LSU College of Art & Design 2015-16 Annual Report

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Dean Alkis Tsolakis shows Upward Bound students handbuilding skills in ceramics.


A Message from the Dean I write this at a time when Louisiana is once again suffering from a natural disaster of historic proportion, and I am both touched and proud of the way our people have come together to help one another in these devastating times. We need time to grieve and heal—yet life goes on, and another school year is upon us.

The fall 2016 semester will be an unusual one, to say the least, as congress will address yet another budget shortfall. We at LSU recognize our crucial role in the state’s recovery, and we are eager to address these challenges and pave the way for future generations. Your continued support helps make everything possible, and we thank you.

In the pages you are about to peruse, we share some of the College of Art & Design’s activities and success stories from the past year. The college continues to change and grow as we improve and expand studios, facilities, and equipment. We strive to create new programs that address local, national, and global issues. We show what we can accomplish by working together, across disciplines, to tackle tough problems and improve lives through art and design. These pages also reflect how every gift matters as we work to meet LSU’s flagship goals of diversity, learning, discovery, and engagement. In 2015-16, our donors established a record number of new awards and scholarships. Your donations helped us bring internationally renowned artists and designers to campus, and we were able to send our faculty all over the world to exhibit their work and present their research.

Schools School of Architecture School of Art School of Interior Design Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture

Administration Alkis Tsolakis, Dean Tom Sofranko, Associate Dean of Academic Services and Interim Director, School of Interior Design Lake Douglas, Associate Dean of Research & Development Jori Erdman, Director, School of Architecture Rod Parker, Director, School of Art Mark Boyer, Director, Robert Reich School of

Alkis Tsolakis Dean

Landscape Architecture

Degree Programs Bachelor of Architecture Bachelor of Fine Arts Bachelor of Interior Design Bachelor of Landscape Architecture Master of Architecture Master of Art in Art History Master of Fine Arts Master of Landscape Architecture


2015-16 Year in Review 51 + 132

16%

employers students attended Art + Design Networking Day

increase in applications to the College of Art + Design

24

visiting artists

$93,000

+ undergraduate students enrolled

awarded over 160 scholarships

graduate

lectured and/or led workshops at the LSU School of Art


30 lectures

presented by renowned artists, designers, and scholars

23 exhibitions hosted by Glassell Gallery, Foster Gallery, and Gallery 229

8,400 total living alumni

108

Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture undergraduate program ranked

#1

students participated in Academic Programs Abroad

in the nation by DesignIntelligence Graduate program ranked #3

School of Art MFA

in nation among flagship universities

among schools in the South

MFA ceramics

in the nation by U.S. News & World Report


New Faculty

57 Full-Time Faculty 16 Professors 23 Associate Professors 14 Assistant Professors 4 Instructors & Adjuncts

In fall 2015, Kris Palagi joined the LSU faculty as an assistant professor of architecture to instruct undergraduate design studios and building construction seminars. He received his BA and MArch from Montana State University and his MArch II from Cornell. He is a licensed architect in the state of Hawaii, where he practiced and taught at the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s School of Architecture.

Johanna Warwick joined LSU in fall 2015 as an assistant professor of photography in the School of Art. She received her BFA from Ryerson University and her MFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Throughout her research, she has photographed a variety of subject matter in an attempt to reconcile with the things in our world that will—ultimately or already—have disappeared. She has exhibited in Canada and across the U.S.

Mark E. Boyer, FASLA, joined the faculty and administration at LSU as Robert Reich Professor and director of the LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture in 2015. He received his BS in landscape architecture from the University of Kentucky and his MLA from LSU. Mark worked in private practice and taught at the University of Arkansas for 17 years before coming to LSU.

