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Founded in 1805, <strong>the</strong> <strong>Pennsylvania</strong> <strong>Academy</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>Fine</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> (PAFA) is America’s first school and museum<br />
<strong>of</strong> fine arts. A recipient <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 2005 National Medal <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Arts</strong> presented by <strong>the</strong> President <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> United States,<br />
PAFA is a recognized national leader in fine arts education.<br />
Nearly every major American artist has taught,<br />
studied, or exhibited at <strong>the</strong> <strong>Academy</strong>. The institution’s<br />
world-class collection <strong>of</strong> American art continues to grow<br />
and provides what only a few o<strong>the</strong>r art institutions in<br />
<strong>the</strong> world <strong>of</strong>fer: <strong>the</strong> rare combination <strong>of</strong> an outstanding<br />
museum and extraordinary faculty known for its commitment<br />
to students and for <strong>the</strong> stature and quality <strong>of</strong> its<br />
artistic work.<br />
David R. Brigham, President & Chief Executive Officer<br />
John J. Berg, Executive Vice President <strong>of</strong> Finance and Administration<br />
Marsha Braverman, Executive Vice President <strong>of</strong> Marketing & Communication<br />
Jeffrey Carr, Executive Vice President <strong>of</strong> Academic Affairs<br />
Melissa A. DeRuiter, Executive Vice President <strong>of</strong> Development<br />
Stanislaus Greidus, Vice President <strong>of</strong> Admissions & Financial Aid<br />
Harry Philbrick, The Edna S. Tuttleman Director <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Museum<br />
Anne Stassen, Dean <strong>of</strong> Student Affairs<br />
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Board <strong>of</strong> Trustees<br />
Kevin F. Donohoe, Chair<br />
Herbert S. Riband, Jr., Esq., Vice Chair & Secretary<br />
Thomas N. Pappas, Vice Chair<br />
James C. Biddle, Vice Chair<br />
Thomas L. Bennett, CFA, Treasurer<br />
Anne E. McCollum, Assistant Secretary<br />
Roger H. Ballou, Assistant Treasurer<br />
Gerald P. Barth<br />
John B. Bartlett, Esq.<br />
Sally J. Bellet, Esq.<br />
Max N. Berry, Esq.*<br />
Karl E. Bupp<br />
Donald R. Caldwell, Chair Emeritus<br />
Ken Catanella, CIMA<br />
Charles E. Chase<br />
Lynn Nowicki Clarke*<br />
Jonathan L. Cohen*<br />
Monica Duvall-Dilella, M.D.<br />
Paulett Eberhart<br />
Robert A. Fisk<br />
John A. Fry<br />
Edward T. Harvey<br />
Anthony A. Ibargüen<br />
Marguerite Lenfest<br />
Francis J. Leto<br />
Winston I. Lowe, Esq.<br />
Honorary<br />
Dorrance H. Hamilton<br />
Emeritus<br />
Robert L. Byers, Sr.<br />
Barbara L. Greenfield, Chair,<br />
Emeritus Trustees<br />
Samuel J. Savitz<br />
William A. Slaughter, Esq.<br />
Richard E. Woosnam<br />
Frances M. Maguire*<br />
Frank Martucci*<br />
Francis P. Newell., Esq.<br />
James E. O’Neill, Esq.<br />
Steven K. Ritter<br />
Gretchen E. Roede<br />
Theodore O. Rogers, Jr., Esq.*<br />
William Rulon-Miller<br />
Steven L. Sanders<br />
William H. Schorling, Esq.<br />
Alfred R. Shands, III*<br />
Carole Price Shanis<br />
Henry B. du P. Smith<br />
Martha McGeary Snider<br />
Julie D. Spahr<br />
Barbara A. Sylk<br />
Robert M. Turner<br />
Debora C. Zug<br />
*National Trustee<br />
Ex <strong>of</strong>ficio<br />
Al Gury, Faculty Representative<br />
James J. Lynes, President <strong>of</strong><br />
Alumni Association<br />
Alicia A. Sterling, President <strong>of</strong><br />
Women’s Board<br />
Gary Steuer, Chief Cultural Officer<br />
City <strong>of</strong> Philadelphia<br />
