxford Arts Club Presser Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James H. Scott Mr. and Mrs. John T. Seaman, Jr.

$1,000 – $2,499 Alexander House Mr. Larry W. Anderson Mrs. Colleen Ward Atwood Dr. and Mrs. Robert A. Benson Mr. and Mrs. Allan N. Brown Daimler Chrysler Ms. Patricia I. Cooper Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Crain Dow Chemical Company Foundation Mr. Lynton Dudley Mr. and Mrs. Bert W. Elliott Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gilmore Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Glowacki

Greater Cincinnati Foundation Dr. and Mrs. David C. Hodge Mr. Jeffrey L. Horrell Mr. and Mrs. Gregory S. Hurst Dr. dele jegede Dr. Frank Jordan, Jr. Mr. John F. Keegan Mr. and Mrs. William G. Kern Mr. and Mrs. David A. Killen Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Knowlton Mr. Robert W. Krause Mr. William D. Layman and Dr. Pamela Fox Mrs. Ruth Yokel McDiffett Mr. Paul M. Mylod

Mrs. Emily Mountz Ness Owens Corning Foundation Inc. Miss Janet K. Rinehart Dr. Elizabeth Senicka Rogers Ms. Ann M. Ruchhoft Mr. Douglas C. Schwing Mr. and Mrs. Jack F. Southard The Collaborative Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Thrall, Jr. UBS Painewebber UPS Foundation Mr. Christopher D. Vockell Dr. and Mrs. Randolph L. Wadsworth, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John F. Whelpton

The Miami University School of Fine Arts gratefully acknowledges the following donors who have made commitments totaling $1000 or more in support of the SFA, as part of the Miami University Campaign For Love and Honor, 2002 – 2010. $2,500 – $4,999 * Mr. Walter A. Netsch Accenture Foundation Pennsylvania Performing Arts Alexander House on Tour Mr. Stephen Althouse Mr. Michael L. Pittman John W. Altman Presser Foundation $100,000 – $999,000 Charitable Foundation Procter & Gamble Company Mr. and Mrs. James H. Allen Mrs. Casey Stousland Audrain Mr. and Mrs. William P. Quinby Anonymous Miss Elsa J. Baer Mr. and Mrs. C. Michael Armstrong * Dr. Lewis F. Roth Mrs. Marjory Baer Mr. and Mrs. James H. Scott * Mrs. Frances Hanson Christian Miss Joan A. Barenholtz Mr. and Mrs. John T. Seaman, Jr. * Ms. Marjorie J. Evans Mr. Jerome Conley Mr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Siegel * Mrs. Virginia Pearce Glick Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Crain Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey P. Hall Dr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Crutcher Mrs. Judy L. Stark * Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Hermann Daimler Chrysler Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Steuk Ms. Mary Heston Holtz Dr. Adeed Dawisha and Ms. Elizabeth Mayer Swailes Mr. and Mrs. Larry Huston Dr. Karen L. Dawisha * Mr. Joseph P. Veasey Mr. Lloyd D. Ittel Dr. Judith K. Delzell Ms. Jessica Waldmann Ms. Marilyn S. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. De More Mr. and Mrs. John G. Waldmann Dr. and Mrs. L. Michael Moskovis Mr. Lynton Dudley Mr. Robert E. White Mr. and Mrs. David E. Pfanner Mr. Michael R. Duket Mr. and Mrs. Walter D. Wood Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Quain Dr. Steven R. Elliott Mr. James E. Miles and Dr. and Mrs. W. Hardy Eshbaugh $5,000 – $9,999 Mrs. Claudia C. Ramsay Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund American Institute of Architects Ruder-Bever Family Mr. Kevin G. Fletcher Mr. Larry W. Anderson * Mr. John A. Schaal Mr. Gary Gaffney Mrs. Colleen Ward Atwood * Mr. Karl J. Schlachter Dr. James C. Garland and Mr. and Mrs. Allan N. Brown Mrs. Roberta Schlachter Dr. Carole E. Garland Cincinnati Parks Foundation * Mr. Norman A. Schoelles Mr. Dean R. Gladden Cunningham Group Dr. and Mrs. John W. Green Architecture, P. A. $50,000 – $99,000 Dr. Melville D. Hayes III Mr. and Mrs. Peter Dahoda American Greetings Corporation Mrs. Berdene F. Hird DuBois Book Store * Ms. Mary L. Charles Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Dunlap III Dr. and Mrs. James R. Hodgman Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Cocks Mr. and Mrs. Clair E. Howey Echternach International Mr. Donald R. Edmundson Mrs. Eileen M. Jeck Music Festival Walter L Gross, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. William G. Kern Fanning Howey Assoc Inc. Family Foundation Mr. Robert W. Krause Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Farmer Dr. Frank Jordan, Jr. Ms. Lynne Latham Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gilmore * Mrs. Frances Zurbrick Mason Mr. William D. Layman and Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Glowacki Dr. Pamela Fox Hamilton Community Foundation $10,000 – $49,000 Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Mr. Jeffrey L. Horrell AIA Ohio Foundation Mrs. Emily Mountz Ness Mr. John F. Keegan Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas A. Poccia Mr. and Mrs. David A. Killen Mr. Gordon D. Arnold * Ms. Mary E. Porter Mr. Steven and Dr. and Mrs. Robert A. Benson Prescott Ellen Mrs. Patti Hannon Liberatore Bever Trust Miss Janet K. Rinehart Mr. and Mrs. Douglas M. McKean Ms. Eleanor M. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Sauder Newport Collaborative Mr. Wendall Cady Mr. David R. Scheer Architects Inc. Mr. Michael J. DiNardo Scioto County Area Foundation Oxford Arts Club Mr. and Mrs. Bert W. Elliott Dr. James R. Showkeir Oxford Visitors & Ernst & Young Foundation Ms. Eleanor B. Skyllingstad Convention Bureau Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert Gordon Ms. Christine Smith Mr. Keith L. Bremer and Mr. and Mrs. Gary E. Goshorn Mr. and Mrs. Jack F. Southard Mrs. Barbara A. Paprocki Greater Cincinnati Foundation Southwest Florida Dr. Elizabeth Senicka Rogers Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Gross III Community Foundation Miss Rebecca D. Schnelker Heartland Arts Fund Mr. and Mrs. Gary B. Stephens Mr. Douglas C. Schwing Elizabeth Wakeman Henderson Mr. Arthur R. Thieme Ms. Sandra L. Seefeld Charitable Foundation Vanguard Charitable Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Seyfang Ms. Lynne M. Higgs Endowment Program Mr. and Mrs. Todd A. Shelton Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Hollenbeck Dr. and Mrs. * Mr. Bartley Skinner Mr. and Mrs. Gregory S. Hurst Randolph L. Wadsworth, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Smith Mr. Vincent J. Inconiglios Mrs. Lydia Osborn Wiepking Mr. Chris Stousland Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Knowlton Dr. Mary E. Woodworth The Collaborative Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry A. Leak Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Thrall, Jr. The Knolls of Oxford $1,000 – $2,499 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Tierney Mrs. Barbara Hatch Lore American Electric Power Co. Inc. Triplo Press Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Dr. and Mrs. Paul V. Anderson URS Corporation Mrs. Betty Michael Mr. Stuart M. Anderson Mr. Jason J. Weller * Dr. John A. Michael Mrs. Judith Rogers Armstrong Mrs. Helen Sheets Winget * Mr. Ronald E. Moehle Mr. and Mrs. Tim W. Arnold Mr. and Mrs. Walter D. Wood Mrs. Dawn Netsch Gifts greater than $1,000,000 * Mrs. Edna Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Smith

