Dear Friends and Supporters,
I’m excited to share MCAD’s 2020–2021 Annual Community Report with you. As I look back on the past year I am struck by the adaptability of the MCAD community. While we faced several hurdles in our efforts to deliver a world-class art and design education virtually, our creative and flexible faculty and students met the challenges of holding critiques via Zoom, virtual office hours, outdoor class meetings in the Minnesota winter, among others.
Needless to say, we are thrilled to be back in-person with our students this year. As we continue to transition into new ways of teaching, learning, and working; we simultaneously consider how we can translate our learned experiences into meaningful growth at MCAD. Now more than ever, the role of creative cultural leaders in our communities is critical. An MCAD education emboldens creative leaders to collaboratively transform society through equity, empathy, and imagination.
Making an MCAD education accessible to all with the talent and drive to succeed has been a top priority of mine since joining the college as president in 2019. With more than 97% of MCAD students receiving some form of financial aid, donor support is crucial in this effort. This fall, I am proud and grateful to say that more than 250 students received a donor-funded scholarship with an average award amount of $4,500.
Your support of MCAD has a real and direct impact on the lives of our students. Please take a few moments to scroll through our Annual Community Report to see all you have helped make possible. We are so grateful for your ongoing generosity.
Please take a few moments to scroll through our Annual Community Report and see the impact of your support. Thank you again for your commitment to MCAD students.
All my best,
Sanjit Sethi,
President
Vision
MCAD emboldens creative leaders to collaboratively transform society through equity, empathy, and imagination.
Mission
MCAD provides a transformative education within a community of support for creative students of all backgrounds to work, collaborate, and lead with confidence in a dynamic, interconnected
world.
MCAD students become:
• Accomplished makers and scholars
• Equity-minded problem solvers
• Critical, conceptual thinkers
• Inclusive, collaborative partners
• Empathic listeners
• Creative storytellers
• Engaged citizens within a global context
Values
→ Transformational Ideas and Actions
that emerge from the intersection of creativity, culture, and equity.
→ Collaborative Community
that supports both independent achievements and collective successes.
→ Empathetic Leadership
that integrates humility, inclusivity, curiosity, and foresight to fuel change. Multifaceted and Complex Identities that embody diverse social, cultural, and economic backgrounds.
→ Experiential Learning
that embraces generative processes, critical discourse, and an iterative methodology to achieve academic, institutional, and individual excellence.
Thank you to our generous donors who support MCAD students by helping to fund academic programs and scholarships. More than 97% of MCAD students rely on financial aid, including scholarships, to make ends meet. Donors help make it possible
to continue to update and strengthen the MCAD educational experience by increasing financial aid support, enhancing our facilities to provide the best learning environment possible, and emphasizing our vision of transforming the world
through creativity and purpose.
*Gifts noted below were received June 1, 2020, through May 31, 2021*
Cy DeCosse ’52 and Paula DeCosse
L & N Andreas Foundation–
Debbie and David* Andreas
The McKnight Foundation
Corey Sauer
Alliss Educational Foundation
Best Buy
Jerome Foundation
Ann and Robert Jackson
Leni and David E. Moore, Jr.
The Richard and Jean Coyne
Family Foundation
Shavlik Family Foundation
Target
Mary and Bruce W. Bean
Susan Calmenson
Clinton Morrison Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation
Megan M. Dayton
The Head Family Foundation
Judy and Kent Hodder
Barbara Iams-Korein ’75 and
James Korein
J.E. Dunn Construction
M.E. and Chris Kirwan
Mary and Clinton H. Morrison
Mary K. and Gary Stern
Winton Jones Foundation -
Janet Jones
Mark Addicks and Tom Hoch
Alerus
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
Margot and Chris Barry
BI Worldwide
Sarah Borchers and Brian Kingsley
Liz Barrere and Dennis Cass
Teri and Robert Crosby -
The Longview Foundation
Dalana Space, LLC – Tara K. and Sundeep Dev
David Winton Bell Foundation
Martha B. Dayton and Thomas Nelson
Benigno Aguilar and Gerald Erickson Jr.
Shannon Evenstad
Dean and Alice Fjelstul ’96, MFA
Betsy and Michael Halvorson ’66
Cindy and Greg Heinemann
Kirsten Brady and Greg J. Hoffman ’92
Sheila Kennedy
Larkin Hoffman
Tim Larsen and Kay Dixon
Sarah ’82 and B. John Lindahl, Jr.
Terry Saario and Lee Lynch
Mitzi and Brent Magid
Mayo Foundation For Medical And Educational Research
Ellen Mueller and Phil McCollam
Katherine and Stuart Nielsen
Open Door Foundation – David Hartwell
Drs. Marion and D. Wilkin Parke
Lisa F. Fredrikson and Todd R. Paulson
Amy and Mark Pihlstrom
Mimi and Benjamin G. Rae III
RBC Foundation - USA
Debra and James Ryman ’65
Elizabeth Sarquis
Larry Schoenecker
Rik P. Sferra
The Smaby Family Foundation -
Nanci and Gary Smaby
Karen Bohn and Gary Surdel
Priti and Rajiv Tandon
Missy Staples Thompson and
Gar Hargens
Laura and Greg Van Bellinger
William Boss Foundation
Hunter Palmer Wright and Adam Wright
Blu Dot
Change the Outcome
Cinda J. Collins
Cuningham Group Architecture
Mary C. Dolan - The Longview Foundation
Andrea Eis ’81 and Steven Rost ’80
Beverly and Richard M. Fink
James Dayton Design Ltd.
