2024-25 Annual Report | Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Dear Friends of MCAD:

I am honored to present MCAD’s 2024–2025 Annual Report. As I reflect on my first year as president of this incredible institution, I am continually inspired by MCAD’s far-reaching impact.

Our alumni, now leaders in the arts and design fields, are not just participants in the global creative economy; they are at the forefront of it. Our graduates thrive at world-class companies, while also driving innovation in countless smaller, dynamic businesses. Wherever they go, MCAD alumni are recognized as catalysts for creativity, progress, and positive change.

As the region’s leading art and design college, we understand our responsibility to serve as a vital talent pipeline for the creative sector and beyond. Amid all the challenges and opportunities around us today, we remain focused on equipping our students with the skills, knowledge, and passion to excel in meaningful careers, whatever their path may be.

Your support makes all of this possible. Thanks to your generosity, our programs continue to evolve to meet the needs of a fast-changing world. This year alone, we’ve awarded millions of dollars in scholarships, helping make an MCAD education accessible to talented students from all backgrounds who are driven to succeed.

I encourage you to take a moment to explore our Annual Report. On behalf of everyone at MCAD, I extend my deepest gratitude for your continued support of our college and our students. We couldn’t do this without you.

With appreciation,

GWENDOLYN FREED, Ph.D.
PRESIDENT

“This scholarship not only alleviates financial pressure, but also inspires me to push forward with my academic and creative goals. I am committed to making the most of my education and to using my skills to create meaningful, impactful work in my field.”

CURRENT MCAD SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT

Our Guiding Principles

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.

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.

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

“My time at MCAD was incredibly formative, shaping who I am today. I learned to be a creative problem solver, along with the fundamental principles of design and art, and it nurtured my passion for both. Some of my most important friendships were forged at MCAD. I am grateful for the education received and the opportunities it opened up for me.”

DONOR, Anne M. Cashill ’83

2025–26 Key Facts

Cash Gifts

Thank you to our generous donors who support MCAD students by funding academic programs and scholarships. With more than 97% of our students relying on financial aid to make their arts education possible, donor support is critical in ensuring student success. Donors strengthen the MCAD educational experience by increasing financial support, enhancing college facilities, providing the best learning environment possible, and emphasizing our vision of transforming society through equity, empathy, and imagination.

*Gifts noted below were received June 1, 2024, through May 31, 2025*

$100,000 +

Cy DeCosse ’52 and Paula DeCosse
Jerome Foundation
McKnight Foundation
Corey Sauer

$50,000–$99,999

Alliss Educational Foundation
Calmenson Foundation
Minnesota Private College Fund

$25,000–$49,999

KNOCK
Richard and Jean Coyne Family Foundation
Target Corporation
Winton Jones Foundation

$10,000–$24,999

A2 Art Storage
Mary and Bruce W. Bean
Best Buy Corporation
Best Buy Foundation
David and Leni Moore Family Foundation
Jean Freeman and Chris Raih
Head Family Foundation - Martha Head
Judy and Kent Hodder
Mary Jellison
M.E. and Chris Kirwan
Ann Ashton-Piper and Ken Piper
Terry Saario and Lee Lynch
Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation
Becky and Neil Tuli
Zambezi

$5,000–$9,999

Tim Grady and Catherine Allan • Tom and Kris Anderson • Laura and J.J. Austrian • Margot and Chris Barry • Kirsten Brady and Greg J. Hoffman ’92 • Martha B. Dayton and Thomas Nelson • Tara K. and Sundeep Dev • Mary C. Dolan - The Longview Foundation • Evereve • Elizabeth Burow and Elliot Felix • Gwendolyn And Ken* Freed • Kathy and James Ganley • Mary and Carl Graves • Jenny and Win Hornig • J.E. Dunn Construction • Larkin Hoffman • Sarah ’82 and B. John Lindahl, Jr. • Carol and Aaron Mack • Mary and Clinton H. Morrison • Kay and Michael O'Keefe • Kobby Osafo-Appiah ’11 • Amy and Mark Pihlstrom • PKA Architecture • RightMove Properties • Kay and Michael Smart • Rosemary Ugboajah • Walser Foundation • Hunter and Adam Wright