Ahmeenah Young, President & CEO<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Pennsylvania</strong> Convention<br />
Center<br />
Photo: Susan Beard Design<br />
Photo: Hinda Schuman<br />
Letter from <strong>the</strong> President<br />
Lenfest Plaza is a reality. More<br />
than a decade ago, PAFA’s Board<br />
under <strong>the</strong> leadership <strong>of</strong> Donald<br />
Caldwell envisioned a pedestrian<br />
plaza that would unite our two buildings<br />
into a campus and serve as a<br />
destination. <strong>In</strong> 1999, an ordinance<br />
was drafted by City Councilman<br />
Darrell Clarke to close Cherry Street<br />
between Broad and Carlisle Streets.<br />
However, eliminating that short<br />
stretch <strong>of</strong> Cherry Street was not<br />
practical as long as it was a through street. <strong>In</strong> 2003, Gerry and<br />
Marguerite Lenfest made an extraordinary pledge <strong>of</strong> support<br />
for this project, making <strong>the</strong> project feasible if <strong>the</strong> street closure<br />
could be accomplished.<br />
The expansion <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Pennsylvania</strong> Convention Center<br />
closed Cherry Street on <strong>the</strong> east side <strong>of</strong> Broad, directly opposite<br />
PAFA. Now that Cherry was no longer an important artery,<br />
at <strong>the</strong> end <strong>of</strong> 2009 Councilman Clarke led his bill through City<br />
Council, which quickly approved <strong>the</strong> proposal. Throughout<br />
<strong>the</strong> process, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter gave his full<br />
support and <strong>the</strong> City added generous financial assistance to<br />
<strong>the</strong> project as part <strong>of</strong> its larger effort to enhance <strong>the</strong> pedestrian<br />
friendliness <strong>of</strong> Center City.<br />
PAFA’s Building Committee, chaired by Kevin Donohoe,<br />
mounted a design competition and <strong>the</strong> world renowned landscape<br />
architecture firm OLIN was chosen, with partner and<br />
Rome Prize-winning architect David Rubin leading <strong>the</strong> team.<br />
<strong>In</strong> a space just 200 by 40 feet, Rubin and his colleagues have<br />
created an elegant urban plaza that invites visitors to congre-<br />
gate, look at art, participate in arts programming, and enjoy<br />
fine dining.<br />
Also in 2009, <strong>the</strong> internationally famed sculptor Claes<br />
Oldenburg accepted PAFA’s invitation to create a site-specific<br />
work for Lenfest Plaza. His fifty-three-foot high Paint Torch is<br />
a brilliant solution, as it meets <strong>the</strong> ground with a brush handle<br />
that is just a foot in diameter at that point. The architectural<br />
scale is dramatic, while <strong>the</strong> slender pr<strong>of</strong>ile keeps <strong>the</strong> plaza<br />
open and inviting. The giant paintbrush will become an icon for<br />
PAFA and <strong>the</strong> City. While <strong>the</strong> brush is a clear reference to our<br />
creative mission, <strong>the</strong> illuminated torch-bristles evoke Philadelphia’s<br />
role in <strong>the</strong> founding <strong>of</strong> our nation.<br />
At <strong>the</strong> west end <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Plaza, PAFA alumnus Jordan Griska<br />
(’08) will site <strong>the</strong> first temporary sculpture on <strong>the</strong> oval platform.<br />
His Grumann Greenhouse is a twenty-five foot high found<br />
object sculpture. Through its repurposing <strong>of</strong> a military aircraft<br />
and introduction <strong>of</strong> self-sustained plant environments, Griska<br />
creates a modern Cincinnatus metaphor <strong>of</strong> swords hammered<br />
into ploughshares.<br />