KNOCK, inc.
Leah, Mark, Zoe, and Ethan Krumpholz
Ginny and Henry C. Llop
Margaret Rivers Fund
McVay Foundation - Mary McVay
Lucy C. Mitchell -
The Longview Foundation
Kate and David Mortenson
John A. Murphy
North Bay Companies
Julia Morrison Palmer and Brian Palmer
PKA. Architecture
RBC Wealth Management
The Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation
SlingGrip
State Farm Companies Foundation
David and Boriana M. Strzok ’08
Judy Swanson
West Photo - Georgette Jabbour ’73 and Gabriel Jabbour
Anonymous
Ta-coumba Aiken
Laura and J.J. Austrian
Leslie J. Berkshire
Jennifer Scruton and
Bradford Berling ’99
Stefan and Ute Bertog 05’
Sally and Maurice Blanks
Patricia and Martin Blumenreich
Diana Walton Brashears
Rev. Dr. Renea and Joy Brathwaite
Erica Berven, MD and
Ed Charbonneau ’06, MFA
Linda and George Chryssomallis
Ellie Crosby - The Longview Foundation
Toni Glotter ’78
Katie DeCosse
Devon and James Diebel
Robert Dingmann and Ethan Reynolds
Liz Dodson ’50
Greg Downer
Kirsten and Jack Driscoll ’86
Doris Engibous and Cathy Ryan ’07
Faegre Drinker Foundation
Marcia Frankenberg
Scotty and Peter Gillette
Rebecca Haas and John Black
Samuel V. Hanson Willis
Glen Hoover ’63
Christian Hudak
Karla Ekdahl and Peter Hutchinson
Inunison Design - Christine and
Ron Frisk
Nayana Jha and Michael Cain
Carol O. and Darold E. Johnson ’61
The Art and Martha Kaemmer Fund of HRK Foundation
Phyllis Karasov and Alan Olstein
Kingsley H. Murphy Family Foundation - Katherine Murphy
Allan T. Kohl
Willow and Josh Kreibich
LAB Productions - Laura Fulk ’07
Elizabeth and Jed Larkin
LENKER
Vince Leo
Searcy T. and John C. Lillehei
Monica L. Little ’78 and
Mark B. Abeln ’81
Joseph ’71 and Wendy Machlitt
The W. Duncan & Nivin MacMillan Foundation
David Madson
Martha H. Gould Fund of the Minneapolis Foundation
Keith Martinsen
Betsy and John Massie
Robert and Barbara A. McIlrath ’96
Emily Galusha and Donald McNeil
Medtronic
Bradley Meier
Jennifer Melin Miller and David Miller
The Minneapolis Foundation
Dania and Noah T. Miwa ’08
Shawn Monaghan and Greg Plotnikoff
Sheila and John Morgan
Oak Grove Foundation - Christine and John L. Morrison
Katherine B. Murphy
Native Sun Community
Power Development
Nivin and Duncan MacMillan Foundation
Pamela and Ross Phelan
Rowena and Charles Pitschka
Doris Engibous and Cathy Ryan ’07
Lili Hall Scarpa
Rachael Scherer and Steve Imholte
Cristin McKnight Sethi and Sanjit Sethi
Catherine Simmons-Gill
Susan and James Skorey
Kim and Buddy Snow -
The Longview Foundation
Alex W. Steckel ’78
David J. Sundrum ’96
Carolyn Taylor
Kay Touchette
U.S. Bank Foundation
Melissa and Douglas Van Ornum ’93
Roman J. Verostko
Mary and Jeff Werbalowsky
Neil White
Jessica and Bryan Wilkinson
Will & Ann Eisner Family Foundation
Frederick and Eleanor C. Winston -
The Longview Foundation
Winter Seminar
Karen M. Wirth
Dr. Al* and Sue Zelickson
Anonymous (2)
Autumn Amadou-Blegen
American Craft Council
Bev and Don* Bajus ’54
Paul A. Bastyr ’98
Gail S. Blake
Steven Bonoff and Elder Carson ’93
Marty Friedman and
Peggy Casey–Friedman ’84
ECOccasion - Kristen A. Nottingham ’97
Jonathan Gross
Nancy Hernke
Antonia and Peter Hommeyer
Hormel Foods
Merle Janis Kieper ’96, MFA
LENKER
Benjamin J. Moren ’10
Monica and David Nassif
Peach Plum Lab
Dr. Melissa Rands ’97 and
Bartholomew Phillips
Rockler Woodworking and Hardware
Lara Roy
Grace D. Sferra
Marcelyn J. and William B. Smale, Jr.
