Rita Tallent Picken Regional Center for Arts and - University of ...
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We have a number <strong>of</strong> our state legislators with us tonight. Ladies <strong>and</strong><br />
gentlemen, thank you <strong>for</strong> your commitment to arts <strong>and</strong> humanities as essential<br />
to learning in the 21 st century.<br />
David Miller, associate vice president <strong>for</strong> UW Capital Planning <strong>and</strong> Budget,<br />
<strong>and</strong> the Wisconsin Department <strong>of</strong> State Facilities lead by Heather Belke <strong>and</strong><br />
Kevin Trinastic were vital in the development <strong>and</strong> completion <strong>of</strong> The <strong>Rita</strong>.<br />
HGA Architects, David Lang, Ray Sachs <strong>and</strong> D’Andre Willis designed The<br />
<strong>Rita</strong> as a first-class facility to showcase the arts. David Voss <strong>and</strong> the team <strong>of</strong><br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essionals from Miron Construction built this marvelous new <strong>and</strong> enhanced<br />
learning environment. Please st<strong>and</strong> so we can thank you <strong>for</strong> your involvement<br />
<strong>and</strong> tireless ef<strong>for</strong>t.<br />
We have developed many new vendor partnerships <strong>and</strong> I am proud to<br />
introduce representatives from Family Piano <strong>and</strong> Hailun Piano who have<br />
joined the celebration this evening. Ladies <strong>and</strong> gentlemen, please join me in<br />
recognizing <strong>and</strong> thanking these individuals <strong>for</strong> their business partnership.<br />
Albert Schweitzer once said, “In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire<br />
goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human<br />
being. We should all be thankful <strong>for</strong> those people who rekindle the human<br />
spirit.” I am thankful <strong>for</strong> the generosity <strong>of</strong> the UW-Parkside Foundation Board,<br />
the Heide family, the Klopcic family, Frances Bed<strong>for</strong>d, <strong>and</strong> Kathleen <strong>Picken</strong> <strong>for</strong><br />
leading the way by investing in naming key areas <strong>of</strong> The <strong>Rita</strong>.
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