Unstoppable - MIAD Friends & Donors Report 2019-2020

2019-2020 FRIENDS & DONORS REPORT

Work by Dylan Wallace '20 (Interior Architecture and Design)

October 2020 Dear MIAD friend, It is not an exaggeration to say that the past year has been unimaginable in its impact on the world, our nation, city, community and MIAD. And yet, throughout the challenges and tragedies brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and our country’s systemic injustices, the passion of our students, faculty, staff, alumni and Board has been unstoppable.

Faculty and staff are unstoppable in delivering our students’ art and design education, and in supporting students to see them through last semester’s emergencies and continuing financial and emotional hardships. Their collective efforts are key to the college reaching a new all-time enrollment high again this fall at 920 students.

Our students are unstoppable in their perseverance and problemsolving, approaching remote work from a professional mindset and delivering innovative work that exceeds expectations.

Students, alumni, faculty and staff are actively involved in our community. Through individual and collective projects and products, the entire college community renewed our purpose to partner and to address racial injustice. Our Three-Year Equity & Inclusion Action Plan continues to enact the changes needed to create a more equitable and inclusive environment in Milwaukee and at MIAD. MIAD is unstoppable because of your support. You help ensure that students can access our nationally recognized education in a learning environment that meets their needs and career plans in the most equitable way possible.

Thank you!

Jeff Morin MIAD President

Robert T. Schwartz MIAD Board Chair 2019-20

Sarah Zimmerman MIAD Board Chair 2020-21 i

MY EXPERIENCE HAS TAUGHT ME THAT

CREAtIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING

IS THE ABILITY TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD IN LESS THAN IDEAL CONDITIONS. David Gabriel ’20 (Industrial/Product Design)

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David is an Army veteran, interned at NASA and is a program management analyst with Dynetics. He worked with NASA engineers on a lunar habitat for his 2020 Senior Exhibition, shifting his project from a full-scale model to virtual reality after the pandemic began.

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UNSTOPPABLE

CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING As the world changed this year, MIAD’s passionate faculty and staff applied creative problem-solving to deliver courses online, keep students engaged and connected, and take the Senior Exhibition virtual.

Unexpected challenges drove innovation beyond expectations, showcasing the grit and determination of students and alumni to succeed and effect change.

When courses shifted to online delivery in March, Illustration professor John Matson encouraged seniors to tap into their professional mindset: “Welcome to your trial run of exactly what it’s like to be a professional designer,” he told them. “The students knew how to respond and embraced the challenge.

Their work exceeded my expectations.”

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The MIAD Innovation Center worked with clients remotely and hosted weekly virtual meetups for the MIAD community.

The center forged a new partnership with No Studios that provides students memberships and more, and featured individuals associated with No Studios during the weekly Epic Humans Series.

MIAD's enrollment has grown 50% over the last five years.

The First-Year Experience Exhibition went virtual on Instagram (@miadfye); work by Mikayla Kaufman ‘23 (Illustration).

Work by Raphael Miller ‘20 (Illustration).

Olivia Paul ‘21 (Industrial/Product Design) designed Charlie, a dinosaur-shaped infrared digital thermometer for pediatric use.

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Alumna Nirmal Raja ‘08 (Painting) created “FEEBLE BARRIERS,” a record of our times as seen through the eyes [and texts] of health care workers across the globe. The text is hand-embroidered and sheer masks are machine-stitched on cotton organdy with exaggerated ties. The series of 101 masks was on view in July at Grove Gallery.

“A Healing Place” by Tiffany Dasher.

Seniors agiley adapted their work for the virtual Senior Exhibition.

John Calderon ’20 and Tiffany Dasher ’20 received international Award of Excellence recognition in the 2020 Design Communication Association Juried Drawing Exhibition for their Interior Architecture and Design (IAD) thesis projects. IAD students Sam Saltijeral ’22 and Amber Henderson ’21 also received recognition for work in drawing and studio courses.

Summer 2020 Pre-College offered online art and design courses to 106 high school youth – 84% of whom received scholarships to attend.

Work by Sara Vang.

MIAD’s Student Engagement staff innovated to cultivate community. Through a MIAD Minecraft Server, where students could interact, Devin Beck ‘23 (Illustration) and three other student players collaborated to build this virtual community.

