NEW BOARD LEADERSHIP
Christine O. Robb
At the conclusion on the 2020-21 year The Block Museum of Art Board of Advisors celebrated the extraordinary service and leadership of Christine O. Robb (WCAS ’66) (SP WCAS ’66) (Parent ’93) and welcomed new co-chairs Cheryl Johnson-Odim (WCAS MA ’75, WCAS PhD ’78) and Stuart H. Bohart (WCAS ’89, Parent ’25). Robb has served as the chair of The Block Board of Advisors since 2006 and has been integral to the museum’s evolution and growth, including her contributions to the 2012 appointment of Lisa Graziose Corrin as The Block’s Ellen Philips Katz Director. Robb’s leadership has also been central to the museum’s surpassing its $26 million fundraising goal as part of We Will. The Campaign for Northwestern, including the establishment of a collective Board of Advisors endowed fund. “Chris Robb has been an extraordinary friend and ally in championing the crucial role of the art museum in a multi-disciplinary Northwestern education. She has been a trusted sounding board since I arrived at the University, passionately advocating for our work and its impact on faculty and students within the many communities she serves,” said Lisa Corrin. The Block Board of Advisors consists of 35 leaders from the worlds of the arts, academia, and business who support and advise the museum’s director. Robb will remain an active member of The Block’s Board of Advisors, while supporting the leadership transition to new co-chairs to strengthen the museum’s ongoing impact on campus, locally, and nationally. “We are honored to welcome two extraordinary leaders to helm our Board of Advisors. Both Cheryl and Stu bring rich experience guiding cultural institutions at the national and international level, and deep insight regarding the role an art museum can play in disseminating knowledge and impacting the student experience. We are grateful that they will be bringing this experience to bear on ensuring that Northwestern’s art museum achieves its full potential in its ability to serve campus and community,” Corrin said.
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