Caroline Spencer ’55
Chichi Steiner and Tom Rassieur
Martha and Tom Stutsman
Stutsman Realty
Susan Swanson and Peter Maroney
Jennifer Zuccola
Samantha G. Aburime
Rebecca J. and H. Steven Alm
Ann Anderson
Tom and Mary Pat Bailey
Brian A. Baltzer ’86
Leslie Barlow ’16, MFA
Kenneth J. Berglund
Allison Bonnett
Betty Bright
Marin J. Byrne
Anne M. Cashill
Keith A. Christensen ’95, MFA
Jeanne Corwin
Edward and Sherry Ann Dayton
Blue Delliquanti
Patrick Delmore ’73
Jonathan Despotes-Tourdot
Engel & Völkers Minneapolis
Barry Fick
Kathryn and James Ganley
Susan and Richard Goldman
GreMar Properties (Susan and
Richard Goldman)
Clairann Hanson
Cindy and Jason Harlem ’76
IBM Corporation
Julie A. Jurrjens
Rick Laudon ’79
Caroline B. and James B. Loken
Mary Looney
Heather Mattera
Ann Marie Merrill ’83 and
Dan J. Jurgens ’81
Michael Meyer and
Donna Lewis-Jones ’85
Bill and Katie Miller
Kerry Morgan and Michael Gaudio
Lyse Norian and Michael McClaflin
Jill and Jason Pflaum
Abigail Power
Robert Ransick
Jennifer Ford Reedy and
Christopher Reedy
Brian and Dawn Reid
Sandra Rieger
Stephen Rueff
Denise and Peter Schlesinger
Joyce B. Sharp
Scott E. Stein ’84
Sharron Steinfeldt
Karen Stockert ’85
Cindy Theis
Melissa Wannop and Jaime Sawler
Nancy Werner-Azarski and Jim Azarski
Susan and Robert W. White
Neal Wickert
Frances and Frank S. Wilkinson, Jr.
Anonymous
Andrea F. Abbs
Zoe Zepp Alfveby ’81
Richard K. Allendorf and
Paul W. Markwardt
PKA. Architecture
Jennifer and Joseph Armitage
Christian Armstrong
Cathy and Rick Asher
Jacquelyn K. Baker
Harriet and Bruce Bart
Melissa C. Bean ’76 and
Scott R. Bean ’72
Jenifer Bellefleur and Miguel Granger
Sarah M. Bieber
Barbee D. Bigger
Boeing
Kimberly and Robert Boisvert
Maria A. Bonnie
Robert E. Brown ’68
Barbara A. Brust ’81
Kevin Byrne
Jeanne and Warren Candy
Christopher G. Cardozo
Kay Willshire and Michael A. Carroll ’68
Jennifer A. Caruso
Audrey M. and John P. Colasanti
Caitlin Colegrove
Tara Corbett
Teresa Coryell House and Charles House
Lynn and Shawn Culey
Denise D’Rozario
Luciano Daitzchman ’93
Disney
Richele Donat
Shirley D. Edmonson
Diana Eicher
Sonja Elias
Anonymous
June Evens ’90
Amalia E. and Clarence R. Falk
Mara Farnworth ’61
Peggy Flaig
Matthew C. Frieburghaus ’01
Eleanor Fuchs
Keya Ganguly
Janice Peterson Gelatt ’64
Vance Gellert
K. Giblin ’71
Mark L. Gilberstadt
Annie Gillette Cleveland and
Fritz Cleveland
Gail M. Good (Samsa) ’82
Gayle Grafstrom-Corman ’80
Marge Gray ’48
Myra and Roger Greenberg
Penelope and Mark Greene
Paula M. Habib
Kari and Jason J. Harrison
Paula Jean Havranek
Sally J. Hedstrom
Donald J. Heffron ’80
Justin P. Heideman ’04
Ann and Tim Heintz
Laurel and Thomas Hendrickson
Dan Hickel
Susan and James Hoseth
Dakota C.M. Hoska ’12
Aimee G. Hucek ’84
Heather and Matthew Hunt
Aneela Idnani
David R. Jacobs, Jr.
Antra Jansons-Pakalns ’65
Lynda Horner Jensen ’68
Ezra Jude Johnson
Katherine Jones-Jirka ’79 and
Brad P. Jirka ’76
Kenneth Kalish
Natalie J. Kantor-Frank
Shana Kaplow
Linda Solovic and Gary Karpinski
Farida and Salim Kathawalla
Mary M. Kazura ’99 and
Chris M. Gerber ’02
Al Killion
Roberta Kitlinski
Tanya Korpi
Kay A. Kroeff-Streng
Betsy and Keith Laakko
Wendy Lane ’95, MFA
Colles B. Larkin
John E. Larsen
Todd L. Larson ’88
Linda Leeson
Ian and Christina Leonard
Diane and James Lerberg
A. Lisa Merklin Lewis and Jon C. Lewis
Linda and Ross Lewton
Deborah Dillaway and Alan Lifson
Alexander Lindsay
Trisha and Steven London
Allison Long ’04
Leanne Lonson
Sandra L. and Barton J. Lossing
Nancy Lunning
Gunda Luss ’66
Charles Lyon ’99, MFA
Dr. Martha Lystad
Helmut and Mary Maier
Jeffrey Mandyck
Wenwen Manfred ’14, MFA
Suzanne Martin ’11
Katharine Mauer
Katherine Meehan and Emmett F. Carpel
Susan Melrose
Julie Melville
Janet and Marty Merkt
Douglas Reid Meyers ’73
Alexander Mitchell ’16
Virginia and Stephen Muehlberg
Keith Mumma ’76
Cynthia Murphy
Anonymous
Christopher J. Nolan
Amanda and Ravi Norman
Deborah A. and David H. Novak ’76
Jennifer and Tom Nowak
Peder Nyhus
Jack O’Leary
Robert M. Odegard ’90
Julia and Peter Offenhauser
Melanie Pankau ’99 and
Michael Banning ’04, MFA
Linda and Gary Peck ’69
Lucy Penfield
Jessica Perreault
Sarah R. Peterson
Kate Pfaffinger
Heidi and Greg Preslicka
Janice Storebo and James Randers ’71
John S. Reay
Ann Rillera
Bruce Robbins
Gerald Ronning
Meghan Rothenberger
Cici and Bill Rude ’96
Pamela and John Ruprecht ’76
Kay Thomas and Jim Rustad
Seco Electric, Inc.