$2,500–$4,999

Alerus • Anonymous • Bank of America Corporation • Cannon Family Foundation • Cinda J. Collins • Cuningham • Andrea Eis ’81 and Steven Rost ’80 • Faegre Drinker • Carole Gorney Fisher ’64* • Marty Friedman and Peggy Casey-Friedman ’84 • InUnison Design • Ginny and Henry C. Llop • The Longview Foundation • The Loupe • McVay Foundation • Jerry and Tony Miner • MJ Marketing Group • Julia Morrison Palmer and Brian Palmer • Kate and David Mortenson • Odele • Anne and Scott Pollock • Room & Board • Melissa and Douglas Van Ornum ’93 • Yardscapes

$1,000–$2,499

Anime Twin Cities • Anonymous • Erica Berven, MD and Ed Charbonneau ’06, MFA • Sally and Maurice Blanks • Sarah Borchers and Brian Kingsley • Diana Walton Brashears • Jason Breckner • Bremer Bank • Adam Buhr • Marsha Burgeson • Elizabeth Butler and Todd Johnson • Brent Campbell • Annie Gillette Cleveland and Fritz Cleveland • Ellie Crosby - The Longview Foundation • Barbara Curtis • Edward and Sherry Ann Dayton • Martha Dayton Design • Devon and James Diebel • Doris E. Engibous • Kerry and Sky Fauver • Barry Fick • Dean and Alice Fjelstul ’96, MFA • Carrie and Aaron Fryman • Fuse Studio • Kirk Gelatt, In Memory of Janice Peterson Gelatt • Heidi and John Hallett ’24, MFA • Emily V. Harris • HRK Foundation • Melissa and Matthew Huybrecht • Sheila Kennedy • Willow and Josh Kreibich • Aimee and Manny Lagos • Bruce Langer • Searcy T. and John C. Lillehei • The Literary and Art Magazine of East Ridge High School • Caroline B. and James B. Loken • Trisha and Steven London • Heather and Richard Mattera • Jan and Mitch McMillen • Rita Mehta • Ned and Sarah Mitchell • Lucy C. Mitchell - The Longview Foundation • Sheila Morgan • Tiffanea and Jeff Mulder • Kristen (Borders) Nottingham ’97, ECOccasion • Pamela and Ross Phelan • Rowena and Charles Pitschka • Kevin Reid ’24, MFA • Rose Francis Foundation • Kay Thomas and Jim Rustad • Debra and James Ryman ’65 • Laurent Saloff-Coste • Marcelyn J. and William B. Smale, Jr. • Carolyn Ann Taylor • Kay Touchette • Tom and Bonnie Umhoefer • Betsy Vohs • Fred and Eleanor Winston - The Longview Foundation • Karen M. Wirth • Michael Wolfgang

$500–$999

Karen Bohn and Gary Surdel • Megan Clawson • Cornelia and Eric Dayton • Sarah Dodge• Julie and Mike Drysdale • Peter Farstad • Scotty and Peter* Gillette • Greg Horvitz • Nayana Jha and Michael Cain • Sarah Johanns • Shirley J. Jones ’96, MFA • Merle Janis Kieper ’96, MFA • Edward F. Koss • Louis Lambert • Elizabeth Larsen and Walter Schleisman • LSE Architects, Inc. • Hannah Mack and Alec Simpson • Ann Marie Merrill ’83 and Dan J. Jurgens ’81 • Nancy Morton • Monika and James C. Munce ’66 • Mary F. Nettleman • Kathleen Puhl • Robert Ransick and Blake Goble • Sandra Rieger and David Daily • Grace D. Sferra • Sima Shahriar • Jordana and Robert Sherer • Elena and Ken Sparling • Anne Steinfeldt • Kay Thomas and Jim Rustad • Pam Tomczik • Ana Vann • Andrea Walker • Janette Walker • David M. White • Jennifer Zuccola

