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Board of Governors 2010 - 2011<br />
David B. Smith, President<br />
Officers<br />
Michael Donovan, Chairman<br />
TBA, Vice Chairman<br />
Paul Goodman, Treasurer<br />
Margaret Fountain, Secretary<br />
Student Representatives<br />
Natasha Krzyzewski<br />
Craig Budovitch<br />
Alumni Representatives<br />
David Murphy<br />
Julia Rivard<br />
Message from the Chair Michael Donovan<br />
For close to 125 years, Halifax has<br />
been home to a small but massively influential<br />
presence, an institution that’s<br />
come to define our city, both here and<br />
in visual arts circles worldwide.<br />
<strong>NSCAD</strong> is more than bricks and<br />
mortar. It’s the creative pulse of<br />
downtown Halifax.<br />
Appointed Governors in Council<br />
Ian Austen<br />
Richard W. Emberley<br />
Paul Goodman, Treasurer<br />
Victor Syperek<br />
Governors at Large<br />
Frank Anderson<br />
Rob Cameron<br />
Michael Donovan, Chairman<br />
Margaret Fountain, Secretary<br />
Kim Knoll<br />
Kevin Latimer<br />
Grant Machum<br />
Gillian McCain<br />
Jim Mills<br />
Rob G. C. Sobey<br />
<strong>Faculty</strong> Representatives<br />
Rudi Meyer<br />
Jan Peacock<br />
Honorary Governors<br />
Rob Hain<br />
David Silcox<br />
Life Governors<br />
June Buchanan<br />
Ross Christie<br />
Tom Forrestall<br />
Charles A. E. Fowler<br />
Robert E. Geraghty<br />
Deborah McLean<br />
Gregory Silver<br />
Frank Van Wie Penick<br />
Charlotte Wilson-Hammond<br />
In Memoriam<br />
With sadness and regret, the <strong>NSCAD</strong><br />
community marked the passing of three<br />
long-time friends of the university:<br />
Mary Sparling, Doctor of Fine Arts, 1994<br />
Margo Takacs Marshall<br />
Shirley Thomson, Doctor of Fine Arts, 1999<br />
That presence is <strong>NSCAD</strong> <strong>University</strong> -<br />
and its influence is everywhere.<br />
From our two downtown heritage campuses<br />
to the clean, contemporary lines<br />
of our Port Campus on the city’s waterfront,<br />
<strong>NSCAD</strong> defines our city’s – indeed,<br />
our region’s - cultural landscape.<br />
You see it in our galleries and studios.<br />
Our public art. In theatre. Fashion<br />
and design. Our film and music industries,<br />
and beyond. Wherever you find<br />
creative energy, you’ll likely discover<br />
the deft touch <strong>NSCAD</strong> alumni, faculty<br />
or students at work.<br />
<strong>NSCAD</strong> is more than bricks and<br />
mortar. It’s the creative pulse of<br />
downtown Halifax. What goes on here<br />
- in all its intensity and vibrancy and<br />
passion – permeates our city, bringing<br />
a cultural depth and dimension<br />
to this regional centre.<br />
And as a nidus of innovation and new<br />
thinking, <strong>NSCAD</strong> has made Halifax an<br />
internationally recognized centre for<br />
creative practice and research.<br />
So how does a small, specialized<br />
university come to exercise such<br />
influence?<br />
Precisely because we’re small and<br />
specialized.<br />
That makes us nimble and agile.<br />
Here, new ideas can take root and<br />
germinate quickly across disciplines,<br />
unencumbered by layers of administrative<br />
complexity.<br />
That makes us flexible, able to<br />
respond quickly to creative opportunities<br />
and challenges.<br />
As a result, <strong>NSCAD</strong> attracts both<br />
internationally renowned faculty and<br />
immensely motivated students, drawn<br />
to intimate, intense environment of an<br />
art and design school.<br />
Most importantly, through, our single<br />
focus means all our financial and<br />
human resources can be directed to<br />
realizing one compelling vision: to<br />
set the standard for the 21 st century<br />
school of the visual arts.<br />
<strong>NSCAD</strong> is unique, the sole university<br />
east of Toronto dedicated to art and<br />
design, and one of only four in the<br />
country. We are a vital force socially,<br />
culturally and economically in Atlantic<br />
Canada. And as this year’s report so<br />
clearly demonstrates, our growing<br />
reputation for excellence in research<br />
and creative practice is setting the<br />
course for our future as Canada’s<br />
premier university of the visual arts.<br />
<strong>NSCAD</strong> UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT’S REPORT 2011