UW-Milwaukee School of Fine Arts, Office of Development and Marketing Records, 1960-2012

Biography/History

The School of Fine Arts Office of Development and Marketing is responsible for the planning, advertising, and fund-raising for events sponsored by the School of Fine Arts and its Departments of Art, Film, Music, and Theatre and Dance. Events include the Great Artist Series, the Fine Arts Quartet, the International Festival of the Art Song, and the Professional Theatre Training Program. The office began as the Fine Arts Programming Office in 1960. In 1994 the name was changed to the Office of Development and Marketing to reflect the additional responsibility of fund-raising.

Directors

1960-1966 Dean Adolph Suppan
1967-1969 John Germanis
1970-1973 Monte Perkins
1974-1977 Elizabeth Earnest
1978-1985 Joan Lounsbery
1986-1994 Bruce Marquis
1994-1995 Debra Kain (Acting)
1995-1999 Raquel Lauritzen
1999-2002 Ellen Hanlon
2002-2009 Ellen Ash
2009- Diane Grace