$250–$499

Anonymous (3) • Ammar Steven Alshash • Tom and Mary Pat Bailey • Andy Baird ’76 • Steve and Sherry Beckey • Steven Joel Brown • Sara Byrines • Patrick Casey • Jeanne Corwin • Lisa Cotter • Patrick Delmore ’73 • Elayne Hengler Trust • Stephen Field • John Gaede • Toni Glotter ’78 • Christiane Grauert ’99, MFA, and Santiago H. Cucullu ’99, MFA • Jennifer Gross and Jerry LeFevre* ’70 • Elizabeth and Van Z. Hawn • Wendy and Scott Helberg • Christopher Hermann and Brian J. Pietsch • Highpoint Center for Printmaking • Monica Jackson • Audrey Johnson • Julie A. Jurrjens • Thomas Kane • Kelly Kita • Mrs. Kristen M. Lowe • Karen Lusiak • TJ Majdecki • Mall of America • Ally Marshall • Logan McMillen • Michael Meyer and Donna Lewis-Jones ’85 • Kerry Morgan and Michael Gaudio • Mitch and Lukas Mudra • Samantha Muldoon • Kathryn Nettleman • Benjamin Newman • Jennifer Nowak • Joseph Perdew • Marybeth and Tim Puder • Laura Quinn • Jeffrey Roby • Margot and Alexander Rosenstein • Pamela and John Ruprecht ’76 • The Seidl Company • Rik Sferra • Kristen and James Shanahan • Lynne Shears • Lauren and Ben Stauffer • Greg Stenmoe • Christopher Stevens • Karen Stockert and Russ Childers • Judith J. and Terrance L. Stratton • Nick Stukas • Holly C. and William Swift • Cindy Theis • Barbara Thomson • Vincent Vann • Nancy Werner-Azarski and James R. Azarski • Paulette Will