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Faculty Anniversaries

20 (1996–2016) Associate Professor Phillip Tebbutt

20 (1996–2016) Associate Professor Marsha Cuddeback

25

50

(1990–2015) Professor Bruce Sharky

(1965–2015) Professor Gerald Bower

20 (1995-2015) Professor Leslie Koptcho

50 (1966–2016) Professor Max Conrad


Faculty Activity Beyond teaching, instructing, and advising students and fulfilling administrative and university responsibilities, the 57 full-time faculty members of the LSU College of Art & Design participated in a variety of research initiatives and creative projects. These figures are based on the individual faculty activity reports provided for the 2015 calendar year.


Faculty Highlights Architecture Professor Michael Desmond served as a guest curator for Frank Lloyd Wright at 150: Unpacking the Archive, a major exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York June 12 through October 1, 2017. Desmond spoke on the topic at the 2015 Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy Conference in Milwaukee.

Bruce Sharky, professor of landscape architecture, published two textbooks in 14 months: Thinking about Landscape Architecture: Principles of a Design Profession for the 21st Century (Routledge, February 2016) and Landscape Site Grading Principles: Grading with Design in Mind (Wiley, November 2014).

Malcolm McClay, associate professor of sculpture, had seven solo exhibitions, including Swimming to Inishkeel at the Wandesford Quay Gallery in Cork, Ireland. Art history professor Darius Spieth signed two separate book contracts with renowned academic presses. Brill, located in Leiden, The Netherlands, will publish his single-authored study, Revolutionary Paris and the Market for Netherlandish Art, while Oxford University Press in New York recruited Spieth as general editor for its Grove Guide to Art Markets and Collecting. Both books will appear in 2017. Courtney Barr, associate professor of graphic design, was profiled in Ladies of Letterpress: Dedicated to the Proposition that a Woman’s Place is in the Printshop by Kseniya Thomas and Jessica C. White, published by Ivy Press, U.K. Barr was also awarded a studio assistantship at Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina.

Marsha Cuddeback, associate professor of interior design, received a summer fellowship at Green Mountain Ranch to study universal design. She was also the recipient of the inaugural Communications across the Curriculum Outstanding Faculty Award.

Professor Kelli Scott Kelley’s solo exhibition, Accalia and the Swamp Monster, traveled to the Bradbury Art Museum at Arkansas State University and the Houston Jung Center Gallery.


Residencies Marie M. Bickham Chair Kathleen Bogaski was named the 2015–16 and 2016–17 Marie M. Bickham Chair in Landscape Architecture at the LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture. Bogaski holds a BS in horticulture and landscape architecture and an MA in education from Michigan State University and an MLA in landscape architecture from the University of Michigan. She has more than 25 years of professional experience working at exceptional design firms. Her research and design practice, Bogaski Design Studios, focuses on site designs using low water consumption plantings and sustainable materials, landscape renovation and redesign, and creative surface-water management and reuse techniques. As Bickham Chair, Bogaski presented a public lecture, and she taught research-based healthcare design and site construction materials and methods. She will continue to teach at the college for the 2016–17 academic year.

Landscape architecture students in Bruce Sharky’s studio visit Colorado.


Nadine Carter Russell Chair The Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture divided the Nadine Carter Russell Endowed Chair residency across the spring and fall semesters to bring two prestigious landscape architects to LSU: Owen Lang and Catherine Seavitt Nordenson.

Owen Lang, FASLA, has more than 40 years of experience involving significant planning and urban design projects for private, public, and institutional clients. Prior to establishing Owen Lang Consulting, Lang was a principal of Sasaki Associates’ San Francisco office from 1983 to 2009, and his professional history includes design and planning at other nationally renowned firms such as SWA Group, EDAW, Wallace McHarg Roberts and Todd, Sasaki Dawson DeMay & Associates, and Lawrence Halprin & Associates.

