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managing EDITOR Courtney Algeo CONTRIBUTING EDITORS and WRITERS Rob Davis / Jay Gabler / Holly Harrison / Elizabeth Foy Larsen / Kate Mohn / Carleen Pieper / Sheila Regan Lara Roy / Regan Smith / Phyllis Ware Karen Wirth / Jason Zabel ART DIRECTORs Brian Donahue, Principal, bedesign, inc. Brent Meyers ’97, Director, MCAD DesignWorks CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS and DESIGNERS Ashley Huhe '13 / Patrick Kelley ’06 / Meredith Oberg ’13 / Ben Proell '13, Madeline Sorenson ’10
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Keeping Everyone Afloat Anchor Bank Helps Students Stay Put
W
hen it comes to supporting the Twin Cities arts scene, few families can keep up with the Joneses. For four generations, this Wayzata-based family has passed on the values of giving back, whether it’s to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts or the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Last year, their Anchor Bank Family Foundation gave MCAD funds to support five students so they could remain in school. Called NOW Scholarships, the funds are used to bridge the gap between a student’s need and tuition, especially for juniors and
seniors who need immediate help because of changing family finances. “It’s a huge problem today for kids who can’t cover the costs of their college education,” says Carl Jones, the CEO of Anchor Bank, which was started forty years ago by his father, Winton Jones. “It’s very heartwarming to realize you can help people who otherwise would not be able to finish their degrees.” Meeting the recipients only increased the family’s excitement about the scholarship. “The students are so enthusiastic and dedicated to their art,” says Janet Jones, the president of the Anchor Bank Family Foundation.
“I was so impressed by their passion.” The Jones family’s decision to support MCAD students stems from both a connection to the college and a commitment to education. Jones’ grandfather Carl Waring Jones was on the board of MCAD and also took courses at the college, a passion that was passed down to the next generations. “My father had a great quote about art,” says Carl Jones. He said, "The ability to appreciate art is what differentiates man from animal.” — E.F.L.
ADVANCEMENT STAFF Joan Grathwol Olson, Vice President of Institutional Advancement / Brian Gioielli, Director of Major and Alumni Giving / Cindy Theis, Director of Development / Cheryl Wolken, Advancement Services Coordinator / Kristine Wyant, Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations Alumni Association Board of Directors Janet Groenert ’79, President / Emily Taylor ’00, Vice President / Abigail Allan ’08, MFA / Taylor Baldry ’07 / Keith Braafladt ’86 / Hilary Bullock ’89 Ed Charbonneau ’06, MFA / Amelia Clabots ’02 Justin Clifton ’00 / Marlo Cronquist ’01 / Nick Dahl ’10 / Jan Elftmann ’84 / Jeremi Hanson ’01 Kerri Jamison ’02 / Antonia Maistrova ’06 / Patrick Kelley ’06 / Boriana Mintcheva-Strzok ’08 / Rhea O'Connor ’08 / Nancy Rice ’70 / Sarah Wieben ’04 Board of Trustees Mary Lazarus, Chair / Monica Little ’78, Vice Chair / Uri Camarena, Treasurer / Betsy Massie, Secretary Kevin Bennett / Leslie Berkshire / Anne Cashill ’83 Andrew Dayton / Miles Fiterman / B. John Lindahl Mitzi Magid / David E. Moore, Jr. / Clinton H. Morrison / Howard Rubin / Julie Snow / D. Robert Teslow II / Bill Thorburn ’84 Life Trustees Bruce Bean / Cy DeCosse ’52 / Clinton Morrison Trustees by Virtue of Office Jay Coogan, President / Janet Groenert ’79, President, Alumni Association Board of Directors
> For more information on endowed scholarship funds or how to make an estate gift, contact Cindy Theis at 612.874.3777 or ctheis@mcad.edu
mcad / fall 2012