$1–$249

Anonymous (3) • Neil Aasve • Louis and Kathy Accola • Whitney Adrian • Christopher Alday ’23, MA • Lauren Allis • American Brain Foundation • Ann Anderson • Quinn Anderson • Janet Anderson • Evelyne Anderson • Anniessa Antar • Kristin Aronson • Christy Arradondo • Harry Atkins • Sulia Attenberg • Joshua Ayers • Anne Baird • Snejana Balabanoba • Stephanie Balliet • Molly Baril • Debby and Dana K. Barnes • Allison Baron • Jason Baynes • Melissa C. Bean ’76 and Scott R. Bean ’72 • Peter Beard • Martha Berry Milbery and Rylan Berry • Kendra Berthiaume • Olivia Berven • Barbee D. Bigger • Faith Binman • Arlene L. Birt ’02 • Brian Bispala • Kathleen and Philip Bither • Alex Blaisdell • Gary Boatman • Michelle Bond • Melissa Borthwick • Bob Bowman • Trevor Braaten • Devin Braatz • Bradshaw Design LLC • Justin T. Braem ’00 • Chris Bratsch • Kathryn M. and Marvin R. Braun • Liz Brenner • Patty Brick • Susan Broll ’87 • Anthony Brown • Barbara A. Brust ’81 • Sandra Bullen • Anne Busch ’13 • Kayla Campbell ’16, MFA • Jeanne and Warren Candy • Sonya Carel • Joan and George Carlson • Michael A. Carroll ’68 • George Carroll • Jennifer A. Caruso • Anne M. Cashill ’83 • Elissa Cedarleaf Dahl ’07, MFA • Andy Cedeno • Marty Chamberlain ’75 • Layton Chandler • Emma Chapman • George Chapple • Jess Charleyr • Mary Lou Chipongian • Deborah and John N. Christakos • Noah Christians • Diana Cohen • Maggie Colman • Tim Condon • Megan Conley • Danita J. Connors-Smith • Asher Corndof • Susan Corridoni • Maggie Cosgrove • William A. Crosley • Beth Cummings • Sarah Czumak • Lea Dahl • Tyler Davis • Suzanne and David Davison • Paul and Betsy • Dienhart • Molly Dinneen • McLean Donnelly • Alex Doty-Harper ’14 • Luke Dulgar • Mori Dunlap • Mary Dunnewold • Christina Dyrud • Kristina Dyvig • Donna R. Edelstein ’78 • Claudia Egelhoff • Diana Eicher • Amy Ellich Hong • Samantha Ellingson • Jane Emison • Mackenzie Engel • Jennifer Erickson • Chine Eubanks • Mara Farnworth ’61 • Missy Finn • Betsy Catron • Maddy Fisher • Mitchell Flattum • Claire Folkestad • Emily Forbes • Jacqueline Fortier • Julie Foust • Victoria Fremont • John D. Frey ’86 • Matthew C. Frieburghaus ’01 • Nolan Fry • Andy Fuller • Jim Garbarini • Maddison Garnhardt • Kristin Garwick • Sue Maberry and Cheri Gaulke ’75 • General Mills, Inc. • K. Giblin ’71 • Melissa Gilbertson • Robin Gillette • Shae Gingras • Tracy Gleser • Cecilia Goff • Dave Golblirsch • Sarah Goodspeed • Connor Gordon • Terrence Gordon • Betsey Grais • Marguerite I. Gray ’48 • Patricia Gregory Danlake • GreMar Properties • Alison Griffin • Evan Gruenes • Bjorn Gunnerud • Jennie Gustafson • P. M. Habib • Nichol Hadler • Heather Haeg • Bella Hall • Corey Halls • Andrew Haman • Joe Handtmann • Christian Hane • Emily Hanson • Cindy and Jason Harlem ’76 • James Harms • Paula Jean Havranek • Donald J. Heffron ’80 • Justin P. Heideman ’04 • Cynthia L. Hendricks • Hunter Herber • Matthew Hoban • Carey Hoeft • Constance Hofland • Angela Hofteig • Jason Hollar • Zoe Holtberg • Hayley Hontos • Mark Hoonsbeen • Nina Horzath • Grace Hotchkiss • Julie Hovla • Kayla Hughes • Sophie Jackson • David R. Jacobs, Jr. • Laura Jahnig • Erik Janzen • Daniel and Lea Anne Jasper • Dave Jaworski • Dorcy Jeffrey • Katherine Jones-Jirka ’79 and Brad P. Jirka ’76 • Simon Johansen • Lori Henson Johnson and Mark J. Johnson ’73 • Ben Johnston • Michael Jones • Catherine Jordan • Alexandria Julius • Julianne K. Harris ’87 • Natalie J. Kantor-Frank ’88 • Bill Kanyusik • Phyllis Karasov and Alan Olstein • Sharon Kaseric and George B. Kaseric ’73 • Mary M. Kazura ’99 and Chris M. Gerber ’02 • Dave Keepper • Samantha Keller • Hope Kemerer • Alison Kennedy • Jenean Kim • Hilary King • Julia Kinkel • Katie Kirk • Lisa Kirkbride • John Kirkman • Kate Kleinert • The Klema Family • Kathy Kohler and Shyla Kolthoff • Nicholas Kovatch ’13, MFA • Diana Kramer • Fritz Kroll • Alicia Kubas • Sarah Kuenzler • Olaf Kuhlke • Tempest (Baker) Kuykendall ’71 • Diana Ky • Henry ’82 and Barbara LaBounta • Michelle Lee Lagerroos • Claire Lancaster • Cathy Lander-Goldberg • Wendy Lane ’95, MFA • Elizabeth Larsen and Walter Schleisman • Karen Larson • Michael LaTour • Gordon Lee • Stephanie Lensing • Emily Lesmeister • Mike Lewis • Linda and Ross Lewton • Cierra Lidsey • Laura J. Link • Nick Littlefield • Katharine Llop • Alex Loosigian • Steve Lovell • Del R. Loven ’74 • Connie Lowe • Nadia Lubeznik • Brian Lucas • Eric Lundgren • Nancy Lunning • Tim Lutz • Helmut and Mary Maier • Kylie Malcolm • Vinny Malene • Dave Marantz • Michael John Marcon ’02 • Catherine Martin • Nate Matson • Kaitie Mayo • Brandon McCay-Reeves • Michael A. McClure • Donald McCormick • Mary McDevitt • Layl McDill • Joan McGinn • Lisa McGowan • Kathleen A. McKenzie ’74 • Lisa Melander • Jax Mercogliano • Janet and Marty Merkt • Mary S. and Alan G. Meuwissen • Nick Michael • Pat Michenfielder • Steven R. Mignone ’76 • Jason M. Miller ’00 • Patrick Moe • Fatuma Mohamud • Lynda M. Monick-Isenberg • Tamra Morehouse • Mary and Leslie Morris • Kari Munson • Katy Murray • Kathy Nardi • Elizabeth Ann Naro • Erika Nash • Maggie Nathan ’76 and Doug Nathan ’75 • Cathy L. Nelson and Janine S. Hradsky • Deborah J. Nelson ’74 and Peter C. Rech • Erin Nelson • Abbie Nelson • Kali Nikitas and Richard M. Shelton ’87 • Nikki Norberg • Peter Nordling • Lyse Norian and Michael McClaflin • Lois Norrgard • Deborah A. and David H. Novak ’76 • Montana Novakovic • Melissa Nykanen • Jennifer O'Brien • Cynthia Michaelson and Michael O'Donnell • Woody Olsen ’76 • Kelly Olsen • Heather Olson • Patricia Lynn Olson ’98, MFA • Carrie Olson • Mikael Orban • Polly Pampusch • Stephane Pannier • Francais Parrott • Reilly Patrick • Nate Pearson • Robert Pedersen • Luciana and Giuseppe Pellizzer • Ethan Perushek • Justin R. and Karen K. Peters ’97 • Ryan Petersen • Nico Peterson • Heather Peterson • Brent Petit • Sara Petruna • Ross Phernetton • David Piechota • Jeanette Pierce • Thomas Pierson • Susan and Dennis Plahn • Allison Playven • Jennifer Plott • Lauren Post • Robin Preble • Ruth A. Premer • Lily Prinsen • Hannah Puffer • Anas Qutob • Jeff Rabatin • Haley Rasmussen • Matt and Kristine Rauenhorst • Gordon J. Rausch • Kory Reckinger • Megan Reed • Anne and Patrick Regan • Natalia Rendon and Aaron Johnson • Nancy Reyes • Elizabeth Rice • Ann and Devon Rillera • Kathleen Riley • Remy Ripple • Angela Ritchie • Carolyn and Glenn Robbins ’79 • Elizabeth Robinson • Jaron Roering • Roger and Myra Greenberg Family Foundation • Jennifer Roper • Phyllis Rosenblatt • Kellie Rusch • Charles Russell • Maddy Ryan • Torben Rytt • Dean Salita • Todd J. and Lisa A. Sammon ’86 • Sawyer Samples • Kathryn Schadendorf • Justina Schenk • Rosemary Schiff • Jon Schmidt • Debra Schneider • Emma Schultz • Katie Schulz • Sydney Schwaller • Susan Schwaller • Ann Scott • Andrew Scott • Aria Searles • Eileen and Michael Secord • Ashlee Secord • Joan Semmer • Mark Senden • Mats Sexton and Rich Rhodes • Steve Shapiro • Joyce Bergmann Sharp • Tibetha G. Shaw Wozniak ’88 • David M. Shea • Lewis E. Shealy • Rebecca Shearier • Karen Linner and Lester S. Shen • Lisa and Steven Sill • Audrey J. Singer ’78 • Ginger L. Sisco • Yumi Skow • Hannah Slim • Seth Snyder • Lisa Solinger • Rosemary Stafford • Ariana M. Stanchfield ’24 • Richard K. Stanley ’66 • Tamara Statz • Susan Stewart • Agnes Story ’79 • Ann Stoylen (Maxine Berg) ’68 • Bonnie Wittenburg and Steven Suppan • Sara Suppan ’15 • Manola Suvannarad • Earl Dolan and Gwenyth Swain • Linda Szymarek ’81 • Andrew Tagge • Asmah Tareen • Amy Teawalt • Mia Tessier • Justin Theroux • Lucy Thompson • Shirley A. and Richard D. Thompson • Ruby Thompson • Alyssa Thompson • Field Thompson • Ellen Thomson ’19, MA • Becca Thon • Miriam Tibbetts • Kristin Tipping ’16, MFA • Scott E. Tomechko ’96 • Frances Trice • Sarah and Ben Trudeau • Charles Tryon • Evan M. Tryon • Louis Tufte • Sallie M. Tulchin • Hallie Udoll • Chris Unger • Jason Usgaard • Kim and Sonkarlay E. Vaye ’10 • Courtney Vincent • PJ Vitoff • Hanna Vomhof ’11 • David P. Warch ’94 • Mark and Cheryl A. Watson ’77 • Ian Weeks • Christine Weger • Alicia Weidt • David I. Weinberg • Rich Bleyhl and Mary Welke ’77 • Jeff and Jo Wells • Dan and Melissa Weston • Jennifer Whaley • Susan and Robert W. White • Mary Lou Wichlacz • Yare Wilder • Michelle Willinganz • Scott Winter • Jane L. and Michael H. Wipf • Laura Wolff • Courtney Wonderwald • Adam Wrucke • Heather Wurtz • Ella Yon • Colleen Youso • Baylee Zittlow