Catherine Seavitt Nordenson is an associate professor at the City College of New York and principal of Catherine Seavitt Studio. Her research focuses on design adaptation to sea level rise in urban coastal environments and explores novel landscape restoration practices given the dynamics of climate change. Seavitt leads research at Jamaica Bay as part of Structures of Coastal Resilience, a project supported by the Rockefeller Foundation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

As Nadine Carter Russell Chair, Lang presented a lecture at the college, “Repurposing the Urban Landscape,” and he worked with landscape architecture graduate and undergraduate students in Professor Bruce Sharky’s advanced topic studio. The students investigated environmental issues and redevelopment concepts for the South Platt River corridor in Denver, Colorado.

During her residency at LSU, Nordenson lectured and led four research seminars in Hill Memorial Library to develop a series of reference pamphlets on the Louisiana Landscape Lexicon, an expanded visual glossary of geomorphologic features particular to coastal, riverine, and upland Louisiana. The seminar encouraged students to consider a projective view of these glossary terms, addressing recent novel transformations of regional landforms into future resiliency strategies.


Student Accolades Graduate Student Accolades MArch candidate Kathleen Autilio was selected by the National Park Service Heritage Documentation Program for a summer 2015 Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) internship.

MFA candidate Mike Stumbras won first prize—$1,000—for his Skull and Flowers Coffee Pot in the Tabletop exhibition at the Art League Gallery in Arlington, Virginia.

All the King’s Men, a triptych watercolor by MFA candidate Justin Bryant, was featured in an exhibition and catalog titled, Here: African American Art from the Permanent Collection, at the Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas. The painting also graced the cover of the June issue of The Arkansas Times Visitors Guide.

MLA candidate Joni Emmons was awarded a 2016 Cultural Landscape Fellowship from The Cultural Landscape Foundation to help develop the What’s Out There New Orleans Guide, an interactive online guide to the city’s cultural landscapes.

MFA candidate Leah Hamel won top awards in the National Collegiate Handmade Paper Art Triennial at the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design for two works, Begin Again and Seed.

In celebration of the 720th anniversary of Chiang Mai, Sunantana Nuanla-or’s MLA thesis project, “Creating a Sustainable Future for a Degraded Urban Canal: Mae Kha in Chiang Mai, Thailand,” was presented to the Chiang Mai governor and exhibited to the public as part of the Mae Kha Canal development project.


Undergraduate Student Accolades Architecture students Gabrielle Pierce and Atianna Cordova were selected as semifinalists in the national Berkeley Prize Essay competition. A team from the LSU School of Architecture including Director Jori Erdman and students Giovanni Coakley and Christopher James won honorable mention in the international Laka competition for their entry, “Oystower.” Third-year architecture student Christopher James was named a 2016 LSU Discover Scholar award winner. The LSU Discover Scholar award recognizes students who exemplify the potential for undergraduate research and creative endeavors at LSU. LSU graphic design students took home 22 American Advertising Federation of Baton Rouge Student Awards, including three Best in Show, nine Gold, and 10 Silver. Brandon Coffee (BFA 2015) went on to win a national AAF Gold award in the student category of animation or special effects for his thesis project, a short film titled Kevin & Bert. View Coffee’s film at vimeo.com/165328060.

Sunantana Nuanla-or’s thesis project was exhibited to the public in Chiang Mai.

Ashley Libys (BID 2015) won an Interior Design Excellence Award in the student commercial category for her senior capstone project, “Stays to Remember: Enhancing Hotel Experiences through Design,” at the International Interior Design Association Delta Regional Chapter Awards Gala. Landscape architecture students in Marie M. Bickham Chair Kathleen Bogaski’s studio placed second in the Come Alive Outside design challenge for their submittal, “Memphis Catholic School Restorative and Educational Garden.”


New Scholarships + Awards COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN

SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

The Hearst Foundations Scholarships in Architecture, Art, Interior Design, and Landscape Architecture The Hearst Foundations granted funds to each school in the College of Art & Design to award high-performing incoming freshmen from diverse backgrounds with $2,000 a year during their freshmen and sophomore years as a way to increase diversity in the art and design professions. The scholarships will allow recipients to truly focus on their studies and become immersed in the atmosphere of LSU.

