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T E A C H I N G E X C E L L E N C EHISTORIC FOX GIFT SUPPORTS EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING & INTERNSHIP FELLOWSHIPSPenny Fox received a hand-illustrated Thank You from Moore students. Student leaders madethe presentation at the May 3, 2011 Board meeting. Pictured left to right are Penny Fox, DevinPauley, Marah Carpenter and Sara Lenton.In a major advancement for both its endowment and for theMoore College of Art & Design mission of preparing studentsfor careers in the visual arts, Penny Fox, Chair Emerita ofMoore’s Board of Trustees, and her husband Bob, have given$2 million to the college. The gift made last spring createsMoore’s first-ever endowed professorship and will also fundfive endowed student internships annually.“This is a historic step for Moore,” said President Happy CravenFernandez. “We are deeply grateful to Penny and Bob. Not only isit our largest endowment gift, but it will be incredibly meaningfulin extending our signature Internship Fellowship program. Itwill also make it possible for Moore to continue to attract andretain award-winning, professionally active faculty who encourageexcellence and creative exploration in our students, the hallmarksof a Moore education,” she said.Penny Fox is a Chair Emerita of Moore’s Board of Trusteesand has served on the Board since 1991. She is also a trustee ofthe Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Pennsylvania Ballet.She recently served as the chair of the Philadelphia Craft ShowCommittee. Robert Fox is the chairman and CEO of RAFIndustries, Inc., a private investment company acquiring andmanaging a diversified group of operating companies and venturecapital investments. The Foxes have also endowed the Zena FoxScholarship in Fine Arts, underwritten the creation of Moore’sPenny & Bob Fox Center for Digital Arts, Design and PrintMedia and generously supported Moore’s first capital campaignand expansion into Wilson Hall in 2000.“Moore’s gifted faculty guide and inspire our students daily,”said Penny Fox. “Bob and I are so pleased to be able to honorour faculty and to provide additional resources for five studentsannually to creatively pursue their career aspirations.”MOE BROOKER NAMED FIRST PENNY AND BOB FOX DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORChair and Professor Moe Brooker accepting the Penny and Bob Fox DistinguishedProfessorship at the BFA Commencement, May 15, 2011.Moore recognized artist and educator Moe Brooker as the firstPenny and Bob Fox Distinguished Professor. Penny Fox presentedthe award at the College’s 2011 Commencement Exercises onSunday, May 15.The Penny and Bob Fox Distinguished Professorship recognizesa faculty person who exemplifies teaching excellence andoutstanding leadership. Brooker, professor and chair of theFoundation Department at Moore, has been teaching for 36years. He joined the faculty at Moore in 1995. Professor Brookerreceived his MFA from Tyler and his undergraduate studies wereat the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. At Moore, he hasalso provided positive leadership, serving as faculty representativeto the College’s Board of Managers and on numerous committees.“Moe Brooker is an inspiration to students,” Fox said during herremarks. “He shares his passion and joy for art and for life withall at Moore. A widely recognized artist, he is a leader at Mooreand in the wider community.”Brooker is a prominent Philadelphia artist. Along with hisdedicated studio practice, he is committed to Philadelphia’sarts community, as chair of the City of Philadelphia’s ArtCommission and a member of Mayor Nutter’s CulturalAdvisory Council. He also serves on President Obama’s NationalArts Policy Committee.“It is my great pleasure to name Moe Brooker as the first Pennyand Bob Fox Distinguished Professor,” said President HappyFernandez. “It is a particular pleasure to be able to honorand celebrate Moe’s dedication to excellence in his teachingand artistic practice, along with his civic leadership and greatenthusiasm for mentoring young artists.”Brooker holds many awards and honors. In 2010, Brooker wasnamed the Pennsylvania Artist of the Year by Governor EdRendell. Other honors include the 2010 Artists Equity Award,2009 Philadelphia Art Alliance Medal of Achievement and a VanDer Zee Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003.Brooker also has an extensive exhibition record of both solo andgroup exhibitions. Currently, he exhibits at the June Kelly Galleryin NYC, the Robert Roman Gallery in Scottsdale, AZ and theSande Webster Gallery in Philadelphia.This fall, The Galleries at Moore will curate In the Studio: HonoringMoe Brooker on view in the Widener Memorial Foundation Galleryat Moore from October 1 – November 12, 2011.4MOORE