Steven J. Shapiro
Abiola Shittu
Joan and Norton Skorstad ’49
Susan Spray
Beth A. Stockinger
Marcia L. and John H. Stout
Sonja Sutter and Reed Aronow
Lorri Talberg
Tandem Made
Smitha P. Tassone
Lucy Thompson
Shirley A. and Richard D. Thompson
Barbara Thomson
Suyao Tian ’17, MFA
Salina Trevino ’10 and
Justin L. Weber ’08
Osamu Urushido ’86
Lee Vaughan
Nick Von Feldt
Patricia Walcott
Benjamin G. Warde
David C. Warner
Peter Weidner
Rich Bleyhl and Mary Welke ’77
Maureen and Terry White
Kenneth J. Williams
Bonnie Wittenburg and Steven Suppan
Aaron Wlaschin
Gina Young
A. Johnson & Sons Florist
Carolyn Aberman
Khalid Adam
Ashley Adkison
Ruth B. Agar and Frank Agar
Catherine Ahlin-Halverson
David Penchansky and
Hend Al-Mansour ’02, MFA
Gerardo Alcazar
Daniel Alexander
Jennifer Allen
Adam Almen
AmazonSmile Foundation
Philip R. Anderson
Jennifer Anderson-Tuttle
Anonymous
Laura Antognozzi Peck
Gia Arciero
Nancy Bader
Andy Baird ’76
Nick Balestino
Lisa C. Balke
Rachael Balsaitis ’13
Debby and Dana K. Barnes
Martha L. Beery Milbery and
Kevin Milbery
Jane Behrends
Elise Bender
Anonymous
Cassie Benowitz
Kimberly Bercaw
Annika Bergen
Tom Beringer
Jim Bernard
Emily Beugen
Liza Bezenson
Ms. Laura Bischoff
Norm and Conni Bjornnes
Bridget Brackin
Kathryn M. and Marvin R. Braun
BRD Foundation
Lisa Brezonik
Erin Broton
Elizabeth Burow
Susan and Jeff Byers
Kayla Campbell ’16, MFA
Erin and Keith Carnish
Kate E. Casanova ’08
Mary K. Cecil ’02
Jennifer Christiaansen
Zoe Cinel ’18, MFA
Chris Claude
Michele A. Cohn
Elizabeth Collins-Dippel
Nneka and Thomas Comfere
Marie Commers
Kathryn Lloyd Compton ’74 and
Michael Compton ’74
Amy Conners
Danita J. Connors-Smith
Kitty Crain
William A. Crosley
Shelly Crowley
Austin Curtis
Sara Danforth
Wendy Dankey
Dan Davenport
Suzanne and David Davison
Caroline Dayton
Deborah Deanovic
Laura and Thomas A. DeBiaso
Pamela Diamond and Mike Brenner
Claire Dooley
Joshua Dorothy
Beth Dorsey
Alex Doty-Harper ’14
Ann Downey
Nancy Doyle
Anne J. Drillick
Samuel Dudley
Mekea Duffy
John Durfey ’70
Julie DuRose
Sarah Edwards
Wendy Eisenberg
Barbara Elick
Amelia J. and John G. Engberg
Catherine Engel
Kathleen Enzler
Jeffrey P. Ess ’95
Laurie Everett
Matt Everhart
John Ewoldt
Mike Feils
Tim Felegy
David Fettig
Chelsea and Brendan Flaherty
Cynthia Fleury
Sheila and John Folkestad
Meredith Fox
Anonymous
Stephen J. Funk ’63
Tessa Ganser
Jessica Garris
Kathleen A. and Vincent F. Garry
Jacqueline Gaston
Sue Maberry and Cheri Gaulke ’75
Mari and Mark C. Geis ’82
Cory Georgopoulos
Eric Gibson
Breandan Gleason
David Goblirsch
David Goldes
Nicole Gowdy
Leslie Grant
Martha Grant
Ashley Gulden
Holly Guncheon
Kayla Gustafson
Valetta M. Gyurci
Kari Haanstad
Jeff Hall
Patricia Hamm
Nina Hamza
John Hannan
Jodi Hanson
Sarah Harding
James D. Harms
Jennifer Harstad
Elizabeth Hawn
Peter C. Hawthorne
Esther Haynes
Dana Hazel
Martha Head
Anne Heitlinger and Nick Franco
John Hemmesch
Kasey Hensrud
Mike Hess
Matt Hewitson
Joan Higinbotham
Peter Hinze
Melissa Holck
Patricia A. Horner ’77
Elizabeth Horvitz
Amy Howe
TzuHsuan Huang
Elizabeth Hudson
Anil Hurkadli
Mr. Timothy J. Husnik ’01
Melissa and Matthew Huybrecht
Robert Hyde ’67
Sara Hylwa-Deufel
Denise Ingram
Anna Jenks
Patricia Jimenez
Gail Joecks
David Johansson
Cynthia Johnson
Jill Johnson
Julie D. Johnson
Thomas Johnson
Erin Jordahl
Gina Jung
Kathryn Kadleck
Christine Kaehler
Keely Kahrl
Mary Kalish-Johnson and
Richard Johnson
Cindy Kanter
Leah Karels
John Philip Keely
Amy and Edward Kelly
Kathleen Kelly
Fern R. Keniston
Kris Kiel
Margaret Mousley Kielty ’68
Benjamin D. Kjos ’11
Hannah Klein
Sue and Rand Kluegel
Karen Knight and James John Knight ’65
Mary Knoblauch
Kristoffer G. Knutson ’92
Kenneth Koense
Mary T. Kokernot
Tim Kramer
Jeanne M. Kroone