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Work by Ileanna Herrera '20 (Interior Architecture and Design)

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“ MIAD stands in support OF the immediate and long-teRm actions needed to create SyStemic change and DISmantle Racism in our milwaukee community.�

Excerpt from MIAD statement, June 12, 2020 8

RENEWED PURPOSE TO ADDRESS RACIAL INJUSTICE At MIAD, we believe in the power of art and design not merely to reflect the world, but to change it. MIAD will enact the changes needed to dismantle racism, and create a more equitable and inclusive environment on our campus, in our Milwaukee community and beyond.

Nearly 500 community members attended the MIAD Creativity Series presentation by painter, sculptor and activist Titus Kaphar in February. Kaphar also engaged with, and prompted projects for, 250 MIAD art history students and 50 Milwaukee Public Schools students.

MIAD students completed research projects and individual presentations on decolonizing art history and the high school students inserted themselves in their work, which was critiqued by MIAD Fine Arts Chair Kim Miller. The MIAD Creativity Series was generously supported, in part, by the Milwaukee Art Museum’s African American Art Alliance and the Layton Visiting Artist Fund.

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Founders of the Strange Fire Collective addressed body policing, political action and access to power during the Fall 2019 MIAD Creativity Series.

Collective members engaged with MIAD students, and curated the “In this body of mine” exhibition through an intersectional lens spanning gender, sexuality, race and representation. The exhibition was generously supported in part by the Mary L. Nohl Fund of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation.

Knox Chair of Drawing/Associate Professor Brad Bernard ’93 and MIAD fine arts students Taylor Morant, Reagan Mulvey, Darienne Hood and Mario Hamilton created a Black Lives Matter mural at RSR Services in West Allis in collaboration with Milwaukee Lutheran High School and Repaint MKE 414.

“Scream” by Dasia Bryant ‘23 (Communication Design) was featured in MIAD’s “Token or Legacy” exhibition during Black History Month, highlighting the many roles Black students must inhabit when navigating college campuses.

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Efforts by MIAD students and the college community to cultivate a more equitable and inclusive learning environment resulted in hiring the college’s first Director of Inclusivity; establishing a Resource Center for Equity and Inclusion to better support BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and students with disabilities; and developing a Three-Year Equity & Inclusion Action Plan that was reviewed by Milwaukee Fellows, the YWCA and LIT. Actions include, but are not limited to: • supporting community advocacy • diversifying the college’s faculty and staff • providing anti-racism training on an ongoing basis • decolonizing the curriculum

In 2019, the U.S. Department of Education designated MIAD an Emerging Hispanic-Serving Institution.

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Action Plan cover art: “Extrasensory” by Diego Loyo ‘23 (Illustration)

In July 2019, MIAD collaborated with Latino Arts Inc. and Walker’s Point Center for the Arts to curate the “Mi Gente” exhibition at the League of United Latin American Citizens’ (LULAC) 90th National Convention in Milwaukee.

MIAD’s Future Designers program, which is generously funded through philanthropy, brings design experiences, technologies and career pathways to high school students. In fall 2019, the program partnered with five schools.

MIAD is partnering with Greater Together on the Greater Equity 2030 initiative, which aims to increase diversity in Milwaukee's creative workforce to more accurately reflect the makeup of the city.

The college is providing guidance on creating internships for college and high school students.

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I’VE BEEN hONING mY SkILLS AND DOING ThINGS I NEvER ThOUGht I WOULD BE DOING THANKS TO THE MIAD INNOVATION CENTER.

… wIth The INCOME FROM INNOVATION CENTER PROJECTS

AND WITH SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS, I WRAPPED UP MY LAST YEAR WITHOUT AN ADDITIONAL LOAN. Estephanie Mendoza ‘20 (Illustration)

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Through the MIAD Innovation Center, Estephanie created murals for the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District/Veolia North America’s water treatment plant and MMSD’s boat, the Lynyrd Skymmr, which removes debris from Milwaukee waterways.

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A PASSIoN

FOR PARTNERSHIP

Throughout their education, students actively engage with Milwaukee-area nonprofits and businesses to gain professional experience and to strengthen our community through sponsored class projects, work in the MIAD Innovation Center, service learning and community programming.

Wisconsin-based Carmex worked with 120 MIAD Illustration students to create digital artwork for a social media campaign based on the students’ personal versions of comfort and living. Work from five students – Kate Kruk ’22, Liz Geoffrey ’21, Jordon Polk ’20 (work pictured), Irene Balasoiu ’21 and Amira Humes ’21 – was selected for the campaign. Carmex also hired students through the MIAD Innovation Center to create campaign videos.

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Students completed Service Learning projects remotely. One example: Paige Slinkard ‘21 (Communication Design) designed marketing materials for the Milwaukee Water Commons.