Stevens League

Thank you to our Stevens League members who have generously chosen to include MCAD in their estate plans, creating a meaningful legacy that will impact the creative community well into the future.

Anonymous • Cy DeCosse ’52 and Paula DeCosse • Dean and Alice Fjelstul ’96, MFA • Robert Gjerde • Janet Jones • Terry Saario and Lee Lynch • James G. Madson ’87 • Debra and James Ryman ’65 • Kate Stewart • Roman J. Verostko* • Meiko Yamazaki ’01 • Sue Zelickson

*Deceased

Auction Artists

Thank you to the artists who have generously donated artwork to the Auction at MCAD 2024. Proceeds from the sale of their work directly benefit MCAD Scholarships. To date, The Auction at MCAD Scholarship Fund has awarded more than $1.2M in awards.

Nadia Alenov ’10 • Edgar Arceneaux • Leslie Barlow ’16, MFA • Kim Benson • Owen Brown • Genie Castro • Rachel Collier • J.M. Culver ’06 • Julie Evans • seangarrison • Carole Gorney Fisher ’64, Professor-Emerita* • John Hall • Osheen Harruthoonyan • Kate Hartfiel • Pao houa Her ’09 • Fred Kaemmer • Tia Keobounpheng • Rita Kirsch Dungey • Aidan Klimenko • Nicholas Kovatch ’13, MFA • Tom Maakestad • Carol Mack • Heather Mattera • Jon McCormack • Jenny Monick • Mat Ollig ’10 • Mike Perry ’03 • Emily Quandahl • Ziba Rajabi • Merick Reed ’19 • Bobby Rogers ’14 • Eric Ruby • Mark Schoening • Elizabeth Simonson • Marilyn Stevens • Sara Suppan ’15 • Carolyn Swiszcz ’94 • Suyao Tian ’17, MFA • Andrew Vomhof ’10 • Anita White ’74 • Linda Whitney • Karen Wirth, Professor-Emerita

Thank you to those who have donated artwork from their collections:

Anonymous
Carol and Aaron Mack
Todd Oberg
Rubine Red Gallery
Margaret Wurtele

“Thanks to your support, I can continue my studies at MCAD with greater focus and less worry. This opportunity not only supports my growth as a visual artist, but also helps amplify my commitment to representation, equity, and creative activism. Your generosity is opening doors for artists like me to be visible, to be heard, and to contribute to a more inclusive future in the arts.”

CURRENT MCAD SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT

Honor and Memorial Gifts

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.

Two Columns

In Memory of Don Bajus ’54
Anonymous
Cathy L. Nelson and Janine S. Hradsky

In Memory of Carole Gorney Fisher ’64
Diana Eicher
Sue Maberry and Cheri Gaulke ’75
Catherine Jordan
Karen Linner and Lester S. Shen
Connie Lowe
Lynda M. Monick-Isenberg
Kathryn Nettleman
Mary F. Nettleman
Lois Norrgard
Patricia Lynn Olson ’98, MFA
Holly C. and William Swift
Paulette Will
Karen M. Wirth