Fred Manis Scholarship in Architecture Made possible by a planned gift from alumnus Fred D. Manis, class of 1959, this scholarship is given to fulltime students studying architecture.

Tipton Associates Travel Award Tipton Associates, an interdisciplinary design firm led by LSU School of Architecture alumnus Ken Tipton (BArch ’81), established the annual Tipton Associations Travel Award, a portfolio competition open to upper-level undergraduate architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture students and architecture and landscape architecture graduate students. The winning student receives $1,750 to use for travel.

SCHOOL OF ART

Marvin Ragland Jr. Family International Travel Scholarship Marvin “Buddy” Ragland Jr. established this scholarship in honor of his family to provide support for international study opportunities for full-time thirdor fourth-year architecture students.

Graphic Design General Scholarship Initiated by the Kral family, this award provides funds to a full-time student studying graphic design with selection preference given to Texas natives and transfer students. Linda Bliss Salisbury Scholarship Linda Salisbury, an LSU fine arts graduate, created this scholarship as a planned gift to allow the School of Art the opportunity and resources to recruit the best and brightest young talent wanting to study art. It is awarded to a full-time incoming freshman majoring in art.

Suhayda Scholarship Created by the Suhayda family, this scholarship provides assistance to graduate students in the School of Art. ROBERT REICH SCHOOL OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Alton J. Scavo Endowed Scholarship in Landscape Architecture Initiated by Hillery Scavo in honor of the 70th birthday of her husband Alton J. Scavo, a landscape architecture alumnus, this scholarship is awarded to full-time undergraduate students in the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture, with selection preference given to students that demonstrate financial need. Culbertson Fund for Leadership Award Initiated by decorated alumnus Kurt Culbertson, this fund supports the cost of award submittals by students and faculty for national ASLA, APA, or related awards; the cost of travel by students or faculty to present juried papers at conferences and symposia; and travel for students or faculty who are officers in national professional organizations.


Johnny Steele Endowed Travel and Study Award Initiated by alumnus John S. Steele, this fund provides undergraduate and graduate landscape architecture students with the opportunity to travel and explore other places, giving them direct exposure and experience with the natural and built environment.

RRSLA Class of 2006 Travel Award In honor of their 10th reunion, the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture Class of 2006 created this award to supplement the costs of program-required travel for full-time undergraduate and graduate landscape architecture students.

Learn more about scholarships offered to LSU College of Art & Design students at design.lsu.edu/student-life/scholarships.

new scholarships

and awards

The first Hearst scholarship recipients are paving the way toward a more diverse culture at the college.


Johanna Warwick’s studio takes sports photographs at the YMCA.


Community Engagement Third- and fourth-year interior design students in a vertical studio taught by Associate Professor Phillip Tebbutt and Instructor John Campbell worked in the community of Franklin, Louisiana, to develop design concepts for a site at the former Center Theater, destined to become the Mayci Breaux Memorial Amphitheater. The students displayed and presented their work to community members, including Mayor Raymond Harris and Main Street Program Director Arlana Shields, and the project was promoted by the St. Mary and Franklin Banner Tribune.

The College of Art & Design promotes the engagement of faculty, staff, and students in reaching out to transform communities. Third-year Master of Landscape Architecture students in Associate Professor Austin Allen’s advanced topic studio (LA 7061) worked with the North Baton Rouge community and the adjacent city of Baker to reimagine the Baton Rouge Zoo. Keeping in mind the community’s concern about the economic loss that could happen in an already depressed area, the students proposed keeping the zoo in its current North Baton Rouge location. The project incorporated urban design strategies, such as water management and economic development in North Baton Rouge and the city of Baker.