Story & Craft – A Magic: The Gathering Exhibition welcomed renowned artist Winona Nelson to campus for a presentation, “Making a Career of Diversity in Fantasy Art.” She also met with 5th graders at the Indian Community School, where she shared her influences, work and the Ojibwe story of “The Star and the Water Lilies.”

During the 2019 Fall Experiment (Fall X) event, members of Northwestern Mutual’s STEM outreach program, hi, Tech, partnered with MIAD Innovation Center students and staff to co-host the Failing Forward Design Challenge for Milwaukee middle and high school students. The challenge helped youth to embrace the value of taking risks and experimenting while learning from the (often necessary) failures that arise during the innovation process.

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ThANk YOU! YOUR GENEROSITY PROVIDES A mORE EQUItABLE AND INCLUSIvE LEARNING ENVIRONmENT TO A GROwING NUmBER OF STUDENTS aNd PrEpARES ThEm TO BE UNSTOPPABLE IN PROFESSIONAL ArT & DEsIGN cArEERS. 18

IN 2019-2020, YOUR SUPPORT HELPED US TO SERVE: A RECORD

860 STUDENTS

MORE THAN

4000

community members who attended the MIAD Creativity Series, gallery exhibitions and other community events on campus.

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43% 28% 37%

incLuDing students who are Pell-eligible (lowest-income)

students who are the first in their family to attend college

students who self-identify as students of color

263 hIGh SChOOL YOUth through Pre-College and Future Designers programs

Workstation designed by Dominick Streff '23 (Product Design).

From March through August, your support helped provide students who had to remain in the residence hall with 1,200 free meals and fulfill more than 500 requests to the Student Emergency Fund totaling $148,000 for immediate needs. (With additional CARES funding, 719 students received funds.) Student needs continue.

Thank you for helping to make this happen.

2019-2020

HONOR ROLL OF DONORS $250,000+*

Astor Street Foundation and Sarah & Steve Zimmerman Madeleine & David Lubar *

Steelcase, Inc. E.C. Styberg Foundation, Inc.

$15,000 – $24,999

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General Motors Foundation Harley-Davidson Foundation Anonymous Ruth DeYoung Kohler Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Mary L. Nohl Designated Fund WAICU Rath Foundation Weyco Group, Inc.

$10,000 – $14,999*

A.O. Smith Foundation, Inc. Associated Bank Blick Art Materials Carma Laboratories, Inc. Thomas & Jennifer Florsheim and Estate of Vincent Catteruccia ‘62 Weyco Group Charitable Trust Anonymous Susan & Robert Mikulay College Endowment Association * Ralph Evinrude Foundation Heil Family Foundation Aryetti, LLC Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Herzfeld Foundation Journal/Seibel Scholarship Bernice Styberg Sheldon & Marianne Lubar Charitable Fund Bader Philanthropies, Inc.

Bert L. & Patricia S. Steigleder BMO Harris Financial Group Charitable Trust Delta Faucet Company David & Julia Uihlein Charitable Anonymous Foundation

$100,000+

$50,000 – $99,999

$25,000 – $49,999

$5,000 – $9,999**

Alvin & Marion Birnschein Foundation, Inc. Joan & Fred Brengel Family Foundation, Inc. Dr. Gerardo & Cynthia Caballero Neil & Shelley Casey Leona I. Fitzsimonds Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Florsheim, Sr. Foley & Lardner LLP Kami & Robert Joseph Laughlin Constable, Inc. Jane Bradley Pettit Foundation Tim & Crystal Rennicke Dale & Annette Schuh We Energies Foundation The Yabuki Family Foundation

$2,500 – $4,999**

Yvonne Brodsky David & Naomi Cobb First Midwest Bank Tim & Sue Frautschi The Hattersley Family Fund of the Ayco Charitable Foundation Jessica Jubelirer Design Greater Milwaukee Foundation Kopmeier Family Fund Geoffrey & Katite Mackey Mr. & Mrs. David Mathews Jeffrey Morin & Brian Borchardt

“Receiving the emergency funds not only provided me the needed support from MIAD, but solidified how much MIAD goes the extra mile for students in need.

Help during times like this pandemic where people are out of work, struggling financially due to closings, worried about what’s next, has shown how important it is for larger entities/institutions to watch out for those in their community. And MIAD did show up. So for that I am forever grateful.”