In Memory of Gregory Garwick
Kristin Garwick

In Memory of Janice P. Gelatt ’64
Kirk Gelatt

In Memory of Dr. Art Kaemmer
HRK Foundation

In Honor of Laura Link
Anonymous
Steve and Sherry Beckey
Robert Ransick and Blake Goble
Matthew Hoban
Melissa and Matthew Huybrecht
Mary M. Kazura ’99 and Chris M. Gerber ’02
Laura J. Link
Cynthia Michaelson and Michael O'Donnell
Tamra Morehouse
Montana Novakovic
Susan Stewart
Karen M. Wirth

In Memory of our cousin, Lois
Paul and Betsy Dienhart

In Memory of Reginaldo Lusiak-Reyes
Christy Arradondo
Anne Baird
Charities Aid Foundation America (CAF)
Marta Fabroni
Stephen Field
John Gaede
Robin Gillette
Jennie Gustafson
Amy Ellich Hong
Julie Hovla
Daniel and Lea Anne Jasper
Lori Henson Johnson and Mark J. Johnson ’73
Lisa Kirkbride

KNOCK
Cathy Lander-Goldberg
Karen Larson
LSE Architects, Inc.
Karen Lusiak
Mall of America
Lisa Melander
Jason M. Miller ’00
Heather Olson
Polly Pampusch
Joseph Perdew
Pamela and Ross Phelan
Kathleen Puhl
Kellie Rusch
Rosemary Schiff
Joan Semmer
Kristen and James Shanahan
Sarah and Ben Trudeau
Angela Umali
PJ Vitoff
Betsy Vohs
Jeff and Jo Wells
Dan and Melissa Weston
Wendy and Scottie

In Memory of Lars Mason
Elissa Cedarleaf Dahl ’07, MFA

In Memory of Diane Elizabeth Ragsdale
Kathleen and Philip Bither
Mary and Carl Graves
Katrin Loss ’00
Benjamin Newman

In Memory of Cathy Ryan ’07
Engibous-Ryan Charitable Fund

In Memory of Leslie M. Senden
Mark Senden

In Honor of Cindy Theis
Gary Boatman
Cannon Family Foundation
Cinda Collins
Sarah ’82 and B. John Lindahl, Jr.
Maggie Nathan ’76 and Doug Nathan ’75
Todd J. and Lisa A. Sammon ’86

In Memory of Roman Verostko
Lea Dahl

In Memory of Joan Voigt
Jane L. and Michael H. Wipf

In Honor of Karen M. Wirth
Judith J. and Terrance L. Stratton

In-Kind Gifts

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.

Bacardi • Annie Gillette Cleveland and Fritz Cleveland • Dan Cramer • Ergo Florals • The Estate of Carole Gorney Fisher ’64 • Dean and Alice Fjelstul ’96, MFA • Fulton Brewing • Christine and George G. Halvorson ’75 • Ideal Printing • Susan and Michael D. Krivit ’79 • Carol and Aaron Mack • Mpls/St Paul Magazine • New France Wine Company • Todd Oberg • Orange Advisory • Sarah Reinke • Rubine Red Gallery • Martin R. Skoro ’77 • Mary Ursu • Margaret Wurtele

Named Endowment Funds for Programs and Operations

Two Columns

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
Jean B. McHugh Fund
Minneapolis Clearing House Association Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore W. Bennett Fund*

Patron Benefactors
Funds of $250,000–$499,999
Anonymous Fund
Alden C. Buttrick Fund
Richard and Isobel Gale 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
Charles Bell Fund
Don Bajus MCAD Animation Innovations Program*
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
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
West Photo 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

*Fund has moved up in value category

Named Endowment Funds for Scholarships

Two Columns

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
Corey Sauer Scholarship Fund
Dean Wilson Art of Making Scholarship Fund
Donna and Cargill MacMillan Jr. Scholarship Fund
Friends of the College Scholarship Fund
Paula and Cy DeCosse ’52 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
Ella Pillsbury Crosby 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
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*
Cindy Theis Scholarship Fund
David and Debra Andreas Scholarship Fund
Dorthea Kinney Auten Scholarship Fund*
Edward M. Johnson Art Scholarship Fund*
Frank Austin Carl Memorial Scholarship Fund
Gail Blake 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
MB Condon and Tim Young Scholarship Fund*
Michael Guy Sweet ’89 Scholarship Fund
Next Generation Scholarship 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
Winton Jones Scholarship Fund