Frannie Kuhs
Tempest (Baker) Kuykendall ’71
Jason Kwiat
Mary Ann Kwon
Anonymous
Malin Lalich
Jennifer Lang
Erika Schumacher Lange and Christopher R. Lange ’93
Kyle Larson
Maurice Lawton
Bailey Lee
Deborah Lefebvre
Kat Lewis
Lisa Lieber
Laura J. Link
Jeremy Lise
Michelle A. Lobsinger
Robin Loes
Katrin Loss ’00
Kerrie Lovins
Rachelle and Larry Luna
Diane Lynch
Kris Lynch
Alissa Lyon
Colette MacIver
Cynthia and Donald MacMillan
Ms. Randi L. Madden ’98
Mary Lou Madrid
TJ Majdecki
Melissa Mann
Katie J. Maren 06’ and
Michael P. Nelson ’05
Loren Marple
Carol Mason
Julie and Robert
Erin Matushak
Ms. Michelle McCreery
Gregory L. McDaniels ’68
Abby McDonald
Mellisa McGee
Mary McKelvey
Robert McKlveen
Breanna McMillan
Sarah F. McPherson
Jay Meekin
Gregg Mekler
Cheryl Meyer
Cynthia Meyer
Sarah Meyers
Steven R. Mignone ’76
Molly Milbert-hinz
Susan Miller
Richard Miller
Nathaniel Moore
Natasia Moose
William Moran
Keith Morancie
Jacqueline Morley
Ms. Mary and Mr. Leslie Morris
Nancy G. Morrison
Magda Morrison
Duane Morrow
April Mueller
Brian L. L. Mulligan
Leigh Mullinix
Peter C. Rech and Deborah J. Nelson ’74
Sophia Nelson
Kathryn Nettleman
New Gild Jewelers
Ginny and Frank Nicholas
Wanda Lee W. Norby ’52
Toby Nordin
Alison N. Nowak ’06, MFA
Ivan Nunez ’95, MFA
Karen O’Neal
Alissa Ochs
Woody Olsen ’76
Daniel W. Olson ’80
Joan Olson
Mary Olson
Tom Bridgeford and
Grace Olson Bridgeford ’19, MFA
Cornelia Ooms Beck
Joanne Opgenorth
Jonathan Oppenheimer
Patricia Ormston
Joan Owens
Michelle Parks
Justin Pattee
Lisa Paylor
Carli Pearson
Tara Pellett
Luciana and Giuseppe Pellizzer
Ben Peters
Robin Peterson
William Peterson
Katherine Phelps
Susan Plahn
John K. Porter
Michael Green and
Jane Elizabeth Powers ’98, MFA
Ruth A. Premer
Robin and Danny E. Proud ’94
Curt Belshe and Lise Prown ’79
Julia Quehl
Art Quinn
Bryce Quinn
Gordon J. Rausch
Michael Raverty
Joel Lutz and
Elizabeth Ann Reichow-Lutz ’81
Roger A. Rich ’65
Anonymous
Jenifer Robins
Robyne Robinson
Barbara Roen
Megan and Jonathan Rogers
Andrew Rorvig
Phyllis Rosenblatt
Nancy Rosing ’58
Megan Rozowski
Claire and David Ruebeck
Kyle Ryan
Gregory and Michal B. Sagar ’96, MFA
Dean Salita
Lica Sanborn
Thomas Sanders
Christy Sanford
Kathryn Schadendorf
Sarah Schneeberger
Andrew Schwarm
Laura Schweitz
Edie Sebesta
Jennifer Seeger
Robert Serra
Dann Servaty
Anne Shaw
David Shea
Lewis E. Shealy
Nathan Shepherd
Amber Shimpa
Jessie Shmool
Margaret L. Simpson and Steve Y. Tsai
Ginger L. Sisco
Carmel M. and Duane C. Skar
Benjamin Smith
Michaela Smith
Rebecca L. Smith ’00
Todd Snell
Cecily Sommers
Erin Spector
Nicko and Scott Spehn
Richard K. Stanley ’66
Jason Steen
Macaulay Steenson
Kathryn Stennes
Brock Stepan
Hannah Stephan
Ann Stoylen (Maxine Berg) ’68
Lochlan Stuart
Mark Suess
Katie Sullivan
Angela and David Sunberg
Nicole Sunberg
Brenda K. and Jeffrey Sussna
Linda Szymarek ’81
Barbara Taylor
AnnMarie Thomas
Susan W. Thompson
Jean Thomson
Andrew Tighe
Angel A. Tilsen
Jade Tittle
Scott E. Tomechko ’96
Donneen Torrey ’76
Katherine M. Turczan
Tom Umhoefer
Loren Unterseher
Kiley T. Van Note
Robert C. Vance ’69
Courtney Vasile
Tammy Rae Verchota ’82
JoNae Villeneuve
Christine Vitelli
Jody Vogelaar
Nathan Vogt
Betsy Vohs
Michael Von Brendel
Cori Vrkljan
Michael H. Vye ’72
Matthew Wahlquist
Kata Walter
Anne Weber
Debbie Webster
Paul N. Weium
Suzanne Eddy West ’68
Karl Westerbeck
Susan and James Westerman
Ann Westra
Jodie Wierimaa
Thomas Williams
Jelice and Jayson Wold
Laura Wolff
Dawn and Joel Wood
Brad Woodhouse
Joe Woodside
Anonymous
Sheri York
Sabra Zahn
Amy Sue Zakaib
Mary Nell Zellner
*Deceased
Thank you to the artists who have generously chosen to donate the proceeds from their artwork sold at The Auction at MCAD 2021 to the scholarship fund.