Rev. Michael D. Ausperk Mr. Mark S. Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Douglas G. Balogh Mrs. Christine Beatty Bartels Mr. Ian C. Berry Mrs. Priscilla Strand Berry Mr. George T. Beverley Mr. Jeffrey Bishop Ms. Dorothy A. Blatt Mr. and Mrs. James O. Bonaminio Ms. Jeanie Bowers Mrs. Anne Amos Brown Dr. and Mrs. Donald K. Bryan Ms. Irene Bussing Mr. and Mrs. Ryan K. Callender Callison Architecture Inc. Mrs. Sara Buchsbaum Campbell Dr. Steven P. Carstens Mr. and Mrs. Mark L. Casner Mr. Arthur B. Casper Champlin-Haupt Architects, Inc. Mr. Jimmy D. Chapman Ms. Laura Chapman Chevron Corporation Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden * Ms. Ann Cline Dr. and Mrs. John N. Clover Ms. Patricia I. Cooper Mr. Jackie L. Cornett Prof. and Mrs. Joseph L. Cox III Mrs. Nancy Saylor Crell Mr. Thomas E. Darby, Jr. Miss Carla J. Davis Mr. Charles L. Deitschel Deloitte Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James T. Demetrion Mr. and Mrs. David A. Diamond David B. Dillehunt Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Di Marinisi Dr. Marek Dollar and Dr. Anna Dollar Dow Chemical Company Foundation Dr. and Mrs. W. Hardy Eshbaugh Mr. Johnathan S. Evarts and Dr. Katherine Evarts Mr. and Mrs. Ronald H. Fanning Mr. Gregory H. Fess Mr. and Mrs. Basil R. Fett Ford Motor Company Mr. Arthur H. Frederick Mr. and Mrs. Guy J. Frederick General Electric Company Mr. and Mrs. Brian L. Gillespie Mr. and Mrs. Ted W. Goble Mr. Fred Good Mr. and Mrs. David L. Grayson Mr. Edwin K. Griest Dr. and Mrs. David F. Griffing Mr. and Mrs. Darrel H. Grothen Mr. Blake F. Hankins Dr. Robert J. Hasl Mr. Jeffrey M. Hauk Dr. Jeffrey I. Herbst and Dr. Sharon Polansky Mr. and Mrs. David F. Herche * Ms. Genevieve E. Hilmer Dr. and Mrs. David C. Hodge Mrs. Peggy Bausch Hofmann