A team of five third-year LSU School of Architecture students, led by Professional in Residence William Doran, won best in show at a design charette hosted by the Hattiesburg Art Council. The project focused on the rehabilitation of the former Hattiesburg American newspaper building recently donated to the Arts Council. The designs were displayed at the Hattiesburg Cultural Center during Spring Art Walk. Local community members provided input, reviewed the projects, and voted on the designs.

Assistant Professor Johanna Warwick took her studio and light class (ART 4941) to the A.C. Lewis YMCA, where students spent the day taking sports portraits of the children playing at the Y. “It was a great opportunity for our students to have real-world, hands-on experience shooting on location while giving back to the Baton Rouge community,” said Warwick. The students provided the participants with files and prints of their images.


Interdisciplinary Collaborations The College of Art & Design encourages interdisciplinary learning experiences so students develop divergent skill sets and a world perspective. Jason Crow, assistant professor of architecture, and Wayne Newhauser, professor and director of medical and health physics, are collaborating on methods to use 3-D printing to create more detailed phantoms (models used for imaging and radiation testing) to improve cancer radiation therapies. They are using the college’s newest 3-D printing acquisition, the BigRep ONE.2, the largest fused filament fabrication 3-D printer on the market. Watch “LSU Research Works – Printing the Future” at youtube.com/watch?v=5gcoUt2Ywpo.

MFA candidate Mike Stumbras teamed up with health physics PhD candidate Charlie Wilson and health physics graduate student Amin Hamideh to develop a ceramic glaze that can be predictably colored with exposure to gamma radiation. The process uses advanced technology to mimic the natural coloration of amethyst from radiation sources within the earth. In spring 2016, Associate Professor Malcolm McClay’s advanced sculpture studio embraced interdisciplinary workshops and projects with painting and drawing Professor Kelli Scott Kelley’s performance art studio and interior design Associate Professor Marsha Cuddeback’s sustainable design studio. Theater, dance, English, audio engineering, and fashion design faculty led workshops and lectures on design and choreography, movement, poetry and performance, fashion and costume, and sound.

Lake Douglas, associate professor of landscape architecture and associate dean of research and development at the College of Art & Design, and Tulane Professor Michael Shoriak worked with their students to develop ideas to document, restore, preserve, and reuse the Carrollton Courthouse, one of New Orleans’ most distinguished landmarks. Contracted by the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, the LSU Coastal Sustainability Studio (CSS) partnered with researchers from LSU to design a coastal exhibition space in the Center for River Studies. As part of the Water Campus, the center will house a 10,000-square-foot physical model of the Lower Mississippi River Basin engineered to test sediment flows, distribution, and land building. Several LSU College of Art & Design faculty participated in this project led by Jeff Carney, director of CSS and associate professor of architecture, including Matt Dunn, associate professor of interior design; Jori Erdman, professor and director of the School of Architecture; and Courtney Barr, associate professor of graphic design.


Theater Director Jeff Becker led a three-hour workshop in the LSU Foster Gallery for LSU performance art, sculpture, and interior design students.


Digital art, animation, and photography students have access to the Motion Capture Studio.


Facilities + Technology The college strives to update facilities and expand studio spaces to provide modern, efficient venues for academic activities and explorations and to add new spaces for cross-disciplinary training among students. Renovations of the LSU Studio Arts Building are underway. The renovations were approved for Priority I funding in the state’s Capital Outlay budget during the 2014–15 legislative session, and money for the entire project was set aside in Capital Outlay.

The college’s 21st-century Fabrication Factory is up and running, operating temporarily in multiple locations while the factory’s permanent home, the first floor of the Art Building, undergoes renovation. The college purchased new equipment and made aesthetic improvements to the Motion Capture Studio, located on the third floor of the Art Building. New equipment includes: • Epson 3-D HD projector • 65” 4K flat panel display • 12 Core HP workstation with NVidia GTX 1080 graphics • HTC Vive virtual reality headset and motion tracking cameras • Microsoft Kinect 2 3-D camera sensor

In spring 2016, the college was awarded $114,000 student technology fee for the “IndieGeauxGeaux” initiative to acquire additional digital fabrication equipment and new workstations and software for students to use for entrepreneurial activities.