Evan Abrahamson ’13
Kim Benson
Ute Bertog ’05
Kristin Bickal
Owen Brown
Stephanie Dillon
Kei Gratton
Jim Hillegass
C. Anthony Huber
Sarah Kusa
Anne Labovitz
Heidi Libera ’83
Mike Lynch ’56
Patrick Miller ’02 a.k.a. FAILE
Jeralyn Victoria Mohr ’06
Jenene Nagy
Boone Nguyen
Teo Nguyen
Sarah Nicole ’18
Dan Noyes
Merwood “Woody” Olsen ’76
Jodi Reeb ’95
Eric Rieger ’07 a.k.a HOTTEA
Robyne Robinson
Bobby Rogers ’14
Mark Schoening
Joe Sinness ’04, MFA
Jonathan Herrera Soto ’17
Marilyn Stevens
Angela Strassheim ’95
Piotr Szyhalski
Suyao Tian ’17, MFA
Shen Wei ’03
Jody Williams
Karen Wirth, Faculty Emeritus
Jen Young
Thank you to our donors who created a meaningful tribute to a friend, family member, or loved one. This is a profound way to honor a special person while supporting MCAD’s mission.
In Memory of Tyler Baron
Allison Bonnett
In Memory of Jacki Chestnut
Rebecca J. and H. Steven Alm
Jacquelyn K. Baker
In Honor of Jay Coogan
Peach Plum Lab
In Memory of Crist Delmonico
Roberta Kitlinski
In Memory of the Parents of Tara K. Dev
Anne M. Cashill
In Memory of Jim Dozier
Vance Gellert
Nicole Gowdy
Sue and Rand Kluegel
Leah, Mark, Zoe, and Ethan Krumpholz
David Madson
Susan Swanson and Peter Maroney
In Memory of Gayle Galvin
The RCAO & Sunshine Committee
In Honor of Nancy Hernke
Karla Ekdahl and Peter Hutchinson
In Memory of Zahara Kathawalla
Farida and Salim Kathawalla
In Memory of Kelley Lynch
Diana Walton Brashears
In Memory of Lars Mason
John Ewoldt
Toni Glotter ’78
Todd L. Larson ’88
Seco Electric, Inc.
Beth A. Stockinger
Samuel V. Hanson Willis
In Honor of Craig McIntire-Mann
Luciano Daitzchman ’93
In Memory of Aldo Moroni
Betsy and Keith Laakko
In Memory of Anedith Nash
Rebecca J. and H. Steven Alm
Cathy and Rick Asher
In Memory of James R. Reichow ’53
Neal Wickert
In Honor of Rik Sferra
Grace D. Sferra
In Memory of Katherine Slaikeu
Christopher J. Nolan
In Memory of John Slorp
Susan and James Hoseth
In Honor of Piotr Szyhalski
David J. Sundrum ’96
In Memory of Laura Weber ’07
Laura Fulk ’07 Fashion Show Fundraiser
In Honor of Karen M. Wirth
Betty Bright
Eleanor Fuchs
Thank you to the following companies who support their employees through a matching gift program. These contributions maximize individual gifts to MCAD.
Best Buy
Boeing
Disney
Faegre Baker Daniels Foundation
Hormel Foods
IBM
Macy’s Foundation
Medtronic
Optum
Securian Financial Services
Siemens Corporation
State Farm Companies Foundation
Target
Donations of goods and services help to relieve MCAD’s annual budget. Thank you to the individuals and businesses who have made a gift to MCAD.
Anonymous
Mark Bloom
Linda and George Chryssomallis
Clockwork
Nicole Condon-Shih
Cy DeCosse ’52 and Paula DeCosse
Linda Day Dunlap and Bruce C. Dunlap
David Feider
Scotty Field
Brian J. Foster
John Hensel
Jen Herbe Clark
Doug Hughes
Judith Ingemann
Jean Iwen
Joy Martin Architecture, PLLC
Kablooe Design - Thomas E. KraMer ’90
KNOCK, inc.