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Megan Piunti ’20 (Industrial/ Product Design) struggled to care for her dog Emmie when Emmie had a painful Intervertebral Disc Disease injury that left her temporarily paralyzed. The experience inspired Megan to design a portable crate with multiuse elements to help other injured dogs rest. The design won third place (among 265 entries from 29 colleges) at the 2020 International Housewares Association Student Design Competition.

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Peck Foundation, Milwaukee Ltd PNC Foundation Puelicher Foundation Ryan ‘02 & Heidi ‘05 Ramos Deanna L. Tillisch Leon Travanti ‘59 & Carolyn White-Travanti WAICU UPS Foundation Scholarship

$1,000 – $2,499

Isabel Bader Baird Foundation, Inc. Donna & Donald Baumgartner Brewers Community Foundation Sally Brown ‘64 Andrew & Elizabeth Bruce Diane & Craigh Cepukenas Chipstone Foundation – Stanley & Polly Stone Fund Anonymous Suzy B. Ettinger Peter Foote & Robin Wilson Robert Gardenier & Lori Morse David & Margarete Harvey Evan & Marion Helfaer Foundation Sang & Jiyeon Kim Mr. & Mrs. W. David Knox II Craig & Emily Koprowski Nancy Laskin Mr. & Mrs. Barry R. Mandel George L.N. Meyer Family Foundation Joseph R. Pabst

Nirmal ‘08 & Sharath Raja Bruce ‘63 & Judy Renquist William & Judith Schuele Robert T. Schwartz Mary Ellen & Scott Stanek Kipp K. Stevens Denisha N. Tate-McAlister Kathryn VanDyke WAICU E.C. Styberg Family Scholarship Kimberlie Weekley Anonymous David & Beth Weiss

$500 – $999

African American Art Alliance Peggy Ann Albert J. & Flora H. Ellinger Foundation Barbara Fuldner Bridgett Herbert Daniel & Merry Noel Johnson Brenda Jones Billie Kubly Dianne Nowak Candy & Bruce Pindyck Eleanor Seaman Dale William Shidler Amanda & Shantanu Singh Nita Soref Florence Steinberger Thrivent Financial

UNDER $500

Robert & Roberta Abendroth AmazonSmile Foundation Donors Kyle Anderson ‘09 Michael Arndt ‘00 Kyle ‘11 & Eileen Baldwin Leslie Bauer ‘03 Heather Baylor

Arthur & Carolee Beutler Meret Bitticks Natanya Blanck Stanton & Judy Bluestone Mikako Bonath John & Susan Brennan Jeanne Bril ‘82 Kimberly Brunner ‘18 Bob & Kathy Buettner Ellie Campbell Anonymous Curtis & Jean Carter Mauree & Neil Childress Mario & Cathy Costantini Susan Cubar & Thomas J. Jordan Marisa Cummings ‘17 Bill Cunningham Caitlin ‘06 & Mathew ‘06 Demel Eileen & Howard Dubner Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation Desiree Erickson & Scott Beightol Celine Farrell ‘58 Dena Feingold & Bradden Backer Anonymous

Phil Fisher Dean & Anne Fitzgerald Ray & Jean Fox Pamela Frautschi The Furniture Society Katherine M. Gehl Cecilia Gilbert Leesa & Charles Gilliam Norma Glad Bruce & Peggi Glaser Greater Milwaukee Foundation Judy Guten John J. Halechko Carla Hay Anonymous Elaine A. Hokenson Chelsea Holton John D. Hooge ‘00 Russ Jankowski Corrine Jepsen-Hobbs William Jurasinski ‘00 Naoki Kato ‘06 Ted & Mary Kellner James Kelly ‘64 Peter Kies & Molly Gallagher Hon. Joan F. & Frederick P. Kessler Kaye Kilgore Anonymous McKenna Sue Klein ‘14 Martin & Faith Kohler Dr. Anthony & Mrs. Susan Krausen Stanley Kritzik Mary Ann & Charles P. LaBahn

Dr. Marvin & Ms. Marlene Lauwasser Joel Lee & Arlene Wilson Lee Michael Levey & Linda Gorens-Levey Brie & Mike Lindemann Daniel Lobraco ‘02 Robert Lyon & Gabrielle Davidson Dr. Francisco & Mrs. Mary Jane Martinez Peter McAvoy Dana McCullough Kathy Medtlie ‘94 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Miller Network for Good John F. Oberwetter Mr. & Mrs. William O’Dell Ronna Bromberg Pachefsky & Larry Pachefsky Laura & Adam Peck Charles Pruitt Pat & Sue Quinn Recreational Fund, Eau Claire Community Foundation Patrick & Noreen Regan Leah Robertson ‘83 & Edwin Frami Arthur & Vikki Rothschild Vivian Rothschild John V. Sahli ‘66 Judy Saichek Rick & Mary Lou Santovec Sarah Schmall Mary & Gary Schopp Andi Sciacca & Gregory Sadler Katheryn Sciarra ‘86 Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s David C. Scott Foundation Fund