• Optitrack Flex 3 infrared motion capture cameras • GlobalTruss 20’x20’x10’ aluminum truss system • Logitech 5.1 audio system.


New Programs + Initiatives The college continues to push its limits to generate and instill professional knowledge through transformative research and creative activities that address contemporary and enduring issues, finding a context for the future to enhance a learning environment that develops engaged citizens and enlightened leaders. Caribbean Basin Collaborative Dean Alkis Tsolakis and Associate Dean of Research & Development Lake Douglas began working with Special Advisor to the Dean for International Initiatives Emmanuel Stefanakis, principal of Sustainable Strategies International, to establish the Caribbean Basin Collaborative, a multidisciplinary initiative housed in the College of Art & Design. CBC’s mission is to address sustainable design practices and development issues concerned with ecology,

agriculture, cultural preservation, energy, economic conditions, and environmental resilience for communities within the Caribbean Basin.

making workshops. Participants tour the LSU Hilltop Arboretum and take field trips to award-winning project sites and landscape architecture firms.

Minor in Digital Media Arts & Engineering Housed within the LSU Center for Computation & Technology, the Digital Media Arts & Engineering minor is a collaborative endeavor with seven campus units at LSU, including the School of Art. Students can choose the DMART minor, an arts-oriented program, or the DMAET minor, a technology-oriented program. Each minor includes six hours of required coursework, 12 hours of electives, and a three-hour capstone course.

Explore Chinese Culture through the Arts Associate Professor Jun Zou led interior design students on a new study abroad course to China. A series of seminars and site visits, emphasizing the Hunan region of China, helped students understand cultural differences and explore how local culture, social groups, and daily life are embedded in both traditional and modern architecture and interior design.

Landscape Architecture Explorations Summer Camp The LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture initiated a one-week summer camp for high school students to explore the field of landscape architecture through a design workshop environment at the number-one ranked program in the country. The camp includes individually tutored studio sessions, information sessions, lectures by advanced professionals and faculty, and drawing and model-


A student sketches at LSU Hilltop Arboretum.


Impact The College of Art & Design Annual Fund provides unparalleled flexibility to seize educational opportunities

utilized annual funds to reinstate an end-of-year scholarship reception for students, parents, and alumni to celebrate excellence in the school.

able to establish new scholarships, a

College of Art & Design A portion of the College of Art & Design’s Annual Fund was used to establish the Distinguished Alumni Lecture Series. Alumnus James Burnett (BLA 1983), founder and president of the Office of James Burnett, presented the first Distinguished Alumni Lecture in March 2016. OJB received the 2015 American Society of Landscape Architecture Firm Award in recognition of their distinguished and influential work.

new lecture series, a new award for

View upcoming lectures at design.lsu.edu/lectures.

when they become available while supporting the college’s operations and most pressing daily needs. Thanks to contributions to the 2015–16 Annual Fund, the college was

faculty, supplement visiting artists, and host events and ceremonies for students. See how you can make a difference at design.lsu.edu/give. Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture In addition to securing funds for new student awards, the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture

School of Architecture The School of Architecture used annual funds to establish the Professional Advisory Board Faculty Support Grant, intended to fund teaching and research initiatives and support the university’s and School of Architecture’s strategic goals. The first $5,000 grant was awarded to Assistant Professor Jason Crow to support his research efforts to adapt and develop existing structure from motion technology and volume-packing algorithms as a first step toward creating a novel technique for robotic analysis,

selection, and assembly of stones to fabricate Cyclopean masonry towers. School of Art The School of Art used annual funds to provide scholarships for students in need and to support their Visiting Artists & Scholars program and to enhance opportunities for students to interact with visiting artists and lecturers. The School of Art also established the Louisiana Treasures program, a series honoring distinguished artists affiliated with LSU. The program launched with a book and exhibition, Janice Sachse: A Retrospective, at the LSU Glassell Gallery. Read more about Louisiana Treasures at louisianatreasures.lsu.edu. School of Interior Design The School of Interior Design used annual funds to supplement printing costs for students and help Professional in Residence Matthew Edmonds and his students finish their research project with Herman Miller, an investigation of the activities and behaviors of students, faculty, and staff focused on how learning spaces in the Design Building are being used.