Jerri McMahon
MN Vikings Football, LLC
Claire C. Moyle
Softline Brand Partners
Krista and William B. Thorburn ’84
Karen M. Wirth
Thank you to MCAD Art Sale Altruists participants who have generously chosen to donate the proceeds from their artwork sold at the MCAD Art Sale to scholarships.
Julie Benda ’16 MFA
Anna Leigh Biedenbender ’16, MFA
Michaela Chorn ’17, MFA
Aaron Olson-Reiners ’17, MFA
Erin Sandsmark ’17, MFA
Anika Schneider ’19, MFA
Alanna Stapleton ’18, MFA
Distinguished Benefactors
Funds of $2,500,000+
Dorothy M. Lindeke Fund
Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Trust
Ralph Whelan Trust
Thomas F. Wallace Memorial Fund*
Leadership Benefactors
Funds of $1,000,000+
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fund
Elbridge Cooke Trust
Ford Foundation Faculty Development Fund
John R. Van Derlip Trust
Major Benefactors
Funds of $500,000–$999,999
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore W. Bennett Fund*
Richard and Isobel Gale Fund*
Jean B. McHugh Fund
Minneapolis Clearing House Association Fund
Richard and Isobel Gale Fund*
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore W. Bennett Fund*
Patron Benefactors
Funds of $250,000–$499,999
Anonymous Fund
Alden C. Buttrick Fund
Eleanor F. Pillsbury Fund
Benefactors
Funds of $100,000–$249,999
3M Foundation Fund
Anne and Hadlai A. Hull Fund
Betty Bean Flinsch College Convocation Fund
Cargill Foundation Fund
Carolyn McKnight Christian Fund
Elizabeth Hale Fund*
Gary L. Rockler Endowed Equipment Fund*
Mrs. John H. Daniels Fund
John S. Slorp Teaching Fellowship Fund
Putnam D. McMillan Art School Fund
Star Tribune Fund
Stella J. Hawkinson Fund*
Target Foundation Fund
West Photo Fund*
William Randolph Hearst Foundation Fund
Associate Benefactors
Funds of $50,000–$99,999
Elizabeth H. Washburn Fund
Elsie and Mauritz Westmark Fund
F. A. Bean Foundation Fund
Fjelstul ’96 Visiting Artist Fund
George H. Christian Memorial Fund
Grace Bliss Dayton Fund
Gretchen Field Pillsbury Fund
Honeywell Foundation Fund
Leonard G. and Geraldine
Carpenter Fund
Mary R. Slater Fund in Memory of Wallace and Lillian Reinhardt
Mr. and Mrs. John Cowles Sr. Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Pillsbury Fund
Northwestern Bell Telephone Fund
Phillips Family Foundation Fund
Southways Foundation Fund
Stanley W. Dwinnell Fund
Sumner T. McKnight Foundation Fund
Target Corporation Fund
Virginia and James H. Binger Fund
Xcel Energy Fund
Patrons
Funds of $25,000–$49,999
Edith E. Johnson Fund
Munsingwear Inc. Fund
Piper Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Maslon Fund
Leadership Benefactors
Funds of $1,000,000 +
Ford Foundation Scholarship Fund
MCAD Associates Scholarship Fund
Winifred and Atherton Bean Leadership
Scholarship Fund
Major Benefactors
$500,000–$999,999
Class of 1978 Merit Scholarship Fund
Dean Wilson Art of Making Scholarship Fund
Donna and Cargill MacMillan Jr.
Scholarship Fund
Friends of the College Scholarship Fund
Roy B. Justus Scholarship Fund
Patron Benefactors
Funds of $250,000–$499,999
Athwin Foundation Bachelor of Science Scholarship Fund
Clinton and Mary Morrison Leadership Scholarship Fund
David and Debra Andreas Scholarship Fund*
Ella Pillsbury Crosby Scholarship Fund*
Frank Austin Carl Memorial Scholarship Fund*
George H. Halpin Memorial Fund
Ida Williams Memorial Scholarship Fund
Jean and Glenn Brooks Scholarship Fund
Lee Lynch and Terry Saario Entrepreneurial Studies Scholarship Fund
MCAD Art Sale Scholarship Fund*
Paula and Cy DeCosse ’52 Scholarship Fund*
R. Thomas Gunkelman and Gaylord Benson Scholarship Fund
Shirley and Miles Fiterman Scholarship Fund*
Virginia M. Binger Merit Scholarship Fund
Benefactors
Funds of $100,000–$249,999
Abby Weed Grey Scholarship Fund*
Alice Batzli Scholarship Fund
Andrea Thoe Nasset Memorial Scholarship Fund
Beth Ann Lundin ’93 Memorial Scholarship Fund
Bob and Gerry Nehotte ’62 Scholarship Fund*
Charles Bell Fund
Edward M. Johnson Art Scholarship Fund*
Gary L. Rockler Scholarship Fund