Jill Sebastian & John D. Fuller Fran Serlin Gary & Lis Shapiro Emily Siira ‘17 Nancy Siker Ed & Lisa Singhaus James & Susan Slauson Chrissie Smits ‘03 James Spice Steven Stelter ‘00 Dr. James & Mrs. Cynthia Stoll Dr. Chris Szczesny-Adams & Mr. Christopher Adams Robin Taffler & Richard Dougherty Susan & Stacy Terris Barbara Warner Katrina Wasscher Jean Weimer Leonard & Susan Weistrop Pam Wendrick Jennifer & Andrew Williams Michael Wolowski ‘17 Richard S. Yuspeh David Zach Karen Henke Zotta

In Kind The Furniture Society General Motors Design Jonathan Lohr Leon Travanti ‘59 & Carolyn White-Travanti

Graphic Design USA magazine recognized senior Mallory Kubenik on the 2020 Students to Watch list. Mallory has interned at Cramer-Krasselt and worked through the MIAD Innovation Center on projects for the Marcus Performing Arts Center and Solar Bag. “Not only does MIAD allow students to experiment, fail and learn from what does not work, but [the college] also provides students with real-world, client-facing opportunities.”

Mallory Kubenik '20 (Communication Design)

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Bequest Estate of Vincent Catteruccia ‘62 In memory of Jerry Benjamin* Anonymous Anonymous Denise Barrett Natanya Blanck Stanton & Judy Bluestone Josepha Cheong Sandra DeJong Deborah DeMarco Susan Dessel & David Reich Dena Feingold & Bradden Backer Terence Flotte Ray & Jean Fox Norma Glad Bruce & Peggi Glaser Judy Guten Joanne Jahr Brenda L. Jones David & Emily Kaye Hon. Joan F. & Frederick P. Kessler Susan Lantiere Dr. Marvin & Ms. Marlene Lauwasser Isis Marrero Peter McAvoy Susan & Robert Mikulay Jeffrey Morin & Brian Borchardt Robert Narens 23

Ronna Bromberg Pachefsky & Larry Pachefsky Charles Pruitt Karen Refkin Neil Regberg Sam Roth Vivian Rothschild Judy Saichek Mary & Gary Schopp Robert T. Schwartz Gary & Lis Shapiro Deborah Sharpe Ed & Lisa Singhaus Brian Skehan Richard Summers Sandra VanKorn Andrew Warner Barbara B. Warner Leonard & Susan Weistrop Vickie White Lee Wilkof

In memory of Cissy Bryson Robert & Roberta Abendroth John & Susan Brennan Bill Cunningham Dean & Anne Fitzgerald Greater Milwaukee Foundation Dr. Anthony & Mrs. Susan Krausen Billie Kubly Mary Ann & Charles P. LaBahn Kathryn VanDyke

MIAD's Honor Roll of Donors includes gifts through May 31, 2020. The Development Office has made every effort to ensure accuracy. Please call Vivian Rothschild, Vice President of Development & Communications, 414.847.3239, with questions or concerns.

*Includes donations from May 2019 – May 2020.

In memory of Ron Bitticks Meret Bitticks James & Susan Slauson

*Indicates Innovation Circle members (gifts of $10,000+). **Indicates President's Circle members (gifts of $1,000+). Learn more about Giving Circle benefits, including monthly Sustainers giving, at www.miad.edu/give.

Thank you, donors, for transferring your sponsorships of Creative Fusion May 2020 to the MIAD Student Emergency Fund and other student needs.

First Midwest Bank Foley & Lardner LLP Kami & Robert Joseph Harley-Davidson Foundation Heil Family Foundation Laughlin Constable, Inc. Tim & Crystal Rennicke Deanna L. Tillisch Thrivent Financial

Thank you, donors, for providing sponsorships of our upcoming December 3, 2020, virtual event before details were finalized.