Your gifts help our students see the world!


Endowed Funds

Chairs & Professorships

$3,237,118.91

Lecture Series

$1,386,860.24

15% 36%

Other

$1,737,516.57

19% 30%

Scholarships & Awards

$2,770,210.78

Non-Endowed Funds

Chairs & Professorships

$458,520.54 Lecture Series

$110,505.53

Other

$264,144.67

9% 22%

37% 32%

Scholarships & Awards

$391,817.00

Total Funds

$13,929,498.24 26% 65%

Estate

$3,572,804.00

9% Non-Endowed Funds

$1,224,987.74 Endowed Funds

Donor Honor Rolls

$9,131,706.50

The College of Art & Design gratefully acknowledges the corporations, foundations, and nonprofit organizations that made gifts in support of our mission. Recognized below are gifts of $1,000 and above made from July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016.

$250,000 + Chevron $25,000 + Baton Rouge Area Foundation The Hearst Foundations $10,000 + Friends of Hilltop Arboretum Newton Landscape Group The PageSoutherlandPage Foundation Tipton Associates $2,500 + Bradley-Blewster & Associates Dantin Bruce Development LLC LeBlanc Jones Landscape Architects Letterman’s Blueprint & Supply Company Tillotson Design Associates $1,000 + Cornerstone Commercial Flooring Humphreys & Partners Architects, LP Jeffrey Carbo Landscape Architects WHR Architects, Inc.


The College of Art & Design gratefully acknowledges the individuals who made gifts in support of our mission. Recognized below are gifts of $1,000 and above made July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016.

$25,000+ Max Z. Conrad, BLA ’61 Alton, BLA ’69, and Hillery Scavo

Denotes Dean’s Circle members, those who contribute $1,000 or more in support of the College of Art & Design Annual Fund

$2,500+ Carroll Blewster Jr., BArch ’78 C. Lynn Bradley, AIA, BArch ’71 Keith P. LeBlanc, BLA ’79 Patrice and Christopher Miller, BLA ’79 Marvin R. Ragland Jr., BArch ’80, and Lauren M. Ragland Diane L. Reich and Robert S. Reich Sr. Martha Taylor Richard and Thomas E. Richard The Suhayda Family Suzan A., BID ’81, and Robert J. Tillotson

$10,000+ John Cryer III, BArch ’71 Peter W. Newton, MLA ’82 Douglas P. Reed, BLA ’78 Nadine C. Russell Harry R. Sachse

$1,000+ Richard Alomar, MLA ’94 Shannon Blakeman, BLA ’99 Carl, MLA ’08, and Susie Blyskal Mary A. Cannon and Jesse D. Cannon Jr., BArch ’72 Jeffrey, BLA ’85, and Wendy Carbo Succession of R. A. Eskew Robert T. Grissom Brian J. Jacobus, BArch ’86 Mike Lanaux Jr., BLA ’94 Patrick C. Moore, BLA ’79 Heather L. Neyer, BID ’95 Roger H. Ogden Tim J. Orlando, BLA ’83 Elizabeth P. Pope, MLA ’89 William A. Reich, BLA ’76 Julie B. Rhorer and Davis S. Rhorer, BLA ’79 James, BLA ’78, and Patti Richards Charles E. Schwing Suzanne L. Turner and Scott W. Purdin Dr. John A. Thomas Elizabeth F. Thomas, MLA ’89 Ronald G. Trageser Jr., BLA ’90


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