The Plaza will not really feel complete until October 1 when<br />
we dedicate it with <strong>the</strong> daylong celebration, PAFA’s Party<br />
on <strong>the</strong> Plaza. Ranging from family activities to a dedication<br />
ceremony, dinner, and dance party, we will serve <strong>the</strong> spectrum<br />
<strong>of</strong> our friends and patrons. I hope to see you <strong>the</strong>re!<br />
David R. Brigham<br />
President & Chief Executive Officer<br />
PAFA Announces New Board Leadership<br />
The trustees <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Pennsylvania</strong><br />
<strong>Academy</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Fine</strong> <strong>Arts</strong><br />
announced after a dynamic and<br />
successful 15-year term, Donald<br />
R. Caldwell has stepped down as<br />
Chair <strong>of</strong> PAFA’s Board <strong>of</strong> Trustees<br />
on June 30, 2011, <strong>the</strong> end <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> <strong>Academy</strong>’s fiscal year. He is<br />
succeeded by PAFA Trustee and<br />
Vice-Chair and Treasurer Kevin<br />
F. Donohoe, who assumed <strong>the</strong><br />
Kevin F. Donohoe, PAFA Chair<br />
chairmanship on July 1, 2011. As<br />
Emeritus Chair, Mr. Caldwell will<br />
remain an active member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Board, co-chairing Bacchanal<br />
2011, Philadelphia’s premier wine and auction event that has<br />
raised over $3 million to help fund student scholarships and<br />
education programs at PAFA.<br />
“Being involved in <strong>the</strong> growth <strong>of</strong> this remarkable institution<br />
has enriched my life in every aspect,” says Donald R. Caldwell.<br />
“As we move forward into a new era for PAFA, it is with <strong>the</strong><br />
highest level <strong>of</strong> enthusiasm that I welcome Kevin Donohoe as<br />
my successor. He cares deeply about PAFA’s mission and is<br />
committed to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Academy</strong>’s continued leadership role in <strong>the</strong><br />
cultural life <strong>of</strong> this community.”<br />
Founder and chairman <strong>of</strong> Cross Atlantic Capital Partners,<br />
<strong>In</strong>c., Donald R. Caldwell has been integral to PAFA’s ongoing<br />
growth and continued success, spearheading <strong>the</strong> <strong>Academy</strong>’s<br />
$35 million building and renovation campaign, as well as <strong>the</strong><br />
$7.5 million Lenfest Plaza project. <strong>In</strong> 2006, Mr. Caldwell, on<br />
behalf <strong>of</strong> PAFA, teamed with <strong>the</strong> Philadelphia Museum <strong>of</strong> Art<br />
to raise $68 million for <strong>the</strong> purchase <strong>of</strong> Eakins’s Gross Clinic,<br />
currently on view in PAFA’s Historic Landmark Building. Under<br />
Mr. Caldwell’s direction, PAFA began its first program <strong>of</strong> liberal<br />
arts instruction, established a Chair and Department <strong>of</strong> Liberal<br />
<strong>Arts</strong>, and won State Department <strong>of</strong> Education approval <strong>of</strong> its<br />
first in-house <strong>Academy</strong> Bachelor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Fine</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> undergraduate<br />
degree program.<br />
“Donald Caldwell’s tenure as Board Chair spanned a period<br />
<strong>of</strong> remarkable expansion and change for <strong>the</strong> institution, “ says<br />
David R. Brigham, PAFA’s President & CEO. “Don directed<br />
PAFA on a transformative course to secure PAFA’s position as<br />
a cultural leader both regionally and nationally. We owe him an<br />
enormous debt <strong>of</strong> gratitude. We now look to Kevin Donohoe,<br />
who worked closely with Don, for leadership to meet <strong>the</strong> new<br />