Astor Street Foundation BMO Harris Financial Group PNC Foundation

CoRporate Sponsors & PaRtNeRs mIAD INNOvAtION CeNteR PARtNeRS Aryetti, LLC Carmex Ginger Guard Dr. Becky’s Children’s Book Lydia Line Marty Ink Sketches Milwaukee Ballet Milwaukee County Airport Milwaukee County Project Phillip Digital REDgen Riverwater Partners Scaling Wellness in Milwaukee (SWIM) Veolia North America/ Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District 24

2019-2020

BOARd OF TRUSTEES In collaboration with University of WisconsinMilwaukee, MIAD co-hosted the Society for Photographic Education (SPE) Midwest Chapter Conference. New Studio Practice: Fine Arts professor Jon Horvath led the efforts for MIAD, welcoming 300 conference attendees to the MIAD Creativity Series with Strange Fire Collective. MIAD’s Brooks Stevens Gallery featured the SPE Midwest Juried Exhibition (photo above) with themes of representation, identity, the changing landscape and manipulation of imaging tools.

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OFFICERS: Robert T. Schwartz, FIDSA, DMI, Chair Former VP, GE Healthcare Jason W. Allen, Treasurer Foley & Lardner LLP Sarah Zimmerman, Secretary Astor Street Foundation Jeffrey Morin, Ex-officio MIAD

MEMBERS: Rebecca Balistreri ‘72 MIAD (Retired) Yvonne Brodsky GE Healthcare

David Cobb Retired/Community Volunteer

Brad Richards Harley-Davidson Motor Company

Jennifer Florsheim Community Volunteer

Matthew D. Rinka, AIA, NCARB RINKA

Leesa Gilliam PNC Wealth Management

Nathaniel Sattler Dexter Magnetic Technologies

Jessica Jubelirer Jessica Jubelirer Design

Amanda Singh Artist/Community Volunteer

Jatin Khanpara, Ph.D. Aprilaire

Denisha Tate-McAlister Denisha Tate & Associates, LLC

Sang Kim BMO Harris Bank N.A.

Deanna Tillisch United Performing Arts Fund

Craig Koprowski KPMG LLP

Kimberlie D. Weekley Associated Bank

Madeleine Kelly Lubar Community Volunteer

Andrew Williams, Ph.D. University of Kansas School of Engineering

Geoffrey Mackey Robert W. Baird & Co. Linda Marcus Linda Marcus Design Robert L. Mikulay (Past Board Chair) City Lights Brewing Laura Peck Riverwaters Partners Ryan Ramos ‘02 SC Health Steelcase

This year (2020-2021), MIAD awarded $18.2 million in scholarships and grants.

LEADERSHIP AWARDS & APPOINTMENTS

2019-2020 FINaNcIAL SUmmARY Revenues

MIAD President Jeff Morin was named to BizTimes’ LGBTQ Notable Executives list.

Mark Fetherston ’89 is the college’s new Vice President of Enrollment Management.

Fetherston assumed the duties February 1, 2020, succeeding Mary Schopp, who retired in January after 33 years at MIAD. Dale Shidler was named MIAD’s new Vice President of Academic Affairs, succeeding David Martin who retired from that role in June 2020 and is now a Humanities and Writing Professor at MIAD.

Tuition & fees

92%

$33,239,137

Contributed revenue

4%

$1,480,706

Government grants

2%

$618,989

Auxiliary (dorm/cafe)

1%

$362,039

Investment, sale of assets, other

1%

$366,888

Total Revenues

Total $36,067,759

$36,067,759

Expenses Student scholarships & grants

48%

$16,310,430

Academic & student support

35%

$11,847,022

Administrative support

9%

$3,011,674

Maintenance & operations

6%

$2,086,580

Auxiliary (dorm/cafe)

2%

$697,959

Total Expenses

Total $33,980,665

$33,980,665

Because the fiscal year ended May 31, 2020, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was minimal for that period. Tuition revenue increased with the larger student population and special fundraising contributions were higher. However, spending for instruction, supplies, shipping and janitorial costs significantly increased.

The 2020-21 fiscal year will realize a much greater negative impact of the pandemic as a result of lost revenues and additional requirements necessary to address it.

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MIAD SENIORS ARE

UNSTOPPABLE.

Amanda Levinaite ’20 (Communication Design) received a professional American Web Design Award by Graphic Design USA for her 2020 Senior Exhibition, Co – The Together App. The 2020 MIAD Senior Exhibition is on view at www.miad.edu/seniorexhibition2020.

The exhibition was generously sponsored

by BMO Harris Bank.

273 East Erie Street Milwaukee, WI 53202-6003 miad.edu

2019-2020 FRIENDS & DONORS REPORT

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