General Scholarship Fund
John Garrigan ’62 Scholarship Fund
Kinji Akagawa Fund for Interdisciplinary Studies
Larry Schoenecker Scholarship Fund
MacMillan Scholarship Fund
Michael Guy Sweet ’89 Scholarship Fund
Mrs. Paul A. Brooks Fund*
The Open Door Scholarship Fund
Patricia B. Saunders Scholarship Fund
Roberto Matta Scholarship Fund
Roman and Alice Verostko Scholarship Fund
Tom and Phyllis Colwell Mentoring Scholarship Fund
Associate Benefactors
Funds of $50,000–$99,999
Alexei Tylevich ’94 Scholarship Fund
Birney Quick ’51 Scholarship Fund*
Business and Industry Scholarship Fund
Corey Sauer Scholarship Fund*
Darwin and Geri Reedy Scholarship Fund
Edmund J. Phelps Scholarship Fund
F. McGovan Scholarship Fund
Gail Blake Scholarship Fund
Gary and Mary K. Stern Supporting Scholarship Fund
Jean Bender Schutz ’61 Scholarship Fund
Kate O’Rourke Memorial Scholarship Fund
Kelley Lynch Eternal Optimist Scholarship Fund*
Kent and Judy Hodder Media Scholarship Fund
Little & Co. Merit Scholarship Fund
MCAD Alumni Scholarship Fund
Next Generation Scholarship Fund
President Michael O’Keefe Scholarship Fund
Robert L. and Sharon G. Ryan Scholarship Fund
Sharon Baver ’76 Scholarship Fund
Susan Calmenson Scholarship Fund
Thomas White ’90 Memorial Scholarship Fund
Travelers Inc. Scholarship Fund
Virginia M. Binger Arts Scholarship Fund
Warren Moen ’49 Scholarship Fund
Winton Jones Scholarship Fund
Patrons
Funds of $25,000–$49,999
Anonymous Scholarship Fund
Aribert and Joan Munzner Scholarship Fund
Arthur R. Gruber ’32 Scholarship Fund
Black Leadership Award
Bruce and Mary Bean Sustaining Scholarship Fund
Gary Fink Fine Arts Scholarship Fund
George Morrison ’43 Memorial Scholarship Fund
John and Betsy Massie Scholarship Fund
Karen M. Wirth Scholarship Fund
Lois J. Simon Memorial Scholarship Fund
Mark Addicks and Tom Hoch Scholarship Fund
MFA 2020 Scholarship Fund
New Horizon Scholarship Fund*
Patricia Kennedy Crump Memorial Scholarship Fund
Paul Olsen Scholarship Fund
Peter J. Lindahl Scholarship Fund
Vince Leo Scholarship Fund
*Fund has moved up in value category
**Newly established fund
Board of Trustees
Greg C. Heinemann, Chair
Tara K. Dev, Vice Chair
Mark D. Pihlstrom, Vice Chair
Bruce W. Bean, Immediate Past Chair
Liz Barrere
Chris Barry
Martha Dayton
Christopher Hermann
Greg Hoffman ’92
M.E. Kirwan
Mitzi Magid
David E. Moore
Marion Parke
Todd Paulson
Mary Bowman Rae
Elizabeth Sarquis
Gary M. Surdel
Rajiv Tandon
Greg Van Bellinger
Hunter Palmer Wright
Sanjit Sethi, President
Bruce W. Bean
Susan Calmenson
Cy DeCosse ’52
David Hartwell
Clinton H. Morrison
Atherton Bean*
Charles Bell*
Philip Harris*
Clinton Morrison*
David Andreas*
Gail Blake
Patricia Bratnober Saunders
William Byars
Thomas Colwell
John Cuningham
Sheridan Fenwick*
Shirley Fiterman
Michael Halvorson ’66
David Hartwell
Paul Hile
Kent Hodder
Wayne Huelskoetter
Dean Koutsky ’57
Larry Lamb
James Larson
Mary Ash Lazarus
B. John Lindahl
Ken Lindgren*
Lee Lynch
Betsy Massie
Bradley Nuorala
Dwight Oglesby
Brian Palmer
Paul Pesek
Craig Rice
Jim Ryman ’65
Terry Saario
William Sands
Diana Scheff
Rachael Scherer
Gary Stern
Missy Staples Thompson
Hideki Yamamoto
Sue Zelickson
Kinji Akagawa ’68
Jerry Allan
Patricia Allred
Rebecca Alm
Philip R. Anderson
Hazel Belvo
David Nye Brown*
Kevin Byrne
Tom DeBiaso
Frank W. Dreisbach
Elizabeth Erickson
Carole Fisher ’64
Hazel K. Gamec ’67
Tom Garrett ’79
David Goldes
Phebe D. Hanson*
Phil Larson
Vince Leo
Frenchy Lunning
Mary McDunn
Lynda Monick-Isenberg
Russell Mroczek*
Ari P. Munzner
David H. Novak ’76
Paul R. Olsen ’48*
Thomas Pope
Birney Quick ’51*
Peter Seitz
Dick O. Shaw
Roman J. Verostko
Ruth Voights
Dean Wilson
Karen M. Wirth
*Deceased
Annual Fund 2020–2021
Trustees: 13.2%
Degreed Alumni: 2.7%
Parents and Friends: 6.9%
Family Funds: 26%
Foundations: 35.5%
Corporations/ Organizations: 6.9%
Event Income: 8.7%
Annual Fund 2020–2021
Unrestricted: 30.6%
Annual Scholarships: 17.4%
Programs: 15.7%
Facilities: 12.8%
Artist Fellowship Program: 23.5%