Associate Benefactors
Funds of $50,000–$99,999
Alexei Tylevich ’94 Scholarship Fund
Business and Industry Scholarship Fund
Darwin and Geri Reedy Scholarship Fund
Edmund J. Phelps Scholarship Fund
F. McGovan Scholarship Fund
Gary and Mary K. Stern Supporting Scholarship Fund
Jean Bender Schutz ’61 Scholarship Fund
Karen M. Wirth Scholarship Fund
Kate O’Rourke Memorial Scholarship Fund
Kelley Lynch Eternal Optimist Scholarship Fund
Kent and Judy Hodder Media Scholarship Fund
Kohl Family Scholarship Fund*
Little & Co. Merit Scholarship Fund
MCAD Alumni Scholarship Fund
Mrs. Paul A. Brooks Fund
Peter Seitz Legacy Design 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

Patrons
Funds of $25,000–$49,999
Aribert and Joan Munzner Scholarship Fund
Arthur R. Gruber ’32 Scholarship Fund
Birney Quick ’51 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
Lois J. Simon Memorial Scholarship Fund
Mark Addicks and Tom Hoch Scholarship Fund
MFA 2020 Scholarship Fund
Over 30 Scholarship Fund
Patricia Kennedy Crump Memorial Scholarship Fund
Paul Olsen Scholarship Fund
Peter J. Lindahl Scholarship Fund
Rebecca Alm Scholarship Fund
Reginaldo Lusiak-Reyes Scholarship Fund
Vince Leo Scholarship Fund

*Fund has moved up in value category
**Newly established fund

Trustees

Two Columns

Board of Trustees
Chris Barry, Co-Chair
M.E. Kirwan, Co-Chair
Mark D. Pihlstrom, Immediate Past Co-Chair
Hunter Palmer Wright, Immediate Past Co-Chair
Kristine Anderson
Kobby Appiah ’11
Laura Austrian
Tara K. Dev
Martha Dayton
Elliot Felix
Jean Freeman
Greg Hoffman ’92
Win Hornig
Heather Mattera
Greg McGee
Marion Parke
Ken Piper
Batala McFarlane
Neil Tuli
Rosemary Ugboajah
Greg VanBellinger

Trustees by Virtue of Office
Sanjit Sethi, President

Life Trustees
Bruce W. Bean
Susan Calmenson
Cy DeCosse ’52
Clinton H. Morrison
Atherton Bean*
Charles Bell*
Philip Harris*
Clinton Morrison*

Trustees Emeriti
David Andreas*
Gail Blake
Patricia Bratnober Saunders*
William Byars
Thomas Colwell
John Cuningham
Sheridan Fenwick*
Shirley Fiterman
Michael Halvorson ’66
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
Missy Staples Thompson
Gary Stern
Hideki Yamamoto
Sue Zelickson

*Deceased

Development Committee Members

Two Columns

Martha Dayton, Chair
Bruce Bean
Christine Frisk
M.E. Kirwan
Heather Mattera

Jenny McDowell
Bryan Pieper
Neil Tuli
Greg Van Bellinger
Hunter Wright

Two Columns

Professors Emeriti

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* • Michael Karaken • 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* • Stevie Rexroth • Peter Seitz* • Tom Schroeder • Dick O. Shaw • Roman J. Verostko* • Ruth Voights • Dean Wilson • Karen M. Wirth

*Deceased

“As an independent student, I’ve faced a number of financial challenges throughout my college journey. Balancing full-time work while also being a full-time student has been one of the most demanding commitments. Despite these challenges, I’ve remained dedicated to my academic and artistic goals without compromising the quality of my work or grades. Thank you again for this generous support. It’s not only a financial relief, but also a reminder that my efforts and story matter.”

CURRENT MCAD SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT

Thank You

MCAD acknowledges the preceding donations and support received between June 1, 2024, and May 31, 2025. Every effort has been made to be accurate. If you discover omissions, misspellings, or other errors, please accept our apologies and bring the error to the attention of the Development Office at development@mcad.edu.

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