Fall 2007 - Giving to MSU - Michigan State University

THE CAMPAIGN FOR MSU
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The Dedication of Benefactors Plaza
The Dedication of Benefactors Plaza
A
dedication program and ribbon cutting ceremony for Benefactors Plaza
was held on October 5, 2007. Located along the pedestrian walkway
adjacent to the Old Horticulture Garden, the plaza marks a new phase of
donor recognition—one that will honor a new generation of donors who
realize the important role that private support plays at Michigan State University.
Consisting of fourteen donor recognition columns, the plaza features fifty-six original
designs created by In Plain Sight Art, a collaboration between artist/photographer
Amy Baur and Professor Brian Boldon, faculty in the Department of Art and Art
History, who investigated a new
European technology which translates a
digital file into ceramic enamels.
MSU’s newest campus landmark,
Benefactors Plaza honors individuals,
corporations and foundations whose
generosity during the campaign has
been recognized by inclusion in MSU’s
Snyder, Abbot, Shaw, Kedzie, Wharton,
Williams and Beal major donor
societies, as well as all
donors who had been
listed on the Wall of
Honor previously
located at the
Kellogg Center.
Below: Snyder Society
members Priscilla and
Roger Schultz stand
next to the column
bearing their
names.
Above: President Lou Anna K.
Simon was joined by Provost Kim
Wilcox, members of the MSU
Board of Trustees and many other
guests for the official ribboncutting
ceremony.
Below: Donors and guests
gathered around the columns
for the ribbon-cutting.
Left: The columns
stretch along
the walkway
toward Farm
Lane, reviving
an important
pedestrian
thoroughfare.
Above: Guests
admired the column
tiles as they enjoyed
the reception.
Right: President’s
Campaign Cabinet
member Gary
Seevers spoke
at the dedication.
Above: Michael Serling, with his wife
Elaine, points to their names listed as
Kedzie Society members.
Benefactors Plaza is located near Agriculture
Hall (left) and Old Horticulture, adjacent to
the fountain near Student Services.