challenges as we move forward.”<br />
Since joining PAFA’s Board <strong>of</strong> Trustees in 1991, Kevin F.<br />
Donohoe, CEO <strong>of</strong> The Kevin F. Donohoe Company, <strong>In</strong>c., has<br />
served as Chair <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Finance as well as <strong>the</strong> Building and<br />
Facilities committees. As <strong>the</strong> Board’s Vice-Chair and Treasurer,<br />
Mr. Donohoe has been working closely with Mr. Caldwell over<br />
<strong>the</strong> last 15 years. <strong>In</strong> <strong>the</strong>se capacities, he oversaw <strong>the</strong> renovation<br />
<strong>of</strong> PAFA’s Hamilton Building and put into place many <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> policies that have streng<strong>the</strong>ned <strong>the</strong> institution’s financial<br />
stability. Notably, PAFA has posted seven consecutive balanced<br />
budgets and maintained full employment throughout <strong>the</strong><br />
recession.<br />
“Don’s stewardship marks a compelling chapter in PAFA’s<br />
history,” remarks Kevin Donohoe. “Following in his footsteps is<br />
a tremendous inspiration. I look forward to guiding <strong>the</strong> Board at<br />
a time <strong>of</strong> unprecedented strength and vitality, fur<strong>the</strong>r expanding<br />
<strong>the</strong> <strong>Academy</strong>’s audience and reach.”<br />
Kevin Donohoe supports various civic and cultural nonpr<strong>of</strong>it<br />
organizations. He is a Trustee <strong>of</strong> The Franklin <strong>In</strong>stitute<br />
and serves as Chair <strong>of</strong> its Finance Committee, and is a former<br />
Board member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Free Library <strong>of</strong> Philadelphia. Mr. Donohoe<br />
is a Board member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Dragonfly Forest, a member <strong>of</strong> The<br />
Urban Land <strong>In</strong>stitute, and The Philadelphia Presidents’ Organization,<br />
World Presidents’ Organization and Chief Executives’<br />
Organization. He has served as an adjunct faculty member <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> Wharton School <strong>of</strong> Business at <strong>the</strong> University <strong>of</strong> <strong>Pennsylvania</strong>.<br />
<strong>In</strong> addition, PAFA announced <strong>the</strong> re-election <strong>of</strong> Herbert S.<br />
Riband, Jr., Esq. as Vice Chair and Secretary and Thomas N.<br />
Pappas and James C. Biddle as Vice Chairs. Current trustee<br />
Thomas L. Bennett, CFA, has become Board Treasurer. Reelected<br />
for a new term and serving as <strong>of</strong>ficers are Roger H.<br />
Ballou, Assistant Treasurer and Anne E. McCollum, Assistant<br />
Secretary.<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r trustees re-elected are Gerald P. Barth, Robert A.<br />
Fisk, John A. Fry, Marguerite Lenfest, William Rulon-Miller, Martha<br />
McGeary Snider, and Lynn Nowicki Clarke as a National<br />
trustee.<br />
PAFA welcomed eight new members to <strong>the</strong> Board <strong>of</strong><br />
Trustees. They are:<br />
Karl E. Bupp – Executive Vice President, Henson Group<br />
Ken Catanella, CIMA – Senior Vice President-<strong>In</strong>vestments<br />
<strong>In</strong>stitutional Consultant, UBS <strong>In</strong>stitutional Consulting,<br />
The Catanella Group<br />
Monica Duvall-DiLella, M.D. – Penn Family Care at<br />
St. Leonard Court<br />
Paulett Eberhart – President & CEO, CDI Corporation<br />
Edward T. Harvey – Senior Advisor, Dominus Capital, L.P.<br />
James E. O’Neill, Esq. – Attorney, Pachulski Stangg Ziel<br />
& Jones<br />
Steven K. Ritter – Partner, KPMG LLP<br />
Theodore O. Rogers, Jr., Esq. – Partner, Sullivan &<br />
Cromwell, LLP (National Trustee)