Professional Bi-Cultural Mr. Ryan W. Holloway Development Associates, Inc. Dr. Cynthia L. Howard Mr. and Mrs. William W. Pulley Mr. and Mrs. David R. Hummel Mr. and Mrs. James J. Raaf Mr. John R. Iorillo Mr. James W. Rauth Mr. Kohei Ishikawa Ms. Eleanor J. Read Dr. dele jegede Dr. Thomas J. Redington, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Kane Mrs. Elizabeth Whitesell Reinhart Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Keller, Jr. Mrs. Teddi G. Robeson Mr. and Mrs. J. Stephen Kendra Mr. Rodney F. Rose Mr. and Mrs. Karl G. Koehler Mr. and Mrs. David A. Rossman Ms. Kim R. Kolb Mr. Jerome M. Rothenberg Mr. Stephen M. Krumm Dr. James M. Rubenstein Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kunkle and Ms. Bernadette L. Unger Mrs. Virginia Lee Ms. Ann M. Ruchhoft * Mr. Wanchul Lee Mr. Thomas R. Schiff * Ms. Lois D. Lehmkuhl Mrs. Dorothy C. Schilling Mr. and Mrs. R. Conrad Leslie Mr. and Mrs. John C. Schilling Mr. Nicholas J. Licastro Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Lindsay Mr. Clifford T. Sheffield Mr. Robert E. Shook III Dr. and Mrs. Mark A. Lindsey Dr. and Mrs. Phillip R. Shriver Mr. and Mrs. Hallock Lucius Mr. Robert A. Siebenaller Mrs. Ellen O. Lutz Mr. and Mrs. Cal Simmons Mr. and Mrs. Larry Lutz Mr. and Mrs. R. Janney Smith Rev. Stephen M. Madaris Mr. Robert K. Smith and Rev. Carolyn Crawford W.E. Smith Family Charitable Trust Dr. Paul J. Malott Mrs. Helen Kuller Snider Mr. Dennis A. Matejka Mr. and Mrs. Phillip H. Snow Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin P. Mattox Solera Imports Mrs. Frances D. McClure Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Sollmann Mrs. Ruth Yokel McDiffett Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Sponseller, Jr. Dr. David C. McGrew SSOE, Inc. and Dr. Kathryn B. McGrew Mr. and Mrs. Alfred F. Steiner Ms. Cathy McVey Mr. and Mrs. Gary B. Stephens Meijer Inc. Mr. John T. Stevens Mr. Thomas J. Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Alan C. Straus Mr. E. Fuller Moore and Mr. and Mrs. G.J. Stuller Dr. Jane I. Moore Mr. Kerry Sutton Mr. Robert A. Morgensen The Little Church of the West Ms. Patricia Brueneman Morrison Mr. Richard A. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Myers Mr. James R. Thomson Mr. Paul M. Mylod National Federation of Music Clubs Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Tramonte & Sons Nationwide Foundation Mr. Joseph D. True, Jr. Mr. Roderick E. Nimtz Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Noltemeyer Mr. Richard Trump UPS Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Norman Mr. Wayne E. Vincent Mr. James Olcott Mr. Christopher D. Vockell Oxford Limousine Service Mr. John B. Weigand Need-A-Ride, Inc. Mr. Frank M. Wells, Esq. Mr. John C. Pascoe and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Wespiser III Mrs. Dawn M. Wallace-Pascoe Mr. and Mrs. John F. Whelpton Mrs. Yerevan Peterson Dr. Robert S. Wicks and Mr. Bill Phelps Dr. Ann B. Wicks Dr. David B. Phillips and Mr. Herbert B. Wiepking Dr. Alice C. Phillips * Mrs. Lydia Wiepking Mr. Michael L. Phillips Mr. Cecil B. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Stanley N. Pontius Mr. Bradley L. Wyner Mr. Karl P. Power and Mr. Scott Zanon Ms. Georgana Taggart Mr. and Mrs. John W. Zimmerman Dr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Priest

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